18:05 Thirsk

Saturday 20 April 2024

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Happy 19th Birthday Lily Watkinson Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 18:05 | Winning time: 1m 16.87s

(3)

Society Lion^t¹⁰⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Saffie Osborne| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 75| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Last of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 18/1). Off 104 days. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 93074-0

(4)

Slainte Mhath¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Phil Dennis| T: K Scott| OR: 75| D

8/1

Three wins from 11 runs last year. Creditable third of 10 in handicap (5/1) at Catterick (6f, heavy) 17 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 14256-3

(10)

Music Society¹⁸²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-8| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 74| D

14/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. 5/1, third of 5 in handicap at Catterick (6f, heavy), merely closing up late. Off 6 months. Will probably strip fitter for this.

Form: 050063-

(1)

Impressor^p¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Rowan Scott| T: Phillip Makin| OR: 73| D

22/1

Four wins from 13 runs last year. 10/1, below form fifth of 10 in handicap at Catterick (6f, heavy) 17 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 13123-5

(6)

Thankuappreciate²⁰³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Harrison Shaw| T: D Carroll| OR: 73| D

8/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Below form third of 8 in handicap at Chester (5.1f, heavy, 11/1), never nearer. Off 6 months. Worth a market check.

Form: 234503-

(2)

King's Crown^p¹⁹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 72| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Respectable fourth of 10 in handicap (8/1) at Pontefract (6f, good to soft), doing too much too soon. Off 6 months. Worthy of respect for all that he may need the run.

Form: 909734-

(13)

Mersea⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: S H James| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 71| D

4/1

Won 4-runner handicap at Southwell (5f, 9/4) 9 days ago, rallying. Likeable filly who should be suited by this step back up in trip, so makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 986-621

(11)

Dark Kestrel^t⁷⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 71| DWS

50/1

Tenth of 11 in handicap (11/1) at Newcastle (5f) 76 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 807-320

(7)

Huddle Up²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: T D Barron| OR: 70| BF| D

6/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. Respectable third of 10 in handicap (11/4) at Doncaster (5f, soft) 27 days ago. Not dismissed.

Form: 33337-3

(9)

Cold Stare^p,t⁵⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 9-2| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 68| D

9/1

28/1, bit below form sixth of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f) 50 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Others preferred.

Form: 040-776

(12)

Secret Road^h²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Jason Hart| T: T Davidson| OR: 67| D

13/2

11/2, didn't need to improve to win 13-runner handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 20 days ago. Remains fairly treated on past exploits.

Form: 7-33741

(5)

Rainbow Rain^p¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: L Morris| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 61| BF| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 12 runs last year. 4/1, bit below form sixth of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (5f) 12 days ago.

Form: 11534-6

(8)

Dandy Spirit¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-6| J: William Pyle⁽⁵⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 58| D

33/1

28/1, ninth of 13 in handicap at this C&D (heavy) 11 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 58089-9

Forecasts

King's Crown (4/1), Mersea (4/1), Huddle Up (6/1), Secret Road (13/2), Slainte Mhath (8/1), Thankuappreciate (8/1), Cold Stare (9/1), Music Society (14/1), Society Lion (18/1), Impressor (22/1), Rainbow Rain (28/1), Dandy Spirit (33/1), Dark Kestrel (50/1)

MERSEA battled well to score at Southwell last time and, from a handy draw in 13, she's worth a chance to defy a small rise with a fitness edge over plenty. Slainte Mhath and Huddle Up also arrive on the back of solid efforts and are others to consider.