Racecards
17:30 Thirsk
Kilburn Handicap (Class D)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Form 000-450
- Age 7
- Weight 9-13
- Trainer J Wainwright
- Jockey D R McCabe
raced stand side, mid-division, ridden halfway, soon headway, stayed on final furlong
- Form 1500-50
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer M A Jarvis
- Jockey P Robinson
raced stand side, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Zuhair
25- Form 00000-3
- Age 10
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey Alex Greaves
raced stand side, ridden over 2f out, kept on final 2f, no impression
Secret Spoof
12- Form 0/225-00
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
slowly away, switched to race stand side, always behind
- Form 0000-00
- Age 6
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer J Bradley
- Jockey P Fitzsimons
raced far side, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Mitsuki
7- Form 500-300
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer J D Bethell
- Jockey J P Spencer
raced stand side, always towards rear
- Form 600-000
- Age 7
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer J Bradley
- Jockey Tony Culhane
raced far side, always behind
Flak Jacket
12- Form 36005-0
- Age 8
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey P Fessey
raced stand side, chased leaders, behind from halfway
- Form 5000-00
- Age 7
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer T Etherington
- Jockey J Fanning
raced far side, led, ridden over 2f out, soon headed, kept on, no chance with winner
- Form 4-03410
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
chased leaders far side, ridden to lead 2f out, ran on to go clear inside final furlong
- Form 000000
- Age 5
- Weight 8-8
raced stand side, towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on well towards finish
- Form 0060-00
- Age 7
- Weight 8-6
raced far side, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong
- Form 05350-0
- Age 4
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer J Coupland
- Jockey Reserve
raced far side, chased leader, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 035602
- Age 6
- Weight 7-13
- Trainer Miss A Stokell
- Jockey F P Ferris
raced stand side, chased leaders, kept on same pace final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Another furiously competitive sprint to round off the card and this can go to the in-form Tommy Smith, who is just preferred to the locally trained Zuhair and Flak Jacket. The John Wainwright-trained five-year-old is a quirky customer and need to be one of the last to be loaded into the stalls. But assuming the handlers are aware of his claustrophobia, he is taken to utilize his tremendous early speed to hold the rest at bay. It is always difficult to split the David Nicholls-trained pair who make up the main body of the opposition, but Zuhair is taken to exploit the gaps if Tommy Smith puts in a stinker. Beyond The Clouds and Boanerges are others to consider if supported.