17:30 Catterick

Tuesday 8 September 2020

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Follow catterickraces Amateur Jockeys' Handicap

Off time: 17:31 | Winning time: 3m 19.51s

(10)

Sula Island²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Miss Georgia King⁽⁷⁾| T: A King| OR: 77

6/1

Latest win at Chepstow in July. Creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at Newbury (12f, good to soft, 7/1) 24 days ago, slowly away. Needs another career best to defy this mark.

Form: 34/42-14

(1)

Flat To The Max^b,t³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Mr Tommie M O'Brien| T: T J FitzGerald| OR: 73

22/1

9/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, respectable third of 8 in handicap hurdle at Stratford (18.7f, good) 3 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Doesn't make much appeal.

Form: 73-2457

(2)

Percy Prosecco^b1²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Miss Brodie Hampson| T: A Watson| OR: 67| C| D

4/1

Course winner. 7/1, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at this course (12.1f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 119-584

(6)

Stormin Norman⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Miss Becky Smith| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 67

13/2

4/1, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Musselburgh (16f, good) 69 days ago, driven out. Likeable stayer who should go well again.

Form: 81133-1

(4)

Dance King^p⁸^{(ex 4)}

Age: 10| Weight: 10-4| J: Mrs Emily Roberts| T: T D Easterby| OR: 63

4/1

Improved on recent efforts to win 15-runner handicap at Ripon (10.9f, good to soft, 12/1) 8 days ago, keeping on well. Leading claims bidding to defy a penalty up in trip.

Form: 340-361

(7)

Three Castles¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Mrs C Bartley| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 66

9/2

15/2, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Musselburgh (16f, heavy) 13 days ago, always holding on. Looks of interest again following a 4-lb rise.

Form: 73-5421

(5)

Thorntoun Care^p⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-1| J: Miss Amy Collier⁽⁵⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 64

7/1

12/1, respectable 4¾ lengths third of 15 to Dance King in handicap at Ripon (10.9f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Back up in trip. On a handy mark.

Form: 7-70753

(9)

Be Perfect^p²²

Age: 11| Weight: 10-0| J: Miss Emily Bullock⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 63| CD

22/1

5-time course winner. Ninth of 14 in handicap (14/1) at this course (12.1f, good to soft) 22 days ago, making effort earlier than ideal. Cheekpieces back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 5-72U89

(3)

Tapis Libre^p²²

Age: 12| Weight: 9-12| J: Joanna Mason| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 61| C

11/1

Course winner. 22/1, good second of 14 in handicap at this course (12.1f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Should remain competitive.

Form: 860-032

Non-Runners

(8)

Nabhan⁵²

Weight: 10-6| Age: 8

T: B J Llewellyn J: Miss Jessica Llewellyn

(11)

Restive²²⁵

Weight: 10-5| Age: 7

T: M & D Easterby J: Miss Serena Brotherton

Forecasts

Percy Prosecco (4/1), Dance King (4/1), Three Castles (9/2), Sula Island (6/1), Stormin Norman (13/2), Thorntoun Care (7/1), Tapis Libre (11/1), Nabhan (12/1), Flat To The Max (22/1), Be Perfect (22/1), Restive (50/1)

DANCE KING is still chucked in on old form and looked revitalised when scoring under this rider at Ripon 8 days ago, so he's a confident choice to defy a penalty. Tapis Libre is also well treated and arrives in form, so he's feared most ahead of Sula Island.