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20:50 Great Leighs

Troon Handicap (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £7,500 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 12.75s
  • Off Time: 20:50:25
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

First Order

4/1

    2
    Silk -

    Epic Odyssey

    6/1

      1(7)
      Silk - Yellow, Black spots, Yellow sleeves and cap

      Temple of Thebes (IRE)

      13 DCD
      4/1
      • Form 365265
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 84

      tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong

      2(3)
      Silk - Purple, Yellow hoops

      Epic Odyssey

      21 D
      6/1
      • Form 434706
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 83

      led 2f, led again 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, kept on same pace

      3(1)
      Silk - White and Yellow (quartered), Yellow sleeves, Red cap

      Glencalvie (IRE)

      115 p D
      10/1
      • Form 701302
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 80

      held up, outpaced halfway, not a danger after

      5(4)
      Silk - Dark Blue and White (quartered), White sleeves, Dark Blue stars

      Southandwest (IRE)

      43
      5/2
      • Form 606042
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 77

      with leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong

      6(5)
      Silk - PINK, DARK BLUE cross belts, hooped sleeves and cap

      First Order

      6 v D
      4/1
      • Form 084832
      • Age 7
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 75

      keen, tracked leaders, pushed along and led 1f out ran on

      7(2)
      Silk - Red and Yellow diamonds, Yellow sleeves, Red cap

      Asian Power (IRE)

      7 D
      9/2
      • Form 974394
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-4
      • Official Rating 70

      disputed lead, led 4f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened 1f out

      4(6)
      NR

      Ivory Silk

      21 b CCD
      • Form 321541
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 80

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      IVORY SILK can take this at the principal expense of Glencalvie and Southandwest. Jeremy Gask's yard had been out of form for some time but the daughter of Diktat won a shade comfortably here last time out and while the handicapper has penalised accordingly, at the likely odds she makes plenty of appeal. Glencalvie's consistency mean that he has to produce a career best to win this. He has not been on the course since August so the market should offer us most clues. Southandwest is handicapped to win this contest. His two recent runs at Kempton have suggested that he might not be that far away. Temple Of Thebes is not the easiest of rides though is not devoid of ability. First Order was practically given away at the sales this autumn to Ann Stokell and in fairness, the owner-rider almost saw a return on investment at Wolverhampton. Asian Power and Epic Odyssey are on losing runs. Ivory Silk gets the vote.

      Formwatch

      Temple of Thebes (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) In touch, lost place over 2f out, ran on again towards finish, 5th of 11, 3l behind Internationaldebut (9-6) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov.

      Epic Odyssey 12-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 5l behind Fyodor (9-4) at Great Leighs 6f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Nov.

      Glencalvie (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) With leader, led over 4f out, ridden 2f out, headed near finish, 2nd of 14, nk behind Fiefdom (8-10) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Aug.

      Southandwest (IRE) 11-1 (9-2) Close up, until ridden and outpaced 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong went 2nd near finish, 2nd of 12, 2l behind April Fool (8-6) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Oct.

      First Order 13-2 (8-13) Rider late removing hood leaving stalls, behind and headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Canadian Danehill (9-4) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.

      Asian Power (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Keen, in touch, ridden over 2f out, not pace to challenge, 4th of 6, 4l behind Milne Bay (8-5) at Great Leighs 6f app hcp (5) pol.

      Ivory Silk 6-1 (9-3) Held up, headway when not clear run and switched right over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, won at Great Leighs 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov beating Doubtful Sound (8-7) by 1l, 11 ran.