Goffs Yorton Sale 10th September Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:51 | Winning time: 6m 3.91s

Sure Touch⁴⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: Lewis Saunders⁽⁵⁾| T: O Murphy| OR: 133

10/1

Won the 2024 Summer Plate at Market Rasen and ended last season with victory over same C&D in October. Has shaped well in 2 runs back this summer and potentially well handicapped now, but 3m remains a worry (little impact in this race 12 months earlier).

Form: 7/051-34

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Tamarind Bay²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: James Bowen| T: M Bowen| OR: 128| BF

5/4

Different model since the switch to fences, making it 2 from 2 with ease in a small-field event at Uttoxeter (2½m) in late June. Shaped as if still ahead of his mark and looking the likeliest winner when unseating at Perth last time. One of the main players up in trip for in-form stable.

Form: 323-11U

Homme Public^t,v¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Jack Tudor| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 121

11/1

Useful hurdler/chaser at his best. Hinted at a revival when third in 17f handicap chase here in May but well beaten in 2 runs since and hard to fancy over this trip despite a much-reduced mark.

Form: 60P-305

Presentandcounting⁵³

Age: 12| Weight: 10-10| J: Theo Gillard| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 115| C| D

5/1

Useful chaser at best and back below his last winning mark. Below form at Newton Abbot (3¼m) 7 weeks ago and probably vulnerable kept to this sort of trip in this grade.

Form: 354-233

Thickthorn Tom^b,t⁸^{(ex 7)}

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 107

85/40

Much improved over fences this season, making it 4 wins from his last 5 starts when jumping soundly and cruising clear at Newton Abbot (21f) last week. Return to 3m could expose any weak-finishing traits but he'll rightly be popular bidding for a 4-timer under a penalty.

Form: 212111

Non-Runners

Regal Renaissance⁴⁴

Weight: 11-1| Age: 8

T: Jack Jones J: Ben Jones

Forecasts

Tamarind Bay (5/4), Thickthorn Tom (85/40), Presentandcounting (5/1), Regal Renaissance (8/1), Sure Touch (10/1), Homme Public (11/1)

It could be worth giving TAMARIND BAY another chance despite the presence of Dan Skelton's thriving Thickthorn Tom, who hasn't always looked the heartiest. Mickey Bowen's charge would probably have made it 3-3 over fences if standing up at Perth and can rate higher.