16:25 Catterick

Saturday 15 October 2022

All13:3514:1014:4515:1515:5016:2517:00

Nikki Ward 60th Birthday Handicap

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 2m 46.28s

(15)

Kings Prince⁹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Jason Hart| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 80| D

11/1

Unreliable type. Last of 6 in handicap at Newmarket (12f, good to firm, 11/1). Off 98 days. Chance on old form but others make more appeal on balance.

Form: 4-29656

(1)

Set Point^p1²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Callum Shepherd| T: H Palmer| OR: 80

18/1

25/1, respectable twelfth of 19 in handicap at Newbury (10f, good) 29 days ago. Up in trip and cheekpieces on 1st time. Needs to raise his game.

Form: 1/5539-0

(5)

Detective¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: P Mulrennan| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 80

16/1

Three wins from 10 runs this year. 8/1, respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at Nottingham (8.3f, good) 17 days ago, slowly away. Significantly back up in trip and he has to enter calculations.

Form: 221505

(11)

Colinton^p³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Phil Dennis| T: K Scott| OR: 79| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Six wins from 21 Flat runs. 4 wins from 13 runs this year. Seventh of 10 in handicap at Pontefract (12f, good, 11/2) 30 days ago. Will be a danger to all if he puts his best foot forward.

Form: 402247

(13)

Furzig⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: J Garritty| T: R A Fahey| OR: 75| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Respectable seventh of 12 in handicap at Epsom (12f, good to firm, 18/1) 47 days ago. Looks vulnerable. Yard also saddles Cubana Habana.

Form: 16-0407

(2)

Ghost Rider⁸⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: S H James| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 75

40/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. Eighth of 10 in handicap (9/1) at Newcastle (10.2f) 84 days ago, left poorly placed. First run for yard after leaving James Horton. 0-5 on turf.

Form: 42-2358

(6)

The Nu Form Way²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: P J McDonald| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 73| D

5/1

Latest win at Chester in July. 28/1, respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at Haydock (11.6f, good) 21 days ago. 1 lb lower here and leading claims with conditions in his favour.

Form: 543185

(9)

Luminous Light²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Oliver Stammers⁽³⁾| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 79

33/1

28/1, last of 13 in handicap at Kempton (11f) 24 days ago, folding tamely. Probably best watched for now.

Form: 033000

(4)

Cubana Habana²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Billy Garritty| T: R A Fahey| OR: 79

4/1

Winner at Hamilton in May. 12/1, creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at Redcar (10f, good to firm) 24 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Up in trip and not without each-way hope.

Form: 312854

(3)

Soaring Star¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: G Lee| T: P A Kirby| OR: 72| D

50/1

Eighth of 11 in handicap (66/1) at Southwell (12.1f) 11 days ago and readily passed over on the back of that display.

Form: 221668

(10)

Sweet Fantasy²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: H Crouch| T: R M Beckett| OR: 77

5/1

3/1, respectable third of 9 in handicap at Chester (10.3f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Likely to pick up a race before long but forecast conditions here are a slight concern.

Form: 772223

(7)

Spyfall^t1⁶⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: C Lee| T: D Menuisier| OR: 73

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time, eighth of 12 in handicap (20/1) at Kempton (11f) 66 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time and needs to take a step forward.

Form: 2568

(8)

Two Brothers^v¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Joanna Mason| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 66| BF

7/2

Good second of 7 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft, 10/3) 17 days ago. Still winless following 14 attempts but recent efforts suggest that he may put that right soon enough.

Form: 36-5022

(12)

Bollin Margaret^p²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 66| D

40/1

Last of 8 in handicap at Redcar (10f, good to firm, 10/1) 24 days ago, not ideally placed. Back up in trip and several of these appeal as more likely winners.

Form: 857468

Non-Runners

(14)

Arrange³⁰

Weight: 10-1| Age: 4

T: M Todhunter J: D Nolan

Forecasts

Two Brothers (7/2), Cubana Habana (4/1), Sweet Fantasy (5/1), The Nu Form Way (5/1), Arrange (6/1), Colinton (9/1), Kings Prince (11/1), Furzig (14/1), Detective (16/1), Spyfall (18/1), Set Point (18/1), Luminous Light (33/1), Bollin Margaret (40/1), Ghost Rider (40/1), Soaring Star (50/1)

The vote goes to THE NU FORM WAY, who wasn't discredited in a competitive event at Haydock last time and the forecast slow ground is a welcome tonic for Stella Barclay's charge. If the going is soft, the otherwise appealing Arrange will have a bit to prove but conditions won't be an issue for Detective and he is second choice on the back of a decent effort over an inadequate trip last time. The maiden Two Brothers has been knocking on the door of late and is very much a contender.