16:30 Pontefract

Sunday 23 June 2024

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Always Trying Syndicate Handicap

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 1m 43.35s

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(6)

Visibility¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Phil Dennis| T: S Dixon| OR: 69| C| D

25/1

Unreliable sort. Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. 40/1, twelfth of 13 in handicap at Beverley (7.4f, good to firm) 15 days ago, hampered. Others more persuasive.

Form: 688580

(2)

Naval Academy^t¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: D C Costello| T: M Walford| OR: 68| D

16/1

Stepped up on reapperance when fourth of 10 in handicap at Wetherby (8f, good to soft, 100/1) 12 days ago, better placed than most. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 1058-04

(7)

Mount King^p,t¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Sean Kirrane| T: T D Easterby| OR: 68| CD

9/1

C&D winner was back to best when fourth of 16 in handicap at Thirsk on penultimate outing. Only seventh of 10 in handicap (10/1) at Wetherby (8f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Can give a good account if able to bounce back.

Form: 515-847

(3)

Coolree^b,t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Jason Hart| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 68| D

7/1

Latest win at Beverley in May. Respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at Nottingham (8.3f, good, 8/1) 21 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Place claims.

Form: 025314

(4)

Eastvan⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: O J Orr| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 67

25/1

Fair form when placed both starts in 2022 but absent for 19 months ahead of comeback at Wetherby (7f, soft) 56 days ago. Failed to beat a rival there, so hard to know what to expect on handicap debut..

Form: 23/6

(8)

Arranmore¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Aiden Brookes⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 63| D

50/1

Twenty six runs since last win in 2021. 20/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Catterick (7f, good to firm) 15 days ago. DIfficult to fancy on recent efforts.

Form: 5-28087

(1)

New Kings Road⁷^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Tom Marquand| T: R Hannon| OR: 62| D

7/4

Lightly-raced winner. 7/2, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Salisbury (8f, good) 7 days ago, pushed out. Carries penalty. Still unexposed and is expected to be bang there.

Form: 786-31

(5)

Lennon⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: W Buick| T: G Boughey| OR: 62| D

11/8

Promising individual. 15/8, career best when winning 11-runner event on handicap at Bath (8f, good) 8 days ago. Likely to improve further and merits plenty of respect.

Form: 878-1

Forecasts

Lennon (11/8), New Kings Road (7/4), Coolree (7/1), Mount King (9/1), Naval Academy (16/1), Visibility (25/1), Eastvan (25/1), Arranmore (50/1)

Hard to look beyond the 3yos in this contest, with last week's Bath winner LENNON narrowly preferred to Salisbury-scorer New Kings Road, the pair both completely unexposed in handicaps. Mount King wasn't at his best at Wetherby last time but his previous Thirsk effort means his completes the shortlist.