17:10 Redcar

Thursday 2 May 2019

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Go Racing At Thirsk This Saturday Handicap

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 1m 39.26s

(9)

Dream Chick¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: A Mullen| T: K A Ryan| OR: 65

33/1

Showed potential in her first two starts and interesting she's upped in distance for this her handicap debut. Still has plenty of scope and worth a betting check.

Form: 3-38

(12)

Bubbelah³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: P Cosgrave| T: D M Simcock| OR: 62

8/1

Ran well on his reappearance at Chelmsford in February but disappointed twice since. Plenty to prove now. (Dropped 1lb since his last run but might need more assistance.)

Form: 858-276

(8)

Ivory Charm⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: P J McDonald| T: R A Fahey| OR: 60

8/1

Not made much progress since handicapping and needs to improve dramatically for this first try on turf. Others more appealing.

Form: 45-466

(5)

Midnight In Havana²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: G Lee| T: B Smart| OR: 58

3/1

Posted an encouraging effort on his seasonal debut last month and has also gone well here before now. Faces faster ground than he's encountered on turf before but has to be respected. Up 1lb since his last run.

Form: 573-3

(14)

Kodi Dream¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Ben Sanderson⁽⁵⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 58

7/2

Only just denied over C&D last time and arrives on the back of a string of solid efforts. On the same mark here but has conditions to suit and is potentially well treated. Worth considering.

Form: 144402

(2)

Macs Blessings^p²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Sean Davis⁽⁵⁾| T: Stef Keniry| OR: 56| D

14/1

Won at Newcastle in February but held from this mark twice since. Previous turf form was poor, so does need to up his game this time.

Form: 5-23125

(15)

Langholm³²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: P Mulrennan| T: D Carroll| OR: 55

10/1

Not shown much in three starts so far and hard to suggest he's one to side with on first run since last June.

Form: 070-

(1)

Zalmi Angel²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Laura Coughlan⁽⁷⁾| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR: 54

80/1

AW form has been ordinary at best; plenty to prove back on turf and even a 3lb lower mark than last time isn't enough to merit a recommendation.

Form: 778-0

(10)

Firsteen³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: A C Whillans| OR: 54

12/1

Form in handicaps on the AW not devoid of promise and kept on well last time (had Kodi Dream just in behind but is 3lb worse off here). Has a likeable attitude and will benefit if there's a strong pace. Thereabouts if coping with 1m on turf.

Form: 07-6332

(7)

Geography Teacher³³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Hollie Doyle| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 53| BF

33/1

Won over 6f at Southwell in January and now back on the same mark after three modest efforts. Previous turf form makes for dull reading though. Plenty to prove on that score and also has a stamina query to answer.

Form: 751654

(4)

Zoom Out^t²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Rowan Scott⁽³⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 52

12/1

Unraced as a juvenile and not shown much since being introduced on the AW in January; dropped 4lb since his last run but lacks experience of racing on turf.

Form: 05770

(11)

Happy Hannah¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: C J McGovern⁽³⁾| T: J J Davies| OR: 51

22/1

Latest start (at odds of 100./1) was the best of her three starts so far. Should be sharper for the run and begins her handicap career on a workable mark. The betting can help; a three-figure price is a very unlikely scenario this time.

Form: 80-5

(3)

Angel Sarah²⁷¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 51

18/1

Well haled in all three starts so far and is up in trip for this debut run in a handicap. Yard and jockey highly respected but a big amount of improvement is still required.

Form: 760-

(6)

Highjacked¹⁸⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: S H James| T: J J Davies| OR: 51

20/1

Run well over 6f at this course but possible he needs a bit more give underfoot than he'll encounter today. Stamina untried at this trip before now and is another with a bit to prove.

Form: 967303-

Non-Runners

(13)

High Contrast¹⁷

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: K R Burke J: P J McDonald

Forecasts

Midnight In Havana (3/1), Kodi Dream (7/2), Ivory Charm (8/1), Bubbelah (8/1), Langholm (10/1), High Contrast (10/1), Zoom Out (12/1), Firsteen (12/1), Macs Blessings (14/1), Angel Sarah (18/1), Highjacked (20/1), Happy Hannah (22/1), Geography Teacher (33/1), Dream Chick (33/1), Zalmi Angel (80/1)

Doubts can be cast over all of these: the likes of Midnight In Havana and High Contrast epitomise the theory as both need to step things up a notch after their latest starts but neither can be confidently ruled out when the pick of their form is taken into account. Dream Chick needs to better the effort she posted last time but is an interesting one to note on her handicap debut. However, there is little to split FIRSTEEN and Kodi Dream after their encounter in the AW last month and the former looks good value to reverse the tables in a tricky one to fathom.