18:35 Thirsk

Saturday 8 May 2021

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JW 4x4 Northallerton Handicap

Off time: 18:36 | Winning time: 1m 15.17s

(2)

Kraken Power²⁶¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 84| D

12/1

Lightly-raced winner. 40/1, below form eleventh of 19 in minor event at York (6f, good). Off 8 months. Makes handicap debut. Needs to improve.

Form: 21670-

(12)

Noorban²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Cam Hardie| T: D O'Meara| OR: 82

10/1

Lightly-raced winner. Better than result when sixth of 13 in handicap at this course 21 days ago, not clear run. Dropped 2 lb since and remains with potential.

Form: 177-6

(11)

Tinochio¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: K Stott| T: K A Ryan| OR: 80

6/1

Fifth of 7 in handicap at Doncaster (6f, good to firm, 10/1) 15 days ago, left poorly placed. Best forgiven that reappearance and fairly treated on pick of last year's efforts.

Form: 41460-5

(1)

Strike Red³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| OR: 78| D

20/1

Lightly-raced winner. Last of 7 in handicap at Musselburgh (8f, good, 14/1) 35 days ago. Back down in trip. Bit to prove.

Form: 451-7

(7)

Blowing Wind²⁰⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Phil Dennis| T: M Dods| OR: 78

18/1

Seventh of 11 in minor event (2/1) at Newcastle (7.1f). Off 6 months/gelded since, and seemed well suited by testing conditions when runner-up at Catterick on penultimate outing.

Form: 445227-

(6)

Barney's Bay¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 78| D

11/2

Career best when winning 7-runner maiden at Southwell (6.1f, 15/8) 18 days ago, pushed out. Going the right way and opening mark doesn't seem harsh.

Form: 24-21

(13)

The Thin Blue Line¹⁸³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 78| D

3/1

Promising individual. 3/1, won 10-runner nursery at Newcastle (6f), doing it comfortably despite signs of lingering inexperience. Type to go on improving this year, so warrants respect.

Form: 221-

(16)

Le Cheval Rapide¹⁸⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: J P Sullivan| T: D Carroll| OR: 76

15/2

9/4, off the mark at third attempt in 8-runner novice at Redcar (7f, heavy) 6 months ago and likely to face similar conditions on return. Could bag the rail from stall 16.

Form: 321-

(3)

Northbound²²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Jason Hart| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 76

20/1

15/2, seventh of 9 in nursery at Chester (6.1f, good). Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving Hugo Palmer. Worth a market check.

Form: 817777-

(9)

Twilight Prince²⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: P Mathers| T: R A Fahey| OR: 74

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Second of 12 in minor event at Redcar (6f, heavy, 16/1). Off 8 months and gelded since. More to come this term, so claims if he's ready to go.

Form: 272-

(14)

Obtuse^b¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: George Downing| T: P D Evans| OR: 72| D

50/1

18/1, eighth of 12 in handicap at Windsor (6f, good to firm) 12 days ago, not much room. Yet to prove his full effectiveness on turf.

Form: 452358

(15)

Forbidden Beauty¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: S H James| T: K R Burke| OR: 69| D

6/1

Lightly-raced winner. 28/1, first run since leaving Richard Fahey when excellent third of 10 in handicap at Leicester (7f, good) 14 days ago, faring best of those ridden prominently. Big player.

Form: 1554-3

(10)

So Grateful¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Nathan Evans| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 67

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 3½ lengths third of 7 to Barney's Bay in maiden (66/1) at Southwell (6.1f) 18 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Yet to prove his effectiveness on turf.

Form: 08-3

(4)

Kats Bob^h²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: Jamie Gormley| T: I Jardine| OR: 66

33/1

16/1 and hooded for 1st time, last of 6 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f) 23 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 3782-06

Non-Runners

(8)

Imperium Blue³

Weight: 9-9| Age: 3

T: N Tinkler J: Faye McManoman

(5)

Hello Me²⁰

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: J Parr J: Harry Burns

Forecasts

The Thin Blue Line (3/1), Barney's Bay (11/2), Forbidden Beauty (6/1), Tinochio (6/1), Le Cheval Rapide (15/2), Noorban (10/1), Kraken Power (12/1), Hello Me (12/1), Imperium Blue (14/1), Blowing Wind (18/1), Twilight Prince (18/1), Strike Red (20/1), Northbound (20/1), Kats Bob (33/1), So Grateful (33/1), Obtuse (50/1)

FORBIDDEN BEAUTY made a highly encouraging start for her new stable when third at Leicester a fortnight ago and, with the drop in trip unlikely to inconvenience her, she's fancied to come out on top in a competitive sprint. Le Cheval Rapide and The Thin Blue Line reappear with the potential for further progress, so they can lay down strong challenges if fully tuned up.