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18:20 Great Leighs

New Holland Midas Claiming Stakes (Class 4)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £10,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 13.70s
  • Off Time: 18:20:43
  • 11 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Desert Falls

15/2

    2
    Silk -

    Gone Hunting

    5/1

      3
      Silk -

      Leftontheshelf (IRE)

      5/1

        1(8)
        Silk - Emerald green, dark blue cross of lorraine, striped sleeves and dark blue cap

        Desert Falls

        14 CD
        15/2
        • Form 533431
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 70

        broke well, made all, challenged from well over 1f out, held on gamely under pressure

        2(6)
        Silk - Dark Green, Pink spots, Pink sleeves, Dark Green diamonds, Pink cap, Dark Green diamonds

        Klynch

        7 b D
        5/1
        • Form 451080
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 93

        chased winner, driven to challenge over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

        3(7)
        Silk - Orange and Purple (halved), Orange sleeves and cap

        Court Approval (IRE)

        10 C
        6/1
        • Form 294012
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 71

        chased leaders, ridden halfway, effort over 2f out, soon lost place

        4(1)
        Silk - RED, WHITE spots, WHITE sleeves, RED seams, RED and WHITE striped cap

        Gone Hunting

        15 D
        5/1
        • Form 253521
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 84

        tracked leaders, every chance inside final furlong, no extra close home

        5(10)
        Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue cross belts, quartered cap

        Duke of Aquitaine (USA)

        29
        33/1
        • Form 363970
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 71

        behind, soon outpaced, never dangerous

        6(11)
        Silk - Yellow, Black hollow box and sleeves

        Home Before Dark

        10
        50/1
        • Form 747
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 52

        in touch, lost place over 3f out

        7(3)
        Silk - Yellow, emerald green star, white sleeves, yellow cap, emerald green star

        Mythical Blue (IRE)

        12 t BF
        8/1
        • Form 258118
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 68

        reared start and very slowly away, soon detached, never dangerous

        8(2)
        Silk - Red, Black inverted triangle and star on cap

        Trigger McCann

        109
        20/1
        • Form 7
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-12

        slowly into stride, mid div, ridden over 2f out, headway to chase leaders approaching final furlong, kept on

        9(5)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow inverted triangle, striped sleeves and cap

        Courageous Nature (IRE)

        11 D
        20/1
        • Form 086516
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 68

        raced keenly in touch, under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        10(9)
        Silk - Black, Mauve seams, Black cap

        Leftontheshelf (IRE)

        28
        5/1
        • Form 2133
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 84

        mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders and hard ridden, no extra inside final furlong

        11(13)
        Silk - Yellow and Purple diamonds

        The Magic of Rio

        37 C
        9/2
        • Form 321011
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 84

        held up mid-division, pushed along halfway, headway over 1f out, never able to challenge

        12(12)
        NR

        Turn To Dreams

        4
        • Form 043256
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-5
        • Official Rating 55

        Nonrunner

        13(4)
        NR

        Zaruschka

        16
        • Form 098
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-4
        • Official Rating 50

        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.