15:25 Thirsk

Wednesday 29 June 2022

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Celebrating Racing's Workforce Handicap

Off time: 15:28 | Winning time: 1m 26.1s

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Diamondonthehill^h1¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: C Lee| T: M Dods| OR: 71| D

20/1

40/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, eleventh of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 15 days ago, dropping away inside final 1f. Mark has eased a little more but he does need to step up now equipped with a first-time hood.

Form: 424-380

(8)

Jack Daniel^b1²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Harrison Shaw| T: D Carroll| OR: 70| D

5/1

Lightly-raced winner. 9/2, creditable seventh of 13 in handicap at Wetherby (8f, good) 22 days ago, held when short of room last ½f. Return to 7f rates a likely plus on that evidence from easing mark. Blinkers reached for now and yard in good form.

Form: 13-677

(9)

Obee Jo^p¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Sean Kirrane⁽³⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 68| C| D

11/1

Course winner. 16/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 15 days ago, never dangerous. Mark has eased further but others arrive with more pressing claims.

Form: 27-5409

(16)

Langholm^t³²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 68| CD

5/1

Proved determined when making all in a C&D handicap in April and arrives here having posted a career-best to score at Catterick (7f) 32 days ago. Drawn wider than ideal here but hard to rule him out in present groove.

Form: 10-3131

(13)

Swinging Eddie¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Oliver Stammers⁽³⁾| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 68| D

12/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. Career best when winning 6-runner handicap at Ayr (7.2f, good to soft, 13/2) 12 days ago, finding extra. Returned better than ever as a 6-y-o and he's respected again.

Form: 0838-31

(1)

Patontheback^t1⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 66

12/1

Dual winner on AW back in December who twice went close in handicaps at Southwell/Wolverhampton this spring. Below best on back of a wind op at Lingfield (7f) 4 days ago and this should reveal more.

Form: 420254

(2)

Zumurud^p¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: Jason Hart| T: M Walford| OR: 65| D

7/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2021. Below form tenth of 16 in handicap (16/1) at Doncaster (7f, good to firm) 17 days ago, racing on wrong part of the track. Previous third over 1m here entitles him to respect for all consistency isn't his strong suit.

Form: 48-0930

(11)

It Just Takes Time²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: J Garritty| T: M Walford| OR: 65

14/1

Ninth of 13 in handicap (18/1) at Wetherby (1m, good) 22 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 11-4079

(7)

Frankelio^p²²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lee| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 60

12/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. 14/1, good third of 13 in handicap at Wetherby (8f, good) 22 days ago. Cheekpieces back on now and his task is to build on that effort.

Form: 0470-63

(15)

Rum Runner⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: S A Gray| T: G A Harker| OR: 58| D

16/1

Nineteen runs since last win in 2020. 17/2, last of 10 in handicap at Doncaster (1m, good to firm) 5 days ago, weakening approaching final 1f. Needs to leave that effort in his wake to figure.

Form: 09-2740

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Final Frontier^h³²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-4| J: Joanna Mason| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 58| D

28/1

28/1, below form 7¼ lengths seventh of 12 to Langholm in handicap at Catterick (7f, good to firm) 32 days ago. Has fallen back to last winning mark at least.

Form: 3010-07

(5)

Back From Dubai³²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: S R Bowring| OR: 53| D

20/1

4 wins from 11 runs this year. 19¾ lengths tenth of 12 to Langholm in handicap at Catterick (7f, good to firm, 16/1) 32 days ago. Bounce back called for.

Form: 035300

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Northbound²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: P Hanagan| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 53

8/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. Bit below form fifth of 10 in handicap at Musselburgh (7.2f, good to firm, 9/2) 25 days ago, weakening final 1f. Losing run a concern but best efforts last year came around this venue. Not dismissed.

Form: 457-095

(4)

International Boy¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 62

11/1

Maiden who caught the eye to a degree when fifth in 12-runner handicap here (6f) in May. Not in same form ridden more prominently at Doncaster (6f) since but not discounted as sole 3-y-o if ridden with a little more restraint.

Form: 288-057

(3)

Ratafia^p²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: M Harley| T: M Herrington| OR: 49

33/1

50/1, twelfth of 18 in handicap at Doncaster (6f, good to firm) 25 days ago, shaping as if needing first run for 6 months. Steps back up in trip now but operating out of the weights on this occasion.

Form: 46086-0

Non-Runners

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Turbo Command¹⁶

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: Mrs A C Hamilton J: K Stott

Forecasts

Langholm (5/1), Jack Daniel (5/1), Zumurud (7/1), Northbound (8/1), International Boy (11/1), Obee Jo (11/1), Swinging Eddie (12/1), Frankelio (12/1), Patontheback (12/1), It Just Takes Time (14/1), Rum Runner (16/1), Turbo Command (16/1), Diamondonthehill (20/1), Back From Dubai (20/1), Final Frontier (28/1), Ratafia (33/1)

Unsurprisingly plenty in with chances and it may pay to take a chance on ZUMURUD. His losing run is mounting up but he ran well from his reduced mark when third over 1m here on his penultimate start and is best not judged too harshly on his latest Doncaster effort. Well drawn, he could be the answer under Jason Hart. International Boy and Jack Daniel head the dangers, along with Swinging Eddie and Langholm.