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15:10 Yarmouth

Great Yarmouth Mercury Handicap (Class 4)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 3y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,500 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 42.89s
  • Off Time: 15:11:05
  • 7 Ran
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Silk -

Mineral Star (IRE)

9/1

    2
    Silk -

    Direct Debit (IRE)

    3/1

      1(3)
      Silk - Pink, Black spots, Pink sleeves

      Direct Debit (IRE)

      6 D
      3/1
      • Form 20-0093
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 85

      steadied start and held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon every chance, kept on well, always held

      2(1)
      Silk - Bottle Green, White cap, Lime Green star

      Daniel Thomas (IRE)

      20 e
      8/1
      • Form 3/96-659
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 79

      held up, ridden and effort over 1f out, soon weakened

      3(8)
      Silk - Dark Green, Red epaulets and sleeves

      Boundless Prospect (USA)

      149 CDD
      12/1
      • Form 7146-44
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 78

      held up, pushed along over 2f out, soon no impression

      4(5)
      Silk - Orange, White stars on sleeves

      Press The Button (GER)

      27
      4/1
      • Form 2124-09
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 78

      tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra

      5(2)
      Silk - White and Dark Blue stripes, White sleeves, Red armlets, Red cap

      Luckylover

      10 t D
      7/2
      • Form 211243
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 77

      led until over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened final furlong

      7(6)
      Silk - Mauve, Mauve and White check sleeves, White cap

      Oscar Snowman

      17 p
      5/1
      • Form 4/4-4162
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 77

      tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, soon under pressure and not run on

      8(7)
      Silk - Dark Green, Yellow star, Yellow sleeves, Dark Green stars, Yellow cap, Dark Green star

      Mineral Star (IRE)

      287 CD
      9/1
      • Form 780070-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 70

      steadied start, held up in rear, switched left and headway over 2f out, led just over 1f out, kept on well

      6(4)
      NR

      Final Tune (IRE)

      5 D
      • Form 464231
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 76

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      Michael Bell's horses are beginning to come back into form again so Direct Debit has to be respected but he is far from certain to handle the testing conditions and a safer bet looks to be Oscar Snowman, who is preferred to Final Tune. The last mentioned has a 6lb penalty to carry for his win at Ayr last week and may struggle to defy that on ground softer than he has won on before so looks best watched. Luckylover ran well enough on soft ground at Warwick last week but could probably do some help from the handicapper and of more interest may be Mineral Star who has won on the soft before but is inconsistent. The vote then goes to the lightly raced Oscar Snowman who has shown improved form this year and is by Selkirk out of an unraced half-sister to Derby winner Lammtarra and should be alright with the underfoot conditions.

      Formwatch

      Direct Debit (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Raced alone on stands' side, joined far side group over 4f out, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on well, 3rd of 15, 1 1/2l behind Gloved Hand (9-8) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-95 (3) gd.

      Daniel Thomas (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 9th of 11, 8l behind Barney McGrew (8-8) at Goodwood 7f hcap (4) gd.

      Boundless Prospect (USA) 9-1 (8-11) Towards rear, driven and headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 7, 1 1/2l behind Wahoo Sam (8-11) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Jan.

      Press The Button (GER) 20-1 (8-6) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, 9th of 12, 7l behind Lake Poet (9-5) at Epsom 1m 2f hcap (2) gs.

      Luckylover 9-2 (9-4) Chased leader, ridden and came stand side over 2f out, lost 2nd place over 1f out, driven, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 4l behind The Osteopath (8-10) at Warwick 7f hcp 0-80 (4) sft.

      Oscar Snowman 5-1 (9-2) Mid-division, headway 2f out, chased winner after, no impression, 2nd of 12, 2l behind Night Cru (9-1) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gd.

      Mineral Star (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Chased leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 15, 16l behind Major Magpie (9-3) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Sept.

      Final Tune (IRE) 3-1co-fav (9-2) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, driven out, won at Ayr 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) gd beating Shiitake (8-12) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.