16:17 Thirsk

Saturday 20 May 2023

All13:5714:3215:0715:4216:1716:5217:2517:58

Sky Bet Handicap

Off time: 16:18 | Winning time: 1m 25.34s

(3)

Carnival Zain¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Aiden Brookes⁽⁵⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 91| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Five wins from 17 Flat runs. Creditable fifth of 15 in handicap at this course (8f, heavy, 20/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 11215-5

(4)

All The King's Men^t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: B A Curtis| T: G Boughey| OR: 89| BF| D

10/3

1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner at Lingfield in January. Second of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f, 11/10) 15 days ago, conceding first run. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 157-132

(8)

Scottish Summit²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-7| J: S H James| T: G A Harker| OR: 88

14/1

16/1, good third of 13 in handicap at Ripon (8f, heavy) 21 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 5645-53

(7)

Billyb¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: P Hanagan| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 88| D

5/1

Below form seventh of 15 in handicap at this course (8f, heavy, 9/1) 14 days ago, not ideally placed.

Form: 22471-7

(11)

Amber Island⁷⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Laura Pearson⁽³⁾| T: D Loughnane| OR: 86| D

40/1

22/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at Chelmsford City (7f) 70 days ago, having hopeless task from position. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 983-749

(9)

Adeb⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 86| D

20/1

2 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win at Newcastle in February. 11/2, tenth of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW) 43 days ago.

Form: 0/13210

(14)

Snash^p⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 85| C

16/1

Course winner. 13/2, fifth of 7 in handicap at this course (6f, heavy) 9 days ago. Back to a potentially lenient mark.

Form: 41605-5

(10)

Diamondonthehill²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: M Dods| OR: 84| D

14/1

Bit below form eighth of 13 in handicap (33/1) at Ripon (8f, heavy) 21 days ago, not knocked about. Has work to do.

Form: 61219-8

(2)

The Cookstown Cafu¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Rowan Scott| T: K A Ryan| OR: 83| D

11/2

2 wins from 2 runs this year. Career best when winning 7-runner handicap (3/1) at Pontefract (8f, good to soft) 17 days ago, having positional advantage. More needed again.

Form: 7512-11

(6)

Another Batt¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: Connor Beasley| T: T D Barron| OR: 82| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Bit below form fifth of 14 in handicap at Chester (7f, heavy, 13/2) 10 days ago.

Form: 38-9845

(5)

Swiss Ace¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: P Mulrennan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 82| D

10/1

Latest win at Newcastle in March. Creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f, 9/2) 15 days ago, well positioned.

Form: 0-31564

(12)

Danzan^p¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: Sean Kirrane⁽³⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 81| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 15/2, bit below form fourth of 8 in handicap at Doncaster (6f, heavy) 14 days ago.

Form: 7333-64

(1)

Liamarty Dreams⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin⁽³⁾| T: K R Burke| OR: 80| D

14/1

11/1, good second of 9 in handicap at Haydock (7f, good) 7 days ago, staying on well (first past the post but subsequently disqualified). Enters calculations.

Form: 6365-0D

(13)

Park Street¹⁸³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: G Lee| T: Miss T Jackson| OR: 79

125/1

50/1 and eyeshields on for 1st time hood on for 1st time in this code, pulled up in juvenile hurdle at Catterick (15.7f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Poor on last Flat run.

Form: 5231/07-

(16)

Outrun The Storm²⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Cam Hardie| T: R A Fahey| OR: 76| BF| D

25/1

4/1, fourth of 7 in handicap at Epsom (7f, good to firm), slowly away. Off 8 months. Others more persuasive.

Form: 712284-

Non-Runners

(15)

Autumn Festival¹⁴

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: D O'Meara J: Jason Watson

Forecasts

All The King's Men (10/3), Billyb (5/1), The Cookstown Cafu (11/2), Autumn Festival (7/1), Carnival Zain (17/2), Swiss Ace (10/1), Another Batt (10/1), Scottish Summit (14/1), Liamarty Dreams (14/1), Diamondonthehill (14/1), Danzan (14/1), Snash (16/1), Adeb (20/1), Outrun The Storm (25/1), Amber Island (40/1), Park Street (125/1)

ALL THE KING'S MEN's AW form this year for current connections is proving strong and he remains of firm interest back on turf. Autumn Festival stepped up considerably on his comeback run when fourth here 2 weeks ago and is next best ahead of Liamarty Dreams, who bids to make amends having been disqualified at Haydock.