Sky Bet Go-Racing-In-Yorkshire Summer Festival Handicap

Off time: 15:22 | Winning time: 57.94s

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Victory Angel³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: S H James| T: Harvey Bastiman| OR: 84| D

7/2

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Musselburgh in June. Respectable tenth of 19 in handicap at York (6f, good to firm, 28/1) 39 days ago. Others hold more appeal.

Form: 416710

(4)

Militia¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lee| T: P T Midgley| OR: 78| D

9/2

Rattled off a hat-trick of 5f handicap victories last term but is yet to score this term and was well below best at York latest.

Form: 3-48340

(1)

Machree²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Harrison Shaw| T: D Carroll| OR: 75| CD

4/1

Speedy front-runner who landed a 5f Thirsk handicap last summer. Yet to score this season but has been given a chance by the handicapper and wasn't disgraced in better company last time.

Form: 59-0887

(5)

Dark Shot^b²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: Jonathan Fisher⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 72| D

9/4

Creditable efforts last twice, latest when second of 14 in handicap at Beverley (5f, good to firm) 2 days ago. Likely contender off same mark.

Form: 443522

(2)

Mutabaahy¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 68| D

13/2

Scored at Wolverhampton in March. Mixed record back on turf since and may well prefer more ease in the ground.

Form: 445833

(3)

Denzil's Laughing^t1¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: S A Gray| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 69| CD

16/1

C&D winner in April. Not seen to best effect since and could be a player in first-time tongue strap.

Form: 615077

Forecasts

Dark Shot (9/4), Victory Angel (7/2), Machree (4/1), Militia (9/2), Mutabaahy (13/2), Denzil's Laughing (16/1)

MACHREE has the plum berth against the rail here and acquitted herself well in a stronger event last time. She can return to winning ways. Dark Shot rates the chief threat.