17:20 Catterick

Wednesday 4 October 2023

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Racing Again 21st October Handicap

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 2m 48.89s

(3)

Richard P Smith^p¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Hollie Doyle| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 76

11/2

Very much had the run of the race when getting off the mark for the season at Lingfield in May. Creditable second of 10 in handicap at Doncaster (10.2f, good, 7/1) 17 days ago. No match for 3-y-o there and can go well again from the front.

Form: 314732

(11)

Tarraff^t²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Ross Coakley| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 77| D

5/2

Career best when winning 5-runner handicap (2/1) at Leicester (11.8f, soft) 22 days ago, soon leading and well ridden. This is tougher up 6 lb.

Form: 344231

(8)

Ring Of Beara²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 70

7/1

22/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at Thirsk (12f, good to soft) 25 days ago, finishing with running left. One to note down in class.

Form: 770-076

(9)

Sutue Alshams^b,t³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 72| D

10/1

10/3, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Musselburgh (12.5f, good to firm) 36 days ago, rallying to regain lead final 1f and well on top finish. More needed again up 5 lb.

Form: 2-67381

(2)

Don't Look Back¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: O J Orr| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 66

11/1

11/1, creditable third of 9 in handicap at this C&D (heavy) 11 days ago, faring best of those held up. Looks to be coming to the boil.

Form: 276383

(4)

The Dancing Poet¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 64| CD

14/1

4-time C&D winner. Latest win here in September. Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap (11/2) at this C&D (heavy) 11 days ago.

Form: 564614

(6)

Scots Gold^t³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: P Mulrennan| T: Lizzie Quinlan| OR: 62

80/1

18/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, first run since leaving Dan Skelton when eighth of 12 in novice hurdle at Cartmel (17.2f, soft) 39 days ago. Fair form on the Flat (tongue strap on for 1st time in this code here).

Form: 554046/

(5)

Edwina Sheeran^p¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Jonny Peate⁽³⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 67| D

18/1

Has had a fine season, notching her fourth success of the year (and third at Ripon) last month. 9/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Chester (14.4f, soft) 18 days ago. Something to find here.

Form: 112317

(10)

Valley Of Flowers^h¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Joanna Mason| T: Samantha & Jacqueline Coward| OR: 60| D

5/1

Extremely reliable for one operating at this sort of level and gained a deserved second success of the season in 10-runner handicap (9/2) at Ayr (13.1f, good to soft) 12 days ago, well on top finish. Good record here and she can go well again.

Form: 522341

(7)

Portoro³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Darragh Keenan| T: Martin Dunne| OR: 61| BF

13/2

Winner at Salisbury in July. 5/2, ninth of 13 in handicap at Windsor (10f, good to firm) 30 days ago, finding little. Up in trip.

Form: 080129

Non-Runners

(1)

Whispering Royal⁵⁷

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: A King J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Tarraff (5/2), Valley Of Flowers (5/1), Richard P Smith (11/2), Portoro (13/2), Ring Of Beara (7/1), Sutue Alshams (10/1), Don't Look Back (11/1), Whispering Royal (12/1), The Dancing Poet (14/1), Edwina Sheeran (18/1), Scots Gold (80/1)

This is tougher than the race VALLEY OF FLOWERS won at Ayr but she has a host of good C&D efforts to her name and is chanced to go in again raised 5 lb. Don't Look Back, Ring of Beara and Richard P Smith are all dangers.