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16:45 Thirsk
totetrifecta Flexi Betting Handicap (Div 2) (Class 4)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £6,500 added
- Winner: £4,209
- 2nd: £1,253
- 3rd: £626
- 4th: £313
- Form 6-53101
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey S De Sousa
raced keenly tracking leaders, hard driven over 2f out, soon weakened
Who's Shirl
226- Form 601511-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer C W Fairhurst
- Jockey Kelly Harrison
held up in touch, headway over 2f out, soon under pressure, weakened over 1f out
- Form 21/060-0
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer R C Guest
- Jockey R Lucey-Butler
behind, headway on inside over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
- Form 8214-00
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer C A Mulhall
- Jockey J P Sullivan
always behind, weakened over 2f out
- Form 53404-7
- Age 9
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey P M Quinn
pulled hard in rear, headway under pressure over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, never on terms
- Form 6320-43
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer Mrs R Carr
- Jockey P McDonald
steadied start, settled in rear, smooth headway well over 2f out, led over 1f out, pushed clear, ran on well
- Form 579031-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer D Carroll
- Jockey Neil Farley
mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, one pace approaching final furlong
- Form 050-149
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
led until over 1f out, soon rallied, not pace of winner
- Form 31240-7
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer M Dods
- Jockey T Hamilton
held up in rear, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on same pace
- Form 41-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
chased leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 438248-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey A Mullen
tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, never on terms
- Form 096/500-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Barry McHugh
Nonrunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Keys Of Cyprus won this last year but hasn't scored since and stablemate RIO COBOLO is preferred. His latest below-par effort in an amateurs' race can be safely ignored as he'd won on the all-weather on his first start for new connections before finishing a creditable fourth at Doncaster. Dandy Nicholls is fancied to coax a bit more improvement out of him and he gets the nod. This is tougher than the claimer Thrust Control won last month, but Who's Shirl has every chance on her return to action. Imperial Djay is another to consider along with the lightly-raced Pirate Coast.
Formwatch
Thrust Control (IRE) 2-1fav (10-0) Made all, ridden over 1f out, drew clear inside final furlong, eased towards finish, won at Catterick 7f clm stks (6) gd in Mar beating Apache Ridge (9-7) by 4 1/2l, 9 ran.
Who's Shirl 33-1 (8-11) Held up in touch, headway over 1f out, led entering final furlong, soon strongly challenged, just held on, won at Pontefract 6f flls hcp 0-130 (3) gd in Sep beating Pepper Lane (8-4) by ns, 15 ran.
Champagne Style (USA) 66-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear on outer stands side group, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 19th of 22, 21l behind Eton Forever (9-7) at Doncaster 1m hcp (2) gd.
Aerodynamic (IRE) 50-1 (9-1) Steadied start, always rear, 19th of 20, 16l behind Snow Bay (9-4) at Ripon 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gf.
Keys of Cyprus 16-1 (8-12) Mid-division on inside, ridden over 2f out, no real headway soon after, 7th of 20, 6l behind Snow Bay (9-4) at Ripon 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gf.
Imperial Djay (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Steadied start, took keen hold, tracked leaders, ridden inside final furlong, kept on one pace towards finish, 3rd of 6, 2l behind Aquarian Spirit (9-3) at Redcar 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Amazing Star (IRE) 11-2 (8-8) Held up behind, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led approaching final furlong, held on near finish, won at Haydock 1m hcp 0-80 (4) sft in Sep beating Zebrano (9-2) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Rio Cobolo (IRE) 9-2fav (9-10) Reared start, switched to stands side rail and soon in touch, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 13, 12l behind Bawaardi (10-0) at Doncaster 7f ldy hcp (4) gf.
Legal Legacy 7-1 (9-7) Slowly away, in rear, kept on from over 1f out, never able to challenge, 7th of 15, 7l behind Masked Dance (9-7) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Mar.
Pirate Coast 6-1 (9-3) Made all, hung right from over 1f out, driven out, won at Warwick 7f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf in Jul beating Hierarch (9-3) by 1 3/4l, 12 ran.
Daring Dream (GER) 14-1 (8-7) Held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, soon eased, 8th of 11, 7l behind The Fifth Member (9-5) at Ayr 1m hcp 0-90 (3) hvy in Oct.
Without Prejudice (USA) 50-1 (8-9) Raced far side always in rear, 24th of 30, 9l behind Docofthebay (8-12) at Newmarket 7f hcp 105 (2) gd in Oct.