15:40 Thirsk

Friday 9 August 2024

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JW 4x4 Northallerton Handicap

Off time: 15:41 | Winning time: 56.73s

(6)

Abate¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-13| J: Mia Nicholls⁽⁵⁾| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR: 81| CD

5/1

C&D winner. 16/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at Yarmouth (6f, good) 15 days ago. Dropped to a handy mark and isn't ruled out if able to bounce back.

Form: 752640

(7)

Project Dante²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Harry Russell| T: G R Oldroyd| OR: 80| D

33/1

Useful performer at his best for Bryan Smart but down the fields both starts this season since returning from a 22-month absence.

Form: 0800/09

(2)

Arecibo¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-12| J: Zak Wheatley⁽³⁾| T: D Carroll| OR: 80| D

6/1

Unreliable individual. Thirty four runs since last win in 2021. 10/1, bit below form fifth of 9 in handicap at Chester (5.1f, good) 13 days ago. Dropping in the weights but hard to have maximum faith in.

Form: 403845

(4)

Law Of Average³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Joey Haynes| T: C Banham| OR: 81| D

9/2

Won at Lingfield in May and resumed progress when landing 6-runner handicap at Windsor (5.1f, good to firm) 39 days ago. 8 lb rise demands more but he's going the right way.

Form: 01-2101

(3)

Princess Karine¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Andrew Breslin⁽³⁾| T: B Smart| OR: 77| D

9/1

Ran out a wide-margin winner from the front at Pontefract in May but hasn't been able to fully reproduce that form since, albeit using plenty of energy early at York last time. Now back at last winning mark.

Form: 143930

(1)

Strong Johnson¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: D Nolan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 72| D

3/1

Shaped encouragingly when fifth of 9 over 6f here early last month and was caught well away with the action when twelfth of 18 in handicap at York (5f, good to firm) 13 days ago, not ideally placed. Has good chance on form.

Form: 304550

(5)

Albegone^p⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 68| D

3/1

Latest win at Catterick in May. Creditable second of 9 in handicap (11/1) at this C&D (good to firm) 6 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 125062

Forecasts

Strong Johnson (3/1), Albegone (3/1), Law Of Average (9/2), Abate (5/1), Arecibo (6/1), Princess Karine (9/1), Project Dante (33/1)

STRONG JOHNSON shaped well with a view to dropping back in trip over 6f here on his penultimate outing and was left with little chance given his track position at York last time, so is given another chance to build on that promise. Albegone has to be respected after a good effort over C&D at the weekend, whilst the generally progressive 3-y-o Law of Average is also hard to discount.