Racing TV Nursery

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 1m 26.34s

(6)

Grifter²⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 75

3/1

Promising individual. Length second of 11 in Milbanke (runs in 2.40 here) in novice at Redcar (6f, good) 29 days ago. Likely improver in nurseries.

Form: 522

(2)

Makalu⁵⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: O McSweeney⁽⁷⁾| T: K A Ryan| OR: 73

4/1

Career best when winning 12-runner novice at Thirsk (6f, good to firm, 11/1) 57 days ago, driven out. Likely to stay 7f. Makes handicap debut. May do better.

Form: 3501

(1)

Matty Too⁴¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 72

10/3

Improved to make a winning start in nurseries at Hamilton (6f, good to firm) 41 days ago. 5 lb rise is unlikely to prevent another prominent showing.

Form: 5441

(4)

Mackenzie Rose²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 68

5/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 10/1, third of 11 in novice at Kempton (7f) 24 days ago. More needed from this opening mark but that's not out of the question given who trains her.

Form: 743

(3)

Makhan King¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 8-6| J: Rowan Scott| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 60

12/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 22/1, eighth of 11 in maiden at Beverley (5f, good to firm) 15 days ago, not clear run. Significantly back up in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 788

(5)

Bearcardi⁵¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-5| J: S De Sousa| T: J L Eyre| OR: 59

9/2

Modest form. 12/1 and cheekpieces on first time, last of 8 in nursery at Pontefract (6f, soft) 51 days ago. Headgear quickly discarded.

Form: 83968

Forecasts

Grifter (3/1), Matty Too (10/3), Makalu (4/1), Bearcardi (9/2), Mackenzie Rose (5/1), Makhan King (12/1)

GRIFTER still didn't look entirely the finished article at Redcar last time so he appeals as one who could have more to offer in nurseries and is preferred to last month's Hamilton scorer Matty Too, with confidence increased should his Redcar conqueror Milbanke run well in the novice earlier on the card (2.40).