Festive Celebrations At The Grand Hotel Handicap (Class 6) Racecard

Channel: SKY
Distance: 5f
Going: Standard

Runners: 9
Type: All Weather
Surface: Tapeta
Stalls: Centre
Weather: Mostly cloudy

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w¹

Silky Robin

J: Mark Winn

T: Paul Midgley

w¹

Wind Op - First run after wind operation

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 14 in the last 14 days (0%)

Takes quite a drop in grade on first start since wind surgery; watch market

-06044

Age: 3

Weight: 9-11

OR: 60

Days: 51

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
14 Aug 24	Bev Beverley	5f GF	53yHc	8-11	4/9	Willolarupi (2¼L)	7/1	61	63
3 Aug 24	Don Doncaster	5f GF	53yHc	8-11	4/9	Boadicia (2¼L)	28/1	63	65
26 Jul 24	Yor York	5.5f GF	43yHc	8-7 p¹	13/14	Duran (13L)	33/1	67	33
21 Jun 24	Red Redcar	5f GF	5MdHc	9-10	6/10	Ingleby Archie (4½L)	10/1	70	64
1 Jun 24	Mus Musselburgh	5f GS	43yHc	8-9	10/10	Pilgrim (17L)	28/1	72	32
16 Dec 23	Wol Wolverhampton (AW)	5f St	52yNv	9-5	3/9	Out Of The Stars (1¼L)	8/1	-	73

(4)

Howzak

J: Billy Garritty

T: Liam Bailey

4 x Distance Winner - Won 4 times before at this distance

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 26 in the last 14 days (4%)

Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 10 in the last 14 days (0%)

All five AW wins have come on Polytrack; well held in both starts here for this yard

215350

Age: 6

Weight: 9-11

OR: 60

Days: 10

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
24 Sep 24	Ncs Newcastle (AW)	6f St	6Hc	9-7	10/13	Alfa Whiteburd (10½L)	33/1	60	37
12 Sep 24	Ncs Newcastle (AW)	5f St/Slw	6Hc	9-8	5/8	Golden Rainbow (5¾L)	9/2	61	49
18 Jul 24	Chp Chepstow	6f Gd	5Hc	9-6	3/9	Vape (1½L)	5/2F	62	67
12 Jul 24	Chp Chepstow	5f GS	6Hc	9-6	5/7	Sovereign Slipper (4¼L)	6/4F	62	56
24 Jun 24	Chp Chepstow	6f GF	6Hc	9-12	1/6	Port Noir (½L)	11/8F	59	68
17 Jun 24	Chp Chepstow	6f GS	5Hc	8-7	2/8	Albert Cee (4¾L)	15/2	59	59

(1)

Azucena

J: David Allan

T: Ann Duffield

C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance

Little to shout about in two starts since returning from wind surgery last month

8-3707

Age: 4

Weight: 9-7

OR: 56

Days: 17

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
17 Sep 24	Red Redcar	5f GF	6Hc	8-11	7/10	Maris Angel (6¾L)	25/1	50	40
3 Sep 24	Ncs Newcastle (AW)	5f St/Slw	6Hc	9-8	12/14	Newyorkstateofmind (8¼L)	22/1	61	42
13 May 24	Cat Catterick	5f Gd	6Hc	9-10	7/13	Sherdil (4L)	14/1	56	49
26 Apr 24	Ncs Newcastle (AW)	5f St	5Hc	9-0	3/12	Let's Go Hugo (1¾L)	25/1	61	65
30 Oct 23	Ncs Newcastle (AW)	5f St	6Hc	9-7 h¹	8/11	Captain's Bar (6½L)	13/2	63	50
28 Aug 23	Sth Southwell (AW)	5f St	6Hc	9-9	14/14	Rodborough (15L)	10/1	64	21

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Kyber Crystal ^t

J: Kaiya Fraser ³

T: Rebecca Menzies

3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Hot Recent Form Jockey - 10 wins from 38 in the last 14 days (26%)

Hot Recent Form Trainer - 5 wins from 13 in the last 14 days (38%)

Has won twice on turf in recent months and looked unlucky on Wednesday; major player

614312

Age: 5

Weight: 9-7

OR: 51

Days: 2

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
2 Oct 24	Mus Musselburgh	5f Gd	6Hc	9-4 t	2/11	Royal Duke (1¼L)	11/4F	56	66
22 Sep 24	Ham Hamilton	5f GS	6Hc	8-11 t	1/11	Jack Of Clubs (1L)	4/1	51	64
14 Sep 24	Mus Musselburgh	5f Gd	6Hc	9-1 t	3/10	Sound Of Iona (1¾L)	2/1F	52	56
12 Sep 24	Ncs Newcastle (AW)	6f St/Slw	6Hc	9-9 t	4/8	Tomorrow Day (1½L)	7/1	52	55
27 Aug 24	Mus Musselburgh	5f Gd	6Hc	9-0 t	1/7	Stoneacre Girl (2L)	2/1F	46	58
24 Aug 24	Red Redcar	6f GF	6Hc	9-0 t	6/11	Mrs Trump (3¾L)	5/1	46	44

(6)

Musical Diva ^v

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: David O'Meara

2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Hot Recent Form Jockey - 11 wins from 39 in the last 14 days (28%)

0-15 since winning twice on January; edging back down the weights; shouldn't be far away

225634

Age: 3

Weight: 9-6

OR: 55

Days: 10

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
24 Sep 24	Bev Beverley	5f Gd	63yHc	9-4 v	4/12	Ifonlytheycudtalk (2L)	100/30J	55	58
9 Sep 24	Wol Wolverhampton (AW)	5f St	6Hc	9-10 v	3/9	Maris Angel (2½L)	3/1	57	58
30 Aug 24	Sth Southwell (AW)	5f St	6Hc	9-5 v	6/11	Dandy Fitz (4L)	9/1	58	55
2 Aug 24	Ncs Newcastle (AW)	5f St/Slw	63yHc	9-5 v	5/12	Dc Flyer (3L)	7/2F	58	58
27 Jul 24	Ncs Newcastle (AW)	5f St	6Hc	9-8 v	2/11	Three Beauz (¾L)	5/2F	58	66
18 Jul 24	Ham Hamilton	5f Gd	6Hc	9-2 v	2/8	Cuban Rock (½L)	12/1	57	63

(3)

Better

J: Dougie Costello

T: Paul Midgley

Wolverhampton nursery winner for George Boughey, but not shown much for this yard

754006

Age: 3

Weight: 9-6

OR: 55

Days: 74

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
22 Jul 24	Ayr Ayr	5f Gd	63yHc	9-2	6/8	Taygar (3¾L)	12/1	58	55
6 Jul 24	Bev Beverley	5f Gd	63yHc	9-1	10/12	Persian Blue (8L)	33/1	60	44
16 Jun 24	Don Doncaster	6f GS	63yHc	9-7	10/10	Kurimu (9½L)	10/1	63	40
30 May 24	Rip Ripon	6f Sft	53yHc	9-4	4/8	Woodleigh (10½L)	14/1	65	48
14 May 24	Bev Beverley	5f GF	63ySl	9-9	5/9	Lochaber (3L)	11/2	67	59
26 Mar 24	Sth Southwell (AW)	6f St	53yHc	9-9 t¹	7/10	The Real McKay (4L)	9/2	68	60

(9)

Never This Way ^h

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

Out of the frame in all eight outings for this yard; down another 2lb but hard to warm to

689070

Age: 4

Weight: 9-3

OR: 52

Days: 50

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
15 Aug 24	Bev Beverley	5f GF	5Hc	8-7 h	10/10	Opal Storm (14½L)	28/1	54	13
27 Jul 24	Ncs Newcastle (AW)	5f St	6Hc	9-10 h¹	7/11	Three Beauz (2L)	16/1	56	61
1 Jul 24	Pon Pontefract	5f GF	6Hc	9-8 e/s¹	11/12	Cavalier Approach (9¼L)	28/1	59	39
21 Jun 24	Red Redcar	5f GF	5MdHc	9-8	9/10	Ingleby Archie (7¾L)	12/1	62	46
2 Jun 24	Not Nottingham	5f Gd	6Hc	9-9	8/10	High Opinion (7L)	8/1	65	51
14 May 24	Bev Beverley	5f GF	5Hc	9-4	6/10	Bella Kopella (2½L)	14/1	67	67

(2)

Street Life ^v

J: Rhys Elliott ⁷

T: Patrick Morris

2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance

8 x Distance Winner - Won 8 times before at this distance

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 28 in the last 14 days (4%)

Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 11 in the last 14 days (0%)

Dual C&D winner who has been placed in four of his last five starts; each-way claims again

022392

Age: 7

Weight: 8-13

OR: 48

Days: 5

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
29 Sep 24	Sth Southwell (AW)	5f St	6Hc	8-11 b	2/8	Sankari (1¼L)	5/2	48	56
17 Sep 24	Red Redcar	5f GF	6Hc	8-3 b	9/9	Zuffolo (6½L)	28/1	49	33
3 Sep 24	Sth Southwell (AW)	5f St	6Hc	8-10 b	3/11	Liv Lucky (1L)	10/1	49	54
20 Aug 24	Wol Wolverhampton (AW)	5f St	6	9-2 b	2/9	Bernard Spierpoint (1¼L)	9/2	49	55
24 Jun 24	Chp Chepstow	5f GF	6Hc	9-2 v	2/7	Gunnerside (¾L)	12/1	48	55
5 Jun 24	Rip Ripon	5f Gd	5Hc	8-0 p	10/10	Herakles (9L)	22/1	49	27

(7)

Rockley Point ^b

J: William Pyle ³

T: Katie Scott

2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance

4 x Course Winner - Won 4 times before at this course

5 x Distance Winner - Won 5 times before at this distance

Finished third of 12 here on Tuesday; not dismissed provided this doesn't come too soon

287503

Age: 11

Weight: 8-11

OR: 45

Days: 3

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
1 Oct 24	Ncs Newcastle (AW)	5f St	6Hc	9-0 b	3/12	Dash Gordon (1¾L)	33/1	46	52
9 May 24	Cfd Chelmsford (AW)	6f St	6Hc	10-0 b	10/10	Amaysmont (23L)	33/1	46	-
26 Apr 24	Ncs Newcastle (AW)	6f St	6Hc	9-3 v	5/10	Dandys Gold (4L)	33/1	46	44
10 Apr 24	Wol Wolverhampton (AW)	5f St	6Hc	9-1 b	7/7	Basholo (10½L)	14/1	47	20
3 Apr 24	Cat Catterick	5f Hy	6Hc	9-0 b	8/9	King Of The Jungle (18½L)	10/1	46	-
25 Mar 24	Ncs Newcastle (AW)	5f St	6Hc	8-11 b	2/13	Stallone (nse)	28/1	46	54