17:00 Catterick

Tuesday 8 September 2020

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Racing TV Handicap

Off time: 17:01 | Winning time: 3m 18.64s

(7)

Lord Warburton^v³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Thore Hammer-Hansen⁽³⁾| T: M L W Bell| OR: 57

3/1

Winner at Ripon in July and (11/2) caught on line when excellent second of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 3 days ago. This step up in trip should suit so leading claims off unchanged mark.

Form: 6-84152

(4)

Benedictine²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Harrison Shaw⁽³⁾| T: J D Bethell| OR: 55

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at Beverley (12.1f, firm) 27 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 8747

(2)

Ben Lilly⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: K Stott| T: D H Brown| OR: 52

11/4

Modest maiden who posted good second of 12 in handicap (6/1) at Southwell (12.1f) 8 days ago. Much respected.

Form: 46-862

(5)

Boulevard Beauty^p³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 52

4/1

Cheekpieces on when good fourth of 10 in handicap (14/1) at Pontefract (17.1f, good) 39 days ago. Headgear retained and can race off 2 lb lower mark here so sure to make her presence felt.

Form: 86-3334

(1)

Grimsthorpe Castle^p³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: D Nolan| T: M Appleby| OR: 48

9/1

10/1, below-form seventh of 13 in handicap at this course (12.1f, good to firm) 35 days ago. More needed if he's to open his account.

Form: 652287

(9)

Bouncing Bobby²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: M Dods| OR: 46

16/5

Still a maiden, but arrives in decent form, fourth of 11 in handicap at Hamilton (12.1f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Not taken lightly off 1 lb lower mark.

Form: 00-3454

(3)

Strict Order³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Cieren Fallon| T: L A Mullaney| OR: 45

18/1

Yet to finish in the frame in four runs, 40/1 when seventh of 14 in handicap at Thirsk (12f, good) 30 days ago. Should stay this longer trip but others appeal more.

Form: 8857

Non-Runners

(6)

Roman's Empress²

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: R Menzies J: Cam Hardie

(8)

Jean Mary⁵

Weight: 8-12| Age: 3

T: Stef Keniry J: Barry McHugh

Forecasts

Ben Lilly (11/4), Lord Warburton (3/1), Bouncing Bobby (16/5), Boulevard Beauty (4/1), Roman's Empress (6/1), Grimsthorpe Castle (9/1), Strict Order (18/1), Benedictine (25/1), Jean Mary (50/1)

LORD WARBURTON went down by the narrowest of margins at Wolverhampton only 3 days ago so holds good claims turned out quickly off the same mark with this step up to 14f also likely to prove to his benefit. Boulevard Beauty went more sweetly in cheekpieces when fourth at Pontefract so rates the biggest danger with the headgear retained, while Roman's Empress must be considered after Sunday's win.