17:00 Thirsk

Sunday 1 August 2021

All13:5014:2214:5215:2515:5716:3017:0017:30

Next Meeting At thirskraces Friday 6th August Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 17:01 | Winning time: 1m 41.57s

(9)

Publicist^h1³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: P J McDonald| T: J Tate| OR: 66

22/1

Eleventh of 12 in handicap (25/1) at Kempton (7f) 39 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Arrives with a bit to prove.

Form: 4310-80

(2)

Night Terrors^p1¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 65

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fifth of 6 in handicap at Doncaster (10.2f, good to firm, 18/1) 10 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Not progressing as it stands but headgear could perk him up.

Form: 46585

(5)

Blue Honey²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: P Mulrennan| T: M Dods| OR: 63

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Sixth of 7 in handicap at Hamilton (8.3f, good to firm, 5/1) 22 days ago. Has a bit to find from this mark.

Form: 68-36

(6)

Golden Melody¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 63

7/2

Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. 15/2, creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at Catterick (7f, good to firm) 11 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 533724

(3)

Cliffcake¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: S R Bowring| OR: 62| D

10/3

2 wins from 6 runs this year. 9/1, career best when winning 13-runner handicap at Nottingham (8.3f, good to firm) 16 days ago, keeping on well. Looks the one to beat.

Form: 066171

(1)

Iron Sheriff³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Jason Hart| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 58

5/1

Seventh of 8 in handicap (11/2) at Beverley (8.4f, good to firm) 30 days ago, not seen to best effect. Trick character but certainly can't be dismissed from a lenient mark.

Form: 0-96227

(7)

Horace Greasley^v1⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Harry Russell⁽³⁾| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 54

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 18½ lengths last of 14 to Cliffcake in handicap (22/1) at Wetherby (8f, firm) 54 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 80-650

(4)

Available Angel¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: J Fanning| T: J Mackie| OR: 48| BF

7/2

Creditable second of 13 in minor event at Bath (8f, firm, 3/1) 11 days ago. Likely to be thereabouts once more, but she's well exposed as only modest.

Form: 800022

(8)

Fliss Floss^p¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: Cam Hardie| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 45

33/1

Tenth of 11 in handicap at Beverley (7.4f, good to firm, 14/1) 13 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 6-96540

Non-Runners

(10)

Buford²²⁹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: Grant Tuer J: S H James

Forecasts

Cliffcake (10/3), Golden Melody (7/2), Available Angel (7/2), Iron Sheriff (5/1), Night Terrors (6/1), Buford (12/1), Blue Honey (14/1), Publicist (22/1), Fliss Floss (33/1), Horace Greasley (50/1)

CLIFFCAKE is in a rich vein of form and showed a pleasing attitude when scoring for the second time in 3 outings for this stable at Nottingham last time. Up just 2 lb, he looks capable of scoring again in a race where few appeal as well treated. Golden Melody and Available Angel should also be on the premises.