14:20 York

Saturday 21 May 2022

All13:4014:2014:5515:3016:0716:4217:15

William Hill Bet Boost Handicap

Off time: 14:22 | Winning time: 1m 27.52s

(15)

The Menstone Gem²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: T Hamilton| T: Craig Lidster| OR: 80| D

18/1

Fairly useful form on AW at 2. 14/1, first run since leaving Phillip Makin when fifth of 7 in handicap at Pontefract (6f, good) 24 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Others preferred.

Form: 8122-5

(13)

Way To Win⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: N Callan| T: M Botti| OR: 80| D

8/1

Creditable efforts in 7f AW handicaps this spring and ought to be competitive if continuing in similar form back on turf.

Form: 5144-23

(1)

Truely Aclaimed⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Harry Davies⁽⁷⁾| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 79| D

10/3

Beverley novice winner (7.5f) as a 2-y-o who is knocking on the door in handicaps, finishing second at Newmarket (7f) 8 days ago. Up another 3 lb but still respected from a good draw. Top 7 lb claimer Harry Davies takes the ride again.

Form: 50-2322

(19)

Sezaam³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 79

20/1

Redcar novice winner last year but needs to shrug off a disappointing run on his Beverley reappearance 38 days ago. Drawn wide.

Form: 613-0

(17)

Al Baahy²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: P J McDonald| T: K Frost| OR: 79

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 9/2, first run since leaving Sir Michael Stoute when respectable second of 6 in maiden at Pontefract (1m, good) on reappearance 24 days ago, clear of rest. Makes handicap debut. More needed.

Form: 8722-2

(12)

Spitting Feathers³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan| OR: 78

16/1

18/1, creditable sixth of 14 in handicap at Beverley (7.4f, good to firm) on reappearance 38 days ago. Things didn't fall ideally for him on that occasion and no surprise were he to make more of an impact now.

Form: 51005-6

(2)

Sunset And Vine^v1²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S W Kelly| T: W J Knight| OR: 78

4/1

Fairly useful form in maiden/novice events. Doesn't look entirely straightforward but it's possible a visor will help and he likely has the ability to make his presence felt from this sort of mark. Well drawn. On the shortlist.

Form: 3233

(6)

Distant Light²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Rob Hornby| T: A M Balding| OR: 77| D

9/1

Progressive sort who opened her account in 7f novice at Lingfield last month. Improved again when close fourth on 7f Goodwood handicap debut since. One of the more likely types.

Form: 09-214

(4)

Bin Hayyan³⁰²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Jason Watson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 77

12/1

Won a 6f Ayr maiden at 2 but not seen since a below-form third of 4 in 6f Thirsk nursery last July. Still early days but possibly best watched on seasonal return unless the betting vibes are strong.

Form: 4413-

(10)

Zulu Tracker²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: R Coakley| T: E Walker| OR: 76

7/1

Fair maiden. 9/1, good third of 13 in handicap at Haydock (1m, good to firm) on reappearance 28 days ago. Lightly-raced profile provides him with the potential to build on that.

Form: 562-3

(8)

Fourth Time Lucky¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: O McSweeney⁽⁵⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 76

20/1

Fair maiden. Fourth of 7 in novice at Wetherby (7f, good) 18 days ago, not knocked about. Makes handicap debut. Improved effort will be needed.

Form: 333-24

(18)

Piastrella²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Jason Hart| T: N Tinkler| OR: 74| BF| D

11/1

Shaped well when fourth on Beverley reappearance and that form has been franked since. Too free when stepping up to an extended 1m at Nottingham since so might be worth forgiving that. Stall 18 potentially awkward.

Form: 511-45

(14)

Liamarty Dreams³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Harrison Shaw| T: K R Burke| OR: 72| D

40/1

No impact in 2 handicaps this spring but mark has come down as a result and he does return from 38 days off with his stable in very good form.

Form: 1473-60

(3)

Bastille³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 70

22/1

Showed ability in 3 qualifying runs over 7f/1m this spring. Potential for better in handicaps and nicely drawn in 3.

Form: 858

(5)

Fiftyshadesaresdev⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Joanna Mason| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 69

25/1

Fair maiden. Respectable fourth of 9 in handicap (9/2) at Pontefract (1m, soft) 40 days ago. Back down in trip. Needs more.

Form: 94240-4

(11)

International Boy¹⁹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Barry McHugh| T: R A Fahey| OR: 68

40/1

Ten-race maiden at 2, finishing well held in handicaps on his final 2 outings. Doesn't strike as an obvious winner on this reappearance run.

Form: 220288-

(7)

Herbertandflorence^p⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: R Ffrench| T: D C Griffiths| OR: 55

80/1

Well held in 3 handicaps over a variety of trips since joining this yard. 6 lb out of handicap. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 374-756

Non-Runners

(16)

Conservative³³

Weight: 9-9| Age: 3

T: M Meade J: Ray Dawson

(9)

Hot Diggity Dog¹⁴

Weight: 8-12| Age: 3

T: K Dalgleish J: S A Gray

(20)

Emeralds Pride²⁶

Weight: 8-12| Age: 3

T: M Dods J: Phil Dennis

Forecasts

Truely Aclaimed (10/3), Sunset And Vine (4/1), Conservative (6/1), Zulu Tracker (7/1), Way To Win (8/1), Distant Light (9/1), Piastrella (11/1), Bin Hayyan (12/1), Hot Diggity Dog (12/1), Emeralds Pride (12/1), Spitting Feathers (16/1), The Menstone Gem (18/1), Fourth Time Lucky (20/1), Sezaam (20/1), Bastille (22/1), Fiftyshadesaresdev (25/1), Al Baahy (33/1), Liamarty Dreams (40/1), International Boy (40/1), Herbertandflorence (80/1)

A wide draw is tricky in a big field over C&D so it's possibly best to narrow this down to those in lower stalls. SUNSET AND VINE seems to have a few quirks but he's likely talented enough to win from this sort of mark and is selected in the hope that a first-time visor helps him to put his best foot forward. Truely Aclaimed can extend her run of good efforts in handicaps this year and is feared most ahead of The Queen's Distant Light.