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16:30 Thirsk

toteexacta Pick The 1st & 2nd Fillies' Handicap (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,000 added
  • Winner: £6,469
  • 2nd: £1,925
  • 3rd: £962
  • 4th: £481
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 6.09s
  • Off Time: 16:31:39
  • 6 Ran
2(7)
Silk - Emerald green, orange seams, white sleeves, orange armlets, orange cap
  • Form 42335-9
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 77

awkwardly away, pulled hard, held up, not clear run on rail and switched left over 1f out, not much room and squeezed through well inside final furlong, ran on to lead close home

3(1)
Silk - Purple, Pink cross belts, Pink sleeves, Purple armlets, quartered cap

Margrets Gift

18 p BFD
10/1
  • Form 39510-6
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 74

held up, headway on outside 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong

4(4)
Silk - Maroon and pink check, pink sleeves and cap
4/6
  • Form 25431-1
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 82

chased leaders, 2nd 2f out, led over 1f out until well inside final furlong, weakening in 3rd when slightly hampered soon after

5(2)
Silk - Silver, tassel on cap
  • Form 2108-3
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 78

chased leader until 2f out, weakened quickly

7(3)
Silk - Yellow, royal blue cross of lorraine, yellow sleeves, black diamonds, white cap
9/1
  • Form 141-335
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 67

led on rail, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

8(8)
Silk - ORANGE, BROWN armlets
8/1
  • Form 63144-5
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-4
  • Official Rating 68

chased leaders, not much room and switched left over 1f out, hung right and ran on under pressure to lead well inside final furlong, headed close home

1(6)
NR

Tumblewind

6 DCD
5/1
  • Form 5/5334-1
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-6
  • Official Rating 82

NonRunner

6(5)
NR

Silk Bow

57 D
8/1
  • Form 2095-49
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 78

NonRunner

In depth

Verdict

GWENDOLYN (NAP) showed promise for Roger Varian and that is being fulfilled with Robert Cowell. An easy winner of a Wolverhampton maiden in December, she landed a handicap at Ripon in good style despite wandering around in the closing stages - she should have progressed enough to overcome a 7lb rise. Tumblewind has a huge weight to carry with her penalty for Sunday's victory over the track and trip and she's never won on soft ground nor has the lightly-raced Rosy Morning, who is having her first start over the minimum. Pull The Plug is also suited by faster going and all three victories by Margrets Gift have been in Class 5 events, though she won't mind the conditions

Formwatch

Pull The Plug (IRE) 11-1 (9-8) Slowly away, behind, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 14 1/4l behind Ladweb (9-2) at Ripon 5f hcp (4) hvy in Apr.

Margrets Gift 9-2cfav (9-7) Slowly into stride, chased leaders, effort well over 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 8 1/2l behind Saved My Bacon (9-4) at Southwell 5f hcp fll (5) pol in Apr.

Gwendolyn (GER) 10-3fav (9-0) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on well, won at Ripon 5f hcp (4) gs in Apr beating Flowing Clarets (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.

Rosy Morning (IRE) 3-1 (8-11) Led, ridden 2f out, headed just inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 6, 4l behind Pretty Bubbles (9-3) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp fll (4) pol in Apr.

Summer Isles 8-1 (9-0) Dwelt headway to track leader over 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra towards finish, 5th of 7, 4 1/4l behind Welease Bwian (9-5) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (5) pol in Apr.

Misu Moneypenny 16-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 5th of 8, 7l behind Gwendolyn (9-0) at Ripon 5f hcp (4) gs in Apr.

Tumblewind 12-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, ran on well, won at Thirsk 5f hcp (4) gd in Apr beating Rita's Boy (9-3) by 1l, 11 ran.

Silk Bow 20-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along and weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 16l behind Wolowitz (9-0) at Wolverhampton 5f stks (2) pol in Mar.