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19:20 Great Leighs

Aldham Handicap (Class 4)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £7,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 7.70s
  • Off Time: 19:22:19
  • 8 Ran
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16/1

    1(1)
    Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue seams, Light Blue sleeves, Dark Blue seams, Dark Blue and Yellow hooped cap
    • Form 135-040
    • Age 5
    • Weight 9-4
    • Official Rating 80

    held up towards rear, short lived effort over 1f out

    2(3)
    Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ROYAL BLUE chevrons, ROYAL BLUE cap, LIGHT BLUE diamond
    • Form 3211-99
    • Age 5
    • Weight 9-3
    • Official Rating 79

    keen, led 1f, tracked leader until 7f out, remained prominent until ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out

    3(5)
    Silk - Black, Red triple diamond, diamonds on sleeves, Red cap
    11/2
    • Form 6204-04
    • Age 8
    • Weight 9-0
    • Official Rating 76

    held up towards rear, took closer order over 5f out, ridden and every chance 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong

    4(6)
    Silk - ROYAL BLUE, PINK chevrons, ROYAL BLUE cap
    16/1
    • Form 266426
    • Age 4
    • Weight 8-10
    • Official Rating 72

    awkward at start, led after 1f, ridden and headed 1f out, one pace

    5(8)
    Silk - Dark Green, Yellow hoop and sleeves, Yellow cap, Dark Green star
    5/4
    • Form 79452-1
    • Age 4
    • Weight 8-9
    • Official Rating 71

    held up in rear, headway 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on

    6(2)
    Silk - Mauve, White chevrons, Mauve sleeves and cap
    14/1
    • Form 037-896
    • Age 8
    • Weight 8-7
    • Official Rating 69

    steadied start, keen, held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression

    7(7)
    Silk - Cambridge Blue, Purple sleeves, Black cap, Gold spots
    • Form 00006-4
    • Age 5
    • Weight 8-4
    • Official Rating 66

    close up, chased leader 7f out, ridden over 2f out, soon one pace

    8(4)
    Silk - Yellow and Dark Blue diamonds, diabolo on sleeves, Yellow cap, Dark Blue diamond
    8/1
    • Form 02306-4
    • Age 6
    • Weight 8-4
    • Official Rating 66

    chased leaders, outpaced 3f out, ridden and stayed on approaching final furlong

    In depth

    Verdict

    Given that Proper is more likely to run earlier on the card we will take Greyfriars Abbey to land this handicap from Alonso De Guzman and Srikuantan. Mark Johnston has his runners in tremendous form and Greyfriars Abbey will not be found wanting for fitness despite not having been seen since August, when he landed 9f and 10f handicaps at Hamilton and Ripon. A 5lb rise should not unduly inconvenience and he can score. Alonso De Guzman steps back up in trip, having won over 9f at Wolverhampton last time, and from a 4lb higher mark he can remain very competitive. Srikuantan is in good form and notched up a couple of wins over this trip at Lingfield earlier in the year. Despite being beaten last time from this mark he is not one to discount readily. Artreju improved for the step up to 11f last time and this trip should also suit, so he can get involved, while Wild Fell Hall is interesting in first-time blinkers, though preference is for Greyfriars Abbey.

    Formwatch

    Master Pegasus 25-1 (8-13) Held up, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 13th of 15, 10l behind Cape Hawk (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol.

    Wild Fell Hall (IRE) 20-1 (9-10) In touch, ridden along over 4f out, soon behind, last of 9, well behind Puy d'Arnac (8-8) at Catterick 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gs.

    Folio (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Keen hold, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to trouble leaders, 4th of 8, 5l behind Proper (8-1) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.

    Jord (IRE) 13-2 (8-6) Led until headed over 2f out, one pace, 6th of 17, 7l behind Carlitos Spirit (9-4) at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-65 (6) sft.

    Proper (IRE) 14-1 (8-1) Held up in rear, driven 3f out, headway and switch right to inside 2f out, led over 1f out, driven clear final furlong, won at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-80 (4) pol beating Dakiyah (9-2) by 3l, 8 ran.

    Obrigado (USA) 12-1 (9-3) Slowly away, held up in last place, ridden and headway over 1f out, not clear run just inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 6th of 10, 3l behind Shogun Prince (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Mar.

    Art Market (CAN) 6-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear, chased leaders approaching final furlong, never able to challenge, 4th of 7, 3l behind King's Ransom (9-1) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.

    Ross Moor 11-1 (8-10) Keen, close up, tracked leader 8f out, ridden to lead 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 4th of 8, 2l behind Apache Fort (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.