19:53 Thirsk

Friday 13 August 2021

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Off time: 19:53 | Winning time: 1m 38.64s

(3)

House Of Kings³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: L Morris| T: M Appleby| OR: 76

18/1

Several good efforts for Clive Cox in 2019 and won twice in France last year. However, he's failed to beat a rival home on 2 of his 4 starts for new yard this season and others make more appeal.

Form: 809480

(8)

Challet^h¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: M Dods| OR: 76| CD

10/3

C&D winner. Latest win at York in July. Not disgraced when seventh of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good, 11/1) 12 days ago, no extra final 1f. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 305517

(6)

Parys Mountain^h,t³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: J P Sullivan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 75| DWS

20/1

11/1, bounced back to form with more positive tactics re-employed when fifth of 8 in handicap at Catterick (7f, good) 30 days ago. Hood/tongue strap back on.

Form: 308305

(1)

Saisons D'Or²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: J Garritty| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 74| D

14/1

Latest win at Newcastle in March. 14/1, sixth of 7 in handicap at Ripon (8f, good to firm) 27 days ago. Must leave a couple of lesser efforts behind to feature.

Form: 137206

(7)

Candescence¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: K Stott| T: M Walford| OR: 80

10/3

Again ran well when third of 13 in handicap at this course (7f, good, 6/1) 12 days ago. His consistency is hard to knock but may find a couple too good here.

Form: 3-92223

(2)

Turandot^h²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Jason Watson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 79| D

7/2

2 wins from 5 runs this year. 17/2 and dropped in grade, career best when winning 6-runner handicap at Haydock (8f, firm) 27 days ago. 6 lb rise makes things tougher but she should go well again.

Form: 2-18351

(10)

Mossbawn¹⁹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Connor Beasley| T: T D Barron| OR: 70

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden who has hinted at promise, including when sixth on 1m Newcastle handicap debut in January. Needs improvement from this mark but he is very much unexposed.

Form: 333-6

(4)

Irv²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Aiden Brookes⁽⁷⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 69| BF| D

7/2

Sixteen runs since his last win in 2019 but he arrives in good order, third of 8 in a handicap at Haydock (8f, good) 28 days ago. Could be ready to strike with cheekpieces quickly discarded.

Form: 552343

(9)

Glengarry^p⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: A Mullen| T: D Brooke| OR: 66| D

22/1

Turned in his best effort of the season to resume winning ways in 8-runner handicap at Catterick (7f, good to firm) last month but rather predictably, wasn't in the same form at Musselburgh since.

Form: 315716

Non-Runners

(5)

Swiss Knight²⁵

Weight: 9-5| Age: 6

T: M & D Easterby J: Joanna Mason

Forecasts

Challet (10/3), Candescence (10/3), Turandot (7/2), Irv (7/2), Swiss Knight (10/1), Saisons D'Or (14/1), House Of Kings (18/1), Mossbawn (20/1), Parys Mountain (20/1), Glengarry (22/1)

IRV has been holding his form admirably this year and Micky Hammond's 5-y-o is taken to get back in the winners' enclosure for the first time in over 2 years having dropped to a career-low mark. David Barron's Mossbawn is very much unexposed and he could provide the main danger if ready to roll on reappearance, ahead of Turandot and Candescence.