16:35 Catterick

Wednesday 25 August 2021

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Racing Again 7th September Handicap

Off time: 16:37 | Winning time: 1m 26.30s

(6)

Custodian²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: S H James| T: Miss T Jackson| OR: 72

150/1

First run since leaving Richard Fahey when last of 6 in handicap at Redcar (7f, good, 150/1) 20 days ago. Hard to recommend.

Form: 41/906-6

(5)

Abel Handy³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: K Stott| T: L Bailey| OR: 71

28/1

Fourteenth of 17 in handicap at Musselburgh (5f, good to firm, 25/1) 31 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Others preferred.

Form: 589740

(3)

Merry Secret¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Faye McManoman⁽³⁾| T: L A Mullaney| OR: 72| BF| D

18/1

4 wins from 13 runs this year. Latest win at Leicester in July. Fourth of 7 in claimer (15/8) at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 16 days ago, not clear run. First run for yard after leaving Michael Appleby.

Form: 161224

(9)

Klopp of The Kop^v¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Jason Watson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 66| D

4/1

9/4, didn't need to be at best when winning 12-runner claimer at Beverley (7.4f, good to firm) 14 days ago by head from Medicine Jack, digging deep. Should go well again in hat-trick bid.

Form: 054811

(4)

Medicine Jack^b¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: P Hanagan| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 65| D

5/1

3/1, creditable head second of 12 to Klopp of The Kop in claimer at Beverley (7.4f, good to firm) 14 days ago, sticking to task. Likely to go well again.

Form: 307262

(7)

Maaward²¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: G Lee| T: J Riches| OR: 65| D

25/1

40/1, fourth of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW). Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving Ronald Thompson. 1 of 2 for stable not going too badly at present, so worth a market check.

Form: 40/008-4

(10)

Round The Island²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: Phil Dennis| T: S Whitaker| OR: 64| BF

20/1

10/3, seventh of 8 in handicap at Pontefract (6f, heavy) 21 days ago. Bit to prove at present.

Form: 324367

(2)

Mr Strutter⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: A Elliott| T: J Riches| OR: 62| CD

15/8

3-time C&D winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win here in July. 3/1, creditable second of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 9 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 5-59112

(1)

Sassoon^p⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Harrison Shaw| T: B Haslam| OR: 59| D

100/1

Last of 13 in handicap at Beverley (7.4f, good to soft, 150/1) 43 days ago. Yet to beat a rival this year, so nigh-on impossible to make a case for.

Form: 190-000

(12)

Motarajel^p¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Ella McCain⁽⁵⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 58

11/2

Creditable third of 9 in handicap (5/1) at Beverley (8.4f, good to firm) 13 days ago, possibly helped by way race developed. Not the easiest to win with.

Form: 088283

(8)

Final Frontier⁷⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: T Eaves| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 58

25/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. 13/2, tenth of 12 in handicap at Pontefract (6f, good to firm) 79 days ago, left poorly placed. Type to bounce back quickly.

Form: 2-54530

(11)

Christmas Night⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Kieran Schofield⁽⁵⁾| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 45| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. Creditable fifth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm, 22/1) 9 days ago. Claims if he can build on that.

Form: 073005

Forecasts

Mr Strutter (15/8), Klopp of The Kop (4/1), Medicine Jack (5/1), Motarajel (11/2), Christmas Night (10/1), Merry Secret (18/1), Round The Island (20/1), Final Frontier (25/1), Maaward (25/1), Abel Handy (28/1), Sassoon (100/1), Custodian (150/1)

MR STRUTTER has been bang in form since joining his current stable and, having found only one too good in his hat-trick bid over C&D last time, he's fancied to resume winning ways from a more favourable draw. Klopp of The Kop arrives on the back of a double, so he's an obvious threat, while Medicine Jack could take some pegging back if he gets loose in front.