14:20 Catterick

Monday 16 August 2021

All13:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:3517:08

Lee & Louise Thurston Belated 40ths Handicap

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 1m 12.95s

(8)

Dirchill^b¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Aled Beech⁽⁵⁾| T: D Thompson| OR: 62| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2020. 5½ lengths eighth of 12 to Quercus in handicap (22/1) at this C&D (good) 13 days ago.

Form: 255008

(7)

Naughty Ana^v1¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 64| BF

3/1

7/2, creditable second of 9 in handicap at Thirsk (6f, soft) 10 days ago, no match for an easy winner. No reason why she won't be in the shake up again with a repeat here.

Form: 043252

(2)

Bartat^b¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: G Lee| T: M Wigham| OR: 59

12/1

14/1 and blinkered for 1st time, seventh of 9 in handicap at Brighton (7f, good) 12 days ago, albeit not helped by being carried right from 3f out. Not dimissed out of hand for shrewd stable.

Form: 998657

(10)

Quercus^p¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: S A Gray| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 59| CD

2/1

Improved on recent efforts to win 12-runner handicap (15/2) at this C&D (good) 13 days ago, kept up to work. 5 lb higher mark to contend with now but he's a definite player on that evidence.

Form: 5-50731

(3)

Mo Henry³²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-0| J: D C Costello| T: A Keatley| OR: 55| D

11/1

Thirty five runs since last win in 2017. 5/1, bit below form fifth of 13 in minor event at Leicester (6f, good) 32 days ago. Operating from career-low mark but losing run tempers enthusiasm.

Form: 526345

(12)

Lady Amalthea¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Hollie Doyle| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 58

13/2

Ninth of 11 in handicap (13/2) at Yarmouth (6f, good to firm) 12 days ago, close up but not quickening 1f out. Mark has eased a little more and booking of Doyle catches the eye.

Form: 4-74459

(1)

Mightaswellsmile¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Phil Dennis| T: R E Barr| OR: 53

40/1

One win from 43 Flat runs. Eleventh of 13 in handicap at this course (5f, good, 80/1) 13 days ago. Best watched.

Form: 5845-90

(11)

Rain Cap^v¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Kieran Schofield⁽⁵⁾| T: J Riches| OR: 53

50/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2019. 8¾ lengths ninth of 12 to Quercus in handicap (80/1) at this C&D (good) 13 days ago, never travelling well. Others make much more appeal.

Form: 9-59779

(9)

Decision Maker⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: S R Bowring| OR: 53| D

11/2

Latest win at Wolverhampton (6f) in May. 22/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at Nottingham (6.1f, good to soft) 6 days ago. Yet to win away from artificial surfaces and others preferred.

Form: 201500

(5)

I'll Be Good¹⁴

Age: 12| Weight: 8-12| J: Harry Russell⁽³⁾| T: A Berry| OR: 53| C| D

100/1

Course winner. Twenty runs since last win in 2019. Eighth of 9 in handicap (80/1) at Carlisle (5f, good to firm) 14 days ago. Hard to make a solid case for on his exploits this season.

Form: 006678

(4)

Guiding Star^p,t¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Connor Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: A C Whillans| OR: 53| D

125/1

One win from 56 Flat runs. First run since leaving P. J. McKenna when last of 19 in handicap at Redcar (6f, good, 33/1) 11 days ago.

Form: 70-0660

Non-Runners

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Gorgeous Gobolina¹³

Weight: 9-3| Age: 5

T: S Corbett J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Quercus (2/1), Naughty Ana (3/1), Decision Maker (11/2), Lady Amalthea (13/2), Dirchill (10/1), Mo Henry (11/1), Bartat (12/1), Gorgeous Gobolina (16/1), Mightaswellsmile (40/1), Rain Cap (50/1), I'll Be Good (100/1), Guiding Star (125/1)

Ann Duffield has her string in good order and QUERCUS put up an authoritative display when shedding the maiden tag over C&D at the start of the month, breaking well and asserting final 1f. A 5 lb higher mark shouldn't prevent another bold showing and he gets the nod to follow up. Naughty Ana ran well at Thirsk recently and is next best, ahead of Mo Henry.