17:15 Thirsk

Saturday 2 August 2025

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JW 4x4 Northallerton Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 17:15 | Winning time: 1m 10.6s

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(2)

Respectful¹⁶⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Mark Winn| T: P T Midgley| OR: 65

28/1

Tenth of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (6f, 18/1). Off 169 days. Starting to look well handicapped on peak form but might be best watched this time unless the betting suggests otherwise.

Form: 8700-50

(3)

A Girl Named Ivy¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: P J McDonald| T: M Dods| OR: 65| D

16/1

Good runner-up efforts in June/July but not in the same form when beaten 5 lengths into fourth at Haydock (5f, good to firm, 10/3) 14 days ago.

Form: 748224

(5)

Travis^b1¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: D Allan| T: G A Harker| OR: 63| C| D

4/1

Course winner over 7f last month. 6/1, bit below form when fourth of 9 in handicap at Doncaster (7f, good to firm) since. First-time blinkers replace cheekpieces now dropping back to 6f.

Form: 627414

(1)

Golden Duke^p¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Faye McManoman| T: N Tinkler| OR: 61| D

16/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2023 but did go close on 6f Pontefract reappearance at the end of June. Not in the same form when fifth of 7 back there 15 days ago.

Form: 4500-25

(9)

Insuspense^t¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: C Lee| T: Oliver Cole| OR: 65| BF

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable third of 11 in handicap at Haydock (7f, good, 11/4) 15 days ago, not ideally placed. Open to further progress.

Form: 9-6343

(8)

Miss Rainbow^v⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: William Pyle⁽³⁾| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 60| CD

5/2

Fourth win of a very productive summer who accounting for 8 rivals over C&D (good) 8 days ago. A further 3 lb nudge shouldn't prevent another prominent showing from this thriving filly.

Form: 111331

(4)

Stormy Pearl^p¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: S De Sousa| T: D Thompson| OR: 59| D

17/2

Latest win at Hamilton in July. Creditable second of 8 in handicap (9/2) at Redcar (6f, good) 13 days ago. Ought to figure again.

Form: 350212

(6)

Atomic Mass¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Joanna Mason| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 62| D

11/1

Winner at Wetherby in June. 10/3 and hooded first time, fifth of 7 in handicap at Ayr (5f, good to soft) 12 days ago.

Form: 061345

(7)

Koji¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: D Swift| T: S Spencer| OR: 53| D

66/1

Respectable sixth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6f, 14/1) 11 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Ivan Furtado.

Form: 7819-96

(10)

Glendown^p,t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 53| BF| D

14/1

3/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Beverley (5f, good) 18 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 090349

Forecasts

Miss Rainbow (5/2), Insuspense (3/1), Travis (4/1), Stormy Pearl (17/2), Atomic Mass (11/1), Glendown (14/1), Golden Duke (16/1), A Girl Named Ivy (16/1), Respectful (28/1), Koji (66/1)

Unexposed 3-y-o INSUSPENSE looks capable of a bigger performance and might prove the answer to the first division of this 6f handicap. Miss Rainbow rates an obvious danger on the back of last week's C&D success. Stormy Pearl is another in a good vein of form at present and completes the shortlist.