Korngold remains ahead of the handicapper.
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Kevin Ryan has been amongst the winners of late and as a Timeform top-rated who is the only horse in the line-up who has a 'p' attached to his master figure, his O'Gorman makes plenty of appeal in the five-furlong handicap due off at 16:25 at Thirsk. O'Gorman was bred to be quick being a half-brother to John Fretwell's Super Sprint and Mill Reef winner Temple Meads and he duly built on the promise of his debut when beating the reopposing I'll Be Good by four lengths over course and distance last July. It's anticipated that O'Gorman has improved over the winter and he looks attractively handicapped off an official rating of 84.
O'Gorman's rider Philip Makin has an eye-catching 56% strike rate (five winner from nine mounts) when riding for John Dunlop during the last five seasons and the pair can combine for further success with Korngold in the mile-and-a-half handicap on the same card 35 minutes later. Korngold, owned by Benny Andersson of ABBA fame, showed himself suited by cut in the ground when scoring at Chepstow last July and actually shaped better than the result on his two subsequent starts, finding himself short of room at a crucial stage when third at Ripon in August and not allowed any cover when sixth in a race that worked out well at Goodwood in September. Korngold remains ahead of the handicapper.
Another who the official assessor is still chasing is Boucher Garcon, and Declan Carroll's speedy four-year-old is expected to make amends for a short-priced defeat last time in the five-furlong handicap due off at 18:30 at Nottingham tonight. Already a winner twice this year, Boucher Garcon was poorly drawn at Newcastle on his latest outing and he actually finished well clear of the group that chased him on the far side, only to be collared by the reopposing Shawkantango close home. A 12 lb rise means this evening's race is no formality, but the Timeform figure he achieved when winning at Catterick suggests he still has more to offer provided he isn't undone by having his fourth race within a fortnight.
Timeform SmartPlays
Back O'Gorman @ 4.3100/30 in the 16:25 at Thirsk
Back Korngold @ 3.9n/a in the 17:00 at Thirsk
Back Boucher Garcon @ 3.052/1 in the 18:30 at Nottingham
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