15:55 Thirsk

Saturday 19 May 2018

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Marion Gibson Brown Memorial Handicap

Off time: 15:56 | Winning time: 1m 38.82s

(2)

Save The Bees¹²

Age: 10| Weight: 9-7| J: K Stott| T: D Carroll| OR: 80| D

28/1

Winner of 13 races in a 101 race career but out of form so far this season and probably best watched at present.

Form: 2400-07

(11)

Helovaplan¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: G Lee| T: B Smart| OR: 80| CD

7/2

Placed over 1m1f at Musselburgh (good-to-firm) when making his seasonal debut earlier this month. One to note racing off the same mark on this occasion.

Form: 11446-3

(9)

Fingal's Cave²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: P J McDonald| T: P A Kirby| OR: 79| BF

10/1

Improved on seasonal debut when finishing fourth over 7f at Catterick (good-to-soft) last time out. Interesting runner in this contest.

Form: 5090-04

(13)

Waarif²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: C J McGovern⁽⁵⁾| T: D O'Meara| OR: 78| D

7/2

Placed twice on the AW at Newcastle earlier this year and not beaten far when fifth over 7f at Wetherby (soft) on his return to turf last time out.

Form: 574-235

(14)

Big Storm Coming²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: Phil Dennis⁽³⁾| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 78| C| D

12/1

Victorious at Musselburgh (7f, good-to-firm) 11 months ago but had just three starts since and finished well beaten on seasonal and stable debut last time.

Form: 91/129-9

(4)

Shouranour^b²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: J Garritty| T: A D Brown| OR: 78| CD

25/1

Ended last season with some heavy defeats and it was a similar story on seasonal return at Wetherby (7f, soft) three weeks ago. More needed here.

Form: 77008-0

(8)

Thomas Cranmer²⁰³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Nathan Evans| T: Miss T Jackson| OR: 77| D

40/1

Successful three times for Mark Johnston but beaten 20L at Doncaster (7f, good-to-soft) when last in action in the autumn. Debuting for a new yard in this.

Form: 066680-

(5)

Dasheen^p¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Gemma Tutty⁽⁵⁾| T: K Tutty| OR: 77

25/1

Dual winner for previous yard but well beaten on debut for current stable at Pontefract last time and more needed here.

Form: 00550-0

(3)

Music Seeker^t⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: G C O'Neill⁽⁵⁾| T: D Carroll| OR: 76| BF| D

16/1

Placed over an extended 1m at Nottingham (good-to-soft) last month but held twice subsequently and others have a more obvious chance in this contest.

Form: 67-7240

(7)

Archie^p1²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: T P Queally| T: R Spencer| OR: 76

9/1

Ended his career with Tom Clover by finishing runner-up at Kempton in October. Held fifth on debut for this yard over 7f at Wolverhampton last time.

Form: 75082-5

(1)

Parys Mountain^h²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 75

14/1

Successful over 6f at Hamilton (good-to-firm) last June but struggled since and stamina to prove on second start since joining this yard.

Form: 21806-0

(10)

Club Wexford²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: T Hamilton| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 74

8/1

Finished mid-division on stable and seasonal debut at Wetherby (7f, soft) three weeks ago. Likely to have improved for that outing.

Form: 53980-7

(16)

Imperial Focus^p⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Connor Beasley| T: S Waugh| OR: 71

22/1

Struggled in three starts so far this year and returns to 1m having finished well beaten in first time cheekpieces (retained) over 1m2f last time out.

Form: 2/02-507

(12)

Midnight Macchiato¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: T Eaves| T: D H Brown| OR: 71| C

16/1

Ran well to finish third over C&D when making his seasonal debut earlier this month. Similar underfoot conditions forecast here and he is an interesting runner in this event.

Form: 2097-83

(6)

Ascot Week²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 70

25/1

Finished last of seven at Beverley (good) over an extended 1m on return to turf last month. More needed if he's to break his maiden here.

Form: 430-307

(15)

Wasm¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 69

20/1

Successful in a 7f maiden at Doncaster (soft) last July but out of form in the main since and well held on both starts this term.

Form: 8368-05

Forecasts

Helovaplan (7/2), Waarif (7/2), Club Wexford (8/1), Archie (9/1), Fingal's Cave (10/1), Big Storm Coming (12/1), Parys Mountain (14/1), Music Seeker (16/1), Midnight Macchiato (16/1), Wasm (20/1), Imperial Focus (22/1), Shouranour (25/1), Dasheen (25/1), Ascot Week (25/1), Save The Bees (28/1), Thomas Cranmer (40/1)

HELOVAPLAN ran well to finish third on seasonal debut and having won over C&D in the past the drop in trip shouldn't inconvenience Bryan Smart's charge. The selection races off the same mark as for that seasonal reappearance and he can get the better of his rivals here with Fingal's Cave taken to claim second having run well over 7f last time. Waarif finished a close fourth at Wetherby on his return from a break and he can claim third.