17:25 York

Saturday 1 July 2017

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Dream Team New Season Free To Play Lady Riders' Handicap

Off time: 17:25 | Winning time: 2m 32.07s

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(5)

Azari¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Miss A Deniel| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 91| D

9/2

Ran a solid race in third over C&D last time out on his first start for this trainer. Up 1lb now and looks to set the standard on form, if able to prove he can handle some give in the ground.

Form: 6815-13

(4)

Multellie³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Rachel Richardson| T: T D Easterby| OR: 84| D

7/1

Developed into a good quality sprint handicapper last term, but is yet to find his feet so far in 2017, and hasn't been given much assistance from the handicapper so far. Best watched to see if he can start showing more promise again.

Form: 4120-99

(6)

Cousin Khee⁴⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-5| J: Page Fuller| T: H Morrison| OR: 82| CD

16/1

C&D winner but hasn't been at his best either on the Flat or over hurdles recently, and a return to his best form from a few years ago would be required here.

Form: 60418/0-

(7)

Jacbequick^p⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Shelley Birkett| T: D O'Meara| OR: 82

7/1

Has been running better recently than his form figures suggest, and this handicap mark should be fine for him, though he does have questions to answer over his stamina for this trip.

Form: 476343

(1)

White Nile^t¹⁰⁶⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: Lucy K Barry| T: Mrs L J Young| OR: 80

22/1

Hasn't been seen since slipping up in the Goodwood Summer Stakes almost three years ago, and despite some good form prior to that, surely he will need the run here.

Form: 11600F/

(2)

Richie Mccaw¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Ms Lisa O'Neill| T: Ian Williams| OR: 77

3/1

Has never raced more than three times in a season so interesting to see him turned around relatively quickly following a slightly disappointing performance at Sandown last month. Yet to be tried over this trip but could go close if he stays.

Form: 51/344-5

(3)

Sellingallthetime^p⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Miss Serena Brotherton| T: M Appleby| OR: 73| CD

6/1

C&D winner who has run some fair races recently and has the potential to win a race such as this off his current mark. Proven on this kind of ground and also seems most effective over this trip.

Form: 5757-23

(8)

Arrowtown^h⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Joanna Mason| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 71| BF

5/2

No real excuses when beaten at Doncaster in May (1m4f, soft), failing to get off the mark yet again, but this seems to be her trip and the ground shouldn't pose and issue to her.

Form: 63224-2

Forecasts

Arrowtown (5/2), Richie Mccaw (3/1), Azari (9/2), Sellingallthetime (6/1), Jacbequick (7/1), Multellie (7/1), Cousin Khee (16/1), White Nile (22/1)

There hasn't been much wrong with SELLINGALLTHETIME's two performances so far this season, and unlike many in this field he has won on soft ground previously, as well as over this C&D. Ideally he may prefer a slightly stronger pace than the tempo they're likely to go here, but that's by no means a deal-breaker for him and he looks interesting off his current mark. Azari was far from disgraced in third here last time and is another for the shortlist, in addition to the maiden Arrowtown, who looks to have things all her way here.