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15:50 Catterick
Oliver Cromwell Handicap (Class E)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 1m 5f 175y
- Going: Good to Soft
Aleron (IRE)
19- Form 000334
- Age 5
- Weight 9-13
- Trainer J Quinn
- Jockey L P Keniry
held up in touch, headway over 3f out, ridden and effort 2f out, one pace final furlong
- Form 104640
- Age 6
- Weight 9-13
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey T Hamilton
towards rear, pushed along and headway over 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 050032
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer R Hollinshead
- Jockey N Callan
towards rear, never dangerous
- Form 0-33005
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey P Mulrennan
in touch, headway over 3f out, effort over 2f out, one pace final furlong
Squeaky
106- Form 140-220
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer Karen George
- Jockey S Sanders
mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, ridden and weakened over 3f out
- Form 542
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer Sir H R A Cecil
- Jockey W Ryan
mid-division, weakened over 3f out
Forsythia
38- Form 020
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer Mrs K Walton
- Jockey R Ffrench
led for 6f, remained in touch, pushed along 5f out, soon ridden and weakened
Killing Joke
20- Form 30-06
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
chased leaders, pushed along and lost place halfway, ridden and headway 4f out, outpaced final 2f
Through The Rye
642- Form 6204/02-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
slipped start, raced keen, soon tracking leaders, led after 6f, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 543000
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
towards rear, pushed along and some headway over 3f out, soon ridden and beaten
- Form 02-5543
- Age 6
- Weight 9-1
towards rear, pushed along and headway over 3f out, one pace final 2f
Tilla
7- Form 006213
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey L Fletcher
towards rear, pushed along and headway over 3f out, effort over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on
- Form 0-24202
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Mrs M Reveley
- Jockey Tony Culhane
tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, soon ridden and effort, no extra approaching final furlong
In depth
Verdict
A very open handicap to round off the card where Tilla could regain the winning thread, with Larking About, Aleron and Spitting Image put forward as the main dangers. Hughie Morrison's three-year-old was just touched off in a two miler at Nottingham last week, and was most impressive when winning over 12 furlongs on her previous outing at Pontefract. Today's trip could be ideal for this improving filly. Larking About had no answer to Ponderon¿s finishing kick on the all-weather at Lingfield in early October but is fairly treated by the handicapper and should be in the shake up. Spitting Image made Cap Ferrat work hard for the victory when bidding to make all at Leicester last time and the step up in trip may be to his advantage. Aleron hung badly when a beaten favourite at Wolverhampton last month so you can forget that form, he's much better judged on his early season turf form and he will make a valiant bid to land this prize for the second year running, but with most of these on a downward curve it may pay to follow the progressive Tilla.