14:40 Catterick

Thursday 23 May 2024

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Hillcrest Who Cares Wins Handicap

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 1m 1.72s

(4)

Polam Lane⁵⁸³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: T D Barron| OR: 60| BF| CD

8/1

C&D winner. 16/5, not disgraced when 3 lengths third of 12 to Golden Rainbow in handicap at Newcastle (5f) when last seen in October 2022. Best watched given the length of absence.

Form: 352213/

(9)

Ballysax Lil' Mick^p⁹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Dillon Butler⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss K Brown| OR: 57

12/1

Ran respectably after just 3 days off when eighth of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 33/1) 3 months ago. Cheekpieces back on. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 6405-98

(10)

Birkenhead^v¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: D Nolan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 56| BF| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2023. 7/2, creditable third of 13 in handicap at this C&D (good) 10 days ago. Visor back on.

Form: 353353

(2)

Rain Cap^v¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Sean Kirrane| T: J Riches| OR: 56| C

14/1

4-time course winner. 40/1, probably needed the run after 7 months off when last of 14 in handicap at this course (7f, good) 10 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 01203-0

(3)

One For The Ladies^v³³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Billy Garritty| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 48

5/2

Twelve runs since last win in 2023. Got back on track when fourth of 17 in handicap at Thirsk (6f, heavy, 17/2) 33 days ago.

Form: 33-2544

(8)

Canaria Prince^p¹⁹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 47| D

13/2

Followed a below-par effort with an even worse one when eighth of 9 in handicap (11/2) at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 6 months ago, weakening when hampered and hanging left final 1f. Will need to hit the ground running.

Form: 331668-

(5)

Irish Dancer¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Zak Wheatley⁽⁵⁾| T: D Carroll| OR: 45

5/2

Showed first form on his third start in a handicap when second of 13 (33/1) at this C&D (good) 10 days ago, hanging left but keeping on final 1f. Merits consideration.

Form: 0/09-072

Non-Runners

(1)

Resilience¹²⁹

Weight: 9-11| Age: 5

T: Craig Lidster J: T Eaves

(6)

Modular Magic²¹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 7

T: J S Goldie J: P Mulrennan

(7)

Golden Rainbow¹⁰

Weight: 9-3| Age: 5

T: R Menzies J: Connor Beasley

Forecasts

One For The Ladies (5/2), Irish Dancer (5/2), Golden Rainbow (9/2), Birkenhead (5/1), Resilience (6/1), Canaria Prince (13/2), Polam Lane (8/1), Modular Magic (10/1), Ballysax Lil' Mick (12/1), Rain Cap (14/1)

An open-looking sprint in which preference is for RESILIENCE, who ran well from a workable mark when finding just one too strong at Wolverhampton earlier in the year, so Craig Lidster's charge gets the nod to snap a losing run going back almost 2 years. The main threat may emerge from Irish Dancer, who showed his first form when runner-up over C&D recently, while Golden Rainbow and Birkenhead can fight out third spot.