19:00 Catterick

Monday 1 July 2019

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Off time: 19:00 | Winning time: 1m 3.0s

(7)

Dew Pond^b,t⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 55| C| D

3/1

One win and a place from five starts at the track, comes here in good nick after a close third at Beverley last time and this step back up in trip should suit. Drops in grade too, and makes plenty of appeal here.

Form: 538143

(5)

Betancourt⁸¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-11| J: Gabriele Malune⁽³⁾| T: Stef Keniry| OR: 54| D

12/1

Winner over 2m at Wolverhampton in December, so will stay, but recent efforts have been lacking and he was totally tailed off at Newcastle last time. Had a break since, which may help, but others preferred.

Form: 851-250

(4)

About Glory²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Jamie Gormley| T: I Jardine| OR: 52

50/1

Hasn't beaten a horse home in any of his last three starts and was well behind Dew Pond when they last met. Not hard to look elsewhere for the winner.

Form: 534/070

(15)

Richard Strauss^p²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: K Stott| T: P A Kirby| OR: 52| BF| C

11/1

Likes the track, one win and three placed efforts from six starts, but the sticking point is this trip, with all his best form so far coming at shorter. Hard to totally discount but drawn poorly and overall, others make more appeal.

Form: 441-070

(12)

Shamitsar¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Connor Beasley| T: R Craggs| OR: 51

33/1

Placed in a bumper in April, not a bad effort, and now goes handicapping after three efforts over trips that may have been too short. Form not much to shout about, but worth a glance in the market all the same.

Form: 606

(10)

Midnight Warrior^t⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: Rowan Scott⁽³⁾| T: R E Barr| OR: 50| CD

40/1

Is a C&D winner here and some of his form from the back end of last year reads well, but two moderate efforts this term need forgiving. Might be fitter now though, so if he can recapture his form, has place chances.

Form: 4202-00

(8)

Jan De Heem^p⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: Connor Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: Miss T Jackson| OR: 50| D

17/2

Have to go back to 2017 to find the last time he won but often plugs on for the places and has form at the track. Comes here off the back of two reasonable efforts and can be considered for the places, with ground fine.

Form: 733-044

(9)

Rockliffe^p⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: G Lee| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 48| C

25/1

Has been hurdling, and did win one last December, but a poor effort at Uttoxeter last time needs forgiving. Good jockey booking but others make a little more appeal all the same.

Form: 732/247-

(1)

Point Of Honour⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 48

8/1

Going nowhere quickly at present and faded out of things a bit too quickly for comfort at Redcar last time. Ground to make up with Dew Pond on previous form too, and not hard to look elsewhere for the winner.

Form: 500-959

(14)

Rajapur^b⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Harrison Shaw⁽⁵⁾| T: D Thompson| OR: 46| D

50/1

Won a very moderate seller at Southwell in March but no form to speak of since then, and this trip an unknown too.

Form: 79-0109

(6)

Artic Nel¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: P Hanagan| T: Ian Williams| OR: 45| D

4/1

Plugged on to finish a well beaten second at Nottingham last time but the heavy ground there may not have suited. Yard have an excellent 23% strike rate here, which makes her of interest on that alone, and she is one to be interested in.

Form: 6545-02

(11)

Robeam¹⁴

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

7/2

Still a maiden after 14 starts but there's probably a race like this in him somewhere. Stuck to the task over 2m here last time to be fourth, trip and ground fine and he might be able to challenge for places once again.

Form: 727354

Non-Runners

(3)

Steccando²¹⁵

Weight: 9-7| Age: 6

T: R Menzies J: Cam Hardie

(2)

Sweetest Smile²⁰

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: E De Giles J: Non Runner

(13)

My Strong Man²³⁷

Weight: 8-4| Age: 3

T: P A Kirby J: Sean Davis

Forecasts

Dew Pond (3/1), Robeam (7/2), Artic Nel (4/1), Point Of Honour (8/1), Jan De Heem (17/2), Richard Strauss (11/1), Betancourt (12/1), My Strong Man (14/1), Steccando (20/1), Rockliffe (25/1), Sweetest Smile (25/1), Shamitsar (33/1), Midnight Warrior (40/1), About Glory (50/1), Rajapur (50/1)

The dark horse is My Strong Man, who has shown very little but will want a trip like this on breeding, has been gelded since last being seen out, and he needs monitoring very closely on his handicap debut in the market. DEW POND looks the solid one though, as he's proven at this trip, drops in grade and is in good form. He can come out on top. Robeam is likely to be staying on for the places, as is Artic Nel, and they can both be considered for placepots, along with Midnight Warrior and Jan De Heem.