15:30 Catterick

Wednesday 25 August 2021

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racingtv.com Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 1m 12.80s

(9)

Rebel Redemption¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Connor Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 62| D

9/4

Latest win at Thirsk in June. 5/1, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at Nottingham (6.1f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Should be in the mix once again.

Form: 721234

(3)

Signore Piccolo^p¹²

Age: 10| Weight: 9-7| J: K Stott| T: R Menzies| OR: 59| BF| CD

10/3

C&D winner. Latest win at Wolverhampton in July. Shaped as if still in good form when fourth of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 3/1) 12 days ago, never nearer. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 482124

(8)

Brazen Belle¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Jason Watson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 61| CD

14/1

C&D winner who arrives below par, fifth of 8 in handicap at Chelmsford City (5f, 15/2) 15 days ago. Mark continues to tumble.

Form: 738855

(4)

The Quiet Rebel^t¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Ryan Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: A Keatley| OR: 60

9/1

17/2, took a step back in the right direction when sixth of 10 in handicap at Thirsk (6f, soft) 19 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Tongue strap back on. Not dismissed.

Form: 6-85346

(2)

Blissful Song⁶⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: G Lee| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 60

12/1

Winner at Southwell in March. 14/1, shaped better than the distance beaten suggestted when last of 9 in handicap at Beverley (5f, good to firm) 64 days ago, not ideally placed.

Form: 9-12409

(1)

Quercus^p⁹^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Shane Gray| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 51| CD

5/2

2 wins from 6 runs this year. 2/1, career best when winning 11-runner handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 9 days ago. Carries penalty. Every chance of completing a quick-fire hat-trick here.

Form: 507311

(6)

Guardia Svizzera²³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: J P Sullivan| T: A D Brown| OR: 45| CD

22/1

Unreliable type. C&D winner. Nineteen runs since last win in 2019. Again ran poorly when twelfth of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (5f, 40/1) 23 days ago, missing break.

Form: 80-6390

(7)

Trulove^p²²

Age: 8| Weight: 8-7| J: Kieran Schofield⁽⁵⁾| T: J Riches| OR: 45

40/1

One win from 47 Flat runs. Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. 150/1, ran one of this season's better races when seventh of 13 in handicap at this course (5f, good) 22 days ago.

Form: 068507

(5)

La Chica Lobo^h⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Harrison Shaw| T: L Williamson| OR: 45

80/1

Remains a maiden after 17 Flat runs. 80/1, last of 10 in handicap at Chepstow (5.1f, good to firm) 6 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 57-8040

Forecasts

Rebel Redemption (9/4), Quercus (5/2), Signore Piccolo (10/3), The Quiet Rebel (9/1), Blissful Song (12/1), Brazen Belle (14/1), Guardia Svizzera (22/1), Trulove (40/1), La Chica Lobo (80/1)

A quick-fire C&D hat-trick beckons for QUERCUS, who had more in hand than the neck margin indicated 9 days ago (idled final 1f) and Ann Duffield's charge is taken to make light work of a 5 lb penalty. Signore Piccolo finished a place behind the selection on penultimate start and he may have to settle for silver once again, ahead of the consistent Rebel Redemption.