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13:55 Thirsk

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  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,400 added
  • Winner: £6,728
  • 2nd: £2,002
  • 3rd: £1,000
  • 4th: £500
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 58.74s
  • Off Time: 13:56:11
  • 8 Ran
1(7)
Silk - Beige, Dark Blue armlets, Dark Blue cap

Watchable

3 p D
3/1
  • Form 353662
  • Age 10
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 92

led chasing group towards nearside, ridden over 1f out, led entering final furlong, just held on close home

2(2)
Silk - Grey
8/1
  • Form 11867-0
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 94

held up, pushed along towards rear over 2f out, weakened final furlong, eased close home

3(3)
Silk - White, emerald green cross of lorraine,  chevrons on sleeves, pink cap
12/1
  • Form 172200
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 88

held up towards rear, headway travelling well 2f out, switched left and ridden over 1f out, no extra final furlong

4(4)
Silk - Emerald Green, White spots, Yellow sleeves, Emerald Green and White striped cap

Tanasoq (IRE)

6 p DCD
7/1
  • Form 18-0795
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 87

held up in touch, ridden and close up 2f out, kept on without troubling leaders final furlong

5(6)
Silk - White, maroon and purple striped sleeves
  • Form 2521-50
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 86

held up towards near rail, ridden 2f out, no impression from over 1f out

6(5)
Silk - Red, royal blue cross belts, red sleeves, royal blue stars, red cap, royal blue star
9/1
  • Form 0-94042
  • Age 11
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 83

held up in rear, ridden and some headway over 1f out, kept on one pace

7(8)
Silk - Orange, emerald green spots, emerald green sleeves, orange spots, emerald green cap
  • Form 256211
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 79

prominent, ridden over 2f out, ran on strongly final furlong to press winner close home, just denied

8(1)
Silk - Grey, Red star on body and cap, Red sleeves, Grey armlets
9/1
  • Form 10-5246
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 74

raced alone towards centre, clear leader over 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra

In depth

Verdict

Indian Sounds has won twice at Bath since a second here in June but this is a big step up in grade and he’s also been raised a further 8lb. Stablemate Tanasoq has his sights lowered but he’s not been at the top of his game for a while. Watchable was second at Ripon on Thursday but he is better over 6f on Turf. MIGHTY SPIRIT may be worth forgiving her run at York as she got upset at the start and missed the break. She was fifth behind the smart Art Power at Royal Ascot on her reappearance, which proves she has trained on. Duke Of Firenze won off a higher mark last year and is still capable in this grade so rates the danger.

Formwatch

Watchable 14-1 (9-9) Went to raced alone on far rail, well on terms with leaders, ridden over 1f out, just lost out in head bob, 2nd of 11, shd behind Staxton (9-1) at Ripon 6f hcp (3) gd in Aug.

Spartan Fighter 50-1 (9-1) Not much room start, raced centre, held up towards rear, not much room well over 1f out, soon switched right, no headway, 19th of 21, 14 1/2l behind Art Power (9-0) at Ascot 5f hcp (2) gs in Jun.

Venturous (IRE) 50-1 (8-6) Raced far side, prominent, driven 2f out, soon edged left and beaten, 24th of 27, 14 1/4l behind Summerghand (9-10) at Goodwood 6f hcp (2) gf in Aug.

Tanasoq (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Awkwardly away, off the pace in last pair, never threatened, 5th of 6, 3 1/4l behind Mountain Peak (9-6) at Haydock 5f hcp (2) gf in Aug.

Mighty Spirit (IRE) 7-1 (8-5) Towards rear when groups merged halfway, never on terms, last of 13, 16 1/2l behind Lahore (9-8) at York 5f hcp (2) gd in Jul.

Duke Of Firenze 12-1 (9-12) Held up, headway over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, unable to challenge, ran on, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Militia (9-5) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (3) gs in Jul.

Indian Sounds (IRE) 3-1fav (9-12) Chased clear leader, headway to lead briefly over 1f out, rallied to lead again inside final furlong, ran on, won at Bath 5f hcp (5) gf in Jul beating Zulu Zander (9-6) by 2 1/2l, 10 ran.

Autumn Flight (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Led towards far side, clear leader halfway, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, faded final furlong, 6th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Abate (9-5) at York 6f hcp (4) gd in Jul.