13:45 Catterick

Saturday 23 September 2023

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Pennine Brewing Company Nursery

Off time: 13:46 | Winning time: 1m 31.28s

(3)

Line Sheet¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-10| J: Darragh Keenan| T: George Scott| OR: 71| D

11/2

Improved to get off the mark on first run since leaving Ralph Beckett in 5-runner nursery at Leicester (7f, soft, 9/2) 11 days ago. 4 lb rise looks manageable.

Form: 60441

(7)

Dark Before Dawn⁶⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: G Boughey| OR: 69

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good sixth of 13 in minor event at Windsor (6f, good to firm, 80/1) 68 days ago, not knocked about. Type to improve now handicapping.

Form: 7586

(9)

Half Moon Rising³⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: D Nolan| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 68

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 22/1, creditable fourth of 8 in nursery at Newcastle (7.1f) 39 days ago, going enthusiastically. Not fully ruled out, though suspicion is he may benefit from drop in trip.

Form: 7784

(1)

Vintage Love²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Ryan Sexton⁽³⁾| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 67| BF

6/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 85/40, creditable third of 8 in minor event at Carlisle (5.8f, good) 22 days ago. Likely improver now handicapping over a longer trip.

Form: 533

(8)

Lady Ava^p⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Thore Hammer-Hansen| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 65

10/3

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable third of 8 in nursery (3/1) at Thirsk (6f, soft) 5 days ago. Step up in trip rates as a positive and she should be in the mix.

Form: 3623

(6)

Madame Christine¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: P Mathers| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 64

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, run best excused when tenth of 12 in nursery at Southwell (7.1f) 10 days ago, poorly drawn. Bit more needed.

Form: 6430

(2)

Oceanic Wonder⁴³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Ben Robinson| T: T D Easterby| OR: 62

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good second Beverley (7.4f, good to soft) on penultimate outing but proved disappointing when eighth of 9 in nursery (8/1) at Thirsk (7f, good to firm) 43 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 75928

(4)

Brandaisy¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Connor Murtagh| T: R A Fahey| OR: 62

4/1

Much improved when runner-up at Haydock on nursery debut and hasn't really been seen to best effect either outing since (slowly away at Beverley/tack issue at Wolverhampton. Not fully discounted.

Form: 858257

(5)

Fighting Wren¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin| T: K R Burke| OR: 58

11/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 9 in minor event (50/1) at Southwell (7.1f) 17 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Must improve.

Form: 576

Forecasts

Lady Ava (10/3), Brandaisy (4/1), Half Moon Rising (11/2), Line Sheet (11/2), Vintage Love (6/1), Dark Before Dawn (8/1), Fighting Wren (11/1), Madame Christine (20/1), Oceanic Wonder (20/1)

VINTAGE LOVE enters nurseries from a fair-looking mark and has shaped as if the step up to 7f may unlock some improvement, so gets the nod ahead of Lady Ava, who found 6f an inadequate test on her nursery bow at Thirsk earlier in the week. Line Sheet won a relatively weak affair at Leicester last week but should prove up to making her presence felt again in this company.