17:15 York
Saturday 17 June 2017
All13:5014:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:15
Rievaulx Sporting Supporting Macmillan Handicap
- 3YO plus  |  Class 4  |  6f  |  Good to Firm  |  17 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 17:15Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 1m 12.48s
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Made a nice enough reappearance at Redcar (5f, good to firm) last month from 2lb higher and was beaten only ½L from today's mark last season. Today's conditions should suit and she should be very competitive.
Dual C&D winner and both of those have come from higher marks. Has won on good to firm, though best form is on good or slower. Barely any encouragement in two starts this season, however, and looks best watched for now.
Significantly lower now than when last winning off a mark of 96 in October 2015. Conditions and trip no problem, but no idea if or when his slide will come to an end. Market confidence would be good to see, but otherwise one to watch.
Acts well on fast ground despite not having won on it and won from a higher mark than this on the All Weather already this year. Even so, comfortably held on both starts for this yard so far and others make more appeal.
All four wins on good ground, so quicker conditions a bit of a concern going into this. Back on the same mark as his last win, at Ripon this time last year (6f). Usually held up, so will need things to drop right in this big field.
Goes well on fast ground and has a 6f win to his name already this term. That was from 5lb lower at Thirsk two starts back and he was nudged up another 1lb for a very good effort in defeat last time. This is a tougher test, but he is going the right way and may be up to it.
4lb lower than his best winning mark going into this, with his last win also being from 1lb higher in September. Had excuses with the ground last time and back on fast ground he looks likely to be very competitive.
All eight of his wins have been at this trip and he has twice won from higher marks in recent history, so those are positives, but not much in his recent form to get excited about.
1-15, his sole win being in a Bath handicap over 5½f (good to soft) last year. 5lb higher today but has shown he can get competitive from similar marks.
7lb higher than when scoring at Newbury (7f, good to soft) in October, but has since shown than he has the ability to get involved from this sort of mark. Capable of going well, although would ideally prefer good or slower ground.
3lb higher than when winning at Newcastle in January. Looked a very unlucky loser at Thirsk a couple of starts ago (5f, good to firm), but failed to back that up last time out. This is tougher, but you couldn't rule her out from getting involved.
Well beaten when put up to this mark last time, which is a concern and is likely to need a career best to add to his five other successes, the latest of which came two starts ago over this trip at Southwell. Handicapper may now have his measure.
Yet to win over this short, having scored over 7f-1m2f and although he did well enough of this trip at Haydock last time, the ground made that much more of a stamina test than these conditions will. Is on the same mark today and whether he will have to pace is open to question.
Went close in a Lingfield maiden before winning at Doncaster (6f, good to firm) in April. Was given a stiff enough initial mark on the back of that and was then beaten here over 7f (soft) last month. 2lb lower today and under the same conditions as his win, he can do better, but has it to prove.
Has been in tremendous form at his own level this spring and after a string of placed runs, he won at both Catterick (6f, good to firm) and Thirsk (6f, good to soft) on his last two starts. A 2lb rise for the latter looks fair and although this grade will demand more, he could again be in the shake-up.
Has been well placed to win four of her last five starts during a gradual rise of 11lb in the handicap. Raised another 7lb in one go here and over a trip that she has yet to win at, it will take a really big effort to add another success to her CV in this better race.
Sole turf win was in maiden company (5f, good) and won over the same trip when scoring for the only time in a handicap at Wolverhampton a couple of seasons ago. Powers have been on the wane since then and tricky to win with. Looks best watched after a 29L thrashing last time.
Non-Runners
6
(14)
Quick Look28
Weight: 9-11|Â Â Age: 4
T: M & D Easterby  J: Nathan Evans
NR
13
(1)
Picket Line7
Weight: 9-7|Â Â Age: 5
T: G Deacon  J: Cameron Noble
NR
14
(18)
Slingsby16
Weight: 9-6|Â Â Age: 6
T: M & D Easterby  J: P Makin
NR
Forecasts
Harbour Grey (9/2), My Dad Syd (11/2), Meshardal (7/1), Storm Melody (9/1), Money Team (9/1), Hilary J (10/1), Kinloch Pride (10/1), Ancient Astronaut (10/1), Quick Look (10/1), Slingsby (14/1), Picket Line (14/1), Tricky Dicky (16/1), See The Sun (16/1), Duke Cosimo (16/1), B Fifty Two (20/1), Poppy In The Wind (20/1), Amood (25/1), Kenny The Captain (25/1), Florencio (33/1), Point Of Woods (50/1)
Kinloch Pride is a mare in great form, but it will take some effort to defy another rise of 7lb here and the suggestion is HILARY J. Ann Duffield's filly should be suited by the quick ground and any improvement on her reappearance effort would make her tough enough to beat. Duke Cosimo needs things to drop right but has the ability if they do, although the ground is a concern for his supporters, while Quick Look is on a decent mark today and could show up well. Storm Melody, Harbour Grey and Meshardal are others to consider in a tricky enough finale.
- Hilary J
- Quick Look
- Meshardal
Prize Money
1st: £7,763.002nd: £2,310.003rd: £1,154.004th: £577.00
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