20:45 Pontefract

Friday 24 May 2024

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FBS Chartered Accountants Handicap

Off time: 20:46 | Winning time: 1m 3.20s

(5)

Princess Karine¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Andrew Breslin⁽³⁾| T: B Smart| OR: 83| BF| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in May. Below form fourth of 12 in handicap at Ripon (5f, good to firm, 11/4) 14 days ago. Merits respect back at this venue.

Form: 140-414

(6)

Dickieburd¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: William Pyle⁽⁵⁾| T: Craig Lidster| OR: 82| D

9/2

17/2, creditable second of 8 in handicap at Nottingham (5f, good to firm) 13 days ago. Possibilities off the same mark.

Form: 3928-62

(1)

Ventura Express²³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: D Nolan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 82| BF| CD

5/2

Three-time C&D winner. Creditable third of 13 in handicap (4/1) at Redcar (5f, good), faring best of those ridden prominently. Off 7 months. Each-way chance if fully tuned-up.

Form: 240693-

(2)

Zarzyni²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: O J Orr| T: T D Barron| OR: 79| D

5/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2022. Eleventh of 13 in handicap at Thirsk (5f, soft, 9/1) 20 days ago. Capable of a bold show off this reduced mark.

Form: 044270

(3)

Milbanke¹⁹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Ryan Sexton| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 77| BF| C

9/1

Course winner. Respectable third of 9 in handicap at Newcastle (5f, 11/4). Off 6 months. Should be in the mix, provided that he is ready to roll.

Form: 203413-

(7)

Late Arrival⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-8| J: Hollie Doyle| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 68| C| D

6/1

Course winner. Latest win at Southwell in March. 17/2, creditable third of 13 in handicap there (6.1f) 54 days ago. Vulnerable from a win point of view.

Form: 070-013

Non-Runners

(4)

Moulin Booj²³

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: George Scott J: Jason Hart

Forecasts

Ventura Express (5/2), Princess Karine (7/2), Dickieburd (9/2), Zarzyni (5/1), Late Arrival (6/1), Moulin Booj (7/1), Milbanke (9/1)

It's probably best not to judge PRINCESS KARINE too harshly on her latest effort at Ripon and she looked on very good terms with herself when scoring over this C&D previously. The Bryan Smart-trained mare is taken to regain the winning thread, perhaps at the chief expense of Dickieburd, who should be in the mix. Milbanke is third choice.