15:10 Catterick

Saturday 17 October 2020

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William Hill Lengthen YourOdds Veterans' Handicap

Off time: 15:12 | Winning time: 1m 18.97s

(6)

Tomily²⁸⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: A Mullen| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 80| C| D

66/1

Course winner who ended time with David O'Meara with success in a 7f, AW claimer 12 months ago. However, well held sole start for Tony Newcombe in January and starts out for another new yard

Form: 86741-7

(7)

Redrosezorro^h²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Hart| T: E J Alston| OR: 80| CD

11/4

Goes particularly well here, bagging another couple of 7f handicaps with give underfoot in August. Not in same form from career-high mark at Chester since but return to this venue an obvious plus.

Form: 231170

(3)

Dark Defender^b¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: S H James| T: Rebecca Bastiman| OR: 79| D

8/1

Form is up and down but he ran a cracker when runner-up in Ayr Bronze Cup (6f) 2 starts back. However, rather typically he failed to back that up there since.

Form: 538029

(9)

Mr Orange^p⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Barry McHugh| T: P T Midgley| OR: 76| D

9/1

Six of his career wins have come at Pontefract (6f), the latest of them in August. Essentially performed with credit all 3 starts since but he will need to get the breaks here.

Form: 831726

(2)

The Armed Man²²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: Paula Muir⁽³⁾| T: C W Fairhurst| OR: 74| D

11/1

Latest win at Haydock in August. 33/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (6f) 22 days ago. Remains with one standout run this term.

Form: 881060

(10)

Red Pike⁵⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 9-0| J: G Lee| T: B Smart| OR: 73| CD

20/1

C&D winner here in July. However, not in same form either start since, ninth of 11 in handicap (18/1) at Chester (6.1f, good to soft) 58 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 563-149

(5)

Paddy Power¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: Megan Nicholls⁽³⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 72| D

9/2

12/1, very good second of 16 in handicap at Pontefract (6f, heavy) 12 days ago, coming from some way off the pace to close all the way to the line. Interesting with a repeat.

Form: 700002

(11)

Zapper Cass^v³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 72| D

16/1

4 wins from 14 runs this year. Latest win at Chepstow in August. Respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at Chepstow (6.1f) 37 days ago. No surprise to see him give another good account.

Form: 531334

(1)

Suzi's Connoisseur^p²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 8-13| J: Levi Williams⁽⁷⁾| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 72| D

18/1

Temperamental sort. Thirteen runs since last win in 2019. 22/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at Newmarket (6f, good) 28 days ago. That was his first start for 4 months and he may well strip fitter now.

Form: 5-65636

(4)

Medicine Jack^b¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Rowan Scott| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 71| D

9/2

25/1, respectable fifth of 13 in handicap at Newcastle (6f) 10 days ago, having to pick way through. Winless so far this term but on a handy mark and refitting of blinkers may put an edge on him.

Form: 279095

(8)

Economic Crisis⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 8-7| J: Faye McManoman⁽⁵⁾| T: A Berry| OR: 66| C| D

14/1

Course winner. Latest win at Hamilton in September. Creditable second of 9 in handicap at Musselburgh (5f) 5 days ago, keeping on well. Expected to give her running again.

Form: 621172

Forecasts

Redrosezorro (11/4), Medicine Jack (9/2), Paddy Power (9/2), Dark Defender (8/1), Mr Orange (9/1), The Armed Man (11/1), Economic Crisis (14/1), Zapper Cass (16/1), Suzi's Connoisseur (18/1), Red Pike (20/1), Tomily (66/1)

PADDY POWER bounced back to form from his much-reduced mark when runner-up at Pontefract 12 days ago, coming from a long way back and closing all the way to the line. He could be worth chancing to back that up now in a wide-open affair. Redrosezorro is yet to win from a mark this high but goes particularly well at this track, so is feared, along with Medicine Jack and Zapper Cass.