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Book The Bistro In Seasons Restaurant Handicap

  • Prize money: £3768.48
  • 1m 6f 21y
  • Class 6
  • 7 runners
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Book The Bistro In Seasons Restaurant Handicap

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Light rain

Form: 818022 D

Last run: 14 days

W: 10st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 56

Form & Verdict
Back with his old yard following a spell in France and has run a couple of solid races in defeat for them off a career-low mark, albeit he's enjoyed the run of things each time; boasts a patchy record round here but enters calculations.
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2nd

2

(2)

17th Aug 2026

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1m 7f 169y

Class 6

15:30 Lingfield (AW)

Le Rouge Chinois

9st 9lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Michael Appleby

Rejoined Mick Appleby before reappearing with a good second at Yarmouth (1m6f, good) 12 days ago; has a patchy profile but he's on the same mark as last time and his last win was over nearly 2m in France (AW) in March; respected with Oisin Murphy booked.

2/1

2nd

1

(7)

5th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 6f 17y

Class 6

19:40 Yarmouth

Le Rouge Chinois

9st 9lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: Michael Appleby

Only 1-16 on turf and 3-24 on the AW; well handicapped on his best form when previously with Mick Appleby and won over nearly 2m in France earlier this year; absent since April so market support would be welcomed.

7/2

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Form: /60/8/

Last run: 1284 days

W: 9st 13lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Absent since a string of defeats at short prices over hurdles and fences in the first half of last year (undergone wind surgery); not run on the Flat since 2022 and is entitled to need this; watch the market.
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6

6th Jun 2025

Good

2m 0f 145y

Class 5

15:30 Bangor-on-Dee

Tropical Talent

10st 8lb

J: Henry Brooke

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

In fairly good form over fences this spring and now 3lb lower than when going close in C&D (good) hurdle race in September; cheekpieces didn't appear to help much when used once last year but they're given another whirl today; big player if all goes to plan.

5/2

5th

6

6th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 110y

Class 5

17:48 Worcester

Tropical Talent

10st 9lb

J: Henry Brooke

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Won off a similar mark over fences last May and ran creditably when favourite at Hereford most recently; more exposed than some of these rivals but has solid claims.

11/4

Form: 394513

Last run: 64 days

W: 9st 9lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 51

Form & Verdict
Good few short-priced defeats for two previous yards to go with his sole win, which came off 2lb lower at Newcastle in May (picked up last month for just £2,000); never been the most consistent.
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3rd

5

(8)

28th Jun 2026

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2m 0f 120y

Class 6

15:47 Wolverhampton (AW)

Edwardtheninth

9st 0lb

J: Kyle McHugh

T: Ruth Jefferson

Made it 13th-time lucky at Newcastle (2m, Tapeta) 18 days ago, but that race was run at a farcically slow gallop; just 2lb higher, but not hard to have serious reservations.

6/4

1st

4

(4)

19th May 2026

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2m 0f 56y

Class 6

14:30 Newcastle (AW)

Edwardtheninth

9st 4lb

J: Kyle McHugh

T: Ruth Jefferson

Maiden who's been turned over as favourite on four of his last six starts, two of them over C&D (behind Angelardo in March), and also behind Lady Phoebe at Pontefract; will be happier back on Tapeta.

3/1

Form: 555743 CD

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 8lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
Easy C&D win for regular partner Elle-May Croot in March came off 1lb higher; typically inconsistent since but has claims on his latest turf effort as he chases a seventh course win.
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3rd

4

(6)

15th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 6f 115y

Class 6

17:20 Doncaster

Lednikov

9st 7lb

J: Elle-May Croot

T: Ivan Furtado

Often a front-runner and the last six of his seven wins were on Southwell AW, with the latest in March; Elle-May Croot knows him especially well and he's back 1lb below his last winning mark but the return to Southwell (from turf) for latest outing did not spark an upturn; best watched at present.

14/1

4th

6

(9)

23rd Jul 2026

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1m 4f 14y

Class 6

19:46 Southwell (AW)

Lednikov

9st 5lb

J: Elle-May Croot

T: Ivan Furtado

Often a front-runner and gained the last six of his seven wins on this Southwell AW, with the latest win in March; Elle-May Croot knows him especially well, he's back to his last winning mark and return to Southwell (latest run here was five starts ago) might spark something.

12/1

Form: 856613

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
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Form: -77312 BF

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
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No Results Found

Form: 706

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
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Betting Forcast

5/2 Le Rouge Chinois, 20/1 Tropical Talent, 8/1 Edwardtheninth, 6/1 Lednikov, 5/1 Blue Tulip, 5/4 Sound Gloria, 25/1 Be Hopeful

Verdict

There ought to be more to come from SOUND GLORIA (nap), who again took a while to get organised at Doncaster having ground it out round Catterick previously. Wolverhampton winner Blue Tulip rates the main danger as long as she’s more relaxed this time in the first-time cheekpieces.[Graham Wheldon]

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Sound Gloria

POSTDATA:

Le Rouge Chinois

The Sun:

Blue Tulip

The Guardian:

Lednikov

RP RATINGS:

Sound Gloria

NEWMARKET:

Sound Gloria

The Times:

Sound Gloria

Telegraph:

Sound Gloria

Daily Mail:

Sound Gloria

Daily Mirror:

Sound Gloria

D Express:

Le Rouge Chinois

The Star:

Le Rouge Chinois

Daily Record:

Le Rouge Chinois