Lightly raced Mazzini rates banker material

Dazzle The Duel - Leigh Roche wins from Hard To Handel - Pat DobbsThe Christopher Smith Associates HandicapNewbury 14/8/2015 ©cranhamphoto.com

Hard To Handel (right) has finished second on three occasions since his last winCredit: Mark Cranham

SP forecast 4-5

Without a win since June last year and disappointing recently, but was beaten a short-head when second at Newcastle in May and filled the same spot in the Thirsk Summer Cup in July. That puts him a long way ahead of his three rivals in this claimer and he will be a class apart if the returning cheekpieces and step up to 1m2f have a positive effect.

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Published on 31 October 2016inHorse racing tips

Last updated 18:21, 31 October 2016

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