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19:10 Thirsk

Herriot Happening Handicap (Class C)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 33.66s
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Hambleden

9/4

    2
    Silk -

    King's Consul (USA)

    5/1

      1(2)
      Silk - MAROON, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star

      King's Consul (USA)

      30 v
      5/1
      • Form 1/0-56
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-0

      in touch, ridden to challenge 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, hung right under pressure, just held close home

      2(6)
      Silk - White, Dark Blue chevron, White sleeves, Dark Blue stars, Dark Blue cap

      Hambleden

      19
      9/4
      • Form 0442-02
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-8

      soon led, ridden over 2f out, hard ridden and kept on under pressure inside final furlong, all out

      3(5)
      Silk - Light Green and Mauve stripes, White sleeves, Mauve cap

      Royal Cavalier

      26
      7/1
      • Form 1300-50
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-4

      tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong

      4(7)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Emerald Green diamond, Emerald Green sleeves, Dark Blue armlets, quartered cap

      Honor Rouge (IRE)

      18
      7/2
      • Form 5000-01
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0

      held up in touch, effort over 4f, weakened over 2f out

      5(3)
      Silk - Black, White stars, sleeves and stars on cap

      Sahem (IRE)

      16
      5/1
      • Form 231
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-12

      slowly to stride, in rear, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong

      6(4)
      Silk - Emerald Green, White star, Orange sleeves and cap

      Celtic Style

      9
      16/1
      • Form 421/5-0
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-11

      led early, tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

      8(8)
      Silk - Orange, Emerald Green sleeves, Orange armlets, quartered cap

      Trouble Mountain (USA)

      20
      11/1
      • Form 06-0120
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-8

      behind, ridden over 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f

      7(1)
      NR

      Petrula

      7
      • Form 0-00140
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-11

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      David Loder's topweight King's Consul will have his supporters but recent winner Honor Rouge and Hambleden make more appeal, with the vote going to the latter. Hambleden's trainer Michael Jarvis is in a bit of form at present and the six-year-old loves fast ground so will relish the prevailing conditions. He has not won for two years but has taken on good company a number of times, including when 10th in the Ebor last August. More recently, he ran a blinder in the Tote Exacta Handicap at York, having had his rivals at full stretch before being collared close home by shock winner Landing Light under a strong drive from Kieren Fallon. It could be a wise move dropping him back in trip, and similar forcing tactics can pay dividends. Honor Rouge will be a tough opponent though, judged on her recent return to form at Salisbury, but that race was not as strong as the opposition that Hambleden has been up against so she should be held. Jamie Spencer is an interesting booking for Sahem, but the trip and ground are against him, while David Loder's King's Consul, lightly raced for a four-year-old, still has plenty to prove.