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14:55 Thirsk

Market Cross Jewellers Nursery (Class 5)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,234
  • 2nd: £962
  • 3rd: £481
  • 4th: £240
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 47.69s
  • Off Time: 14:55:34
  • 10 Ran
1(7)
Silk - Dark Blue and Pink diabolo, chevrons on sleeves, Pink cap, Dark Blue diamond
  • Form 1
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 75

towards rear and outpaced, headway over 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on and held towards finish

2(5)
Silk - Royal blue

Hartswell

14 p
6/1
  • Form 4336
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 75

mid-division, ridden 2f out, soon weakened

3(4)
Silk - Yellow and purple diamonds, purple sleeves, yellow spots, purple cap, yellow star
  • Form 5565
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 71

behind, pushed along over 3f out, never dangerous

4(1)
Silk - White, purple braces and diamond on cap
  • Form 9522
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 69

soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong

5(10)
Silk - Beige, Dark Blue armlets, Dark Blue cap
  • Form 754
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 67

mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on

6(6)
Silk - Black, Pink star, halved sleeves and stars on cap
9/1
  • Form 4453
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 67

tracked leaders, in 4th, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

7(2)
Silk - Purple
  • Form 335
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 66

tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

8(3)
Silk - Light green, yellow sleeves, light green armlets, yellow cap
  • Form 055
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 65

tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

9(8)
Silk - Black and Light Blue check, Black sleeves, Light Blue armlets, Red cap
  • Form 5559
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-5
  • Official Rating 59

behind and outpaced, pushed along over 4f out, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, held on towards finish

10(9)
Silk - Emerald Green, White cross belts, Orange sleeves, Royal Blue cap
14/1
  • Form 8095
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-0
  • Official Rating 53

mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on to take 3rd place inside final furlong

In depth

Verdict

A modest-looking nursery so John Gosden’s Hartswell is respected, though he was beaten a long way at Chester last time. Dream On Dreamer has something to prove having disappointed when sent off the favourite in claiming company but Midnight Man seems to be going in the right direction, though his form to date has been nothing to get excited about. REACHFORTHESTARS could be the answer here as her debut victory was solid enough and she is sure to come on for that experience.

Formwatch

Reachforthestars (IRE) 7-4fav (9-0) Prominent, led over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, driven out, won at Doncaster 7f fll stks (5) gd in Jun beating See The Sea (9-0) by 3/4l, 6 ran.

Hartswell 5-1 (9-5) Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, never dangerous, 6th of 11, 15 3/4l behind Double Touch (9-5) at Chester 7f mdn stks (4) gd in Aug.

Mister Moosah (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Towards rear, outpaced 3f out, carried left over 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, never near leaders, 5th of 7, 9l behind Total Star (9-5) at Beverley 7f mdn stks (5) gf in Aug.

Dream On Dreamer (IRE) 13-8 (9-7) Led, hung left from 2f out, soon pressed, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 6, 1 1/4l behind London Grammar (8-7) at Thirsk 1m mdn stks (6) sft in Aug.

Midnight Man (FR) 7-1 (9-0) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never a threat, 4th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Manners Please (9-0) at Thirsk 7f mdn stks (5) sft in Aug.

Tagur (IRE) 11-2 (9-1) Held up towards rear and in touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 4 1/2l behind Tawny Port (8-9) at Haydock 6f (5) hvy in Jul.

Pantera Negra (IRE) 8-1 (8-8) Prominent, ridden and no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 5l behind Western Duke (9-1) at Doncaster 7f mdn stks (4) gd in Jul.

Hugging The Rails (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Held up in touch, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 12, 6 1/2l behind Andok (9-5) at Redcar 7f mdn stks (5) gf in Jul.

Nordic Combined (IRE) 28-1 (8-11) Soon outpaced, always towards rear, 9th of 11, 22 1/4l behind Robben Rainbow (9-3) at Ripon 6f mdn stks (5) gd in Aug.

Reinstorm 6-1 (8-12) Steadied start, held up, edged right over 1f out, stayed on, never dangerous, 5th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Jumping Jack (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f (6) pol in Aug.