Racecards
17:35 Thirsk
Thomas Lord Handicap (Class 5)
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £4,550 added
- Winner: £2,943
- 2nd: £876
- 3rd: £438
- 4th: £219
- Form 321154-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 68
with winner on stands side rail, ridden and lost place over 1f out, no impression final furlong
- Form 128-878
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer W M Brisbourne
- Jockey R Clark
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 945259-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 68
mid-division, ridden inside final 2f, weakened final furlong
- Form 79417-0
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer Mrs L Stubbs
- Jockey T Hamilton
mid-division, driven 2f out, kept on same pace, never on terms
- Form 6-31314
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 66
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 44338-9
- Age 7
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer I W McInnes
- Jockey P Mathers
reminder soon after start, behind and outpaced, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never reached leaders
- Form 791103-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer R Bastiman
- Jockey D Tudhope
soon outpaced and behind, ridden 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, never near leaders
- Form 930990-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer Mrs R Carr
- Jockey P McDonald
chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, soon behind
- Form 121206
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
chased leaders, ridden and outpaced when edged left inside final 2f, weakened final furlong
- Form 524519-
- Age 7
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer P Salmon
- Jockey Hannah Nunn
made vitually all, ridden 1f out, stayed on well to go clear final furlong, readily
- Form 07485-9
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey Barry McHugh
hood removed late, slowly into stride, always behind
- Form 3275-04
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer S A Harris
- Jockey R Winston
chased leaders, lost place 2f out, soon weakened, eased inside final furlong
- Form 895700-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey M Fenton
mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on, no impression
Fama Mac
12- Form 08977-0
- Age 5
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer N Bycroft
- Jockey J P Sullivan
mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and headway when edged left over 1f out, stayed on to chase leading pair inside final furlong, no impression
Kwik Time
77- Form 05-0908
- Age 4
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer R Bastiman
- Jockey Lee Newman
behind, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never near leaders
In depth
Verdict
Drawn against the stands rail, a case can certainly be made for Greenhead High who has already won on the Polytrack and the Fibresand since the turn of the year. But, after a pipe-opener at Warwick, it's fair to assume that NORTHERN BOLT will be a lot straighter here and he can bounce back to winning ways on his favourite ground as he's 4lb lower than when a good third on similar going at Ayr in the autumn. Rowan Spirit should be approaching peak fitness now but Prince Of Vasa doesn't have a great record on turf and the lack of a recent run may count against Meandmyshadow and Secret City.
Formwatch
Meandmyshadow 6-1 (9-2) Led early, chased leaders in 4th, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Rowan Spirit (9-0) at Catterick 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Oct.
Rowan Spirit (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, always behind, 8th of 9, 16l behind Mazovian (8-8) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.
Commanche Raider (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) In touch, ridden over 1f out, soon faded, 9th of 14, 6l behind Flameoftheforest (9-7) at Newcastle 6f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Oct.
Qubuh (IRE) 7-1 (8-13) Held up, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 17l behind Lastkingofscotland (9-4) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.
Prince Of Vasa (IRE) 3-1fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden and edged right 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Mazovian (8-8) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.
Northern Bolt 11-1 (8-13) Rearing in stalls, mainly behind, never on terms, 9th of 16, 16l behind Divine Call (9-4) at Warwick 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Secret City (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon every chance, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Henry Morgan (9-0) at Redcar 6f app hcp (6) gd in Oct.
Spanish Acclaim 16-1 (9-7) Slowly away, behind, some late headway stands side over 1f out, never a factor, 10th of 15, 9l behind Secret City (9-0) at Redcar 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Sep.
Greenhead High 9-2 (9-5) Tracked leading pair, headway 2f out, effort when not much room and hampered over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 6th of 10, 6l behind Nadeen (9-7) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gs.
Half A Crown (IRE) 11-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 13, 12l behind Elhamri (9-2) at Southwell 6f hcp (0-65) (6) fbs in Nov.
Choc'a'moca (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Went right start and bumped into rival, always behind, last of 9, 16l behind Mazovian (8-8) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.
Mark Anthony (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Took keen hold, led, driven over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Nadeen (9-7) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gs.
Besty 20-1 (8-6) Took keen hold, led far side group until 3f out, weakened rapidly over 1f out, 14th of 15, 25l behind Paradise Spectre (9-7) at Nottingham 6f all hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Oct.
Fama Mac 16-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, switched left over 3f out to track leader, weakened over 1f out, soon eased, 10th of 12, 19l behind Le Chat D'or (9-1) at Redcar 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Kwik Time 40-1 (8-4) Slowly into stride, behind, never on terms, 8th of 11, 8l behind July Days (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Feb.