14:10 Catterick

Tuesday 3 August 2021

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Richard Carr 60th Birthday Handicap

Off time: 14:11 | Winning time: 1m 12.62s

(6)

Sfumato¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Connor Beasley| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 60| CD

9/4

Three-time C&D winner. Improved on recent efforts to win 9-runner C&D handicap (good to firm, 7/2) 13 days ago, well on top finish. Up 5 lb, but has won off higher marks in the past. Claims.

Form: 04-0571

(4)

Signore Piccolo^p⁸^{(ex 4)}

Age: 10| Weight: 9-9| J: P Mulrennan| T: R Menzies| OR: 55| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Didn't need to improve to win 9-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 3/1) 8 days ago, readily. That was his first win for best part of 3 years and he looks vulnerable under a penalty.

Form: 0-74821

(9)

Alsvinder^v¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: Billy Garritty⁽³⁾| T: P A Kirby| OR: 58| C| D

6/1

Course winner. Latest win at Ayr in July. Creditable 2 lengths third of 9 to Sfumato in C&D handicap (good to firm, 10/1) 13 days ago. 2 lb better off with that rival now and merits consideration.

Form: 675313

(11)

Hard Solution^p¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Mark Winn⁽⁷⁾| T: D O'Meara| OR: 58| CD

18/1

C&D winner. 15/2, last of 10 in handicap at Thirsk (5f, good to firm) 11 days ago, very slowly away. Cheekpieces back on and will be a danger to all if able to bounce back here.

Form: 423230

(8)

Dirchill^b⁸⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Aled Beech⁽⁵⁾| T: D Thompson| OR: 56| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Last of 12 in handicap (10/1) at this C&D (soft) 85 days ago. Questions to answer at present.

Form: 325500

(2)

Written Broadcast^p³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: S H James| T: Harvey Bastiman| OR: 54

9/1

Remains a maiden after 17 Flat runs. Eighth of 11 in handicap at Musselburgh (7.2f, good to firm, 10/1) 36 days ago. Likely to come up short once again.

Form: 3-88708

(7)

Jakacan^t¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Harrison Shaw| T: D Carroll| OR: 57

14/1

Last of 10 in handicap at Redcar (7f, good to firm, 10/1) 16 days ago. Still winless following 9 attempts and his profile already has a distinctly patchy look to it.

Form: 807030

(3)

Fountain's Flyer⁶⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: D Allan| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 53

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 20/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at Carlisle (5.8f, soft) 67 days ago. Best to look elsewhere.

Form: 6-580

(1)

The Grey Bay¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: C Lee| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 45

9/2

Creditable 2¾ lengths fourth of 9 to Sfumato in handicap (14/1) at this C&D (good to firm) 13 days ago.

Form: 05500-4

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Quercus^p²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Shane Gray| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 45

15/2

Very good third of 14 in handicap (25/1) at this course (7f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Still, minor place money may again be the best he can hope for.

Form: 05-5073

(10)

Chickenfortea¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: T Eaves| T: D Carroll| OR: 45| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Twenty-one runs since last win in 2017. 18/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at this course (7f, good to firm) 13 days ago. Others make greater appeal.

Form: 2/98039

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Rain Cap^b,h¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Kieran Schofield⁽⁵⁾| T: J Riches| OR: 45

80/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2019. 80/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at Hamilton (5f, good to firm) 19 days ago. Readily passed over.

Form: 59-5977

Forecasts

Sfumato (9/4), The Grey Bay (9/2), Signore Piccolo (6/1), Alsvinder (6/1), Quercus (15/2), Written Broadcast (9/1), Jakacan (14/1), Hard Solution (18/1), Dirchill (22/1), Chickenfortea (33/1), Fountain's Flyer (66/1), Rain Cap (80/1)

Aside from a lifeless display at Thirsk last time, HARD SOLUTION hasn't done much wrong in the face of a busy campaign this season and appeals as the type to bounce back quickly. He shades preference ahead of Sfumato, who recently notched his third C&D success with Alsvinder and The Grey Bay back in third and fourth respectively, and he is taken to confirm his superiority over those rivals.