Jackson's Yorkshire Champion Bread Handicap

Off time: 19:10 | Winning time: 1m 30.9s

(6)

Areen Heart^h²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 86| CD

3/1

C&D winner who on the whole has proved rather unreliable often failing to take chances that he's been given to win races. Only won by a narrow margin last time out when looking as though he would win easily; in good form but has his quirks.

Form: 70-2521

(4)

Magical Effect⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 80

9/4

Now lurks right near his last winning mark and gave notice that he was due to be winning again soon last time when suffering interference at Chester. Good chance he can win this but his run style always means he needs some good fortune.

Form: 5-65552

(2)

Roaring Forties^p³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Phil Dennis⁽³⁾| T: Rebecca Bastiman| OR: 79| D

40/1

Stable have been doing well but this one will have had to have undergone a major transformation to win this. Looks badly out of sorts and hard to recommend.

Form: 720090

(1)

Proud Archi¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: P Mulrennan| T: M Dods| OR: 77| BF| CD

11/2

Twice a C&D winner he's worked his way back down to his last winning mark having started to give the impression that he was coming back to form. Well held last time a return here could be the spark he needs.

Form: 07-8457

(5)

Viscount Loftus⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 84

5/2

First past the post last time out but rightly demoted to second (carried the second right in the final furlong). Left the impression there that he would stay further than 7f and still fairly lightly-raced; takes on his elders now.

Form: 49-535D

(3)

Katheefa⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: J Garritty| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 70| D

10/1

Best two recent runs have come on the AW over 6f at Newcastle and its there that he will be of most interest. Has tried and won over 7f before for his former yard and not written off here but might just find his rivals stronger at the finish.

Form: 010652

Forecasts

Magical Effect (9/4), Viscount Loftus (5/2), Areen Heart (3/1), Proud Archi (11/2), Katheefa (10/1), Roaring Forties (40/1)

The sole three-year-old in the field Viscount Loftus rightly lost a race at Chester last time in the stewards room but it did show that he was in good form and he lines up here off the same mark looking for compensation. That bid may well be undone though by MAGICAL EFFECT who also suffered in-running troubles last time although they weren’t of his doing and he has a good chance of going one better here. Areen Heart ought to be able to win again but can he be trusted is the question that you have to ask while Proud Archi needs to show a little more spark to be considered.