15:55 Thirsk

Tuesday 19 June 2018

All13:4014:1014:4515:2015:5516:3517:1017:45

Peter Sharp Memorial Handicap

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 1m 11.2s

(13)

King Robert^p¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: G Lee| T: B Smart| OR: 85| D

6/1

Beaten just 2½L when finishing third to Gunmental over C&D last month (good to firm), and also placed on his sole other run at Thirsk in July 2017. Much respected dropping down into a Class 4 handicap.

Form: 3767-37

(11)

Barracuda Boy¹³²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-13| J: Nathan Evans| T: Mrs Marjorie Fife| OR: 84| D

40/1

Stablemate of Adam's Ale. Out of sorts when last in action on the AW during the winter months, but lines up fresh from a break from a falling mark.

Form: 5395-00

(6)

Henley²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: T Eaves| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 83

14/1

Back to form with a win at Pontefract over 5f (good) last time. All of his wins have come over the minimum trip and although he could see this out, defying a 5lb higher mark will be a challenge.

Form: 502-481

(2)

Breaking Records^h¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Josephine Gordon| T: H Palmer| OR: 85| D

5/2

Recorded a second win when scoring by 1L (5/2f) in a 6f handicap at Haydock last week; not harshly treated with a 5lb rise in the weights, yet still requires a career best performance in order to score again.

Form: 120421

(14)

The Armed Man⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Paula Muir⁽⁷⁾| T: C W Fairhurst| OR: 75| BF| CD

9/2

Won three times over C&D on decent ground in 2017, including when taking this race by a neck from Highland Acclaim. On the premises (caught close home) here off this mark last week; well drawn.

Form: 178-444

(1)

Muatadel⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: T Hamilton| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 75| D

16/1

Hit a purple patch in July/August 2017, winning three races between 5f and 6f, but climbed the weights as a result and has kicked off the current campaign in more moderate form.

Form: 435-976

(9)

Fast Track¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Ben Robinson⁽³⁾| T: T D Barron| OR: 74| C| D

33/1

Not won since January 2017 (6f Wolverhampton), so the percentage call is to oppose. However, on the plus side he's well treated off a mark of 74, and is 1 from 1 at Thirsk (5f Nursery back in 2013).

Form: 843597

(10)

Madrinho⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Poppy Bridgwater⁽⁷⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 71| D

11/4

Ready 2L winner over 6f at Salisbury last week and lines up today without a penalty for that success (Apprentices Handicap). Evidently goes well for Poppy Bridgwater and has a fairly solid chance from a good draw in stall ten.

Form: 314831

(4)

Canford's Joy¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: J Fanning| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 78| D

33/1

Speedy sort who won back-to-back races as a juvenile in mid to late 2017, but has performed poorly in handicap company since, eased when beaten over 7f at Kempton on his seasonal reappearance.

Form: 61100-0

(3)

Silver Starlight³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Rachel Richardson⁽³⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 75| CD

14/1

C&D winner in July 2017 (good to soft), and runner up at this track on her next juvenile start just a week later (5f). Much less pleasing since, so needs to be wholly revitalised by the return to this track.

Form: 2640-67

Non-Runners

(5)

Adam's Ale³⁹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 9

T: Mrs Marjorie Fife J: Cam Hardie

(7)

Zanetto²⁴¹

Weight: 9-11| Age: 8

T: J & S Quinn J: K Stott

(12)

Rockies Spirit³

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: D P Quinn J: P Cosgrave

(8)

Top Boy¹⁹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 8

T: D Shaw J: P Mathers

Forecasts

Breaking Records (5/2), Madrinho (11/4), The Armed Man (9/2), King Robert (6/1), Henley (14/1), Silver Starlight (14/1), Adam's Ale (14/1), Rockies Spirit (14/1), Muatadel (16/1), Top Boy (16/1), Zanetto (20/1), Canford's Joy (33/1), Fast Track (33/1), Barracuda Boy (40/1)

A race which features a plethora of horses with past C&D winning form, so in theory we could see a surprise result with a number of those Thirsk specialists out of form at other tracks. That said; the 2017 winner The Armed Man is in decent form at present and should be on the premises from a handy draw in stall 14 given his prominent style of racing, whilst the last time out winners Madrinho (unpenalised) and Breaking Records also merit serious consideration. However, we'll take a chance on the top-weight KING ROBERT; he's run well twice at this track in the past, has a decent draw (13), and drops into a Class 4 handicap for the first time ever.