20:35 Thirsk

Saturday 8 May 2021

All17:3018:0518:3519:0519:3520:0520:35

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Off time: 20:35 | Winning time: 1m 1.37s

(1)

Mews House^b1,t1¹⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: P Mathers| T: A West| OR: 65| D

10/1

Last of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 40/1). Off 167 days and hopes pinned on first-time blinkers and tongue strap sparking a revival.

Form: 405790-

(3)

Mecca's Hot Steps^p⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: M Dods| OR: 64

8/1

Last of 7 in handicap (11/1) at Hamilton (5f, good) 6 days ago, possibly amiss. Cheekpieces back on. Others make more appeal.

Form: 32242-7

(11)

Somewhere Secret^b³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: A Mullen| T: M Mullineaux| OR: 64| D

12/1

10/1, last of 8 in handicap at Southwell (5f) 30 days ago. Inauspicous though that effort was, the refitting of blinkers may help and he'll be a threat if able to bounce back with conditions to suit.

Form: 23127-8

(6)

Aleef^h,t¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: Louis Steward| T: K Frost| OR: 64| D

10/1

Sixth of 8 in handicap (33/1) at Catterick (6f, good) 17 days ago. Plenty to prove at present.

Form: 0000-46

(8)

Society Queen^p¹⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| OR: 63| D

8/1

Sixth of 7 in handicap (12/1) at Southwell (7.1f) when last seen in November. Capable when on-song, but she had more bad days than good ones last year.

Form: 000816-

(9)

Wade's Magic^p¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 62| D

9/2

Last of 11 in handicap (33/1) at Beverley (5f, good) 16 days ago However, he's now 1 lb lower than when striking at Catterick in September and will be of interest if the ground is on the slow side.

Form: 3940-70

(10)

Asmund^b¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: D Nolan| T: D Carroll| OR: 62

11/4

Seventh of 10 in handicap (13/2) at Wetherby (5.5f, good) 13 days ago. Down 3 lb and no surprise were he to bounce back with a bold show.

Form: 070-037

(7)

Astrophysics^p¹³²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-0| J: William Pyle⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss L C Siddall| OR: 58| D

50/1

40/1, eighth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f), unable to sustain effort. Off 132 days and, chances are, he'll find a few too good once more.

Form: 068998-

(2)

Lucky Beggar¹⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 8-4| J: A Elliott| T: D C Griffiths| OR: 48| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Twenty-eight runs since last win in 2019. 12/1, below form third of 6 in handicap at Pontefract (5f, good) 10 days ago, left poorly placed. Not without hope in an open race.

Form: 88-7463

(12)

Tiltilys Rock¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Crook| OR: 48| D

28/1

20/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at Catterick (5f, good) 17 days ago. Others more persuasive on balance.

Form: 10770-7

Non-Runners

(4)

Jeans Maite³⁴

Weight: 8-13| Age: 5

T: S R Bowring J: William Carver

(5)

Suwaan⁸

Weight: 8-2| Age: 7

T: Mrs R Carr J: J P Sullivan

Forecasts

Asmund (11/4), Lucky Beggar (9/2), Wade's Magic (9/2), Suwaan (5/1), Society Queen (8/1), Mecca's Hot Steps (8/1), Jeans Maite (8/1), Aleef (10/1), Mews House (10/1), Somewhere Secret (12/1), Tiltilys Rock (28/1), Astrophysics (50/1)

It could be worth chancing WADE'S MAGIC, for whom there were plausible excuses at Beverley, and he has slipped to a dangerous mark. The prospect of a slow surface adds to his appeal. Somewhere Secret will also be very much at home if the word 'soft' appears in the going description and he needs considering, along with Asmund and the veteran Lucky Beggar.