15:50 Catterick

Wednesday 7 April 2021

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Off time: 15:52 | Winning time: 1m 26.20s

(7)

Markazi¹¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Rhona Pindar⁽⁷⁾| T: L Bailey| OR: 77| D

22/1

Posted a good second at Lingfield in December, but found little when below form at Chelmsford next time. First run for yard after leaving David O'Meara.

Form: 368525-

(5)

Mr Orange^p¹⁷²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: G Lee| T: P T Midgley| OR: 75

50/1

Seemed unsuited by track when below form on final outing here in October. His record suggests he will be probably need the run, too.

Form: 317269-

(4)

Donnelly's Rainbow¹⁷²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: D Allan| T: Harvey Bastiman| OR: 75| D

12/1

Returned to winning ways at Musselburgh in September. Good efforts when runner-up next 2 starts but ran below form over C&D final outing.

Form: 041227-

(9)

Parys Mountain^h,t¹⁷²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Cam Hardie| T: T D Easterby| OR: 74| CD

11/1

Successful from this mark over C&D in August so not ruled out if he's ready to roll.

Form: 146708-

(3)

Chookie Dunedin¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Billy Garritty⁽³⁾| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 73| D

5/2

Three wins from 16 runs last year. Good third of 18 in handicap (17/2) at Doncaster (7f, good) 10 days ago. Should remain competitive.

Form: 9-32613

(2)

Alix James^t⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: A Mullen| T: G Boughey| OR: 70| D

9/4

Bounced back to form to land a first success for current connections in 9-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 5/1) 9 days ago, staying on well. Escapes a penalty so another bold bid likely.

Form: 508-481

(8)

Magical Effect^p¹⁴⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 9-2| J: Jamie Gormley| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 70| D

20/1

Ended last season badly out of sorts, so plenty to prove on this return to action.

Form: 166000-

(1)

Eldelbar²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: Connor Beasley| T: G A Harker| OR: 67| D

5/1

Scored twice on the all-weather at Wolverhampton this winter and has remained in form since. Can give another good account back on turf.

Form: 311433

(6)

The Big House¹⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Sean Kirrane⁽⁵⁾| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR: 64| CD

9/1

3-time C&D winner, latest in September. Well below form final two starts last year, but not taken lightly now returning to a course where he boasts a good record.

Form: 581378-

Forecasts

Alix James (9/4), Chookie Dunedin (5/2), Eldelbar (5/1), The Big House (9/1), Parys Mountain (11/1), Donnelly's Rainbow (12/1), Magical Effect (20/1), Markazi (22/1), Mr Orange (50/1)

ALIX JAMES escapes a penalty for last week's Wolverhampton success so could take a bit of stopping if in similar form. Chookie Dunedin should continue to run well from his lower turf mark, while Eldelbar's consistency is also hard to knock.