17:50 Catterick

Saturday 17 September 2022

All13:4814:2314:5815:3316:0816:4017:1517:50

Wayne Gardiner Memorial Handicap

Off time: 17:50 | Winning time: 2m 41.85s

(9)

King Francis²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Phil Dennis| T: M L W Bell| OR: 71| BF

5/1

Winner at Kempton in April. Third of 5 in handicap (5/2) at Chelmsford City (14f) 23 days ago. Unproven on turf.

Form: 142443

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(8)

Winklevi³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Owen Lewis⁽⁷⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 67| D

17/2

7/2, step back in the right direction when third of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (14f) 31 days ago. Possibilities if building on that.

Form: 765473

(3)

Socially Shady^v¹⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: S H James| T: K R Burke| OR: 64| D

25/1

Unreliable type. 25/1, below form eighth of 13 in handicap at Doncaster (11.9f, good). Off 174 days. Others more persuasive.

Form: 414258

(10)

Glittering Choice^p²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: D C Costello| T: H Palmer| OR: 71

8/1

4/1, career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Carlisle (9f, good) 23 days ago, suited by strong pace. Significantly up in trip and warrants respect from 4 lb higher mark.

Form: 40-2531

(2)

Ice House⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: S Donohoe| T: W J Haggas| OR: 70

10/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Last of 6 in minor event (9/2) at Newmarket (12f, good) 57 days ago. Makes handicap debut with something to prove.

Form: 626

(1)

Eye Knee^p,t²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: J Garritty| T: T D Easterby| OR: 63| CD

7/1

C&D winner who possibly found the race coming too soon in first-time cheekpieces when last of 5 in handicap at Redcar (14f, good to firm) 21 days ago.

Form: 552035

(5)

Licit¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Sean Kirrane⁽³⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 63| CD

3/1

Resumed winning ways back up markedly in trip in 8-runner handicap at this C&D (heavy, 7/2) 11 days ago, despite being slowly away. Should go well again.

Form: 29-3331

(4)

Two Brothers^v1¹¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Joanna Mason| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 61

6/1

Maiden who has run well below form both starts this season. Needs the combination of a break and first-time visor to spark a revival.

Form: 3236-50

(6)

Nietzsche²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-4| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 61| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2016 but ran respectably returned to a longer trip when fourth of 9 in handicap at this course (13.9f, good) 24 days ago, needing stronger gallop.

Form: 53/5-444

Non-Runners

(7)

Ochil House²

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: G Boughey J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Licit (3/1), King Francis (5/1), Nietzsche (6/1), Two Brothers (6/1), Eye Knee (7/1), Glittering Choice (8/1), Winklevi (17/2), Ice House (10/1), Ochil House (12/1), Socially Shady (25/1)

LICIT overcame trouble in running to wear down a 3-y-o improver over C&D 11 days ago, so she looks capable of defying a 3 lb rise on that evidence. Winklevi has a good chance if building on his latest effort, with recent Carlisle scorer Glittering Choice also respected.