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19:40 Thirsk

Skybet Classified Stakes (Class D)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 24.75s
  • 9 Ran
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1
Silk -

Quito (IRE)

7/1

    2
    Silk -

    Smart Predator

    25/1

      3
      Silk -

      Mister Sweets

      11/1

        1(7)
        Silk - Dark blue, yellow cross belts, hooped sleeves, yellow cap

        Sea Storm (IRE)

        14
        8/1
        • Form 151-003
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-6

        in touch, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, kept on final furlong

        2(5)
        Silk - Sea Green, Dark Blue seams, quartered cap

        Ile Michel

        11
        2/1
        • Form 00-1116
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-5

        held up, ridden over 2f out, soon headway, not much room final furlong and again inside final furlong when no impression

        3(9)
        Silk - Black, White chevron, striped sleeves, quartered cap

        Freya's Dream (IRE)

        9
        2/1
        • Form 1500-34
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-4

        towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, no impression over 1f out

        4(1)
        Silk - Red and Yellow diamonds, White sleeves and cap

        Mister Sweets

        13
        11/1
        • Form 121304
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-3

        chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong

        5(10)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE Cross of Lorraine and armlets, check cap

        Quito (IRE)

        9 b
        7/1
        • Form 631532
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-3

        held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, switched right final furlong, ran on well to lead inside last furlong

        6(2)
        Silk - Blue, Yellow sash and sleeves, Blue and White quartered cap

        Smart Predator

        9
        25/1
        • Form 0-00000
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-3

        soon led, ridden to quicken pace 3f out, kept on and headed inside final furlong

        8(3)
        Silk - Maroon, White star, chevrons on sleeves, Maroon cap, White star

        Rifleman (IRE)

        18
        12/1
        • Form 630140
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-12

        chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong,

        9(4)
        Silk - WHITE, ROYAL BLUE hollow box, RED cap

        Cesare Borgia (IRE)

        2
        150/1
        • Form 000650
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-7

        always in rear, out-paced

        10(6)
        Silk - Black and White diabolo, hooped sleeves, quartered cap

        Finger of Fate

        27
        50/1
        • Form 421-600
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-7

        led early, chased leader, ridden over 2f out, no impression over 1f out

        7(8)
        NR

        Zarzu

        25
        • Form 555000
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-3

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Ile Michel makes the journey up from West Sussex with a leading chance of beating the local hope Freya's Dream, with Sea Storm and Quito very likely to play a part in proceedings as well. Lady Herries' six-year-old saw his unbeaten three-race run come to an end at Goodwood when suffering all the bad luck going. Drawn poorly in stall one, he was knocked all over the place in the scrimmage when the pace quickened and was finishing best of all. That run suggests that the son of Machiavellian, part-owned by racing pundit Julian Wilson, is still well treated on his current rating of 82. Seb Sanders gets on well with Ile Michel who does sometimes need a bit of rousting, and he can get back to winning ways at the expense of Freya's Dream who, like her main rival, will relish the fast ground. A winner on the track, she served notice of better to come when fourth in a decent handicap at Doncaster recently, and her stable had a big-priced winner at Newmarket at the weekend. Quito looks held by Freya's Dream on earlier form, but was unlucky not to win last time, while Sea Storm has more to do than when successful on Lingfield's Polytrack in the winter.