May 02 / 17.30 Yarmouth

17.30

Good To Soft

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  • Prize money: £3768.48
  • 0m 7f 3y
  • Class 6
  • 7 runners
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Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

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15/8 (Won)

  • Win: £4.00
  • Place: £1.90

Form: 9-9114

Last run: 6 days

W: 9st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
Two wins over 1m before finishing only fourth over 7f at Lingfield, albeit a close one; perhaps high in the weights and 1m suits better, but has less to prove than most of these.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

9th

11

(5)

6th May 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

20:30 Kempton (AW)

Taskheer

8st 7lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Daniel Steele

Three-time Polytrack winner, twice in a hood, who goes in first-time cheekpieces; has been enjoying a consistent spell, albeit at the bottom level.

5/1

4th

6

(1)

25th Mar 2026

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 6

14:22 Lingfield (AW)

Taskheer

9st 5lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: Daniel Steele

Dual course winner who has finished placed in his last four runs including when third in a classified event at Southwell (1m) in January; should be fine on this drop back in trip and he's respected back from a short break.

7/2

3rd

8

(1)

17th Jan 2026

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 6

18:00 Southwell (AW)

Taskheer

9st 9lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Daniel Steele

Five-time winner who has finished placed in his last three runs including a close call in a classified event at Lingfield (1m, AW) on Monday; should give it another good shot back on Tapeta and he's respected.

3/1

7/1

  • Place: £2.60

Form: 1333-5 CD

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 4lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Two of her nine wins have been here; ideally wants fast ground so can be forgiven her soft-ground failure 17 days ago and this mark is fine.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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14th

4

(6)

3rd Jul 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 3y

Class 6

17:05 Yarmouth

Spanish Mane

9st 10lb

J: Laura Coughlan

T: Julia & Shelley Birkett

Course winner in 2019 and 2020; went close over C&D off 2lb higher on her reappearance in April; well beaten in her next two starts but she did posted a more creditable effort at Brighton (1m, good) 37 days ago; back down in trip and has each-way claims.

12/1

3

(7)

27th May 2025

Good

0m 7f 216y

Class 6

14:40 Brighton

Spanish Mane

9st 9lb

J: Laura Coughlan

T: Julia & Shelley Birkett

Dual course winner in 2022; went close on her reappearance at Yarmouth (7f, good) but she's been well beaten in both starts since; steps back up to a mile with a return to form needed.

9/1

3

(7)

27th May 2025

Good

0m 7f 216y

Class 6

14:40 Brighton

Spanish Mane

9st 9lb

J: Laura Coughlan

T: Julia & Shelley Birkett

Dual course winner in 2022; went close on her reappearance at Yarmouth (7f, good) but she's been well beaten in both starts since; steps back up to a mile with a return to form needed.

9/1

3rd
1 (3)
Broxi

4/1

Form: 2-3369 CD

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 10lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 66

Form & Verdict
In a new visor he completed a 7f hat-trick on turf (good/soft) last autumn; several notable runs since and 1m was too far on soft last time; not handicapped out of it.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

10th

10

(1)

13th Mar 2025

Standard

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

17:05 Chelmsford (AW)

Broxi

9st 11lb

J: Mr Alexander Woodford

T: Kevin Frost

5lb lower than when successful at Newcastle (7f, Tapeta) a year ago, but that his only win in his last 22 starts; well beaten on last month's stable debut under Alexander Woodford at Southwell (6f, Tapeta); others preferred.

40/1

9

(10)

15th Feb 2025

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 6

16:05 Southwell (AW)

Broxi

10st 5lb

J: Mr Alexander Woodford

T: Kevin Frost

Absent since below-par run last June on final start for Ivan Furtado; others arrive with less to prove but this course winner is one to watch in the betting, with his new stable also running the bang-in-form Piperstown.

16/1

4/1

Form: 75-508 D

Last run: 77 days

W: 9st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
Capable of better form than he's been showing of late and was only eighth at Newcastle last time on a track he runs well.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8th

1

(4)

15th Aug 2023

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 6

19:30 Newcastle (AW)

Old News

10st 0lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Linda Stubbs

Exposed performer who hasn't been at his best since winning over 7f here last September (has won over 1m); tongue tied for the first time.

20/1

10th

2

(12)

21st Jun 2023

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 6

20:20 Newcastle (AW)

Old News

9st 9lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Linda Stubbs

midfield

7/1

4th

2

(4)

2nd May 2023

Good To Soft

0m 7f 3y

Class 6

17:30 Yarmouth

Old News

9st 9lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Linda Stubbs

Capable of better form than he's been showing of late and was only eighth at Newcastle last time on a track he runs well.

4/1

12/1

Form: 8-4500 D

Last run: 17 days

W: 8st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 49

Form & Verdict
Won off 13lb higher at Southwell (7f, Tapeta) last February but that's his only win to date and his last two runs have been very poor (in cheekpieces/visor).
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5th

7

(2)

18th Jan 2024

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 6

19:30 Southwell (AW)

Shorts On

9st 0lb

J: Josephine Gordon

T: Phil McEntee

Much better known as a 7f/1m performer and in poor form since returning from a break in November; contests his first sprint today; difficult to enthuse over.

25/1

9th

12

(6)

5th Jan 2024

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

11:02 Southwell (AW)

Shorts On

9st 1lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: Phil McEntee

took keen hold, midfield

33/1

4/1

Form: -58130 D

Last run: 6 days

W: 9st 6lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
With headgear absent she returned to winning ways over this far at Lingfield (AW) and then finished close up here over 6f; wide draw was no help back at Lingfield last time.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

8th

5

(10)

22nd Jul 2024

Good

1m 0f 31y

Class 6

20:50 Windsor

Luna Queen

9st 10lb

J: Jack Gilligan

T: Sheena West

switched sharply right soon after start, held up in rear

8/1

7th

7

(4)

9th Jul 2024

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 5

16:25 Lingfield (AW)

Luna Queen

8st 11lb

J: Rose Dawes

T: Sheena West

Three wins for Conrad Allen, including C&D, and she's back to her latest winning mark; may well come on for last month's stable/seasonal debut (7f, good to firm) and she's not ruled out.

14/1

5th

2

(4)

29th Jun 2024

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

20:15 Lingfield

Luna Queen

9st 13lb

J: Jack Gilligan

T: Sheena West

Won three handicaps (two here (AW) and one on slow turf at Yarmouth; handles fast ground) when trained by Conrad Allen; sold for 4,200gns last November; fair mark if ready to roll on stable debut after eight months off.

7/1

Form: 05880-

Last run: 204 days

W: 8st 4lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Placed in one of her ten starts and returning to 7f (from further) is probably the right move; still opposable in her current form.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

9

(4)

8th Aug 2023

Standard

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

19:50 Chelmsford (AW)

Artemisia Gentile

9st 3lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: J R Jenkins

One of her best efforts when third of nine over C&D in February last year; but her last six efforts have been particularly poor and is now 0-13; blinkers need to have a dramatic effect.

33/1

11th

13

(8)

12th Jul 2023

Good To Firm

1m 0f 3y

Class 6

14:20 Yarmouth

Artemisia Gentile

9st 3lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: J R Jenkins

Placed once in 12 starts; well held this season and it's not hard to turn elsewhere.

40/1

8th

9

(5)

16th May 2023

Good To Soft

0m 7f 16y

Class 6

16:55 Chepstow

Artemisia Gentile

9st 0lb

J: Alec Voikhansky

T: J R Jenkins

Placed once in 11 starts; return two weeks ago looked as if it was needed but a leap of faith would be required to support her today.

25/1

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Payout
Exacta £16.10
Straight Forecast £22.63
Trifecta £35.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Taskheer

NEWMARKET:

Spanish Mane

RP Ratings:

Broxi

Daily Mirror:

Luna Queen

The Guardian:

Old News

TOPSPEED:

Taskheer

POSTDATA:

Taskheer

The Sun:

Taskheer

Daily Record:

Taskheer

Daily Mail:

Broxi

D Express:

Broxi

The Times:

Spanish Mane

Telegraph:

Spanish Mane

The Star:

Spanish Mane