19:05 Thirsk

Saturday 7 May 2022

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JW 4x4 Northallerton Handicap

Off time: 19:08 | Winning time: 1m 13.47s

(7)

Empress Sheba²⁸²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Mark Winn⁽⁷⁾| T: J L Eyre| OR: 70

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Excellent second of 7 in nursery at Nottingham (6f, good, 18/1) on final 2-y-o start. Claims if ready to roll on reappearance.

Form: 3462-

(5)

Golden Duke¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Faye McManoman⁽³⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 70| D

18/1

Sixth of 9 in handicap (10/1) at Ripon (5f, good) on reappearance 14 days ago, running on. Should be sharper for the run.

Form: 63140-6

(12)

Mythical Molly^b¹⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 70

33/1

Won at Musselburgh (5f) last summer. 11/2, sixth of 7 in nursery at Newcastle (6f) when last seen in December. Betting should guide on return to action.

Form: 741646-

(11)

Gnat Alley²²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 69| D

12/1

Shaped well on a couple of occasions prior to coming good in 9-runner nursery at Redcar (6f, good to firm) in October. Strikes as one who could go on to better things this year.

Form: 447441-

(17)

Hot Diggity Dog^v²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: S H James| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 69| D

11/1

Winner at Newcastle in October. Good runner-up efforts first 2 starts this year but not at best latest. Now goes back on turf.

Form: 152-225

(9)

Kendred Fire¹⁹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: J Garritty| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 69| CD

14/1

C&D novice winner last June but failed to progress later in the year. Off 6 months. Others more obvious.

Form: 812540-

(14)

Final Account¹⁹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 68

16/1

Fair form but ended his 2-y-o campaign on a low note. Does at least return to action with his yard in good form.

Form: 502079-

(13)

Circoloco²⁸⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: P Mulrennan| T: M Dods| OR: 68| BF

33/1

Showed a bit in 3 starts around 5f last summer. Possible improver in handicaps and needs keeping an eye on in betting on return.

Form: 234-

(6)

Jungle Run^b³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Ray Dawson| T: Tom Clover| OR: 68| BF| D

11/1

Easy winner on 6f Chelmsford return in March. Possibly found run coming too soon when only sixth at Kempton 6 days later. Freshened up since and yard in cracking form. Big player if as effective back on turf.

Form: 7631-16

(2)

Ribtide^h³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Barry McHugh| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR: 67

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Showed a bit on AW first 2 starts and possibly unsuited by heavy ground when well held on turf latest. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 620

(18)

Variety Island¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Phil Dennis| T: S Whitaker| OR: 65| D

11/1

7/1, creditable third (Crypto Quest second) of 7 in handicap at Doncaster (6f, good to firm) on reappearance 14 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 80012-3

(20)

Whiteandblue¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Harrison Shaw| T: B Smart| OR: 64

25/1

Modest maiden. Creditable fifth of 13 in handicap (16/1) at Catterick (5f, good) 17 days ago.

Form: 523-445

(1)

Miss Britain²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: P J McDonald| T: G Tutty| OR: 63

12/1

Thrice-raced maiden. First run since leaving Tom Dascombe when third of 11 in maiden at Pontefract (5f, soft, 20/1) 26 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Unexposed.

Form: 76-3

(3)

Dirty Leeds⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: T Eaves| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 61

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 22/1, good third of 11 at Newcastle (6f) on handiacp debut/reappearance 40 days ago. Another who could play a part.

Form: 468-3

(4)

Prayer Matt¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 60

5/1

Good third of 13 in handicap at Catterick (5f, good, 7/1) 17 days ago, having to weave through. Merits consideration with the return to 6f likely to be in his favour.

Form: 0360-33

(16)

Eldeyaar⁸¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 58

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 7/1, last of 4 in maiden at Newcastle (5f) 81 days ago. Makes handicap/turf debut.

Form: 464

(10)

Thin Lizzy^b1¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 57

14/1

Creditable third of 13 in C&D handicap (good) 12 days ago. Blinkered first time.

Form: 63-6703

(8)

Henery Hawk³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: G Lee| T: T D Barron| OR: 56

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable 7 lengths second of 9 to reopposing Jungle Run in handicap at Chelmsford (6f, 7/2) 37 days ago, clear of rest.

Form: 98-82

(15)

Hilary's Boy^t¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: S A Gray| T: J L Eyre| OR: 53| CD

15/2

C&D winner last autumn. Creditable fourth of 16 in handicap at Redcar (6f, good, 12/1) on return 19 days ago, never nearer.

Form: 01103-4

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 15p in the pound

Non-Runners

(19)

Crypto Quest¹⁴

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: K A Ryan J: K Stott

Forecasts

Prayer Matt (5/1), Crypto Quest (11/2), Hilary's Boy (15/2), Hot Diggity Dog (11/1), Variety Island (11/1), Jungle Run (11/1), Gnat Alley (12/1), Miss Britain (12/1), Henery Hawk (12/1), Thin Lizzy (14/1), Kendred Fire (14/1), Final Account (16/1), Golden Duke (18/1), Whiteandblue (25/1), Dirty Leeds (28/1), Mythical Molly (33/1), Circoloco (33/1), Eldeyaar (50/1), Empress Sheba (50/1), Ribtide (50/1)

JUNGLE RUN had a plausible excuse at Kempton and is worth another chance with the Tom Clover stable in such good form. Crypto Quest made a solid start to his handicap career at Doncaster a fortnight ago and is respected for Kevin Ryan. Tim Easterby pair Prayer Matt and Gnat Alley are also on the shortlist in a race every bit as open as the numbers would suggest.