13:35 Thirsk

Saturday 15 May 2021

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Sky Bet Handicap

Off time: 13:36 | Winning time: 1m 1.72s

(8)

Get Boosting^t⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 84| D

9/1

Career best when winning 6-runner handicap at Ripon (5f, good to soft, 11/1) 8 days ago, kept up to work. One to consider despite 4-lb rise.

Form: 1577-51

(6)

Boundless Power⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: P Hanagan| T: M Appleby| OR: 82| D

6/5

3/1, career best when winning 5-runner handicap at Nottingham (5f, heavy) 7 days ago, coming from off strong pace. Not long with this yard and well on top last time, so worth a chance to follow up.

Form: 3032-21

(3)

Lezardrieux¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: S H James| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 78| D

11/1

Six wins from 21 Flat runs. 6/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at this course (6f, good to firm) 19 days ago. Likely to strip fitter for that but his mark sums him up.

Form: 23215-9

(4)

Melody King²³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: D C Costello| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 78| C

11/1

Course winner. 14/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, below form ninth of 23 in handicap at Ayr (6f, good to soft). Off 7 months. Returns on a handy mark but may need the run.

Form: 853549-

(5)

Canford Bay²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 77| D

12/1

Fifth of 7 in handicap at Southwell (5f, 7/2) 25 days ago. Type to bounce back quickly, so not taken lightly.

Form: 44-2235

(2)

Zulu Zander¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Connor Beasley| T: P D Evans| OR: 74| BF| D

10/1

Latest win at Brighton in April. 9/4, last of 6 in handicap at Brighton (5.3f, good) 18 days ago, finding little. Claims if back on his game.

Form: 240416

(9)

Heer We Go Again^h¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: S W Kelly| T: P D Evans| OR: 70| D

50/1

80/1, last of 9 in handicap at Windsor (6f, good) 12 days ago. Hard to make a case for in current form.

Form: 676879

(7)

Spirit Power^b1²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: Harrison Shaw| T: E J Alston| OR: 69| D

40/1

Latest win at Southwell in March. Seventh of 8 in handicap (28/1) at Haydock (6f, good to firm) 21 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Return to this trip should suit.

Form: 59-4107

(1)

Good Luck Fox²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-4| J: L Morris| T: P T Midgley| OR: 63| BF| D

7/2

Fourteen runs since last win in 2018. 2/1, respectable fourth of 10 in handicap at Wetherby (5.5f, good) 20 days ago. Shaping up well from a reduced mark, so warrants consideration.

Form: 50/5-334

Non-Runners

(10)

Duke Of Firenze⁵

Weight: 9-5| Age: 12

T: D C Griffiths J: G Lee

Forecasts

Boundless Power (6/5), Good Luck Fox (7/2), Get Boosting (9/1), Zulu Zander (10/1), Duke Of Firenze (10/1), Lezardrieux (11/1), Melody King (11/1), Canford Bay (12/1), Spirit Power (40/1), Heer We Go Again (50/1)

BOUNDLESS POWER scored going away at Nottingham last week and, on just his third outing for Mick Appleby, there's every chance he can take another step forward to defy a rise. Good Luck Fox is lurking on a handy mark and strikes as a feasible threat along with Get Boosting.