Racecards
18:20 Great Leighs
New Holland Midas Claiming Stakes (Class 4)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £10,000 added
- Form 533431
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer R M Whitaker
- Jockey Dean McKeown
broke well, made all, challenged from well over 1f out, held on gamely under pressure
- Form 451080
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey M Dwyer
chased winner, driven to challenge over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 294012
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer T G Mills
- Jockey J Mitchell
chased leaders, ridden halfway, effort over 2f out, soon lost place
- Form 253521
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer W G M Turner
- Jockey Saleem Golam
tracked leaders, every chance inside final furlong, no extra close home
- Form 363970
- Age 2
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer P & O Cole
- Jockey W Buick
behind, soon outpaced, never dangerous
- Form 747
- Age 2
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer R M Whitaker
- Jockey K Shea
in touch, lost place over 3f out
- Form 258118
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey M Geran
reared start and very slowly away, soon detached, never dangerous
Trigger McCann
109- Form 7
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer J S Moore
- Jockey P Cosgrave
slowly into stride, mid div, ridden over 2f out, headway to chase leaders approaching final furlong, kept on
- Form 086516
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer A J McCabe
- Jockey Hayley Turner
raced keenly in touch, under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 2133
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer J L Spearing
- Jockey T Dean
mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders and hard ridden, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 321011
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey Liam Jones
held up mid-division, pushed along halfway, headway over 1f out, never able to challenge
Zaruschka
16- Form 098
- Age 2
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey Kirsty Milczarek
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
The Magic Of Rio is progressive but her draw is not ideal so we will take a chance on COURT APPROVAL ahead of Klynch and Gone Hunting. Plenty of well-thought of individuals here, with one rated in the 90's and five in the 80's, however this may be a suggestion that the handicapping is becoming more stringent. Court Approval won well at the track two runs back and ran well in handicap company last time. Well-drawn today, he has a bit to find at the weights as he tries six furlongs once again, however his pedigree suggests that it shouldn't be a problem. It's hard to really say 'dropping in class' when referring to horses in this grade for the first time as it is as good as many a handicap and is only a claimer in name. The Magic Of Rio scraped home last time from a good draw and she has more on her plate on that front today so despite being well-treated at the weights she is taken on. Mythical Blue is fancied to run better than on soft ground last time, Klynch is not straight-forward but he has some good form this year including in Group company, whilst Desert Falls is a course and distance winner but joint top-weight makes life tough. Gone Hunting won well in a weaker claimer last time, whilst Leftontheshelf has to prove she stays six furlongs and so it is Court Approval who receives our vote.
Formwatch
Desert Falls 10-1 (9-3) Broke well, soon 2 lengths clear, made all, ridden and edged right over 1f out, stayed on, won at Great Leighs 6f 2yo mdn (4) pol beating Servoca (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Klynch 40-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out, 11th of 16, 13l behind Nasri (8-10) at Newbury 6f 2yo hcp (2) gd.
Court Approval (IRE) 7-1 (9-10) Close up, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, always held inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Lesley's Choice (9-7) at Sandown 5f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Gone Hunting 7-2 (8-9) Chased leaders, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at W'hampton 6f 2yo clm (5) pol beating Night Seed (8-10) by 2l, 9 ran.
Duke of Aquitaine (USA) 12-1 (9-3) Always towards rear, 11th of 13, 14l behind Red Reef (8-8) at Salisbury 1m 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Aug.
Home Before Dark 20-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, soon weakened, 7th of 13, 13l behind Spiritofthewest (9-3) at Beverley 5f 2yo mdn (5) sft.
Mythical Blue (IRE) 11-4fav (8-6) Tracked leaders until weakened final furlong, last of 8, 8l behind Cerito (9-0) at Musselburgh 5f 2yo hcp 0-90 (3) sft.
Trigger McCann 33-1 (8-9) In touch, ridden over 2f out, no progress and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 18, 7l behind Measurement (8-12) at Salisbury 6f 2yo mdn auc (5) gf in Jun.
Courageous Nature (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Behind, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 6th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Cool Art (9-7) at Lingfield 6f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Leftontheshelf (IRE) 7-2 (8-5) Led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, one pace, 3rd of 6, 4l behind Triple Aspect (9-4) at Bath 6f nov stk (4) gd in Aug.
The Magic of Rio 7-1 (9-7) Chased leader, hard ridden to challenge over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, all out, won at Great Leighs 5f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Aug beating Red Cell (8-0) by a shd, 10 ran.
Turn To Dreams 4-1 (8-7) Chased leaders on rail, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 6th of 8, 5l behind Key To Love (9-7) at Folkestone 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gs.
Zaruschka 66-1 (8-9) Steadied start, in touch and keen, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 16l behind Liberation (9-3) at Brighton 7f 2yo mdn (5) sft.