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19:10 Thirsk

David Lever Memorial Handicap (Class 6)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f 8y
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,000 added
  • Winner: £3,664
  • 2nd: £1,719
  • 3rd: £859
  • 4th: £430
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 54.35s
  • Off Time: 19:10:35
  • 10 Ran
1(3)
Silk - Red, grey cross belts, halved sleeves, red cap, white stars
  • Form 545U40-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 63

always in rear, well beaten over 2f out

2(4)
Silk - Emerald green, white cross belts, halved sleeves, emerald green and white striped cap

Yellow Bear

11 t C
6/1
  • Form 805-304
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 63

led early, prominent, ridden 3f out, lost place over 2f out

3(8)
Silk - Black, orange stars, orange and black striped cap
11/1
  • Form 527760-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 60

mid-division, headway over 3f out, not pace of leaders over 1f out, stayed on one pace

4(1)
Silk - Royal blue, orange epaulets, chevrons on sleeves, royal blue cap, orange star
  • Form 53489-0
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 60

mid-division, in touch when pushed along over 3f out, soon lost place

5(6)
Silk - Yellow, light blue seams, hooped sleeves, light blue cap

Alhabor

15
28/1
  • Form 6/668-80
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 58

not much room start, soon recovered and prominent over 10f out, ridden and weakened over 3f out

6(10)
Silk - White, Royal Blue stars, Red sleeves, Royal Blue armlets, Royal Blue cap, White star
10/3
  • Form 458/1-01
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 58

held up towards rear, ridden and switched right over 3f out, headway over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on

7(5)
Silk - Light Blue, Yellow sash, Yellow sleeves, Light Blue armlets, Yellow cap

Jamil (IRE)

43 t BFD
8/1
  • Form 09/1324-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 52

held up in rear, headway on outside over 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, no impression, kept on

8(7)
Silk - Royal Blue, Pink chevron, diabolo on sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Pink star
13/8
  • Form 84-6622
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 51

chased leaders, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, held after, kept on

9(2)
Silk - Jade Green, Flame hooped sleeves, Black cap

Chief Craftsman

191 p CD
16/1
  • Form 446777-
  • Age 9
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 50

held up towards rear, some headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went never dangerous 4th close home

10(9)
Silk - Light blue, pink triple diamond, diamonds on sleeves and cap
80/1
  • Form 0850-08
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-5
  • Official Rating 45

took keen hold, soon led, headed over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

ROBERT JOHNSON is hardly the most consistent but overcame all sorts of problems in-running to catch Turbulent Power close home over this trip at Catterick. He'll be 2lb worse off here but can confirm the form and complete a double. Yellow Bear's only success came over a mile on this track last April and he's never raced over a trip this far. Jamil has been running over hurdles without much luck while Sophar Sogood is better over further.

Formwatch

Sophar Sogood (IRE) 7-1 (9-9) Off the pace in last pair, never involved, 12th of 13, 20 1/4l behind Infiniti (9-7) at Pontefract 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Sep.

Yellow Bear 9-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Clear Angel (9-9) at Wetherby 1m hcp (5) gs in Apr.

The New Marwan 17-2 (9-10) Midfield, losing ground and dropped to rear when pushed along 3f out, tailed off from 2f out, 11th of 12, 25l behind Barenboim (10-0) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Oct.

A Shining Moon (IRE) 66-1 (10-0) Never better than midfield, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, last of 10, 17 3/4l behind Ward Castle (9-12) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Apr.

Alhabor 50-1 (9-8) Mid-division, well beaten final 2f, 12th of 14, 17 1/2l behind Robert Johnson (8-13) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (6) gs in Apr.

Robert Johnson 33-1 (8-13) Held up in rear, headway when switched left and not much room over 1f out, soon switched right, stayed on well final furlong, led close home, won at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (6) gs in Apr beating Turbulent Power (8-8) by 1/2l, 14 ran.

Jamil (IRE) 13-2 (10-5) Held up towards rear, headway final bend, switched left, went 3rd and fell 3 out, at Newcastle 2m 1f hcp (5) hvy in Mar.

Turbulent Power 5-1 (8-8) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on, headed close home, 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind Robert Johnson (8-13) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (6) gs in Apr.

Chief Craftsman 33-1 (10-9) Raced wide in touch, lost place halfway, pushed along 4f out, rallied approaching final furlong, 7th of 13, 9 3/4l behind Alioski (10-2) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.

Cassiel (IRE) 66-1 (9-13) Raced wide in touch towards rear, headway and close up 5f out, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 21 3/4l behind Master Grey (10-11) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jan.