17:00 Catterick

Wednesday 10 July 2019

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Racing Again 17th July Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 17:02 | Winning time: 1m 26.49s

(14)

Bibbidibobbidiboo⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: J Fanning| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 63| C| D

17/2

3lb above her last winning mark; kept on well from the rear (met trouble in running) when finishing just over 2L third to Rux Ruxx in a Class 4 C&D fillies' handicap nine days ago.

Form: 25-7603

(10)

Gunmaker¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 62| D

12/1

14-race turf maiden (1-12 on the AW); finished tenth of 11 over 6f at Pontefract (good) on his most recent start; now 3lb lower; is strongest over 7f.

Form: 332050

(3)

Eldelbar^h⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Connor Beasley| T: G A Harker| OR: 60| D

25/1

Won a pair of French claimers (6f-7f) last September but well short of the required standard on both starts for his current trainer; eased a further 6lb by the assessor.

Form: 6311-00

(6)

Our Charlie Brown⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 60| CD

4/1

Effective on most ground conditions and usually brings his 'A game' to the table when turning out at Catterick (three-time C&D winner); 12lb lower than when placed behind a stablemate over C&D last October; has recent form with Billy Wedge.

Form: 059540

(11)

Lappet⁷^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: G Lee| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 54

5/2

Finally off the mark at the tenth attempt over 1m at Musselburgh last week; carries a 5lb penalty for that neck win (beat the revitalised Cliff Bay with Donnelly's Rainbow third); stable in red-hot form.

Form: 3-00501

(13)

Donnelly's Rainbow⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: D Allan| T: Rebecca Bastiman| OR: 56| BF| D

4/1

Hasn't won since his debut in June 2016 (0-26 since); that said, he has raced solidly in defeat on his last five starts (23243); is 6lb better off with the re-opposing Lappet for a 2L defeat at Musselburgh last week.

Form: 523243

(12)

Robben Rainbow⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Phil Dennis| T: K Scott| OR: 56| CD

20/1

Won this race from a similar mark in 2018 (for David Barron) and struck for Katie Scott when forcing a dead-heat at Musselburgh (7f, good to firm) in May; some work to do with Lappet and Donnelly's Rainbow.

Form: 041906

(4)

Dancing Speed²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: D Nolan| T: Mrs Marjorie Fife| OR: 61

14/1

Ten race maiden (was with Richard Hannon as a juvenile); 0-4 for current connections, falling 9lb in the weights since April; finished behind today's rivals Billy Wedge and Our Charlie Brown at Thirsk (7f) latest.

Form: 24-0667

(1)

Khitaamy^t,v1¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: P Hanagan| T: Miss T Jackson| OR: 47| CD

66/1

C&D maiden winner for Ed Dunlop in July 2017 but has totally lost the plot since and is now rated a whopping 26lb lower; visor applied seeking a total transformation in fortunes.

Form: 08-0009

(15)

Macs Blessings^v²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Harrison Shaw⁽⁵⁾| T: Stef Keniry| OR: 54

7/1

Justified favouritism when scoring on the AW at Newcastle (1m) in February, and although running creditably in defeat since holds few secrets from the handicapper; stumbled badly at the start at Ayr (6f) on Monday; visor applied.

Form: 125355

Non-Runners

(5)

Muatadel⁵

Weight: 10-5| Age: 6

T: R Fell & S Murray J: B A Curtis

(9)

Bee Machine²²

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: D Carroll J: Zak Wheatley

(7)

Billy Wedge²²

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: Miss Tracy Waggott J: Barry McHugh

(8)

Searanger²³

Weight: 9-2| Age: 6

T: R Menzies J: P Mulrennan

(2)

Miss Communicate¹⁶

Weight: 8-8| Age: 3

T: Mrs L Pearce J: Sean Davis

Forecasts

Lappet (5/2), Donnelly's Rainbow (4/1), Our Charlie Brown (4/1), Muatadel (11/2), Bee Machine (6/1), Macs Blessings (7/1), Billy Wedge (8/1), Bibbidibobbidiboo (17/2), Gunmaker (12/1), Searanger (12/1), Dancing Speed (14/1), Robben Rainbow (20/1), Eldelbar (25/1), Miss Communicate (25/1), Khitaamy (66/1)

An open contest in which the recent Musselburgh 1-3 Lappet and Donnelly's Rainbow recommence battle on revised terms, albeit with the former flying the flag for the red-hot Gavin Cromwell yard. Muatadel took a Beverley seller last week and ought to be in the mix under a 5lb penalty, while it's worth continuing to chart the progress of the well handicapped course specialist Searanger. However, for small stakes a chance is taken on the impossibly named BIBBIDIBOBBIDIBOO who flashed home late (third) from off the pace over C&D just nine days ago.