Racecards
16:50 Yarmouth
Weatherbys Bank Handicap
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m 6f 17y
- Going: Firm, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- Form 231-043
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 73
keen, tracked leaders, led over 2f out, ridden hung right and headed 1f out
- Form 45-3212
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer Mrs A J Perrett
- Jockey Kerrin McEvoy
always prominent, switched left approaching final furlong, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on close home
- Form 6-213
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 69
held up, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
- Form 663-404
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer C E Brittain
- Jockey Richard Hughes
chased leader until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 931222
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Ted Durcan
led, headed over 2f out, ridden and led again 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
Raffish
31- Form 10-0800
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer J M P Eustace
- Jockey L Fletcher
slowly into stride, held up in rear, never nearer
- Form 000-0
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer J L Dunlop
- Jockey M Henry
held up, behind final 3f
- Form 07-50
- Age 3
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer J L Dunlop
- Jockey J Mackay
in touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out
Bellalou
13- Form 1-36601
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer N A Callaghan
- Jockey Hayley Turner
held up, improved 4f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
In depth
Verdict
Mahmjra has a string of consistent efforts to his name and deserves to win a race of this nature but Mick Channon's colt may again have to settle for a minor role behind Bulwark, with Bronwen rated the best of the remainder. The selection has shown improved form since being steppe dup in trip and being fitted with blinkers, winning at Warwick before finding just Crete to good at Leicester last time. Amanda Perrett's colt is 2lbs worse in with Mahmjra for the half-length that separated the pair at Warwick but is more likely to see out the extra distance today. Top weight Spear showed improved form at Doncaster behind Pagan Sword at Doncaster last time but that was over 1m2f and David Loder's colt is not certain to stay this longer trip. Cava Bien stepped up on previous efforts this term when upped to this trip at Nottingham on his most recent start so James Given's gelding has to be respected along with recent all-weather winner Bellalou. More solid claims are probably held by Jeremy Noseda's Bronwen, who is less exposed than most but not certain to stay today's longer trip. A safer bet then looks to be Bullwark, who has done little wrong of late and is taken to resume winning ways.
Formwatch
Bulwark (IRE) 3-1 (9-0) In touch, chased leader over 2f out, led over 1f out, hung left and headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Crete (9-2) at Leicester 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) gf in May.
Cava Bien 14-1 (9-3) Prominent, lost place after 6f, headway over 3f out, led over 2f out until well over 1f out, stayed on, not pace of winner, 2nd of 9, 3l behind Baddam (9-1) at Nottingham 1m 6f 3yo hcp (5) gd in May.
Gidam Gidam (IRE) 22-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 7, 7l behind Feed The Meter (9-4) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in May.
Mahmjra 9-2fav (8-12) Led, pushed along 3f out, headed 2f out, chased winner but no impression over 1f out, kept on final furlong to hold 2nd near finish, 2nd of 15, 3l behind Planet (9-4) at Goodwood 1m 3f 3yo hcp (5) gd in May.
Fantastic Luck (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Always behind, 14th of 16, 16l behind Sharp N Frosty (8-10) at Nottingham 1m 2f 3yo hcp (6) gs in Apr.
Bellalou 5-1 (8-4) Held up towards rear, headway 3f out, hard ridden to lead inside final furlong, won at W'hampton 1m 4f 3yo clm (6) pol in May beating Josear (8-2) by a nk, 7 ran.