17:30 Thirsk

Saturday 7 May 2022

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Off time: 17:31 | Winning time: 59.85s

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Lady Nectar^p⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Shane Gray| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 70| C

13/2

Course winner. 9/2, fourth of 7 in handicap at Wetherby (5.5f, good) 4 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and she's in with an each-way shout.

Form: 0387-34

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(4)

Coley's Koko¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Rowan Scott| T: N Tinkler| OR: 69| D

14/1

Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap (7/1) at Yarmouth (5.2f, good to firm) 18 days ago, running on. Needs a couple of these to falter if she's to emerge on top here.

Form: 8310-84

(5)

Lotus Rose¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Connor Beasley| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 71| D

8/1

7/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at Ripon (5f, good) 14 days ago, doing too much too soon. 2 lb lower now and she'll be a danger to all if reproducing something akin to her best 2-y-o form.

Form: 4342-97

(7)

Lullaby Bay⁵^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke| OR: 65| D

11/10

Lightly-raced winner. 8/1, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Beverley (5f, good) 5 days ago, keeping on well. Big player under a penalty.

Form: 03-21

(1)

Nodsasgoodasawink^p¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: P Mathers| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 60| C

22/1

Course winner. Good second of 6 in handicap at Ayr (5f, good, 66/1) 11 days ago. Consistency isn't her forte, though, so it remains to be seen if she will manage to back that up here.

Form: 02108-2

(3)

Boudica Bay^b²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: T Eaves| T: E J Alston| OR: 58| D

40/1

14/1 and visored for 1st time, seventh of 8 in handicap at Nottingham (5f, good to firm) 21 days ago. Blinkers now refitted and, having slipped back to her last winning mark, she's not discounted.

Form: 2490-07

(11)

Zwift^v¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Cam Hardie| T: D O'Meara| OR: 67| D

28/1

Bit below form sixth of 13 in handicap at Catterick (5f, good, 11/1) 17 days ago. Visor back on and one or two of these look stronger on balance.

Form: 96541-6

(9)

Lucky Shake³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: P J McDonald| T: P T Midgley| OR: 67| D

33/1

First run since leaving John Mackie when sixth of 7 in handicap (20/1) at Nottingham (5f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Needs to raise her game if she's to have a say in the finish.

Form: 33215-6

(6)

Anniversary Belle¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Ray Dawson| T: Mrs P Sly| OR: 66

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Bit below form eighth of 13 in handicap at Catterick (5f, good, 17/2) 17 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Looks set for another struggle.

Form: 337-8

(2)

Eruption¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 60| D

13/2

Lightly-raced winner. Career best when winning 7-runner handicap (2/1) at Musselburgh (5f, good) 10 days ago, all out. More needed here following a 3 lb rise in the weights.

Form: 546-61

(8)

Theoretical³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 59

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 12/1, below form fifth of 9 in handicap at Chelmsford City (6f) 37 days ago. Improvement needed now switched to turf.

Form: 7-445

Forecasts

Lullaby Bay (11/10), Lady Nectar (13/2), Eruption (13/2), Lotus Rose (8/1), Anniversary Belle (9/1), Coley's Koko (14/1), Nodsasgoodasawink (22/1), Zwift (28/1), Lucky Shake (33/1), Theoretical (40/1), Boudica Bay (40/1)

The most appealing of these is LULLABY BAY, who did the job well on her handicap debut at Beverley on Monday and probably has more in the locker. Lotus Rose hasn't fired on all cylinders in two starts since returning from a break, but she won't be far away if on-song this time. Lady Nectar is another with a chance and Boudica Bay needs a second look, too.