First Race 4.59pm

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for novice two yrs old x Total race value £6500 Owners Prize Money. 1st £2774, 2nd £1386, 3rd £694, 4th £346. (Penalty Value £3510)

colours no horse st- lb Draw

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CITY SELECTIONS Mark Johnston’s SPIRIT CATCHER, who changed hands for 120,000 pounds at the breeze-ups, produced a taking debut performance when justifying heavy market support over this trip at Redcar and looks capable of defying a penalty in a race of this nature. Richard Hannon’s Windseeker ran with promise on his debut over 1m at Nottingham and looks the obvious danger with this drop back in trip likely to see him in a better light. Expensive purchase Francesi underwhelmed on his debut at Yarmouth but should do better with that experience under his belt.

SPIRIT CATCHER

Windseeker Leading course trainer (16-21): M Johnston (81 wins from 497 runners, 16%) runs SPIRIT CATCHER Trainer-in-form (last 14 days): R Hannon (3 wins from 49 runners, 6%) runs WINDSEEKER Longest Traveller: SPIRIT CATCHER trained by M Johnston, Middleham, 230 miles.

Br Breeding O Owner B Breeder J Jockey T Trainer S Sponsor

1 SPIRIT CATCHER (IRE) (21) 1 D 9-9 (4)

Br Ch c New Bay - Lidanski (IRE) O Titanium Racing Club Joe Fanning J Mark Johnston, Middleham T

B Ballylinch Stud TIMEFORMVIEWPromisingindividual.11/4,won9-runnerminoreventatRedcar(7f,goodtofirm)ondebut21daysago, quickening clear. Likely there is more to come and he has to be taken seriously under a penalty. TFRHHHHI BHA2 FRANCESI (IRE) (12) 0

Br Gr c Caravaggio (USA) - Show Me The Music O Francesi Racing Partners B Ennistown Stud 9-2 (2)

Cieren Fallon J S. P. C. Woods, Newmarket T

TIMEFORM VIEW Once-raced maiden. Eighth of 12 in minor event (8/1) at Yarmouth (7f, good to soft) on debut 12 days ago, met some trouble. Likely to improve. TFRHHHII BHA3 3 GOLDEN GOLDEN SHOTSHOT (GB) (GB) (11)(11) 0 0 Br O B B B c Golden Horn - Quenelle W E Sturt - Osborne House Stanley House Stud NON-RUNNER 9-2 9-2 (3 (3) )

J SirSir MarkMark PrescottPrescott Bt, Bt, NewmarketNewmarket T P3P Partners LLP S TIMEFORM TIMEFORMVIEW VIEWOnce Once-raced-racedmaiden. maiden.50/1,50/1,eighth eighthof of10 10in inminor minorevent eventat atLeicester Leicester(7f, (7f,heavy)heavy)on ondebut debut11 11daysdaysago, ago, considerately handled.considerately handled. ately handled. TFRHHIIITFRHHIII BHA-BHA4 WINDSEEKER (GB) (10) 2 9-2 (1)

Br B c Aclaim (IRE) - Itsinthestars Sean Levey J

O King Power Racing Co Ltd

Richard Hannon, Marlborough T B Bearstone Stud King Power International Co Ltd S TIMEFORM VIEW Once-raced maiden. Second of 8 in maiden at Nottingham (8.3f, good, 16/1) on debut 10 days ago. Should improve for that outing and he looks the one to beat, TFRHHHHH BHA-

DECLARED RUNNERS 4 2020: INVEIGLE 2 9 5 Kieran Shoemark 3-1 (Michael Bell) 10 ran

Stewards Note: WINDSEEKER: Following its run on 13/10/2021 it was reported that the horse suffered interference in running.

Probable S.P’s: 11-10 Spirit Catcher (IRE), 5-4 Windseeker (GB), 12-1 Francesi (IRE), 33-1 Golden Shot (GB)

PLAY SMARTER This looks like a two horse race. WINDSEEKER ran a nice debut at Nottingham 10 days ago and he should come on for that outing. He’s just favoured to get off the mark at the second time of asking. Spirit Catcher won well on debut at Redcar earlier in the month though and he should be thereabouts once again.

TIMEFORM PREDICTION: 1.WINDSEEKER 2.SPIRIT CATCHER (IRE) 3.FRANCESI (IRE)

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