14:50 Catterick

Wednesday 21 July 2021

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Happy 18th Birthday Zack Hogg Claiming Stakes

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 1m 25.20s

(6)

Ventura Rascal²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: K Stott| T: K A Ryan| OR: 75| BF| CD

11/8

Fairly useful gelding. C&D winner. Latest win at Pontefract in April. Off 7 weeks, 9/4, seventh of 11 in handicap at Musselburgh (8f, good to firm) 23 days ago. Good chance in a claimer back here.

Form: 11-3127

(3)

Taylored¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 72| BF

10/3

Hooded, just fourth of 5 in maiden (11/8) at Beverley (7.4f, good to soft) 18 days ago, having run of race. Had previously been shaping up nicely and could go well dropped to a claimer.

Form: 5-82224

(5)

Merry Secret^p⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: B A Curtis| T: M Appleby| OR: 72| D

11/4

Fair gelding. 4 wins from 10 runs this year. 2/1, didn't need to improve to win 7-runner seller at Leicester (7f, good) 6 days ago, driven out. This is a shade tougher.

Form: 245161

(1)

Flinders Lane¹³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: A Mullen| T: P A Kirby

200/1

11/1 and tongue strap on, thirteenth of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (8f) on debut. Off 131 days/gelded. First run for yard after leaving Joseph Patrick O'Brien. Should progress.

Form: 0

(2)

Hope Probe^b³²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 64| CD

9/1

Fair gelding. C&D winner in April. Tenth of 13 in handicap (9/2) at Redcar (6f, good to firm) 32 days ago. Drops to a claimer and not dismissed.

Form: 122340

(7)

Little Gem²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: J P Sullivan| T: A Berry| OR: 51| D

200/1

Modest filly. Winner at Southwell in April. Bit below form seventh of 12 in handicap at Kempton (7f, 15/2) 28 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Charlie Fellowes. Bit to find.

Form: 471487

(4)

Time Has Wings^b⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: Kieran Schofield⁽⁵⁾| T: T D Barron| OR: 64| BF

15/2

Fair filly. Winner at Carlisle in May. Below form 4 lengths third of 7 to Merry Secret in seller at Leicester (7f, good, 7/4) 6 days ago. Should stay this far and could fare better this time.

Form: 421533

Forecasts

Ventura Rascal (11/8), Merry Secret (11/4), Taylored (10/3), Time Has Wings (15/2), Hope Probe (9/1), Little Gem (200/1), Flinders Lane (200/1)

A competitive claimer with VENTURA RASCAL fancied to take the spoils. A C&D winner, he'd been shaping up well before a blip at Musselburgh after 7 weeks off and could bounce back dropped in grade. Taylored and Time Has Wings are a couple of others with strong claims.