15:00 Catterick

Tuesday 11 September 2018

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2018 Catterick Twelve Furlong Series Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 2m 40.28s

(10)

Swansway¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Cam Hardie| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 65| CD

9/2

C&D winner off this mark in July 2017, and has run well on a number of occasions since June, including when beaten 3L (third) by The Resdev Way over 1m6f here last month.

Form: 523343

(2)

Tristram⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: D Allan| T: J Mackie| OR: 62

12/1

Won just once in 13 starts, but that was off this mark at Nottingham (1m6f, good to firm) in May; not overly convincing since and now drops back in trip.

Form: 0-61678

(11)

Calliope³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: J P Sullivan| T: Kenneth Slack| OR: 61| BF| CD

7/2

Led close home when beating Zihaam by ¾L over C&D (good to firm) in July; beaten favourite off this revised mark (2lb higher) twice since, including when finishing just over 2L third at Redcar (1m6f) latest.

Form: 633163

(5)

Mont Royal^v¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: K Stott| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 61

8/1

Tried hurdling early summer, but back on the Flat more latterly, and was headed close home when beaten ¾L by Archie Perkins at Beverley (1m2f good to soft) recently; back up in trip.

Form: 903462

(13)

Mr Carbonator¹³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Connor Beasley| T: P A Kirby| OR: 66

25/1

Stablemate of I'm Yer Man; AW regular (3-11) and far from certain that he has the required stamina reserves for this 1m4f trip; versatile in terms of ground conditions, but is returning from a 135-day absence; vulnerable.

Form: 146535

(4)

Albert Boy¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: P Hanagan| T: S Dixon| OR: 58| D

9/1

Prominent racer; 3lb higher than when winning at Thirsk (1m4f, good to soft) on his penultimate start; excuses latest (Fibresand); merits consideration at this sharp track with a top jockey booked to ride.

Form: 852416

(7)

Firby⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: D Tudhope| T: J D Bethell| OR: 63

9/2

Nine-race maiden; has shown he can compete off this mark with early season placed turf efforts at Nottingham and Redcar (both 1m2f); disappointing latest, so needs to bounce back to form and definitively prove his stamina.

Form: 4-33765

(3)

I'm Yer Man¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: S A Gray| T: P A Kirby| OR: 62

20/1

Stablemate of Mr Carbonator; sole win came for previous trainer Ann Duffield at Chelmsford (7f) in December 2017; dropped 16lb in the weights since joining this trainer, but highly debatable as to whether or not this longer trip will suit.

Form: 674505

(12)

Mystical Mac^p¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Jamie Gormley⁽³⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 60

8/1

Seven-race maiden; best effort so far was when a ¾L runner-up to French Resistance at Carlisle (1m1f, good) in June; stamina reserves untested over this extra 3f trip.

Form: 5-52455

(1)

Correggio^p⁴⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: G Lee| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 52

20/1

Stable amongst the winners at York on Sunday, and this veteran found the frame (albeit well beaten) on his latest start at Pontefract (1m4f) in July; has won here in the past (7f), but nowhere at all since 2015 and that's off-putting.

Form: 9-99433

(9)

Echo Beat³³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: A Elliott| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 48

100/1

Eight-race maiden, finishing last on five of those starts; clearly of limited ability and as a result is immensely difficult to consider as a realistic contender.

Form: 97388

(14)

Arizona Sunrise^p²²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: C J McGovern⁽³⁾| T: Miss T Jackson| OR: 45

100/1

No worthwhile form in three starts in 2018; doubtful stayer over 1m4f, and has an overall career record of 1-21, so fair to say that the odds are stacked firmly against him today.

Form: 906-800

(8)

Simmo's Partytrick¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: S H James| T: G A Harker| OR: 45

33/1

13-race maiden; third (beaten 2L) in a 1m6f seller here in June, but increasingly poor since and is readily overlooked.

Form: 439848

(6)

Allnite¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: Nathan Evans| T: Mrs Marjorie Fife| OR: 47

28/1

Ten-race maiden; runner-up over this trip (soft) at Thirsk on his penultimate start, but never involved behind Mont Royal at Beverley (1m2f) latest; open to a degree of improvement as a stayer, but rates as risky on the whole; market a guide.

Form: 757929

Non-Runners

(15)

Jaquar³²

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: H & R Charlton J: Edward Greatrex

Forecasts

Calliope (7/2), Firby (9/2), Swansway (9/2), Jaquar (6/1), Mystical Mac (8/1), Mont Royal (8/1), Albert Boy (9/1), Tristram (12/1), Correggio (20/1), I'm Yer Man (20/1), Mr Carbonator (25/1), Allnite (28/1), Simmo's Partytrick (33/1), Arizona Sunrise (100/1), Echo Beat (100/1)

There are doubts about a number of these horses in terms of stamina, and the prominent racing Thirsk winner Albert Boy will be amongst those who will help to ensure a solid even tempo. He merits consideration along with the reliable top-weight and previous C&D winner Swansway, and the dual purpose 4yo Mont Royal. However, it's always worth keeping a close eye on Ken Slack-trained Flat runners at Catterick (6-17; 35%), and his mare CALLIOPE remains feasibly handicapped, just 2lb above her last winning mark (over C&D). She's fairly consistent in the main, and is another horse likely to prove well suited to racing handily throughout at this tight track.