16:20 Thirsk

Monday 12 September 2022

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Andrea Taylor's 50th Birthday Fillies' Handicap

Off time: 16:21 | Winning time: 1m 43.97s

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Vindobala^t⁸⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: P Mulrennan| T: T Collier| OR: 71| D

9/1

4-y-o who added to her tally at Newcastle (7f) in February and largely consistent in defeat in handicaps subsequently on turf. Best excused latest run at listed level in June and this more suitable granted good gallop to aim at.

Form: 663237

(8)

Lilikoi²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Gianluca Sanna⁽⁷⁾| T: T D Barron| OR: 66| D

7/4

Doubled career tally at Haydock (1m) in July and remained in form since, good second of 8 in handicap at Carlisle (7.8f, good, 6/1) 24 days ago, challenged final 1f and keeping on. Expected to remain competitive.

Form: 042142

(4)

Emily Post^h⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: P J McDonald| T: E Bethell| OR: 70

9/2

Winner at Carlisle (6.9f) in June and similar form under switch to hold up tactics when third of 8 in handicap at Beverley (7.4f, good to firm) 48 days ago, keeping on. No forlorn hope with a repeat.

Form: 2-24163

(11)

Irresistable^b1,t⁷²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Cieren Fallon| T: W J Haggas| OR: 70

9/2

Tongue strap on for 1st time, good second of 6 in handicap (5/2) at Beverley (9.9f, good to firm) 72 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 9-44532

(6)

Bungley¹⁷

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

9/1

Bounced back to form to land 6-runner Beverley claimer (7.4f) in August and career-best display when following up in a C&D handicap 17 days ago, benefiting from enterprising ride. 4 lb higher mark to defy in hat-trick bid.

Form: 372711

(1)

Finery^h¹⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Frederick Larson⁽⁵⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 63| D

22/1

Successful 3 times on turf/AW for present stable and in good form on AW earlier this year, twice a runner-up in handicaps at Southwell/Chelmsford in the spring. Possibly not 100% at Doncaster thereafter and unlikely to be lacking for fitness on return.

Form: 214226

(7)

Cuban Sun⁵⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Alexander Fielding⁽⁷⁾| T: P T Midgley| OR: 62WS

66/1

Winner on Flat for James Given earlier in career but out of sorts over hurdles during 2020/21 and lengthy absence to overcome now staring out for another new yard/on back of a wind op.

Form: 659288/

(10)

Grey Belle^t1¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: D Nolan| T: I Furtado| OR: 64| CD

12/1

C&D novice winner last summer. However, not built on that in handicaps this term, seventh of 9 in handicap at Kempton (1m) 19 days ago, weakening over 1f out. Tongue tie replaces cheekpieces now.

Form: 168-757

(2)

Drill To Dream^v²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Connor Murtagh| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR: 63

12/1

Respectable fourth of 10 in handicap at Newcastle (10.2f, 14/1) 24 days ago. Eased further 2 lb subsequently if drop in trip has positive effect now.

Form: 623624

(3)

Gurkhali Girl^p¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 59

14/1

Career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Musselburgh (9f, soft, 14/1) 19 days ago, keeping on well final 1f and forging clear. This tougher but she's still unexposed at this sort of trip so not ruled out.

Form: 557451

Non-Runners

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Biplane²¹

Weight: 9-12| Age: 4

T: J S Wainwright J: Callum Rodriguez

Forecasts

Lilikoi (7/4), Irresistable (9/2), Emily Post (9/2), Biplane (6/1), Bungley (9/1), Vindobala (9/1), Grey Belle (12/1), Drill To Dream (12/1), Gurkhali Girl (14/1), Finery (22/1), Cuban Sun (66/1)

This looks wide open but IRRESISTABLE takes on her elders for the first time having run well when runner-up at Beverley when last see in July and, with that race having thrown up winners subsequently, she could be the way to go now equipped with first-time blinkers. Facile Musselburgh scorer Gurkhali Girl, Lilikoi and Bungley are just a trio of others to consider.