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14:55 Thirsk
Thirsk Races For Great Value Champagne Handicap (Class 5)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £4,500 added
- Winner: £2,911
- 2nd: £866
- 3rd: £433
- 4th: £216
- Form 351-263
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer C Fellowes
- Jockey F Tylicki
held up in touch, headway to lead 3f out, soon driven, headed well inside final furlong, no extra
- Form 360931
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer J G Given
- Jockey P J McDonald
chased leaders, effort over 2f out, soon no impression
- Form 686340
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 70
slowly into stride, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out
- Form 32-7883
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 65
held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never able to challenge
- Form 693-115
- Age 6
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer W Storey
- Jockey Miss Emma Sayer
held up in rear, some late headway, never nearer
- Form 9-22646
- Age 5
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Barry McHugh
slowly into stride, held up in rear, pushed along halfway, never dangerous
- Form 80-2883
- Age 9
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer Rebecca Bastiman
- Jockey G Lee
mid-division, never a factor
- Form 10440-7
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer R C Guest
- Jockey Jason Hart
mid-division, headway on outside well over 1f out, hard ridden when edged left approaching final furlong, ran on to lead closing stages
- Form 03-3733
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey J Garritty
mid-division, lost place over 2f out
- Form 966901
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey George Chaloner
slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 012605-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer P D Niven
- Jockey J P Sullivan
led until 3f out, soon rallied, weakened final furlong
- Form 452339-
- Age 9
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer R M Whitaker
- Jockey Connor Beasley
chased leader, driven and headway over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
- Form 580-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-0
- Official Rating 50
slowly into stride, mid-division, weakened over 2f out
- Form 325-33
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 68
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Kung Hei Fat Choy and Stun Gun are the last-time winners to consider but have been penalised to the tune of 7lb and 6lb respectively by the official assessor, which may make a follow-up victory a bridge too far. Most of Charlie Fellowes' string have been performing creditably without being in front where it matters and BUCKLAND BEAU makes considerable appeal here. He's delivered a solid effort on each start in the current campaign, sports a first-time visor and should benefit appreciably from the step down in grade - he would not want too much rain however. Old Man Clegg and Salma Gondis, both representing in-form yards, also demand consideration in an open contest.
Formwatch
Buckland Beau 7-1 (8-11) Held up in 5th, headway on outside and edged right over 2f out, hung right under pressure and went 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 3 1/2l behind Exchequer (9-7) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in May.
Kung Hei Fat Choy (USA) 9-2 (9-12) Made all, driven when challenged over 1f out, drew clear inside final furlong, readily, won at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gf beating Echo Of Lightning (9-10) by 4l, 6 ran.
Steventon Star 28-1 (9-12) Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 13, 21l behind Woody Bay (9-10) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Bold Spirit 25-1 (9-12) Slowly into stride, in rear, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Be Lucky (9-12) at Pontefract 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Nelson's Bay 8-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, no extra, 5th of 9, 3 1/2l behind So It's War (9-5) at Redcar 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Old Man Clegg 7-1 (9-3) Awkwardly away, tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 9, 19l behind Rasselas (8-10) at Newcastle 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Secret City (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Held up behind leaders, headway under pressure towards outside over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, not reach leading duo, 3rd of 11, 1/2l behind Indastar (9-0) at Thirsk 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.
Pumaflor (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Took keen hold tracking leaders on inside, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 6l behind Multi Grain (9-2) at Thirsk 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Billy Bond 6-4fav (9-0) Took keen hold early tracking leading pair, ridden into modest 3rd over 1f out, 3rd of 4, 5l behind Mystic Miraaj (9-0) at Newcastle 1m 3yo stk 0-65 (6) sft in May.
Stun Gun 16-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, effort and edged right over 1f out, led entering final furlong, eased near finish, won at Leicester 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gf beating Mops Angel (9-2) by 2l, 12 ran.
Sugar Town 5-1 (8-2) Led, headed over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression when lost place inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 5l behind It Must Be Faith (9-6) at Pontefract 6f all hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Sep.
Rocky's Pride (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden when short of room entering final furlong, faded towards finish, 9th of 13, 6l behind Admirable Art (9-5) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Doctors Papers 50-1 (9-5) Prominent, pushed along over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out, 10th of 13, 20l behind Nouveau Foret (9-0) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Nov.
Salma Gondis (IRE) 3-1 (9-2) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 9, 6l behind Lil Sophella (9-5) at Hamilton 1m fll hcp (5) gd in May.