Racecards
20:40 Yarmouth
Ibuleve Handicap (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 5f 42y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £6,545 added
- Winner: £3,429
- 2nd: £1,020
- 3rd: £510
- 4th: £300
- Form 71-3507
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey S De Sousa
led, pushed along halfway, ridden and headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
- Form 600075
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 69
prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 41-509
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer A Carson
- Jockey Stefano Cherchi
in touch, switched right 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
- Form 56-564
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer M Quinn
- Jockey P Cosgrave
awkwardly away, in touch, headway halfway, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on one pace
- Form 2197-00
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer J G Given
- Jockey Lewis Edmunds
close up, pushed along over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 800-185
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey Jim Crowley
raced wide held up, good headway 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on
Awarded
23- Form 633-735
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey Hayley Turner
prominent, ridden halfway, weakened approaching final furlong
Simba Samba
28- Form 512930
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer P J McBride
- Jockey Hollie Doyle
in rear, headway stands side approaching final furlong, ridden to chase winner and edged left inside final furlong
Verdict
Recent runs do not highlight the chance of any contender and SIMBA SAMBA is only a hopeful choice in a tricky contest. He does need to be forgiven a poor run last time but had previously gone well here on his only Turf outing, albeit on heavy ground. The drop to the minimum trip is also a concern but he receives plenty of weight from all bar one of his rivals and hopefully Hollie Doyle can employ waiting tactics to the letter. Awarded is a possible improver off the same mark as the selection whilst Tone The Barone is a player if finding the form of his success on the first start of the current campaign. Invincible Larne is also of interest in a first-time visor.
Formwatch
Phoenix Star (IRE) 20-1 (9-6) Steadied and switched right start, held up in rear, reached mid-division and ridden on wide outside over 2f out, never on terms, 7th of 13, 6 1/2l behind Revolutionise (9-5) at Windsor 6f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Sandridge Lad (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 8, 3 3/4l behind Texting (9-2) at Yarmouth 5f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Gifted Zebedee (IRE) 25-1 (8-8) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, last of 9, 13 3/4l behind Jack The Truth (8-12) at Newmarket 5f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Invincible Larne (IRE) 13-2 (9-2) In touch in rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, kept on one pace, 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Texting (9-2) at Yarmouth 5f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
The Last Party 33-1 (9-6) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never a factor, last of 10, 20 1/4l behind Foxy Femme (8-11) at Leicester 6f hcp fll (5) gf in Jul.
Tone The Barone 9-2 (8-3) Pressed leader, ever chance over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, soon edged right and bumped, no extra towards finish, 5th of 8, 3 1/4l behind The Night Watch (9-7) at Newmarket 6f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Awarded 16-1 (8-5) Ridden away from stalls, tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 5th of 8, 4l behind Superseded (9-3) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Simba Samba 5-1 (8-13) Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, never on terms, weakened final furlong, last of 13, 23 1/2l behind Captain Dion (10-1) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (6) pol in Jun.