17:45 Catterick

Saturday 18 September 2021

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Racing Again 29th September Handicap

Off time: 17:48 | Winning time: 1m 35.03s

(1)

Aliento¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: F Norton| T: M Dods| OR: 64| CD

10/3

C&D winner. Good third of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm, 16/1) 11 days ago, nearest finish. Shortlist material from the same mark.

Form: 762743

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(8)

How Bizarre¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: D Nolan| T: L Bailey| OR: 63| D

16/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. 15/2, returned to form when fifth of 8 in handicap at Carlisle (7.8f, good to firm) 10 days ago. Not the easiest to predict so not one for maximum faith.

Form: 740-365

(3)

Mr Strutter¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: A Elliott| T: G A Harker| OR: 63| BF| CD

3/1

3-time C&D winner. First run since leaving John David Riches when respectable fourth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm, 15/8) 11 days ago, keeping on without landing a blow. Each-way player.

Form: 911224

(10)

Final Frontier²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: Jamie Gormley| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 62| CD

11/1

Capitalised on a career-low mark when winning 12-runner handicap at this C&D (good to firm, 25/1) 24 days ago by length from Mr Strutter, kept up to work. Not one to dismiss lightly raised 4 lb.

Form: 545301

(9)

Special Mayson²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: D C Costello| T: Mrs P Sly| OR: 62

14/1

15/2, ran well from easing mark after 3 months off when second of 11 in handicap at Yarmouth (7f, firm) 20 days ago. Can give a good account nudged up just 1 lb.

Form: 42-4502

(2)

Cragside²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Phil Dennis| T: T D Easterby| OR: 60

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Again fell a long way short of his debut effort when last of 6 in maiden (20/1) at Ripon (8f, good) 26 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Market can guide expectations.

Form: 386

(5)

Hoofs Happy Now⁸⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Joanna Mason⁽³⁾| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 58

25/1

Modest maiden who has finished fourth on her last 3 outings and will be suited by the return to 7f having faded late on over 1m at Leicester latest.

Form: 62-9444

(7)

Fircombe Hall^p¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: T E Whelan| T: P A Kirby| OR: 56

25/1

Latest win at Carlisle in June. Eighth of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f, 28/1) 15 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Continues to ease in the weights so no surprise to see him featuring.

Form: 136978

(4)

Bibbidibobbidiboo^b,h1⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Shane Gray| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 52| C| D

10/1

Course winner. Twenty nine runs since last win in 2018. 10/1, bit below form sixth of 18 in handicap at Thirsk (6f, good to firm) 5 days ago, nearest finish. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 783646

(14)

Lockdown Lass³²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: T Hamilton| T: G Hanmer| OR: 54

12/1

Winner at Doncaster in June. Respectable fifth of 10 in handicap (6/1) at Carlisle (7.8f, good to firm) 32 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 231445

(6)

Jakacan^t¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Harrison Shaw| T: D Carroll| OR: 53

16/1

Again ran below form when ninth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm, 12/1) 11 days ago. Others more persuasive despite his tumbling mark.

Form: 306279

(12)

Lukoutoldmakezebak^b⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 8-6| J: S H James| T: D Thompson| OR: 46| CD

33/1

C&D winner. 25/1, ninth of 13 in handicap at Musselburgh (8f) 7 days ago, very slowly away. Blinkers back on. His starts are becoming a major problem so it's hard to put much faith in him.

Form: 506709

(15)

The Grey Bay²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Jane Elliott| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 45

9/1

9/1, again ran well when fourth of 18 in handicap at Redcar (6f, good to firm) 21 days ago, nearest finish. Has more work to do to get involved here though.

Form: 500-434

(11)

Listen Again^p⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: Saffie Osborne⁽⁵⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 48

10/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. 13/2, bounced back to best off a career-low mark when second of 11 in handicap at Musselburgh (7.2f, good to soft) 7 days ago.

Form: 304702

(13)

Christmas Night¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-5| J: L Morris| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 45| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2019. 14/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at this course (6f, good to firm) 11 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 300586

Forecasts

Mr Strutter (3/1), Aliento (10/3), The Grey Bay (9/1), Listen Again (10/1), Bibbidibobbidiboo (10/1), Final Frontier (11/1), Lockdown Lass (12/1), Special Mayson (14/1), How Bizarre (16/1), Jakacan (16/1), Christmas Night (25/1), Hoofs Happy Now (25/1), Fircombe Hall (25/1), Lukoutoldmakezebak (33/1), Cragside (80/1)

Plenty in with a shout in an open-looking finale but top-weight ALIENTO is put forward as the answer. Michael Dods's charge should get a good pace to aim at and, provided some luck in running, he can open his account for the season. Final Frontier capitalised on a career-low mark to end a 2-year losing run last month so he's feared most after a 4 lb rise, ahead of Mr Strutter and Fircombe Hall.