16:40 Catterick

Thursday 25 May 2023

All14:1014:4015:1015:4016:1016:4017:12

British EBF 40th Anniversary Fillies' Handicap

Off time: 16:42 | Winning time: 1m 25.07s

(5)

Poet's Magic²⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: P Hanagan| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 82| D

22/1

Bit below form fifth of 12 in handicap (17/2) at Chester (7f, good to soft). Off 8 months. Needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 016225-

(7)

Gometra Ginty^p¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Billy Garritty| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 72| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Shaped as if still needing the run when fourth of 7 in handicap at Musselburgh (7.2f, good, 10/3) 10 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 3482-84

(2)

Kitai⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Connor Beasley| T: C Johnston| OR: 82

14/1

Lightly-raced winner. 10/1, last of 7 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 57 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 2210-7

(6)

A Taste Of Honey¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Mr Taylor Fisher⁽⁵⁾| T: A Watson| OR: 79| D

10/1

Lightly-raced winner. Latest win at Lingfield in March. 7/2, unable to lead when fourth of 7 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f) 14 days ago. Sort to bounce back.

Form: 271-14

(8)

Mystic Pearl²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: D Allan| T: W J Haggas| OR: 78| D

9/2

7/2, bit below form fourth of 12 in handicap at Musselburgh (8f, soft) 25 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 6413-24

(3)

Wild Side²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: B A Curtis| T: G Boughey| OR: 77| D

8/1

Lightly-raced winner. Career best when winning 10-runner maiden (4/5) at Yarmouth (7f, good) 23 days ago, kept up to work. Makes handicap debut and much respected.

Form: 79-21

(4)

Star Guest⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Harry Davies⁽³⁾| T: C Appleby| OR: 76| BF

6/4

Promising type. Winner at Lingfield in January. Off 4 months before good second of 13 in handicap at Newmarket (8f, good, 2/1) 7 days ago, despite going freely. Has more to offer. Big shout.

Form: 2-212

(9)

Centrefold^h⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: J Mitchell| T: R Varian| OR: 73| D

9/2

Promising sort. 11/2 and hooded for 1st time, career best when winning 8-runner minor event at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 47 days ago. Makes handicap debut. More to come.

Form: 430-1

(1)

La Feile¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 62| D

22/1

Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at Thirsk (7f, heavy, 10/1) 14 days ago, running on. Can give a good account.

Form: 14640-4

Forecasts

Star Guest (6/4), Mystic Pearl (9/2), Centrefold (9/2), Wild Side (8/1), A Taste Of Honey (10/1), Kitai (14/1), Gometra Ginty (18/1), La Feile (22/1), Poet's Magic (22/1)

STAR GUEST looks the way to go given she raced freely on her first start for four months when runner-up at Newmarket, and she can take a step forward from that. Roger Varian's improving Wolverhampton scorer Centrefold should ensure Charlie Appleby's filly doesn't have things all her own way though, while handicap debutante Wild Side can't be taken lightly either.