17:15 Catterick

Saturday 23 September 2023

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Off time: 17:16 | Winning time: 1m 31.12s

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Coaxing⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: T D Barron| OR: 60| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Eighth of 15 in handicap at Thirsk (7f, soft, 16/1) 5 days ago. Needs to bounce back in a major way.

Form: 233088

(1)

Direct Hit^b1¹⁶⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ben Robinson| T: T D Easterby| OR: 62

22/1

5/1, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f), hampered. Off 167 days and will need to improve for the fitting of blinkers now returned to turf if he's to get off the mark.

Form: 750-244

(9)

All Dunn¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Aiden Brookes⁽⁵⁾| T: H Bethell| OR: 61| D

16/5

Four wins from 14 runs this year. 3/1, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Ripon (8f, good to firm) 18 days ago, kept up to work. 4 lb rise by no means the end of the world and he's high on the shortlist.

Form: 052331

(4)

Asmund^b¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Zak Wheatley⁽⁵⁾| T: D Carroll| OR: 55| D

11/4

Twelve runs since last win in 2022. 13/2, creditable second of 13 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f) 17 days ago. Enters calculations off the same mark here.

Form: 365322

(10)

Shark Two One^p²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Ben Sanderson⁽³⁾| T: Jessica Macey| OR: 55

4/1

Twenty-seven runs since last win in 2020. 11/2, creditable fifth of 12 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 24 days ago. His losing streak tempers enthusiasm somewhat but he's well worth another crack at this trip and is down to a career-low mark.

Form: 336235

(8)

Without Delay^p¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Connor Murtagh| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 55

15/2

One win from 22 Flat runs. Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, good fifth of 13 in handicap (8/1) at this C&D (soft) 11 days ago. Others preferred on this occasion.

Form: 664425

(5)

Hot Scoop^p,t⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Archie Young⁽⁷⁾| T: S England| OR: 53| CD

9/1

C&D winner in August. Creditable fourth of 10 in handicap (13/2) at Thirsk (6f, soft) 5 days ago. No more than an each-way squeak.

Form: 603104

(3)

Suntory Star^h²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin| T: Sara Ender| OR: 47

50/1

11½ lengths eighth of 9 to Hot Scoop in minor event at this C&D (good, 10/1) 24 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 00/9398

(7)

Breath Catcher²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Thore Hammer-Hansen| T: B Ellison| OR: 47

40/1

Twelfth of 13 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f, 28/1) 26 days ago and it's easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 869760

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(6)

Darbucks¹⁰

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: C N Kellett J: P Mathers

Forecasts

Asmund (11/4), All Dunn (16/5), Darbucks (7/2), Shark Two One (4/1), Coaxing (9/2), Without Delay (15/2), Hot Scoop (9/1), Direct Hit (22/1), Breath Catcher (40/1), Suntory Star (50/1)

ALL DUNN notched his fourth win of the season at Ripon earlier this month and the way he went about his business there suggested that this 4 lb higher mark will be within reach. There's been plenty of water under the bridge since Shark Two One last hit the target but he's been in good form over 6f here of late and is feared back at this trip off a career-low mark. Asmund and Darbucks have both been knocking on the door too, and are others with claims in a competitive heat.