Mercer Handicap (Class 6) Racecard

Channel: RTV
Distance: 1m 2f
Going: Good To Firm

Runners: 11
Type: Flat
Surface: Turf
Stalls: Inside
Weather: Rain

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(3)

Whatwouldyouknow

J: Faye McManoman

T: Nigel Tinkler

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 12 in the last 14 days (0%)

Much more prolific on AW but was third on turf two starts ago; not ruled out

807839

Age: 9

Weight: 9-9

OR: 52

Days: 18

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
18 Jun 24	Bev Beverley	8.5f GS	6Hc	9-8	9/10	Makalu (8¾L)	12/1	54	44
27 May 24	Red Redcar	10f Sft	6Hc	9-2	3/7	Life On The Rocks (3¾L)	16/1	56	58
14 May 24	Bev Beverley	8.5f GF	5Hc	8-11	8/15	Coolree (5½L)	80/1	58	54
20 Feb 24	Ncs Newcastle (AW)	8f St	6Hc	9-9 p	7/8	Pallas Lord (9¾L)	28/1	60	46
22 Jan 24	Ncs Newcastle (AW)	8f St	6Hc	9-8	10/11	Armoured (21L)	14/1	61	23
19 Jan 24	Ncs Newcastle (AW)	8f St	6Hc	9-6 p	8/9	Sycamore (7¾L)	11/1	61	51

(2)

Bubblecraft ^t

J: Darragh Keenan

T: Michael Wigham

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 22 in the last 14 days (0%)

Won in France last summer but has struggled in Britain

19-060

Age: 4

Weight: 9-9

OR: 52

Days: 128

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
18 Jun 24	Str Stratford	18.5f Gd	4NvH	10-4 t	4/9	Go Go Chicago (34L)	150/1	-	45
31 Mar 24	Mar Market Rasen	16.5f GS	4MdHM	10-5 p¹	UR/11	Pitwood Road ()	200/1	-	-
15 Mar 24	Fak Fakenham	16f Gd	4MdH	10-3 t	PU/9	Bluegrass ()	125/1	-	-
29 Feb 24	Cfd Chelmsford (AW)	10f St	6Hc	9-4 t¹	10/10	Marion's Boy (9½L)	125/1	57	45
5 Feb 24	Sth Southwell (AW)	16.5f St	6Hc	9-7	6/6	Ney (150L)	80/1	62	-
9 Jan 24	Sth Southwell (AW)	12f St	5Hc	9-1	10/10	Skye Breeze (57L)	125/1	67	-

(10)

Walk The Moon

J: William Carson

T: Tony Carroll

0-12 but kept on for third over 1m4f here last week and has each-way claims again

96-683

Age: 4

Weight: 9-7

OR: 50

Days: 9

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
27 Jun 24	Lei Leicester	12f GF	6Hc	9-6	3/8	Trojan Truth (5L)	17/2	52	53
27 May 24	Lei Leicester	10f GS	6Hc	9-9	8/12	Camacho Man (7¾L)	28/1	55	51
16 Jan 24	Wol Wolverhampton (AW)	14f St	6Hc	9-3 h	6/10	Taxiing (4¼L)	14/1	56	57
16 Dec 23	Chl Cheltenham	17f Sft	23yH	11-0	4/7	An Bradan Feasa (32L)	150/1	-	81
8 Nov 23	Mus Musselburgh	15.5f GS	23yH	11-0	5/9	Union Flag (32L)	16/1	-	77
18 Oct 23	Wet Wetherby	16f Gd	43yH	11-0	3/8	I Still Have Faith (8½L)	14/1	-	86

(9)

Iftikhaar ^p

J: James Sullivan

T: J R Jenkins

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 26 in the last 14 days (0%)

18-race maiden; placed twice off today's mark in May; among the most appealing options

843533

Age: 5

Weight: 9-4

OR: 47

Days: 47

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
20 May 24	Wdr Windsor	10f GF	6Hc	9-1 p	3/10	Caramay (2L)	12/1	47	51
2 May 24	Lin Lingfield (AW)	10f St	6Hc	9-1 p	3/10	Laurentia (¾L)	10/1	47	52
12 Apr 24	Sth Southwell (AW)	11f St	6Hc	8-11 p	5/10	Molly Mischief (14L)	40/1	48	40
19 Feb 24	Lin Lingfield (AW)	10f St	6	9-9 p	3/7	Barbarosa (2¼L)	17/2	45	51
11 Feb 24	Lin Lingfield (AW)	10f St	6	9-2 p	4/9	Forever Proud (1½L)	7/1	45	51
26 Jan 24	Lin Lingfield (AW)	12f St	6Hc	9-4	8/11	Largo Bay (9¼L)	7/1	47	39

(6)

Ribkana

J: Connor Murtagh

T: Tim Easterby

Not very consistent but gave good account when second at Ripon last month

2-0402

Age: 4

Weight: 9-3

OR: 46

Days: 17

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
19 Jun 24	Rip Ripon	10f Sft	5HcF	8-11	2/8	Dancingwithmyself (2¼L)	20/1	46	51
29 May 24	Bev Beverley	8.5f Sft	6Hc	9-0	11/12	Distinction (13½L)	10/1	46	31
19 May 24	Rip Ripon	8f Gd	6Hc	9-0	4/10	Makalu (2¼L)	22/1	46	48
1 May 24	Pon Pontefract	8f Sft	6Hc	8-12	11/12	She's Got Bottle (27L)	22/1	47	-
5 Sep 23	Rip Ripon	8f Gd	63yHc	8-10	2/7	All Dunn (1½L)	16/1	46	50
19 Aug 23	Rip Ripon	10f GS	6Hc	8-7	7/8	Little Ted (24L)	25/1	47	8

(4)

Little Tiger ^b

J: Laura Pearson

T: William Stone

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 13 in the last 14 days (0%)

Soundly beaten off today's basement mark over C&D three weeks ago and now 0-10

874-77

Age: 4

Weight: 9-3

OR: 45

Days: 21

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
15 Jun 24	Lei Leicester	12f GS	6Hc	9-0	7/11	Three Dons (11L)	28/1	46	38
23 May 24	Cfd Chelmsford (AW)	16f St	6Hc	8-9	7/8	Wannabe Brave (19½L)	28/1	46	29
1 Sep 23	Wol Wolverhampton (AW)	16.5f St	6Hc	8-3	4/7	Victoriano (7¼L)	22/1	47	48
10 Aug 23	Yar Yarmouth	11.5f GF	63yHc	9-0 b¹	7/9	Churchill Rose (27L)	33/1	50	12
12 Jul 23	Yar Yarmouth	10f GF	6Hc	9-0 p¹	8/9	Goblet Of Fire (22L)	12/1	53	20
12 Jun 23	Lin Lingfield (AW)	12f St	63yHc	9-5	5/8	Royal Athena (15L)	22/1	56	44

(11)

Metal Beau ^p ¹

J: Liam Keniry

T: Sarah Hollinshead

Well-beaten 200-1 shot in recent 6f classified race; up in trip with headgear added here

6-4500

Age: 4

Weight: 9-3

OR: 45

Days: 12

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
24 Jun 24	Thi Thirsk	6f GF	6	9-9	18/18	Eternal Sunshine (25L)	200/1	44	-
4 Jun 24	Wol Wolverhampton (AW)	6f St	6Hc	9-1	11/12	Global Effort (13L)	11/1	47	15
17 Feb 24	Wol Wolverhampton (AW)	7f St	6Hc	9-2	5/9	Big Dream (8¼L)	11/1	48	38
20 Jan 24	Wol Wolverhampton (AW)	7f St	5Nv	9-11	4/9	Roman Crown (13½L)	100/1	-	46
30 Dec 23	Wol Wolverhampton (AW)	7f St	5Nv	9-4	6/10	Thats Dandy Harry (12L)	200/1	-	40
13 Nov 23	Wol Wolverhampton (AW)	8.5f St	5Nv	9-1	8/11	Light Speed (12L)	250/1	-	46

(7)

Medician Star

J: Jamie Spencer

T: Michael Bell

Third on seasonal/handicap debut but two disappointing runs have followed; new trip today

80-389

Age: 3

Weight: 8-13

OR: 52

Days: 37

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
30 May 24	Rip Ripon	8f Sft	63yHc	9-8 tp¹	9/9	Blenheim Star (41L)	11/2	54	-
23 Apr 24	Yar Yarmouth	8f GF	63yHc	9-10	8/10	Amerigo Vespucci (16½L)	4/1	56	25
10 Apr 24	Lin Lingfield (AW)	8f St	63yHc	9-10	3/7	Niloufar (1¼L)	16/5	56	57
5 Oct 23	Lin Lingfield (AW)	7f St	52yNv	9-5	11/12	Veiled Illusion (12½L)	80/1	-	41
23 Sep 23	Wol Wolverhampton (AW)	7f St	52yNv	9-4	8/9	King Of Charm (8L)	40/1	-	51
11 Sep 23	Bri Brighton	7f Gd	52yMd	9-7	5/7	Miguel (9¾L)	9/1	-	46

(5)

Ready Or Nott

J: Franny Norton

T: Charlie Johnston

Placed off 8lb higher at Yarmouth in April but form has dipped since

-43484

Age: 3

Weight: 8-10

OR: 49

Days: 12

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
24 Jun 24	Bat Bath	8f Fm	63yHc	9-5	4/10	Weston Court (10L)	15/2	51	37
4 Jun 24	Lei Leicester	10f GS	63yHc	9-8	8/13	Dibble Dabble (33L)	11/2	54	-
5 May 24	Ham Hamilton	8.5f GS	63yHc	9-1	4/8	Good Morning Alex (7¼L)	7/2	56	51
23 Apr 24	Yar Yarmouth	8f GF	63yHc	9-11	3/10	Amerigo Vespucci (5L)	9/1	57	52
10 Apr 24	Wol Wolverhampton (AW)	9.5f St	63yHc	9-9	4/8	Con Te Partiro (6L)	6/1	59	56
21 Sep 23	Ayr Ayr	7f GS	42yNv	9-2	6/11	Respectful (8½L)	66/1	-	54

(1)

Keen Interest ^p

J: Kieran O'Neill

T: Alice Haynes

Placed twice over 1m at Bath in recent weeks; tries a new trip today

788362

Age: 3

Weight: 8-8

OR: 47

Days: 12

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
24 Jun 24	Bat Bath	8f Fm	63yHc	9-1 p	2/10	Weston Court (4L)	13/2	47	47
15 Jun 24	Bat Bath	8f Gd	63yHc	9-0	6/11	Lennon (5¼L)	20/1	49	43
6 May 24	Bat Bath	8f Sft	63yHc	9-7	3/11	Meet Me In Meraki (6¼L)	18/1	50	48
31 Mar 24	Sth Southwell (AW)	8f St	63yHc	8-11 t	8/9	Eccentric (7¼L)	40/1	53	41
16 Mar 24	Sth Southwell (AW)	8f St	63yHc	9-5 t	8/9	Notre Dame (3¾L)	22/1	56	50
28 Feb 24	Kem Kempton (AW)	7f St/Slw	53yHc	9-2 ht	7/10	Silver Trumpet (8½L)	50/1	59	39

(8)

First Encounter ^p

J: William Cox

T: John Gallagher

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 16 in the last 14 days (0%)

Second twice on soft ground this season but soundly beaten on good last month; now 0-8

77-220

Age: 3

Weight: 8-7

OR: 46

Days: 25

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
11 Jun 24	Wet Wetherby	8f Gd	63yHc	8-9 p	10/11	John L Sullivan (7¾L)	8/1	46	36
30 May 24	Rip Ripon	8f Sft	63yHc	9-0 p	2/9	Blenheim Star (1¾L)	9/2	46	49
2 May 24	Red Redcar	8f Sft	63yHc	9-0 p	2/12	On The Bubble (3¾L)	25/1	46	46
11 Nov 23	Cfd Chelmsford (AW)	10f St	62yHc	8-8 p	7/7	Palazzo Persico (8¼L)	50/1	45	33
7 Nov 23	Cfd Chelmsford (AW)	8f St/Slw	62yHc	8-10 p¹	7/9	Monks Mead (4L)	250/1	45	40
15 Oct 23	Goo Goodwood	9f Sft	42yNv	9-7	7/7	Black Run (42L)	150/1	-	-