19:03 Catterick

Friday 20 May 2022

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Militia¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: G Lee| T: P T Midgley| OR: 81| CD

6/1

C&D winner. 7/1, sixth of 7 in handicap at Chester (5.1f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Not discounted with that run under his belt.

Form: 5134-66

(1)

Glory Fighter²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Ryan Sexton⁽⁵⁾| T: P T Midgley| OR: 81| D

5/2

Below form fifth of 12 in handicap at Thirsk (5f, good to firm, 12/1) 20 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 2173-05

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Isle Of Lismore³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: P Mulrennan| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 81| CD

11/4

C&D winner who took a step back in the right direction returned to turf when fifth of 10 in handicap at Newmarket (5f, good, 14/1) 36 days ago. Merits serious consideration lowered 2 lb now.

Form: 7089-95

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Mellys Flyer^h³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: George Scott| OR: 79

6/1

Latest win at Kempton in February. 6/1, only sixth of 7 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 31 days ago, so more is required.

Form: 441-166

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John Kirkup⁷^{(ex 4)}

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Cam Hardie| T: D Thompson| OR: 75| D

13/2

Latest win at Musselburgh in May. Respectable sixth of 13 in handicap (15/2) at Hamilton (6f, good to soft) 7 days ago, left poorly placed. In the mix under a 4 lb penalty.

Form: 68-5016

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Dark Shot^p⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-5| J: Jonathan Fisher⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 76| C| D

7/1

Course winner. Respectable third of 11 in handicap (50/1) at Leicester (6f, good to firm) 4 days ago, sticking to task. Ought to be competitive again.

Form: 25-0803

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Duke Of Firenze²²⁴

Age: 13| Weight: 8-13| J: Phil Dennis| T: D C Griffiths| OR: 70| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Off 7 months, so veteran needs to hit the ground running on his seasonal return.

Form: 076560-

Forecasts

Glory Fighter (5/2), Isle Of Lismore (11/4), Militia (6/1), Mellys Flyer (6/1), John Kirkup (13/2), Dark Shot (7/1), Duke Of Firenze (40/1)

A tightly-knit sprint in which ISLE OF LISMORE is fancied to capitalise on a reduced mark and bag a second C&D success having hinted strongly at a revival when fifth at Newmarket. Militia can also boast a C&D win and should go well too if, as expected, building on his recent Chester sixth. Course-winner Dark Shot and recent Musselburgh scorer John Kirkup also both need factoring in.