16:10 Catterick

Tuesday 7 September 2021

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Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap

Off time: 16:11 | Winning time: 57.31s

(2)

Militia¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: G Lee| T: P T Midgley| OR: 81| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in July. 9/4, fifth of 6 in handicap at Musselburgh (5f, good) 13 days ago, doing too much too soon. This represents a drop in class.

Form: 340145

(10)

Buy Me Back¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: C Lee| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 79| D

5/1

Four wins from 10 runs this year. Latest win at Brighton in July. 16/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap at Sandown (5f, good) 16 days ago. This is easier.

Form: 511230

(7)

Machree⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Zak Wheatley⁽⁷⁾| T: D Carroll| OR: 74| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Latest win at Redcar in August. 14/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at Haydock (5f, firm) 4 days ago.

Form: 874158

(1)

Astrozone^t1³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Phil Dennis| T: B Smart| OR: 73| D

7/1

2¼ lengths fifth of 6 to Machree in handicap (4/1) at Redcar (5f, good) 33 days ago, going off too hard. Tongue strap on first time and she's in better heart than her form figures suggest.

Form: 164-275

(8)

Dapper Man^p¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: Jason Hart| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 71| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Haydock in July. Good second of 9 in handicap (17/2) at Ripon (5f, good) 15 days ago. Nudged up 2 lb.

Form: 481062

(6)

Dark Shot^b¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 8-9| J: Kieran Schofield⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 67| D

6/1

Twenty five runs since last win in 2020. 14/1, respectable fourth of 13 in handicap at Beverley (5f, firm) 10 days ago. Shortlist material from career-low mark.

Form: 220654

(3)

Spanish Angel^p1¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 65| D

10/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in July. 25/1, ninth of 13 in handicap at Redcar (6f, good to firm) 10 days ago. Cheekpieces on first time.

Form: 940199

(5)

Thrilla In Manila^p¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: Cam Hardie| T: P T Midgley| OR: 64| D

14/1

Latest win at Hamilton in June. Sixth of 9 in handicap at Ripon (5f, good, 14/1) 15 days ago.

Form: 321986

(4)

Economic Crisis¹³

Age: 12| Weight: 8-3| J: Jamie Gormley| T: A Berry| OR: 61| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. Respectable third of 6 in handicap (20/1) at Musselburgh (5f, good) 13 days ago.

Form: 227063

(9)

Auckland Lodge¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-2| J: A Mullen| T: B Haslam| OR: 58| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2019. Last of 7 in handicap at this course (6f, good to firm, 8/1) 13 days ago. 2 lb out of the weights.

Form: 744847

Forecasts

Machree (7/2), Buy Me Back (5/1), Militia (11/2), Dark Shot (6/1), Astrozone (7/1), Dapper Man (9/1), Spanish Angel (10/1), Thrilla In Manila (14/1), Economic Crisis (14/1), Auckland Lodge (28/1)

Stall 2 is a good spot for MILITIA to adopt his customary forcing tactics and, with this representing a slight drop in class, he could be a tough nut to crack. Dark Shot lurks on a career-low mark so has to be feared, with Astrozone another to note.