19:10 Thirsk

Saturday 12 April 2025

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Barstewards Enquiry Supports Racing Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 19:10 | Winning time: 1m 10.27s

(8)

Rock Of England^v²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: D Nolan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 74| CD

3/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2023. Creditable fifth of 9 in handicap (20/1) at Southwell (5f) 22 days ago. Back up in trip and every inch a leading contender with that run under his belt.

Form: 33425-5

(4)

Hover On The Wind¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Jason Hart| T: P T Midgley| OR: 73| D

14/1

First run since leaving Chris Dwyer when last of 8 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f, 50/1) 15 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 31055-8

(9)

Cash In¹⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 72

12/1

Career best when winning 4-runner maiden (11/10) at Newcastle (5f) when last seen in November. However, the second hasn't done much for the form since and this 4-y-o is on a tough-looking mark back in handicap company.

Form: 628851-

(10)

Wreck It Ryley^v1¹⁹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: S H James| T: A D Brown| OR: 71| D

7/2

Ninth of 11 in handicap (12/1) at Catterick (7f, soft) on final start of last season. Equipped with a first-time visor for this seasonal reappearance and he needs to get back on track.

Form: 231049-

(1)

Mojomaker^t⁷⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: William Pyle⁽⁵⁾| T: D Loughnane| OR: 71

10/3

One win from 28 Flat runs. 16/1, eighth of 12 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 78 days ago. Looks vulnerable.

Form: 4049-38

(3)

Lord Abama^b²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Sean Kirrane| T: M Dods| OR: 70| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 12 runs last year. Career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Newcastle (6f, 9/2) 21 days ago. 5 lb rise fair enough and he merits consideration.

Form: 65431-1

(2)

Hurt You Never¹⁹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Jack Nicholls⁽⁷⁾| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR: 67| D

11/1

Three wins from 14 runs last year. 22/1, last of 11 in handicap at Redcar (5f, good). Off 6 months and she now finds herself with a bit to prove.

Form: 475000-

(7)

Newyorkstateofmind²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-12| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 63| D

50/1

Three wins from 13 runs last year. Sixth of 7 in handicap (10/1) at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 21 days ago. Others make more appeal from a win point of view.

Form: 81840-6

(5)

Captain Vallo^p³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-8| J: Andrew Breslin⁽³⁾| T: Phillip Makin| OR: 59| D

22/1

Latest win at Newcastle in January. 5/1, fifth of 6 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f) 31 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Strike rate on turf is modest (1-22) and he's likely to find one or two too good.

Form: 417445

Non-Runners

(6)

Ticktyboo¹⁷⁷

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: N Tinkler J: Rowan Scott

Forecasts

Rock Of England (3/1), Mojomaker (10/3), Wreck It Ryley (7/2), Lord Abama (4/1), Hurt You Never (11/1), Cash In (12/1), Ticktyboo (12/1), Hover On The Wind (14/1), Captain Vallo (22/1), Newyorkstateofmind (50/1)

The vote goes to ROCK OF ENGLAND, who shaped encouragingly over 5f on his reappearance at Southwell and he is taken to strike here with the return to this trip a plus. Lord Abama has bagged Newcastle handicaps on his last two starts and he looks nailed-on for another big run, while Cash In is best of the rest.