Sunderland Echo

No Secret gelding can sprint to victory

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Secretinth­epark is still no back number at the age of 10 and can prove the point by winning for the ninth time from 54 starts at Beverley.

For a sprinter that is a decent return from not being over-raced.

Michael Mullineaux's gelding has been knocking on the door since returning from a 218-day absence and can bang it wide open with victory in the Churchill Tyres Handicap.

He only found Line Of Reason too good by half a length at Newmarket in June and was then just touched off in the dying strides when beaten a short head by Pop Dancer at Sandown.

He spoilt his chance at Goodwood last time with a poor start, although he did recover to race prominentl­y before weakening in the last of the six furlongs to finish in the ruck behind Treacherou­s.

Returning to five furlongs, the same trip of his first two starts this term, Secretinth­epark can get back on the scoresheet where he was on target in April 2019.

How Bizarre has been in good form this summer and should go close in the Churchill Tyres A Great British Brand Handicap.

A winner at Musselburg­h in July, the Liam Baileytrai­ned five-year-old has since finished third at this track and a good fourth at York.

Beverley suits How Bizarre as he usually races close to the pace, if not even leading early on, and he is a course and distance winner.

Lismore can complete a quick-fire hat-trick in the Hannah Ali Photograph­y Handicap.

The three-year-old filly is a typical Sir Mark Prescott improver for being stepped up in distance.

After having no success from a mile to a mile-and-ahalf, Lismore came good in great style over two miles at Chepstow and was not inconvenie­nced by the step back to a mile-and-three-quarters when going in at Bath.

This two miles should be right up her street.

Dunkerron is well-in on his form of old and worth taking a chance on in the Unibet Casino Deposit £10 Get £40 Bonus Handicap at Kempton.

It is true the four-year-old, trained by Joe Tuite, has not hit the heights of his juvenile campaign when he was with Alan King.

The Kuroshio gelding had a career-high mark of 108 after finishing second in the Vintage Stakes at Glorious Goodwood in 2018.

But he has been running respectabl­y and was only beaten half a length by Polybius over this course and distance in November.

Dunkerron has come down a further 7lb to 82lb since then and is dropping down in grade for this next outing, which could end in a successful trip.

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