15:40 Catterick

Thursday 25 May 2023

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Off time: 15:42 | Winning time: 1m 13.47s

(7)

Ghost Lights²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: J Mitchell| T: C Hills| OR: 62

7/4

Lightly-raced maiden. Good second of 6 in handicap (5/2) at Nottingham (6.1f, heavy) 23 days ago, clear of rest. On the upgrade recently and makes plenty of appeal in a race of this nature.

Form: 75442

(4)

Chamber Choir^b²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: B A Curtis| T: Jack Jones| OR: 62

9/2

9/1 and blinkered for 1st time, creditable fourth of 10 in maiden at Chelmsford City (6f) 28 days ago. Makes handicap debut. May do better still and merits respect in a weak affair.

Form: 28-5434

(6)

Tantalus⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: G Lee| T: B Haslam| OR: 60

3/1

4/1, below form fifth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (heavy) 43 days ago. Had been in good form on AW prior to that and it's too soon to write him off.

Form: 7-67535

(11)

Made Of Lir^p⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Billy Garritty| T: S England| OR: 55| D

33/1

Latest win at Lingfield in January. 150/1, last of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 56 days ago.

Form: 5-10999

(9)

Kasino^h¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: D Allan| T: B Smart| OR: 54| D

16/1

12/1, below form seventh of 12 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 14 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Should strip fitter for that and can't be completely dismissed.

Form: 1584-97

(2)

Bedazzling⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Jonny Peate⁽⁵⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 53| D

50/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, eighth of 10 in seller at Beverley (5f, good, 20/1) 9 days ago. Hard to make a solid case for.

Form: 3-69078

(5)

Azaim^h1¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 50

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 10/1, fifth of 9 in handicap at Musselburgh (7.2f, good) 10 days ago. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 06655

(8)

Amazing Arthur¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 46

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eleventh of 13 in handicap (66/1) at this course (5f, good) 10 days ago.

Form: 906-0

(1)

Little Red Dancer^p¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Paula Muir⁽³⁾| T: A D Brown| OR: 46

15/2

22/1, good fifth of 12 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 14 days ago. Overall record is uninspiring and she's far from certain to be in the same form.

Form: 8-24525

(10)

Artemis Flyer⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: S H James| T: K Scott| OR: 45

16/1

Third of 9 in handicap at Thirsk (5f, soft, 9/1) 51 days ago. Not certain to back that up given her overall profile.

Form: 9-67463

Non-Runners

(3)

Pub Club⁸

Weight: 9-9| Age: 3

T: H Palmer J: Harry Davies

Forecasts

Ghost Lights (7/4), Tantalus (3/1), Chamber Choir (9/2), Little Red Dancer (15/2), Azaim (12/1), Kasino (16/1), Artemis Flyer (16/1), Pub Club (25/1), Amazing Arthur (33/1), Made Of Lir (33/1), Bedazzling (50/1)

GHOST LIGHTS has a steadily progressive profile and was clear of the remainder when second at Nottingham last time, so there's every reason to think he can open his account in this lesser contest. Chamber Choir is the main danger on the back of a good effort in first-time blinkers at Chelmsford and it would be no surprise were Tantalus to bounce back from a rare poor effort.