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Sunday 25 August 2024

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Churchill Tyres Sprint Handicap

Off time: 14:06 | Winning time: 1m 3.26s

(2)

Rock Of England^b⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: D Nolan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 77| BF

11/2

Arrives in good nick, fourth of 9 in handicap at Thirsk (5f, good to firm) 9 days ago. Merits consideration eased 1 lb.

Form: 008334

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(1)

Project Dante¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Harry Russell| T: G R Oldroyd| OR: 76| D

28/1

Sixth of 7 in handicap at Thirsk (5f, good to firm, 33/1) 16 days ago so needs to get back on track.

Form: 800/096

(16)

Reinforce¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Callum Shepherd| T: Miss K Brown| OR: 76| D

13/2

Latest win at Down Royal in July. Eighteenth of 19 in handicap (80/1) at York (6f, good to firm) 1 day ago.

Form: 011420

(5)

Good Point⁶⁴

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

28/1

Gelded/looked rusty after 7 months off when seventh of 8 in handicap at Redcar (5f, good to firm, 33/1) 64 days ago. Can take a step forward.

Form: 23401-7

(10)

Khabib^p⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Hart| T: R Craggs| OR: 73| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2023. 9/2, creditable second of 9 in handicap at Thirsk (5f, good to firm) 9 days ago, running on. Enters calculations.

Form: 525342

(17)

Thankuappreciate⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Zak Wheatley⁽³⁾| T: D Carroll| OR: 73

11/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap (10/1) at Doncaster (5f, good to firm) 8 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 436204

(6)

Catch Cunningham^h⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: T Eaves| T: M Herrington| OR: 73| D

16/1

Latest win at Newmarket in August. 14/1, raced on far side when seventh of 9 in handicap at Thirsk (5f, good to firm) 9 days ago. No forlorn hope.

Form: 277137

(12)

Dandy Dinmont⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Faye McManoman| T: N Tinkler| OR: 73| D

16/1

Latest win at Doncaster in July. 12/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Thirsk (5f, good to firm) 9 days ago, not clear run. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 467146

(3)

Cavalier Approach^b²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: P J McDonald| T: E Bethell| OR: 72| D

12/1

Latest win at Pontefract in July. Solid third of 5 in handicap at Hamilton (5f, good to firm, 9/2) 22 days ago, clear of rest. Can make his presence felt.

Form: 745173

(7)

Ziggy's Queen^v¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 74| D

16/1

Visored for 1st time, creditable fifth of 8 in handicap at Chepstow (5.1f, good to soft, 22/1) 17 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 360545

(11)

Bella Kopella^t⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Rowan Scott| T: N Tinkler| OR: 72| BF| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in May. Eighth of 10 in handicap at Pontefract (6f, good, 7/2) 7 days ago so needs to get back on track.

Form: 144028

(14)

Midnight Lir⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: P Mulrennan| T: M Dods| OR: 73| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Suffered a poor run when fifth of 7 in handicap (4/1) at Bath (5f, good to firm) 8 days ago. One to consider off a 1 lb lower mark.

Form: 048335

(8)

Scoops Ahoy^p,t¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Ben Robinson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 72| D

28/1

Latest win at Redcar in May. 9/2, creditable second of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 11 days ago. Can go well again despite a 2 lb weights rise.

Form: 132042

(4)

Emeralds Pride^p¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Sean Kirrane| T: M Dods| OR: 69| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in May. 7/1, raced widest of all when eye-catching sixth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good) 10 days ago, slowly away. Player eased 1 lb from inside draw.

Form: 11-1756

(15)

Majeski Man^p⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Cam Hardie| T: P T Midgley| OR: 68| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2023. Respectable third of 7 in handicap (11/2) at Yarmouth (5.2f, good) 6 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and needs considering.

Form: 989243

(9)

Glendown^p,t⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 67| D

12/1

Latest win at Pontefract in August. Creditable ninth of 16 in handicap (16/1) at Ripon (6f, good to firm) 8 days ago. Can make his presence felt.

Form: 940019

Non-Runners

(13)

Knicks⁴³

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: M & D Easterby J: Joanna Mason

Forecasts

Khabib (9/2), Rock Of England (11/2), Reinforce (13/2), Emeralds Pride (9/1), Thankuappreciate (11/1), Cavalier Approach (12/1), Glendown (12/1), Bella Kopella (14/1), Knicks (14/1), Ziggy's Queen (16/1), Dandy Dinmont (16/1), Catch Cunningham (16/1), Midnight Lir (18/1), Majeski Man (22/1), Good Point (28/1), Project Dante (28/1), Scoops Ahoy (28/1)

This is wide open but EMERALDS PRIDE caught the eye when sixth over C&D last time from a poor draw and can resume winning ways off a 1 lb lower mark given a low berth this time. In-form top-weight Rock Of England could emerge as the main danger to Michael Dods' C&D scorer, although the likes of Cavalier Approach, Midnight Lir, Dandy Dinmont and Khabib all warrant plenty of respect.