14:00 Thirsk

Saturday 6 May 2023

All13:3014:0014:3515:1015:4016:1516:55

Vickers.Bet Customer Racing Club Handicap

Off time: 14:02 | Winning time: 1m 14.75s

(6)

True Mason³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: Harrison Shaw| T: D Carroll| OR: 82| D

33/1

Made little impression after 7 months off when tenth of 19 in handicap at Doncaster (6f, heavy, 50/1) 34 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 71170-0

(13)

Bay Breeze¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 81| D

6/1

5/1, proved at least as good as ever back up at 6f when winning 15-runner handicap at Ripon (soft) 16 days ago by length from Showtime Mahomes, well positioned. In the mix once again from a 4 lb higher mark.

Form: 0429-91

(12)

Bellagio Man^p⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 80| D

18/1

Latest win at Southwell in February. Creditable fifth of 13 in handicap (11/2) at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 6 weeks ago, running on.

Form: 441885

(10)

Show Me Show Me^p¹⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Ethan Tindall⁽⁷⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 79

50/1

Returned to form despite seeming unsuited by the emphasis being so much on speed when third of 9 in handicap at Chelmsford City (5f, 10/3). Cheekpieces back on after 6 months off.

Form: 428433-

(7)

Abolish^p²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 78| D

25/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Went with little fluency when tenth of 12 in handicap at Redcar (6f, heavy, 10/1) 26 days ago.

Form: 357690

(5)

Showtime Mahomes¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: S H James| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 78| D

5/1

Creditable length second of 15 to Bay Breeze in handicap at Ripon (6f, soft, 14/1) 16 days ago. Handicapped to win on some of his strong early-season 3-y-o form so may well turn the tables with that rival here.

Form: 00007-2

(14)

Golden Apollo^p,t¹⁷²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: J Garritty| T: T D Easterby| OR: 78| D

40/1

Three wins from 18 runs last year. Ran just respectably when sixth of 14 in handicap (8/1) at Newcastle (6f) 6 months ago. Will need to hit the ground running to feature.

Form: 518146-

(8)

Cooperation^h¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: P Hanagan| T: M Murphy & M Keady| OR: 76| D

12/1

Unlucky not to finish closer when 6¾ lengths seventh of 15 to Bay Breeze in handicap at Ripon (6f, soft, 20/1) 16 days ago, nearest finish after getting gap final 1f. Clearly still on a workable mark.

Form: 49234-7

(11)

Maple Jack¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: G Lee| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 75| CD

13/8

11/4, got back on the up returning from 7 months off when readily winning 11-runner handicap at this C&D (heavy) 2 weeks ago. Enters calculations from this 4 lb higher mark.

Form: 84515-1

(2)

Newyorkstateofmind¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 73| D

50/1

Followed a good run with a below-par one when sixth of 7 in handicap at Catterick (6f, soft, 10/1) 10 days ago. Remains early days for this yard.

Form: 4810-46

(9)

Straits Of Moyle^p1⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 72| D

8/1

Last of 14 in handicap (14/1) at Newcastle (6f) 53 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Struggling for form at present, so not easy to make a case for.

Form: 065-840

(4)

As If By Chance^v¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Rowan Scott| T: N Tinkler| OR: 72| BF| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Respectable fourth of 11 in handicap (4/1) at this C&D (heavy) 2 weeks ago, no extra final 1f. Mark continues to fall and not discounted.

Form: 200-354

(1)

Run This Way³³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Billy Garritty| T: P T Midgley| OR: 68| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Ran better than on reappearance without getting back to form when sixth of 10 in handicap at Newcastle (6f, 40/1) 33 days ago. More needed to feature.

Form: 8749-76

Non-Runners

(3)

Muscika¹⁶

Weight: 9-8| Age: 9

T: D O'Meara J: Jason Watson

Forecasts

Maple Jack (13/8), Showtime Mahomes (5/1), Bay Breeze (6/1), Straits Of Moyle (8/1), As If By Chance (9/1), Run This Way (11/1), Cooperation (12/1), Muscika (14/1), Bellagio Man (18/1), Abolish (25/1), True Mason (33/1), Golden Apollo (40/1), Newyorkstateofmind (50/1), Show Me Show Me (50/1)

SHOWTIME MAHOMES is handicapped to win on his strong early-season 3-y-o form, and having gone down by just a length to Bay Breeze at Ripon on return just over a fortnight ago, Grant Tuer's charge gets the vote to reverse placings with that outing under his belt. Maple Jack made a winning reappearance over C&D 2 weeks ago and he can fight out minor honours with As If By Chance.