16:50 Catterick

Wednesday 7 April 2021

All13:4514:2014:5015:2015:5016:2016:50

Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap

Off time: 16:52 | Winning time: 1m 13.77s

(4)

Avior Star¹⁷³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Sean Davis| T: Phillip Makin| OR: 61

5/2

13/2, below form fourth of 9 in nursery at Haydock (5f, soft) when last seen in October, not ideally placed. Gelded since and possibilities off this 2 lb lower mark.

Form: 453234-

(8)

Blissful Song²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Robinson| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 60

6/1

Thrice-raced winner. 25/1, won 8-runner maiden at Southwell (5f) 29 days ago. More needed now pitched into a handicap, but she's unexposed and likely to benefit from this step up in trip.

Form: 09-1

(9)

Tamaska⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 55

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tenth of 14 in handicap at Chelmsford City (6f, 7/1) 6 days ago. Improvement needed if he's to play a part in the finish.

Form: 90-40

(6)

Maeve's Memory⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Harrison Shaw| T: B Haslam| OR: 51

12/1

Fourth of 7 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 20/1) 49 days ago. No 0-8 and she's likely to come up short once more.

Form: 530-864

(5)

Double Salmon¹⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Connor Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 51

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Seventh of 10 in nursery at Redcar (6f, heavy, 17/2) on final 2-y-o start. Resumes on a 3 lb lower mark and claims if able to reproduce the form of her effort here last summer.

Form: 77307-

(10)

Lady Of Desire³³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Shane Gray| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 49

25/1

50/1, twelfth of 13 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f) 33 days ago. Best to look elsewhere.

Form: 577-640

(7)

Krystal Maze³³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: G Lee| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 48

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eighth of 10 in handicap (33/1) at Newcastle (5f) 33 days ago. Yard saddles a more appealing candidate in Blissful Song.

Form: 066-8

(1)

Pride Day^h³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: T Eaves| T: I Furtado| OR: 47

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, tenth of 11 in minor event at Southwell (8.1f) 34 days ago. Down in trip for this handicap debut and sizeable step forward needed.

Form: 660

(3)

Nodsasgoodasawink^p1¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Edward Greatrex| T: M R Channon| OR: 45

5/1

17/2, ninth of 12 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW) 12 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and while reproduction of peak form would give her a chance, she looks vulnerable on balance.

Form: 8-58369

Non-Runners

(2)

Speed Of Life²

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: K A Ryan J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Avior Star (5/2), Tamaska (3/1), Nodsasgoodasawink (5/1), Blissful Song (6/1), Maeve's Memory (12/1), Double Salmon (12/1), Krystal Maze (14/1), Speed Of Life (16/1), Lady Of Desire (25/1), Pride Day (33/1)

The slow ground probably counted against AVIOR STAR when a below-par fourth at Haydock on his final start of 2020, and he makes plenty of appeal judged on his near misses at Redcar and Musselburgh prior to that. Blissful Song left her 2-y-o efforts well behind when making a winning reappearance at Southwell and is feared now pitched into a handicap. Double Salmon is best of the rest.