13:30 Thirsk

Saturday 30 April 2022

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Best Puddings Are Yorkshire Puddings Fitzdares Handicap

Off time: 13:31 | Winning time: 1m 10.16s

(10)

Recall The Show^p¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: J P Sullivan| T: S Dixon| OR: 79| D

22/1

Latest win at Southwell in February. Creditable third of 13 in handicap (11/1) at Southwell (6.1f) 13 days ago. Possibilities back on turf off a workable mark. Yard also fields Ahlawi.

Form: 54P-143

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(14)

Ahlawi²¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Jonathan Fisher⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 78| D

25/1

6/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable second of 9 in handicap at Chelmsford City (6f). Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving Hugo Palmer and needs to raise his game a touch.

Form: 21/6332-

(6)

Lazyitis³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: P Mulrennan| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 77| BF

17/2

Latest win at Newcastle in February. 3/1, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (5f) 33 days ago. Likely to be in the thick of things.

Form: 31/2-164

(15)

Tommy Taylor¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: Oliver Stammers⁽³⁾| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 76| D

20/1

Latest win at Newcastle in February. 14/1, below form fifth of 9 in handicap at Ripon (6f, heavy) 16 days ago. Others more persuasive for win purposes.

Form: 137585

(1)

Prospect²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: G Lee| T: P T Midgley| OR: 76| CD

13/2

Unreliable sort. Career best when winning 15-runner handicap (28/1) at this C&D (soft) 21 days ago. Whether he'll be able to back that up remains to be seen, but will be a danger to all if able to do so.

Form: 6615-81

(2)

Ornate¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-4| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: D C Griffiths| OR: 76

33/1

Nineteen runs since last win in 2021. Eighth of 12 in handicap at Epsom (5f, good to firm, 7/1) 11 days ago. Clearly not the force of old and passed over here, for all that his mark continues on the slide.

Form: 649778

(4)

Kapono¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Megan Nicholls| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 75| D

33/1

20/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Ripon (6f, heavy) 16 days ago. Now 1 lb lower than for his latest success at Newcastle in September, so there is some cause for optimism.

Form: 56180-6

(3)

Strongbowe^p²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 75| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 10/1, 15¼ lengths fourteenth of 15 to Prospect in handicap at this C&D (soft) 21 days ago. Than run was probably needed and it would be no surprise to see him feature more prominently this time.

Form: 85259-0

(7)

Captain Vallo^h¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Rowan Scott| T: Phillip Makin| OR: 75| D

25/1

17/2, bit below form seventh of 13 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 13 days ago. Entitled to come on for that (first run for 5 months) and he's not entirely without hope.

Form: 42128-7

(12)

Barney's Bay²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 74| BF| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Respectable eighth of 14 in handicap (9/2) at this C&D (soft) 21 days ago. Will need to put that run behind him in order to play a leading role, but he'll probably be sharper now.

Form: 09085-8

(9)

Brazen Bolt²²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: D C Costello| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 72

14/1

Three wins from 6 runs last year. Career best when winning 14-runner handicap (11/10) at Newcastle (7.1f) in September, always holding on. Resumes on a 5 lb higher mark, but claims nonetheless.

Form: 031121-

(8)

It Just Takes Time^h¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Faye McManoman⁽³⁾| T: M Walford| OR: 71| D

14/1

First run since leaving Nigel Tinkler when bit below form fourth of 9 in handicap at Ripon (6f, heavy, 8/1) 16 days ago, never nearer. Perhaps a shade too high in the weights for now.

Form: 45911-4

(5)

After John⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 66| D

3/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. Good third of 15 in handicap at Haydock (6f, good to firm, 11/2) 7 days ago, running on late. Expected to be bang there once more.

Form: 4478-23

(13)

Flavius Titus¹⁷⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-6| J: Joanna Mason⁽³⁾| T: D Brooke| OR: 64| D

33/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2019. 28/1, below form eleventh of 19 in handicap at Redcar (8f, soft), unsuited by step up in trip. Off 179 days. Back down in trip and he looks vulnerable.

Form: 066340-

(11)

Merry Secret^b1⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: S De Sousa| T: L A Mullaney| OR: 62| D

17/2

Four wins from 18 runs last year. Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. 11/2, seventh of 11 in handicap at Doncaster (7f, good to firm) 8 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time and will have a chance if the headger has the desired effect.

Form: 4-33367

Forecasts

After John (3/1), Barney's Bay (7/2), Prospect (13/2), Merry Secret (17/2), Lazyitis (17/2), Brazen Bolt (14/1), Strongbowe (14/1), It Just Takes Time (14/1), Tommy Taylor (20/1), Recall The Show (22/1), Captain Vallo (25/1), Ahlawi (25/1), Flavius Titus (33/1), Kapono (33/1), Ornate (33/1)

The most appealing of these is AFTER JOHN, who probably would've won granted better luck when tthird at Haydock last weekend. Strongbowe needs to bounce back following a very low-key reappearance spin, but he's dangerous to discount and could have a significant part to play. Brazen Bolt and Lazyitis are others to consider.