12:45 Thirsk

Monday 22 June 2020

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RacingTV Profits Back To Racing Handicap

Off time: 12:45 | Winning time: 1m 26.64s

(11)

Ginger Max⁴^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: D Nolan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 58| D

2/5

Fast improving 4yo, ran away with a 7f handicap at Redcar on Thursday, that coming off the back of a win at Yarmouth. Still has more to come and big chance of the hat-trick under a penalty.

Form: 5958-11

(7)

Elusif^v¹³²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: M Dwyer| T: R C Guest| OR: 58| BF| D

16/1

Did well on the all-weather during the winter but below form on final start, and now has first run for new yard; fairly enough handicapped but likely to need this first outing after a break, and best watched.

Form: 8-51115

(10)

Mea Culpa^h³⁹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Jason Hart| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 58

20/1

Has shown ability in three starts to date, looking in need of this seventh furlong, but didn't improve for the application of a hood (on again today) on final start; goes handicapping on a fair mark, and market likely the best guide.

Form: 756-

(5)

Uncle Charlie¹⁹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: A Elliott| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 58| C| D

20/1

Have to go back to 2018 to find last win, but a couple of placed efforts last autumn suggest he still retains some ability; has a course win to his name but usually needs a run or two to put himself straight.

Form: 703200-

(3)

Logi^b¹⁰⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Jamie Gormley| T: Rebecca Bastiman| OR: 58| D

14/1

Just four wins in 42 starts so no win machine, and a couple of years since he last got his head in front; looking very well handicapped at present but wasn't in any great form before the break, and he is hard to fancy.

Form: 720-995

(8)

Elixsoft^b1¹⁰⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Gemma Tutty⁽³⁾| T: K Tutty| OR: 58| D

20/1

Thrown in here on the best of her all-weather form, but on turf she only has one placing to show for her 12 efforts; change of headgear today but bottom line is that she's just a better horse on the sand surfaces.

Form: 2-20467

(9)

Christmas Night²⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Robinson| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 57| D

16/1

Never the most consistent but he can pop up from time to time, as he did at Catterick last September (7f, good to firm); yard's tending to need a run after the enforced break to get them fit, so best watched today.

Form: 566010-

(1)

Explain^p¹⁰⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 57| C| D

66/1

Hard to find many positives in his efforts of last year and his handicap mark has plummeted as a result, now some 15lb below last winning mark; trainer out of form too, and not hard to look elsewhere.

Form: 05709-9

(2)

Dawn Breaking²⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Phil Dennis| T: R M Whitaker| OR: 57

12/1

Won back-to-back handicaps last summer, both over a mile, and he showed he acts on all ground; may want another furlong ideally and will probably need the run, but there are more races to be won with him this season.

Form: 711406-

(4)

Amelia R¹⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: D C Costello| T: R Craggs| OR: 57

25/1

Returned to form on final start before the break when a neck second over 6f at Newcastle, 7lb higher here; more of a worry is the trip, as she seems better at shorter and an overall strike rate of 1-16 is enough to look elsewhere for the winner.

Form: 55880-2

Result Amended

Ginger Max - Original Position 4th. Amended Position 10th.

Elusif - Original Position 10th. Amended Position 9th.

Mea Culpa - Original Position 9th. Amended Position 8th.

Uncle Charlie - Original Position 8th. Amended Position 7th.

Elixsoft - Original Position 5th. Amended Position 4th.

Explain - Original Position 6th. Amended Position 5th.

Amelia R - Original Position 7th. Amended Position 6th.

Non-Runners

(6)

Jack Randall²⁴⁸

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: I Jardine J: A Mullen

Forecasts

Ginger Max (2/5), Jack Randall (13/2), Dawn Breaking (12/1), Logi (14/1), Christmas Night (16/1), Elusif (16/1), Elixsoft (20/1), Uncle Charlie (20/1), Mea Culpa (20/1), Amelia R (25/1), Explain (66/1)

GINGER MAX is really getting the hang of racing now and was quite impressive when scoring at Redcar at Friday. He faces no harder task here and can complete the hat-trick. The race for the places looks wide opwn, with any number holding some sort of chance, and maybe Mea Culpa can improve a bit for going handicapping to prove the danger. Jack Randall starts out for a new yard and could do with it drying up a bit, but he should be capable of winning a race or two for them. Dawn Breaking is worth keeping an eye on with a view to the future too.