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Happy 85th Birthday Walter Houlden Handicap (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,500 added
  • Winner: £2,911
  • 2nd: £866
  • 3rd: £433
  • 4th: £216
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 27.13s
  • Off Time: 16:01:01
  • 7 Ran
1(2)
Silk - Yellow, black seams, black and yellow diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap

Father Bertie

16 p D
5/2
  • Form 25-3821
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 74

led 1f, tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, driven to lead 1f out, stayed on

2(1)
Silk - Yellow, royal blue epaulets, armlets and cap

Debt Free Dame

28 hb BF
12/1
  • Form 302126
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 70

led after 1f, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened towards finish

3(3)
Silk - Dark Blue and Pink diabolo, chevrons on sleeves, Pink cap, Dark Blue diamond
10/3
  • Form 1565-46
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 69

tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no threat to winner

4(4)
Silk - Royal Blue, White spots, White sleeves, Royal Blue armlets and spots on White cap
11/4
  • Form 363
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 67

close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

5(7)
Silk - Orange, Dark Blue hoops, armlets and star on cap
10/1
  • Form 419238
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 66

in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway on outer entering final furlong, nearest finish

6(6)
Silk - Yellow, emerald green triple diamond, diamonds on sleeves
  • Form 49-2046
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 64

slowly into stride, headway on outer to go close up over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

8(5)
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow disc, Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue armlets, Dark Blue cap, Yellow spots
80/1
  • Form 394476
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-4
  • Official Rating 57

towards rear, effort over 1f out, weakened final furlong

7(8)
NR
  • Form 68-75
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-6
  • Official Rating 59

Nonrunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Father Bertie comfortably landed a Wetherby maiden though a mark of 74 suggests this is a much tougher assignment. Cape Lion looked as though he would have a handicap in him when third at Chepstow but Debt Free Dame looked a bit high in the weights at Beverley last time. Charlotte's Secret has yet to win and has been racing over a mile but he's been up with the pace until the closing stages and this trip could help him into the frame. ANGELS ABOVE has only raced on the all-weather and hasn't been seen since January but he's moved to John Quinn so a chance is taken that he'll find enough improvement to get off the mark.

Formwatch

Father Bertie 4-5fav (8-12) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong, won at Wetherby 7f 3yo mdn aut (5) gf in Jun beating Isntshesomething (8-6) by 2 1/4l, 6 ran.

Debt Free Dame 7-4fav (9-7) Close up, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, weakened towards finish, 6th of 10, 3l behind Prigsnov Dancer (8-9) at Beverley 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jun.

Kylach Me If U Can 7-2 (9-4) Held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on and no impression, 6th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Tommy Docc (9-4) at Redcar 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.

Cape Lion (IRE) 3-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, no impression final furlong, 3rd of 9, 4l behind Cape Cay (8-7) at Chepstow 7f 3yo mdn aut (5) gd in May.

Saltarello (IRE) 33-1 (8-4) Led early, prominent, raced freely, ridden over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 9l behind Go Dan Go (9-7) at Carlisle 1m hcp (4) gd in Jun.

Charlotte's Secret 8-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 6l behind Bakht A Rawan (8-6) at Nottingham 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jun.

Corzetti (FR) 33-1 (8-11) Keen in touch in rear, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 6, 21l behind Rifle Range (9-2) at Haydock 1m mdn stks (5) gd in Jun.

Angels Above (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Held up, ridden and headway 2f out, no impression final furlong, 5th of 11, 7l behind Jay Kay (9-7) at Ayr 7f app hcp (6) gd.