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Thursday 6 June 2024

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Betfred Supports Jack Berry House Handicap

Off time: 15:41 | Winning time: 1m 0.50s

(8)

Grace Angel^b,t¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Jason Watson| T: Darryll Holland| OR: 80| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Very good second of 11 in handicap at Windsor (5.1f, good to firm, 22/1) 17 days ago. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 88-8682

(1)

Thunder Star³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: Jessica Macey| OR: 78| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Respectable fourth of 8 in handicap (10/1) at Ascot (5f, good) 36 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 1919-34

(9)

Running Cool¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 77| D

14/1

33/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at Thirsk (5f, good to firm) 19 days ago, not knocked about. Shortlisted.

Form: 850-008

(4)

The Waiting Game¹⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: David Probert| T: Jack Jones| OR: 77

20/1

7/2, respectable fourth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f). Off 173 days. Can give a good account.

Form: 111944-

(13)

Gemini Star^p1²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Hollie Doyle| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 76| D

13/2

Hinted at a revival when fifth of 8 in handicap (11/1) at Nottingham (6.1f, good to firm) 26 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Enters calculations.

Form: 5220-55

(3)

Soul Seeker^t,p⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Robinson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 76| CD

33/1

C&D winner. 22/1, last of 11 in handicap at Beverley (5f, good to soft) 42 days ago so needs to bounce back.

Form: 310-000

(10)

Paddy's Day¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Rowan Scott| T: N Tinkler| OR: 75| D

11/2

Creditable second of 8 in handicap at Ayr (5f, good to firm, 7/2) 15 days ago. In the mix once more.

Form: 514-262

(7)

Match Play¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Mark Winn⁽³⁾| T: P T Midgley| OR: 74| CD

6/1

C&D winner. 9/2, best run this term when third of 8 in handicap at Ayr (5f, good to firm) 15 days ago. Holds good claims at these weights.

Form: 130-773

(6)

Habooba^b1²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Ray Dawson| T: T Kent| OR: 71

7/1

Winner at Lingfield in December. Below form eleventh of 26 in handicap (8/1) at Ascot (6f, good to firm) 26 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time now.

Form: 1-24320

(11)

Bayraat²⁴⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: K Shoemark| T: T P Tate| OR: 69

12/1

13/2, ninth of 10 in handicap at Newcastle (5f). Off 8 months with work to do.

Form: 213239-

(12)

Buraback^p⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Cam Hardie| T: D Shaw| OR: 68| D

33/1

4 wins from 11 runs this year. Latest win at Leicester in April. Tenth of 11 in handicap at Kempton (6f, 12/1) 8 days ago so needs to get back on track.

Form: 113110

(5)

Secret Mistral¹⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Jack Doughty⁽⁷⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 65| C| D

16/1

Course winner. 17/2, seventh of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f). Off 159 days. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 134767-

(2)

Astapor²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: Aiden Brookes⁽⁵⁾| T: J Riches| OR: 63| D

25/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. Won 8-runner handicap at Hamilton (5f, good, 13/2) 20 days ago, always holding on. Needs considering despite a 3 lb rise.

Form: 9669-81

Forecasts

Thunder Star (5/1), Paddy's Day (11/2), Match Play (6/1), Grace Angel (6/1), Gemini Star (13/2), Habooba (7/1), Bayraat (12/1), Running Cool (14/1), Secret Mistral (16/1), The Waiting Game (20/1), Astapor (25/1), Soul Seeker (33/1), Buraback (33/1)

A tight-knit handicap in which marginal preference is for C&D winner MATCH PLAY who signalled he is ready to go in again at Ayr. Gemini Star is next on the list, especially if first-time cheekpieces eke out some improvement. Paddy's Day, Grace Angel and Thunder Star all need factoring in too.