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Tuesday 31 October 2023

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(6)

Thaki^t⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: S H James| T: K Scott| OR: 69| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Ayr in August. 12/1, eighth of 12 in handicap at Carlisle (5.8f, good) 60 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 167108

(12)

Misty Blues³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 70| D

20/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, seventh of 8 in handicap (11/1) at this course (7.1f) 32 days ago. Would have a serious chance off this reduced mark if able to reproduce something akin to her 2-y-o form. Yard also saddles Snash.

Form: 25-6007

(3)

Snash^p⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: J Garritty| T: T D Easterby| OR: 68| CD

11/5

C&D winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. Ninth of 13 in handicap (11/1) at Doncaster (6f, good to soft) 47 days ago. Has slipped to a dangerous mark.

Form: 400579

(4)

Asadjumeirah^t,v³²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Harry Russell| T: A Brittain| OR: 67| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Twenty-nine runs since last win in 2022. Seventh of 10 in handicap (7/1) at this C&D 32 days ago, not clear run. Couldn't rule out.

Form: 256407

(5)

Athollblair Boy¹⁵⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 9-10| J: Alex Jary⁽⁵⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 66| CD

28/1

Seven-time C&D winner. 11/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at Doncaster (6f, good to firm). Off 150 days and Bella Kopella appears to be the stable first-string.

Form: 185159

(10)

Daytona Lady¹¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: L Morris| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 66| D

33/1

14/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f). Off 112 days ahead of this first run for yard after leaving John Ryan. Has work to do.

Form: 570057

(11)

Invested¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: D Swift| T: S Spencer| OR: 66| D

66/1

Latest win at Yarmouth in May. Last of 12 in handicap (66/1) at this course (7.1f) 11 days ago. Readily passed over.

Form: 131680

(1)

Astapor⁷¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽³⁾| T: J Riches| OR: 64| D

66/1

Four wins from 12 runs this year, the latest at Pontefract in July. 17/2, sixth of 8 in handicap at Catterick (5f, good) 71 days ago. 0-6 on the AW and others are more persuasive on balance.

Form: 213196

(2)

Ignac Lamar¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R Havlin| T: J S Goldie| OR: 64| D

25/1

80/1, first run since leaving Rod Millman when twelfth of 13 in handicap at Ayr (7.2f, heavy) 19 days ago. Dangerous if scaling a revival, but he has enough to prove at present. Yard also represented by Water of Leith.

Form: 257300

(7)

Carlton And Co³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Joanna Mason| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 63| C

10/3

Winner here in August. 5/1, creditable fourth of 8 in handicap back here (7.1f) 32 days ago and he's a live each-way player off the same mark.

Form: 617554

(9)

Bella Kopella^t²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Rowan Scott| T: N Tinkler| OR: 62| C

7/1

Course winner. Latest win at Beverley in July. Creditable fifth of 11 in handicap (9/1) here (5f) 25 days ago. Can make her presence felt.

Form: 319375

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Water Of Leith¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 59| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Sixth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 9/2) 10 days ago. Will be a threat if on-song.

Form: 570466

Forecasts

Snash (11/5), Carlton And Co (10/3), Water Of Leith (5/1), Asadjumeirah (6/1), Bella Kopella (7/1), Thaki (16/1), Misty Blues (20/1), Ignac Lamar (25/1), Athollblair Boy (28/1), Daytona Lady (33/1), Astapor (66/1), Invested (66/1)

The Tim Easterby-trained duo SNASH and Misty Blues have both slipped to very dangerous marks and it would be no surprise were one of them to pop up here. The latter has the most to prove on the back of a tame all-weather debut here last month, whereas Snash is 2-3 on synthetics (and 2-2 here), which tilts the scales firmly in his favour. Bella Kopella wasn't beaten far off a 2 lb higher mark here last time and is third choice ahead of Asadjumeirah, Carlton And Co and Water of Leith.