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16:45 Thirsk
racingtv.com Handicap (Div 2) (Class 6)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f 8y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £5,593 added
- Winner: £2,782
- 2nd: £828
- 3rd: £414
- 4th: £300
- Form 650610-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey G Lee
dwelt, towards rear, never involved
- Form 084801-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer K Frost
- Jockey Lewis Edmunds
edged right start, mid-division, headway over 2f out, went 2nd and wandered over 1f out, no impression on winner
- Form 113530
- Age 6
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 61
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 5-58512
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
chased leader, led 3f out, hung left 2f out, clear inside final furlong, eased close home
- Form 0-11260
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey Cieren Fallon
bumped start, mid-division, driven over 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 384562
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey J P Sullivan
behind, headway 2f out, went 4th inside final furlong, never dangerous
- Form 237-312
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer Phillip Makin
- Jockey Rowan Scott
always towards rear
- Form 695
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey B A Curtis
chased leaders, outpaced over 3f out, soon weakened
Hajey
14- Form 9-066
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer Miss Tracy Waggott
- Jockey T Eaves
led, headed 3f out, hung left well over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
In depth
Verdict
The Tim Easterby pair Bollin Margaret and CUBA RUBA can repel Newmarket raider By Jove and fight out the finish the finale. Preference is just for James Sullivan's mount, even though he was beaten off a 3lb lower mark in a seller last time, as his stablemate is not guaranteed to stay this longer trip and is also creeping up the weights. Point Of Honour was still beaten 11 lengths when second off this mark at Catterick but Ice Canyon is worth a market check making a belated reappearance.
Formwatch
The Rutland Rebel (IRE) 50-1 (10-12) Mid-division, lost place after 3 out, behind from next, 6th of 10, 24 1/2l behind Extreme Force (11-4) at Catterick 2m (4) sft in Jan.
Ice Canyon 14-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, led over 2f out, kept on well final furlon, won at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct beating Tulane (9-4) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Motahassen (IRE) 5-1 (9-6) Tracked leader until ridden over 2f out, soon weakened quickly, 11th of 12, 25 1/2l behind Firlinfeu (9-6) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Bollin Margaret 5-2 (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 2f out, drifted left and headed entering final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 6, 2 3/4l behind Hua Mulan (9-0) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp fll (5) gd in Aug.
By Jove 5-1 (9-5) Led 3f, tracked winner until over 6f out, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 3f out, last of 13, 17 1/2l behind Evaporust (8-1) at Lingfield 2m hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Cuba Ruba 10-3 (9-5) A little slow away, held up in rear, headway and switched right inside 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on, just held, 2nd of 11, hd behind Major Snugfit (9-12) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Point Of Honour (IRE) 13-2 (9-5) Dwelt held up, pushed along and headway 3f out, ridden to chase clear winner over 1f out, no threat, 2nd of 12, 11l behind Cormier (9-10) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (6) sft in Sep.
Silver Desert (IRE) 80-1 (9-0) Tracked leader until 5f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, tailed off, last of 5, 33l behind Dhabyah (9-0) at Haydock 1m 4f mdn fll stks (5) gf in Aug.
Hajey 22-1 (9-1) Not much room start, held up in touch, raced keenly, outpaced over 3f out, well beaten over 1f out, 6th of 10, 12 1/4l behind Fox Kasper (9-12) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp (6) sft in Aug.