Racecards
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
- 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
- Form 4336
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey N Mackay
mid-division, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 5565
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey P J McDonald
behind, pushed along over 3f out, never dangerous
- Form 9522
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer M Dods
- Jockey P Mulrennan
soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
- Form 754
- Age 2
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey Joey Haynes
mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on
Tagur (IRE)
64- Form 4453
- Age 2
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 67
tracked leaders, in 4th, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 335
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 055
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 5559
- Age 2
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey B A Curtis
behind and outpaced, pushed along over 4f out, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, held on towards finish
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.