17:15 York

Saturday 21 May 2022

All13:4014:2014:5515:3016:0716:4217:15

Reg Bond Always And Forever Handicap

Off time: 17:19 | Winning time: 1m 26.54s

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(6)

Mykonos St John^p⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Jonathan Fisher⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 80| D

7/1

Good second of 18 in handicap (40/1) at this C&D (good to firm) 8 days ago. Ought to be competitive again.

Form: 640702

(15)

Starshiba²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Ray Dawson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 80| D

16/1

16/1, first run since leaving David Elsworth when last of 15 in handicap at Thirsk (8f, good to firm) 21 days ago. Needs to take a step forward.

Form: 27940-0

(7)

Maywake¹⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Harry Davies⁽⁷⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 80| D

11/2

5/4, career best when winning 4-runner handicap at Newcastle (7.1f), well positioned. Off 151 days but can't be ruled out.

Form: 322211-

(12)

Admirality⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: Jason Hart| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 79| D

20/1

Latest win at Wetherby in April. Sixteenth of 18 in handicap (18/1) at this C&D (good to firm) 8 days ago, so he has something to find on form.

Form: 2870-10

(16)

Danzan^b⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 78

10/1

Thirty seven runs since last win in 2018. Below form tenth of 18 in handicap (17/2) at this C&D (good to firm) 8 days ago. Blinkers back on with more required.

Form: 3570-40

(5)

Recall The Show^p,t⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: T Eaves| T: S Dixon| OR: 77

28/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, below form fourth of 12 in handicap at Thirsk (6f, good to firm, 14/1) 7 days ago, slowly away. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: P-14384

(17)

Helm Rock^t¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: P J McDonald| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 77| D

10/1

8/1, good second of 9 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 17 days ago, no match for winner. Not dismissed off the same mark.

Form: 7472-32

(1)

Musicality²¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Joanna Mason| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 77

40/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. 18/1 and blinkered for 1st time, last of 12 in handicap at Doncaster (7f, heavy). Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving Roger Varian with lots more required.

Form: 394060-

(3)

Fire Eyes²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Phil Dennis| T: L A Mullaney| OR: 77

22/1

Off 7 months before fading fourth of 6 in handicap at Doncaster (8f, good to firm) 28 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 32210-4

(4)

Parys Mountain^h,t¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: Brandon Wilkie⁽⁷⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 77| C| D

25/1

Course winner who landed 5-runner handicap at Catterick (7f, good to firm) 12 days ago. Can make presence felt again.

Form: 471-841

(14)

Twilight Secret¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: O McSweeney⁽⁵⁾| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 77

33/1

Went backwards from reappearance when sixth of 8 in handicap (11/2) at Ripon (6f, good to firm) 15 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 2521-36

(13)

Golden Apollo^p,t²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: Rob Hornby| T: T D Easterby| OR: 76| C

12/1

Unreliable type. Twenty runs since last win in 2019. 13/2, seventh of 10 in handicap at Thirsk (6f, good) 26 days ago, slowly away. Course winner but needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 0705-37

(19)

Bringitonboris^v²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: N Callan| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 76

16/1

Latest win at Newcastle in November. Good second of 8 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f, 8/1) 26 days ago, running on. Not taken lightly.

Form: 2121-22

(8)

Algheed³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: S Donohoe| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 76| D

25/1

Respectable second of 12 in handicap (10/1) at Lingfield (7f, AW) 36 days ago. No forlorn hope.

Form: 52-3272

(2)

Tommy Taylor²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: Barry McHugh| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 75| CD

20/1

C&D winner but only tenth of 15 in handicap at Thirsk (6f, good to firm) 21 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 375850

(9)

Tamaska^p³^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Jason Watson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 70| D

10/3

2 wins from 3 runs this year, posting career best when landing 7-runner handicap at Yarmouth (7f, good to firm, 5/1) 3 days ago. Bold showing on the cards under a 5 lb penalty.

Form: 260-411

(10)

Sir Maxi⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| OR: 74| D

33/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. 33/1, fourteenth of 18 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 8 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 246620

(20)

Safran^p1⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: M Harley| T: D O'Meara| OR: 74| D

12/1

7/1, respectable sixth of 18 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 8 days ago, needing lesser test. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Can give another good account.

Form: 4509-36

(11)

Jack Daniel³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Harrison Shaw| T: D Carroll| OR: 74| D

20/1

Thrice-raced winner. Below-form sixth of 11 in handicap at Redcar (7f, good, 7/1) 33 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 13-6

(18)

Obee Jo^p³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: S A Gray| T: T D Easterby| OR: 73| D

33/1

Respectable fourth of 10 in handicap at Catterick (7f, good, 11/1) 31 days ago. Bit more is needed here.

Form: 5127-54

Forecasts

Tamaska (10/3), Maywake (11/2), Mykonos St John (7/1), Danzan (10/1), Helm Rock (10/1), Golden Apollo (12/1), Safran (12/1), Bringitonboris (16/1), Starshiba (16/1), Jack Daniel (20/1), Admirality (20/1), Tommy Taylor (20/1), Fire Eyes (22/1), Parys Mountain (25/1), Algheed (25/1), Recall The Show (28/1), Sir Maxi (33/1), Obee Jo (33/1), Twilight Secret (33/1), Musicality (40/1)

A case can be made for a few of these, but TAMASKA arrives on the up and is weighted to complete a hat-trick under a 5 lb penalty for his recent Yarmouth success. Course scorer Parys Mountain is feared most on the back of his Catterick win, with Bringitonboris and Helm Rock shortlisted too.