15:55 Catterick

Tuesday 8 September 2020

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Millbry Hill Handicap

Off time: 16:01 | Winning time: 1m 2.78s

(1)

Ventura Express^p1⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Connor Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 66| BF

9/1

Promising second on 6f Ayr handicap debut (good to firm) in July. Not quite the same form back there since but still retains potential as an unexposed sort from a good yard. Cheekpieces go on.

Form: 0-6624

(5)

Captain Corcoran^h²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Rachel Richardson| T: E J Alston| OR: 65| CD

11/4

Back to form with a bang when winning over C&D (good) 22 days ago. 5 lb rise looks fair enough and another bold bid looks assured for a stable seeking a hat-trick of wins in this race.

Form: 1-00041

(7)

Lezardrieux¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S H James| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 65| D

9/2

Winning return at Yarmouth in June and respectable in-the-frame efforts on 3 of his 4 outings since. Ought to be competitive again.

Form: 1-13394

(9)

Wade's Magic^p⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 63| D

8/1

Winner at Wolverhampton in August and good runner-up efforts (AW again) on both starts since. Went close on turf at Beverley early last month. Ought to be bang there again.

Form: 002122

(8)

Not On Your Nellie⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Faye McManoman⁽⁵⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 62| D

9/2

Off the mark at Ripon in July and just as good when third (Wade's magic second) at Newcastle (5f) last week.

Form: 044213

(12)

Cock A Hoop⁹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: K Stott| T: P T Midgley| OR: 61

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving Ben Haslam when seventh of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (5f) in June. Off since. Makes turf debut.

Form: 5-477

(11)

Rose Bandit⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Harrison Shaw⁽³⁾| T: Stef Keniry| OR: 59| D

22/1

Well held both starts this term. An 8-week break needs to have done her some good.

Form: 1269-90

(6)

Kingmans Spirit^p1³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Cieren Fallon| T: D Loughnane| OR: 54

14/1

5/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6f) 39 days ago, slowly away. Cheekpieces on first time. Others more obvious.

Form: 676-650

(2)

The Grey Bay⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Barry McHugh| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 53| BF

17/2

Placed in fast-ground handicaps on first 2 outings this year and claims if a poor run at Beverley last time can be forgiven.

Form: 765-320

(4)

Maybellene²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Berry| OR: 52

66/1

No promise in 3 runs this season, including tailed off at Musselburgh on Sunday. Easy to look elsehwere.

Form: 446-000

(3)

La Chica Lobo^h⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: Elisha Whittington⁽⁵⁾| T: L Williamson| OR: 47

22/1

Poor maiden. Creditable seventh of 12 in handicap (50/1) at Bath (5f, good) 6 days ago. Others preferred again.

Form: 58-6577

Non-Runners

(10)

Champagne Angel²⁹

Weight: 8-2| Age: 3

T: T D Easterby J: J P Sullivan

Forecasts

Captain Corcoran (11/4), Lezardrieux (9/2), Not On Your Nellie (9/2), Wade's Magic (8/1), The Grey Bay (17/2), Ventura Express (9/1), Kingmans Spirit (14/1), Cock A Hoop (14/1), La Chica Lobo (22/1), Rose Bandit (22/1), Champagne Angel (28/1), Maybellene (66/1)

Eric Alston has won this race for the last 2 years and has a very solid contender again in the shape of CAPTAIN CORCORAN who was back to winning ways over C&D last time and remains with plenty of handicapping scope on last year's Irish form. Wade's Magic has enjoyed a good spell since equipped with cheekpieces and heads the dangers along with Richard Fahey's lightly-raced Ventura Express.