15:55 Catterick

Tuesday 3 August 2021

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Join Racing TV Now Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 2m 39.92s

(3)

True Romance^p²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: B A Curtis| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 58| CD

2/1

C&D winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. First run since leaving Danny Brooke when won 12-runner handicap (9/4) at Bath (11.6f, good) 21 days ago, just holding on. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 144/961

(1)

Monash^b1¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: P Mulrennan| T: R Menzies| OR: 56

14/1

Visored for first time, creditable sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Cartmel (17.2f, good, 50/1) 15 days ago, faltering. Back down in trip, which will suit and blinkers now tried.

Form: 6-22060

(2)

Peerless Percy^b¹⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 54| BF

10/1

Tenth of 11 in handicap (3/1) at Southwell (14.1f), seemingly downing tools. Freshened up with 160 days off.

Form: 23-6320

(10)

Eye Knee^t⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 62

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Fourth of 6 in handicap at Redcar (10f, good, 50/1) 6 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 88494

(7)

Bouncing Bobby¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: M Todhunter| OR: 50

10/3

Good second of 7 in handicap at Hamilton (13.1f, good to firm, 11/2) 18 days ago, clear of rest. Enters calculations.

Form: 426-432

(5)

Amourie¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: T Eaves| T: R Craggs| OR: 48| CD

9/2

13/2, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 13 days ago, keeping on well. Represents in-form yard.

Form: 344-481

(4)

O'Reilly's Pass²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 47

14/1

Tenth of 14 in handicap (10/1) at this C&D (good) 20 days ago. Player on a brace of in-frame efforts prior to that.

Form: 760430

(8)

International Lion^p⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Cam Hardie| T: J S Wainwright| OR: 47

40/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. Sixth of 9 in handicap (28/1) at Beverley (12.1f, good to firm) 7 days ago.

Form: 005806

(9)

Strategic^h¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Faye McManoman⁽³⁾| T: M E Sowersby| OR: 45| D

150/1

Pulled up in handicap chase at Cartmel (25.5f, good, 66/1) 17 days ago. First Flat start for nearly 2 years.

Form: 710087/

(6)

Jan De Heem^p⁴²

Age: 11| Weight: 8-13| J: Megan Nicholls| T: Miss T Jackson| OR: 45| C| D

28/1

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2019. Seventh of 9 in handicap at Beverley (12.1f, good to firm, 22/1) 42 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 5006-97

Forecasts

True Romance (2/1), Bouncing Bobby (10/3), Amourie (9/2), Eye Knee (13/2), Peerless Percy (10/1), O'Reilly's Pass (14/1), Monash (14/1), Jan De Heem (28/1), International Lion (40/1), Strategic (150/1)

TRUE ROMANCE landed a bit of a punt starting out for Neil Mulholland at Bath 3 weeks ago and with winners coming out of that race, a 3 lb rise should be within his compass. Bouncing Bobby and Amourie look the main dangers.