14:45
William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Veterans' Handicap Stakes
Class 4, 6f (5f212y), Flat, 6yo+, Rated 0-80, £5,234, 10 runners
- Going
- GOOD TO SOFT, Good in places (GoingStick: 7.1)
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Baldomero No. 3, stall 6
Kevin Stott · Michael Appleby
✓ Top rated ✓ Distance winner ✓ Trainer in form (7/30, 14 days)
Baldomero heads our ratings on 92 and looks the one to beat in this ten-runner Class 4 sprint at Catterick, with a three-pound edge over Tyger Bay that is a narrow but genuine advantage. The six furlongs on good to soft should suit a runner of his standing, and he gets the nod on merit over a field that declines gradually below the top four. Tyger Bay is the main danger on 89, with Woodstock on 86 and Manila Scouse on 85 also in the mix if Baldomero fails to fire. Baldomero is our selection.
Runners
Darragh Keenan
Jennie Candlish 3/28
Rosenpur won last time out and also scored six starts back, though a ninth two starts back shows his inconsistency, and 70 days off adds a fitness question. He has run over today's trip and going, carries 137 lb from stall one, and our rating of 82 leaves him mid-pack.
- Sire
- Pour Moi (IRE)
- Dam
- Rosenreihe (IRE) by Catcher In The Rye
- Owner
- Brian Verinder Alan Baxter
- Foaled
- 7 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Basford, Staffs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 28 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 54%
- Ratings
- Perf 82, Speed 81
Tom Eaves
Kevin Ryan 1/32
Belsito was fifth last time out after a win two starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before, though the yard is cold at 1/32 in the last 14 days. Carrying 136 lb from stall five, he looks a midfield sort on our rating of 80, sixth of ten.
- Sire
- Areion (GER)
- Dam
- Best Moving (GER) by Reset
- Owner
- Hambleton Racing Ltd Xxxii
- Foaled
- 18 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Hambleton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 32 runs (3%)
- Trainer running to form
- 43%
- Ratings
- Perf 80, Speed 75
Kevin Stott
Michael Appleby 7/30
Baldomero is sharp and fit after a second last time out just eight days ago, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Our rating of 92 tops the field, though he is yet to win in his last six starts, and he carries 136 lb from stall six.
- Sire
- Shalaa (IRE)
- Dam
- Besotted (IRE) by Dutch Art
- Owner
- The Horse Watchers 6
- Foaled
- 3 Feb 2018
- Stable
- Oakham, Rutland
- Trainer last 14 days
- 7 wins from 30 runs (23%)
- Trainer running to form
- 51%
- Ratings
- Perf 93, Speed 88
Joanna Mason
Ruth Carr 0/24
Woodstock has been in the frame often, with a third two starts back and a win three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before; our 86 ranks him third of 10. The main risk is a stable struggling at 0/24 over the last 14 days, after a fifth last time out.
- Sire
- Sixties Icon (GB)
- Dam
- Isabella Bird (GB) by Invincible Spirit
- Owner
- Miss Vanessa Church Toby Brereton
- Foaled
- 24 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Stillington, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 24 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 86, Speed 83
David Allan
Conrad Allen 0/4
Tyger Bay arrives fit after just 12 days, a winner two starts back and fourth last time out, and he has run over today's trip and going before; our rating of 89 backs him as a leading threat. The main risk is the 132 lb he carries off an official rating of 77.
- Sire
- Cable Bay (IRE)
- Dam
- Ribbon Royale (GB) by Royal Applause
- Owner
- Middleham Park Racing Xxxvii Partners
- Foaled
- 8 Apr 2017
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 16%
- Ratings
- Perf 89, Speed 73
Duran Fentiman
Tim Easterby 5/71
Quick back-up after nine days, Manila Scouse has run over today's trip and on this going, and our rating of 85 ranks him fourth of ten, well clear of his official 77. The risk is plain: he's winless in his last six, with a sixth three starts back his best finish.
- Sire
- Aclaim (IRE)
- Dam
- Forever Excel (IRE) by Excelebration
- Owner
- Ambrose Turnbull John Cruces
- Foaled
- 28 Feb 2019
- Stable
- Great Habton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 71 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 85, Speed 84
Sean Kirrane
Tim Easterby 5/71
Mister Sox won last time out and returns quickly after 12 days, though he was sixth two starts back and has only the one win in his last six; he has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 78 ranks him seventh of ten.
- Sire
- Pivotal (GB)
- Dam
- Crowning Glory (FR) by Speightstown
- Owner
- Huggymac Racing Ptnr
- Foaled
- 22 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Great Habton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 71 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 78, Speed 79
Alex Jary (3)
Nigel Tinkler 0/8
Another Investment is hard to fancy, having finished ninth last time out and unplaced the run before, yet to win in his last six starts. He did finish second five and six starts back, has run over today's trip and going, and returns after 14 days from draw 9.
- Sire
- Awtaad (IRE)
- Dam
- Mitzi Winks (USA) by Lookin At Lucky
- Owner
- Peter Blyth Partner
- Foaled
- 28 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Langton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 8 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 22%
- Ratings
- Perf 74, Speed 77
Jack Nicholls (3)
Iain Jardine 6/27
The Gay Blade has slipped to a seventh last time out and an eighth before that, so the recent trend is poor, even with a winner five starts back and another six starts back. He has run over today's trip and going, and is back quickly after nine days, but our figures rank him ninth of ten.
- Sire
- Mazameer (IRE)
- Dam
- Big Mystery (IRE) by Grand Lodge
- Owner
- Iain Jardine Racing Club
- Foaled
- 10 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Carrutherstown, D'fries & G'way
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 27 runs (22%)
- Trainer running to form
- 51%
- Ratings
- Perf 69, Speed 66
Rhys Elliott (5)
Ann Duffield 0/2
Quercus won last time out, but that came after a fifth, a sixth and another fifth in his prior starts, and a 61-day layoff leaves fitness a question. He has run over today's trip and going, and our figures still rank him last of ten.
- Sire
- Nayef (USA)
- Dam
- Dufoof (IRE) by Shamardal
- Owner
- C A Gledhill
- Foaled
- 11 Mar 2017
- Stable
- Constable Burton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 68, Speed 65
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.