19:40 Wetherby

Tuesday 3 May 2022

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Off time: 19:41 | Winning time: 1m 6.66s

(7)

Ghathanfar⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: T Eaves| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 71| BF| D

5/2

Sixteen runs since last win in 2021 but he couldn't have gone much closer at Thirsk (6f) last week. Runs off 2 lb lower here so obvious claims.

Form: 558572

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(2)

Hail Sezer²²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: S H James| T: G A Harker| OR: 70| BF| D

6/1

Career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Doncaster (6f, good to firm) last summer. Off since finishing fifth on AW at Newcastle last September but he ran well on last year's reappearance.

Form: 832125-

(8)

Lady Nectar¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: J Fanning| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 70| D

9/2

9/2, respectable third of 7 in handicap at Beverley (5f, good to firm) on reappearance 12 days ago. Feasibly treated if she can build on that (won off 2 lb higher last spring).

Form: 30387-3

(5)

Saatty¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 70| D

14/1

Pair of AW wins last year. Fifth of 6 in handicap (18/1) at Chelmsford (6f) on reappearance 12 days ago. Slightly shorter trip may help back on the grass.

Form: 71319-5

(4)

Pivoting¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 67| D

4/1

12/1, creditable third of 10 in handicap at Catterick (6f, good) on reappearance 13 days ago. Might be sharper for the run and another who can't be discounted.

Form: 96500-3

(6)

King Of Tonga⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Harrison Shaw| T: D Carroll| OR: 66| D

4/1

Successful twice over 5f at Pontefract for new yard this spring, latterly an apprentice race 6 days ago. Escapes a penalty so obvious chance, the only slight worry being that he was below form over C&D in between those wins.

Form: 322-151

(3)

Young Tiger^h¹⁹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 8-11| J: B A Curtis| T: T P Tate| OR: 59| D

16/1

Drew a blank last season. Has come down in the weights as a result but others are still preferred back from 6 months off.

Form: 599848-

Non-Runners

(1)

Merry Secret³

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: L A Mullaney J: S De Sousa

Forecasts

Ghathanfar (5/2), King Of Tonga (4/1), Pivoting (4/1), Merry Secret (4/1), Lady Nectar (9/2), Hail Sezer (6/1), Saatty (14/1), Young Tiger (16/1)

GHATHANFAR actually runs off 2 lb lower than when pipped at Thirsk last week so he's narrowly preferred to King of Tonga, who escapes a penalty for his Pontefract apprentice win. Saturday's Thirsk scorer Merry Secret may prove best of the rest.