17:10 Catterick

Saturday 20 October 2018

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Go Racing In Yorkshire Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 17:11 | Winning time: 3m 11.33s

(8)

Zig Zag^p³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Connor Murtagh| T: P A Kirby| OR: 60

20/1

2-23 record and still above his last winning mark. Better than his last two runs indicate and cheekpieces return. Worth a market check having drifted ominously last time.

Form: 815267

(9)

Jan De Heem^p³²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: Toby Eley⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss T Jackson| OR: 56| D

25/1

Runner-up in the last two runnings of this. Excuses for his last two performances and he is below his last winning mark with underfoot conditions to suit.

Form: 843373

(7)

Richard Strauss^p¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Ray Dawson⁽³⁾| T: P A Kirby| OR: 55

9/1

Record stands at just 1-25 but he has been placed on three of his four starts here. Worth another go at this trip having looked short of pace lately.

Form: 075233

(5)

Betancourt^p¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: Sebastian Woods⁽³⁾| T: Stef Keniry| OR: 55| D

9/4

Redcar winner at this trip who was edged out over 2m here last time having touched 1.01 in running. Up another 2lb but has more to offer than most in this.

Form: 497512

(1)

Echo¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Andrew Breslin⁽³⁾| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 61

13/2

Shaped well after a break last time given conditions were quicker than ideal. Looked ready for this extra quarter mile and has to be fancied with the ground turning favourable.

Form: 7571-04

(2)

Falcon's Fire¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Poppy Bridgwater| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 54

7/1

Has plenty of ability, but doesn't always give it all when required, and strike rate in recent times is poor. Challenging ride for a claimer and others preferred.

Form: 432526

(10)

Foxy Lass⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Finley Marsh| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 45

66/1

Hurdles winner who is yet to make the frame in seven Flat starts. Joined current yard for £3,200 last month.

Form: 00090-0

(11)

Fillydelphia¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Paula Muir| T: L A Mullaney| OR: 45| C

14/1

2-49 career record with both victories having come here. Without a win since June 2016 and this looks a good race for the grade.

Form: 324447

(4)

Legalized³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Harry Russell⁽⁵⁾| T: Kenneth Slack| OR: 45

6/1

Yet to make the frame but represents a trainer with a good record here and who took this last year. Has plenty to find with Betancourt on latest running.

Form: 0640-59

(6)

Queen Adelaide⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Darragh Keenan⁽³⁾| T: J Ryan| OR: 50| BF

17/2

Inconsistent and moderate 15-race maiden whose lack of pace may be offset at this trip on this ground. Still there are others in this with more obvious claims.

Form: 833727

(3)

Sincerely Resdev^p⁸⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Oliver Stammers⁽⁵⁾| T: P A Kirby| OR: 48

18/1

Has threatened to win a small race over this sort of trip and his penultimate run suggested his turn may be near. 2m may have been too far last time.

Form: 042437

Forecasts

Betancourt (9/4), Legalized (6/1), Echo (13/2), Falcon's Fire (7/1), Queen Adelaide (17/2), Richard Strauss (9/1), Fillydelphia (14/1), Sincerely Resdev (18/1), Zig Zag (20/1), Jan De Heem (25/1), Foxy Lass (66/1)

Jan De Heem bids to make it third time lucky in this and his current mark makes that entirely possible and the softer the ground the better. Betancourt is in good shape currently and is sure to be thereabouts, but ECHO caught the eye last time and is fancied to fulfil that potential. Jedd O'Keefe's runner was returning after a break on ground faster than ideal but was noted making late gains. As a winner on soft ground over a mile as a juvenile he should have little difficulty staying this far and he has the potential to step up on previous efforts.