16:30 Catterick

Wednesday 26 April 2023

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Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap

Off time: 16:34 | Winning time: 1m 28.43s

(6)

Milbanke¹⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 77| D

11/2

8/1, career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f), kept up to work. Off 151 days. 4 lb rise tolerable and claims if in a similar mood here.

Form: 685231-

(8)

Muntadab³³

Age: 11| Weight: 9-11| J: Jonny Peate⁽⁵⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 77| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Musselburgh in October. Last of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f, 80/1) 33 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 20190-0

(4)

Shahnaz¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Rowan Scott| T: G Tutty| OR: 69

22/1

Three wins from 11 runs last year. 12/1, eighth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (heavy) 14 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Something to find on form. Yard also saddles Miss Britain.

Form: 51250-8

(5)

Barney's Bay^p¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 69

7/2

Twenty-five runs since last win in 2021. Bit below form seventh of 15 in handicap (9/2) at Pontefract (8f, heavy) 15 days ago. While his strike rate is modest, he is capable of taking a hand in the finish off this mark.

Form: 434427

(2)

Cubanista^p¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: S W Kelly| T: Mrs P Sly| OR: 68| D

16/1

9/2, below form third of 7 in handicap at Leicester (8.2f, heavy) 12 days ago. Will need to leave that effort well behind if he's to emerge on top here.

Form: 12640-3

(11)

Miss Britain⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: S H James| T: G Tutty| OR: 67

5/1

Latest win at Southwell in December. Fourth of 6 in handicap (11/2) at Newcastle (7.1f) 62 days ago. Capable of making an impact in a race of this nature.

Form: 8418-54

(9)

Like A Lion^p⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Sean Kirrane⁽³⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 65| D

12/1

Latest win at Newcastle in December. Seventh of 9 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f, 22/1) 41 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Cheekpieces back on. Barney's Bay appears to be the stable No 1.

Form: 16-6367

(7)

Langholm^t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 64| CD

10/3

C&D winner. Creditable second of 12 in handicap (10/1) at this C&D (heavy) 14 days ago, running on. Solid claims.

Form: 32638-2

(3)

Chookie Dunedin⁴⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 8-12| J: Billy Garritty| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 64| D

17/2

Three wins from 17 runs last year. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 8/1, fourth of 6 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 44 days ago. Looks vulnerable for win purposes.

Form: 768-304

(1)

Brunello Breeze²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Cam Hardie| T: T P Tate| OR: 57

28/1

Ninth of 11 in handicap at Thirsk (7f, soft, 7/1) 22 days ago. Well held on that occasion but he should come on for the run and has slipped to an attractive mark.

Form: 35408-9

Non-Runners

(10)

Spells At Dawn⁸⁸

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: A French J: Jason Hart

Forecasts

Langholm (10/3), Barney's Bay (7/2), Miss Britain (5/1), Milbanke (11/2), Chookie Dunedin (17/2), Like A Lion (12/1), Muntadab (16/1), Cubanista (16/1), Spells At Dawn (20/1), Shahnaz (22/1), Brunello Breeze (28/1)

LANGHOLM was successful second time out last season and may well repeat the dose on the back of a highly encouraging reappearance second over this C&D a fortnight ago. He boasts a good record here and is versatile ground-wise. Milbanke merits respect on the back of his Wolverhampton victory but bigger threats may be posed by Barney's Bay and Brunello Breeze, both of whom figure on tempting marks.