16:47 Catterick

Monday 13 May 2024

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Join Racing TV Now Veterans' Handicap

Off time: 16:49 | Winning time: 1m 12.81s

(1)

Ghathanfar^p²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: Jason Hart| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 70| D

7/2

Nineteen runs since last win in 2022. Creditable third of 9 in handicap at Windsor (6f, good to firm, 10/3) 21 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 08655-3

(4)

Huddle Up²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Billy Garritty| T: T D Barron| OR: 70| D

9/2

Unreliable type. Twelve runs since last win in 2021. Refused to race in handicap at Thirsk (6f, heavy, 6/1) 23 days ago. Looks risky on the back of that.

Form: 3337-3R

(3)

Snash^h⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Sean Kirrane| T: T D Easterby| OR: 70| D

13/2

Latest win at Southwell in December. 40/1 and hooded for 1st time, creditable seventh of 15 in handicap at Thirsk (6f, soft) 9 days ago. Looks vulnerable.

Form: 91010-7

(7)

Hail Sezer²³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: S H James| T: G A Harker| OR: 69| D

10/1

12/1, ninth of 13 in handicap at Redcar (6f, good), not knocked about. Off 7 months but will have a serious chance off this reduced mark if he returns to action in good form.

Form: 15/2009-

(2)

King Of Tonga^b⁴³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: Harrison Shaw| T: D Carroll| OR: 66| D

18/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. Last of 13 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f, 66/1) 43 days ago and he looks set for another struggle.

Form: 90063-0

(5)

Quercus^p¹⁹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: J Fanning| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 65| CD

25/1

Five-time C&D winner. 9/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (6f). 12 lb higher returned to turf following a 6-month break and he's likely to find one or two too good.

Form: 921109-

(10)

Zargun²³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-4| J: Phil Dennis| T: S Dixon| OR: 65| C

11/1

Course winner. Latest win at Doncaster in March. Below form sixth of 11 in handicap (11/2) at Nottingham (5f, heavy) 23 days ago. Lurking on a dangerous mark and he's one to consider.

Form: 269186

(12)

Mokaatil^t,v²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 8-13| J: Billy Loughnane| T: Ian Williams| OR: 60| D

9/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in February. Creditable third of 10 in handicap at Chelmsford City (6f, 10/1) 25 days ago. Tongue strap back on and should be in the mix.

Form: 186273

(8)

Holbache^p1¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Ryan Sexton| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 58| BF| D

14/1

15/8, first run since leaving Tony Carroll when sixth of 7 in handicap at Leicester (5f, heavy) 16 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and needs to bounce back.

Form: 870-326

(11)

Motawaazy^p¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 8-10| J: C Lee| T: M Dods| OR: 57| CD

22/1

Four-time course winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. 10/1, last of 7 in handicap at Wetherby (5.5f, soft) 15 days ago, slowly away. Others more persuasive.

Form: 07995-7

(9)

Langholm^t¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 8-10| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 57| C| D

6/1

Course winner. Twenty-four runs since last win in 2022. Creditable second of 13 in handicap (10/3) at this course (7f, good) 13 days ago. Will be a threat if able to back that effort up.

Form: 770-252

(6)

Hurstwood²³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: William Pyle⁽⁵⁾| T: P D Niven| OR: 57| D

14/1

33/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at Thirsk (6f, heavy) 23 days ago and will need to leave that low-key reappearance well behind if he's to make an impact.

Form: 83502-9

Forecasts

Ghathanfar (7/2), Huddle Up (9/2), Langholm (6/1), Snash (13/2), Mokaatil (9/1), Hail Sezer (10/1), Zargun (11/1), Hurstwood (14/1), Holbache (14/1), King Of Tonga (18/1), Motawaazy (22/1), Quercus (25/1)

HAIL SEZER's record when fresh is good and he could be the answer to this tricky-looking handicap. Geoffrey Harker's representative resumes on a workable mark and he shades preference ahead of Langholm, who has acquitted himself well on each of his three starts this season, twice going close over 7f here. The 9-y-os Mokaatil and Zargun are both likely to be on the premises, while Ghathanfar is another with an each-way chance.