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3yo 81-100 Handicap – Form Comments

03/05/2019 16:01

1200m – Turf

1 Moyassar His only two-year-old win came on an all-weather surface but he ran some really good turf races – including three narrow defeats. Although only eighth over this course and distance on his 2019 return last month, he did show good acceleration after a slow start before tiring.
2 Concierge Gained four two-year-old wins, most significantly when an ambitious trip to Doha, Qatar, paid off when he surged from the back to win a valuable 1400m prize. Not disgraced but didn’t quite have the speed to make a big impact in a valuable 1201m all-weather event at Lingfield.
3 Beat Le Bon Generally progressive, though only had to beat two rivals for his sole win – over 1201m on the Lingfield all-weather track in March. Faded right out in the closing stages of a 1400m Newbury handicap last month – perhaps soft ground was to blame.
4 He’zanarab A smart two-year-old who won two of his four starts. However, even though he started at long odds for his three-year-old debut in a slow ground 1400m G3 at Newbury, it still counts as a flop. He missed the break, raced freely and faded right out at the end.
5 Almufti Ran third in a 1400m G3 at Newbury last season, the slow ground not helping according to his trainer. Sweating, but he ran a decent third over 1400m here on his return last month. Plans to move up to 1600m have altered and he moves down to 1200m instead.
6 Don Armado His two wins – from 13 starts – came in fast ground 1200m handicaps last summer. Has continued to be busy since and probably would have finished closer than seventh with a better passage in a handicap here last month.
7 Jackstar A winner over 1000m here on his debut last year, then absent with a knee injury until a well-backed winner over 1433m on the Wolverhampton sand this March. Raced much too freely when last of eight in a 1600m G3 here last month. Down in distance and class this time.
8 Princes Des Sables Starts her second season now but had an excellent two-year-old career – always improving  – and not many youngsters win four successive handicaps, defying a higher handicap mark each time. Jockey Shane Grey continues his association.
9 Intuitive  Landed a gamble at long odds when he won over this distance on Kempton’s all-weather surface on his second two-year-old start. Maintained the improvement with another Kempton win – under a penalty – last month. Pretty fast considering he’s bred for further, and he should handle grass fine.
10 James Watt Showed early promise, winning his first two starts last year. Gelded prior to his three-year-old return and he ran a fair third of seven without being able to find a finishing kick in that Beverley handicap. Returns to a shorter trip which looks helpful.
11 Cool Reflection Ran well in three of his five two-year-old starts. He won on the final occasion with a front-running defeat of nine rivals in a Novices’ event at Kempton last October. The form of that race wasn’t really enhanced after but a return to grass is not a worry.
12 Louis Treize Couldn’t make a serious impact in a valuable event at Doncaster on his final start of 2018. However he had previously shown plenty of pace and a winning spirit when drawing clear of 11 rivals over this distance on Newcastle’s all-weather surface.
13 Mawakib All four starts have been on an all-weather surface though his pedigree does not rule out a successful turf career. All starts at this distance so far, including a Wolverhampton win and a strong-finishing fourth after a difficult passage at Kempton last month.