17:30 Catterick

Wednesday 12 April 2017

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Racing Again 26th April Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 17:31 | Winning time: 59.4s

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(6)

Roaring Rory^p⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Nathan Evans| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 65

16/1

Goes into this 5lb higher than Wolverhampton win in February. Excuses in defeat last time and likely to be very competitive again today.

Form: 9-41673

(15)

Zylan⁸^{(ex 6)}

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Ben Sanderson⁽⁸⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 59

7/2

Carries a penalty for recent Southwell success over this trip, which was a very welcome return to form. Pilot again claiming a very useful 8lb and has to enter calculations as a result.

Form: 5-13121

(7)

Archie Stevens^t1³²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: C Lee| T: C Ellam| OR: 64

16/1

On a lengthy losing run and it seems that some significantly smarter form and wins from higher marks has been left well and truly behind. Sole turf success was from 1lb lower and not easy to fancy his chances here.

Form: 236504

(5)

Pearl Noir^b¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: D A Parkes| T: S Dixon| OR: 64

16/1

Has slipped to 1lb lower than when winning over this trip at Ripon (good to firm) in May. Fit from an All Weather campaign and capable of being thereabouts now back on this surface.

Form: 425042

(3)

Cruise Tothelimit^t,v¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-8| J: Callum Rodriguez⁽³⁾| T: P Morris| OR: 63

7/1

Raised 3lb for winning over this trip at Wolverhampton last time and has put in several other good runs on the All Weather in a busy winter campaign. Have to go back to September 2014 for his last turf win, though has won over C&D some years ago and not totally ruled out.

Form: 862810

(1)

See Vermont^p¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: Louis Steward| T: Rebecca Bastiman| OR: 62

18/1

Has a 4lb pull for just over 1L with Cruise Tothelimit last time and as he has more trustworthy recent turf form, including success last season, he looks capable of reversing those placings and making an impact.

Form: 534254

(8)

Searanger¹¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Rowan Scott| T: R Menzies| OR: 61

14/1

1lb lower than when scoring for Ann Duffield at Redcar last season. Went well enough for current yard at Newcastle last time and with yard going well enough he looks to have decent claims again today.

Form: 553-658

(4)

Noodles Blue Boy²⁰⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 9-5| J: Adam J McNamara| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 60

22/1

Without a win for 19 months now, his last being from 5lb higher at Musselburgh on fast ground (5f). Surprising that only two of his 103 career starts have been here and neither has been up to much, so the percentage call is to oppose.

Form: 55676-8

(11)

Dandilion^t³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Robinson⁽³⁾| T: A M Hales| OR: 57

6/1

Wolverhampton winner over this trip two starts ago from 2lb (with Cruise Tothelimit behind) and not a bad effort last time. Only had one start on turf so far, so looking to build on that Bath maiden run.

Form: 317952

(2)

Lady Joanna Vassa¹¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Patrick Vaughan⁽³⁾| T: R C Guest| OR: 56

22/1

Has won three of her 19 starts, including on turf at Nottingham and Leicester, the latter from a 2lb higher mark. Stable had a recent winner, so that is a positive, although this inmate has not yet won when fresh and may be one to note for next time.

Form: 885104

(13)

The Armed Man¹⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Paula Muir⁽⁵⁾| T: C W Fairhurst| OR: 56

11/1

Races from the same mark as when just collared at Redcar when last seen in October. Has claims on the evidence of that, though has yet to make an impact as a fresh horse and probably best watched this time unless market vibes are strong.

Form: 4603-42

(9)

Culloden¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Patrick Pilley| T: S A Harris| OR: 56

16/1

4lb higher than when scoring on turf at Musselburgh last year, although has since added to that twice at Chelmsford, once from 1lb higher than today. Possibilities given that he is on good terms with life.

Form: 015249

(12)

Kinloch Pride^p⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Phil Dennis| T: N Wilson| OR: 52

15/2

Up 2lb for winning at Newcastle last time but has found it hard to win on turf and failed to do so in 17 starts to date. Unlikely to break that duck from today's pitch, but no reason why she can't be competitive.

Form: 23-1121

(14)

Under Approval^b¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: Gemma Tutty⁽³⁾| T: K Tutty| OR: 50

28/1

2lb higher than when winning at Musselburgh last summer and all effort since then, barring a reasonable run at Southwell last time, suggest that this will be another bridge too far.

Form: 00-3006

Non-Runners

(10)

Entertaining Ben²⁸

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: I Jardine J: Richard Oliver

Forecasts

Zylan (7/2), Dandilion (6/1), Cruise Tothelimit (7/1), Kinloch Pride (15/2), Entertaining Ben (10/1), The Armed Man (11/1), Searanger (14/1), Culloden (16/1), Roaring Rory (16/1), Archie Stevens (16/1), Pearl Noir (16/1), See Vermont (18/1), Noodles Blue Boy (22/1), Lady Joanna Vassa (22/1), Under Approval (28/1)

ZYLAN can again take advantage of useful 8lb claim here and follow-up his recent Southwell success now back on turf. Among those with place claims are Kinloch Pride, Culloden and Searanger, who may emerge as the biggest danger to the selection. Roaring Rory and Entertaining Ben are others with claims.