16:55 Beverley

Tuesday 22 September 2020

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Brian And Jason Merrington Memorial Handicap

Off time: 16:55 | Winning time: 2m 6.03s

(1)

First Response¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: K Stott| T: Mrs L Stubbs| OR: 66

4/1

66/1, bit below form eighth of 20 in minor event at Doncaster (8f, good) 13 days ago, taking record on turf to 0-13. Back up in trip.

Form: 479808

(7)

Vampish⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Nicola Currie| T: Ronald Thompson| OR: 64| C

40/1

Course winner. 33/1, last of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good) 6 days ago. Claims if able to bounce back, but judged on recent efforts she's one to swerve at present.

Form: 942070

(4)

Jupiter Road^p⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Rowan Scott| T: N Tinkler| OR: 63| CD

7/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Ripon in August. 10/1, respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good) 6 days ago. Should be on the premises.

Form: 007115

(6)

Thorntoun Care^p¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-10| J: Gemma Tutty⁽³⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 62| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at Catterick (13.9f, heavy, 7/1) 14 days ago. Back down in trip and merits consideration. Yard also represented by Najashee.

Form: 707535

(5)

Taramanda²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 62

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden on Flat. Fourth of 6 in maiden at Ayr (8f, good to soft, 125/1) 29 days ago, hanging badly right. Back up in trip and needs to improve now pitched into a handicap.

Form: 474

(10)

Contrast^b¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: P Mulrennan| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 61| D

6/1

16/1, good second of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (10.2f) 19 days ago. Blinkers back on and, 6 lb lower now returned to turf, he has to be high on the shortlist.

Form: 117-522

(11)

Greengage^h²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Phil Dennis| T: T Davidson| OR: 61

28/1

Eighth of 12 in handicap at Ayr (10f, good to soft, 15/2) 29 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Others more persuasive.

Form: 346408

(9)

Najashee²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 58

12/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. Eighteen runs since last win in 2017. 11/2, last of 7 in handicap at Musselburgh (12.5f, heavy) 27 days ago. Back down in trip and each-way chance if able to bounce back.

Form: 0-23337

(8)

Double Reflection⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Josephine Gordon| T: M Appleby| OR: 57| D

7/2

Good second of 14 in handicap (11/1) at Chelmsford City (10f) 5 days ago, having benefit of enterprising ride. Not without each-way hope back on turf, for all that she's 4 lb out of the handicap.

Form: 340442

(2)

Jamil^p1²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Megan Nicholls⁽³⁾| T: Miss T Jackson| OR: 57

20/1

18/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Ripon (9.8f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Hopes pinned on first-time cheekpieces sparking a revival.

Form: 0-07547

(12)

Straight Ash^p¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: P Hanagan| T: R Menzies| OR: 54| BF

16/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2018. First run since leaving Ollie Pears when bit below form seventh of 12 in handicap at Musselburgh (8f, good, 9/4) 16 days ago. Up in trip and cheekpieces back on.

Form: 9-40277

(13)

Dangeroffizz^p²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 56| BF| D

11/2

Winner at Ripon in July. Below form third of 16 in handicap at this C&D (soft, 11/4) 26 days ago. 5 lb 'wrong' at the weights and this 3-y-o has work to do.

Form: 9-46123

(14)

Aqrab¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Rossa Ryan| T: D Loughnane| OR: 55

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving Henry Spiller when below form seventh of 12 in handicap (25/1) at Catterick (12.1f, heavy) 14 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 74-607

Non-Runners

(15)

Corked¹⁹

Weight: 9-8| Age: 7

T: A C Whillans J: R P Downey

(3)

Bigbadboy²²

Weight: 8-7| Age: 7

T: C A Mulhall J: Paula Muir

Forecasts

Double Reflection (7/2), First Response (4/1), Dangeroffizz (11/2), Contrast (6/1), Jupiter Road (7/1), Corked (10/1), Najashee (12/1), Bigbadboy (14/1), Thorntoun Care (16/1), Straight Ash (16/1), Jamil (20/1), Taramanda (20/1), Greengage (28/1), Vampish (40/1), Aqrab (50/1)

CONTRAST didn't get the breaks when going close over C&D in July and again went down narrowly on the all-weather recently. The 6-y-o is given another opportunity to capitalise on an attractive turf mark and he is taken to do just that. Jupiter Road encountered traffic problems when bidding for the hat-trick here last week and should remain competitive, while Thorntoun Care also merits respect.