Racecards
16:40 Thirsk
Buck Inn Maunby Handicap (Class 5)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £5,700 added
- Form 1-57625
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong
- Form 113112
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey Debra England
led 1f, tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Rosewin (IRE)
298- Form 381126-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer Ollie Pears
- Jockey J P Sullivan
held up towards rear, never dangerous
- Form 28420/7
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer T D Walford
- Jockey D Nolan
led after 1f, headed over 2f out, soon weakened
French Hollow
106- Form 342-425
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer T J FitzGerald
- Jockey P Mulrennan
held up mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 4f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
- Form 55-4692
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey P McDonald
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace
- Form 086
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 62
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 14-1313
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey S De Sousa
held up mid-division, ridden and headway on outer over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 16738/1
- Age 8
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 54
held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on, held towards finish
- Form 584277
- Age 6
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer W M Brisbourne
- Jockey D Fentiman
prominent, outpaced 3f out, no impression
- Form 4780-24
- Age 6
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer Miss J E Foster
- Jockey Catherine Gannon
held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, soon outpaced, kept on and no impression
- Form 8-95085
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 62
Nonrunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Several hold claims: not least Bollin Greta, who is a tough and reliable mare that can make a bold bid to gain a deserved first win of the season. However, SIMPLE JIM is also a real tough cookie and makes more appeal on these terms. He edges the vote as the one to be on. Tillietudlem and Hi Dancer are a couple of others with claims on the pick of their form and they help to make this a competitive event. The last pair are closely matched and it will be interesting to see how the tactics unfold. A truly run race would suit Tillietudlem and he may hold the upper hand in that personal battle. However, in the quest to find the winner, it's the in-form Simple Jim, who appears to hold all the aces and get the nomination today.
Formwatch
Bollin Greta 7-2 (9-10) Held up disputing 4th, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 5th of 7, 11l behind Umverti (9-2) at Pontefract 1m 4f flls hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Tillietudlem (FR) 15-8fav (8-4) Tracked leader, pushed along over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on, held by winner towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Markington (9-1) at Beverley 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Rosewin (IRE) 9-2 (8-4) Held up, ridden 3f out, never on terms, 6th of 9, 25l behind Rayhani (9-9) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Oct.
Motarid (USA) 8-1 (9-5) Prominent, led over 12f out until 10f out, tracked leader until over 4f out, soon ridden, weakened over 2f out, tailed off, last of 7, 42l behind Hallstatt (9-2) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in May.
Hi Dancer 7-2 (8-12) Hampered start, keen, tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed final strides, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Tillietudlem (9-3) at Thirsk 2m app hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jun.
French Hollow 16-1 (9-0) Towards rear, headway over 4f out to get in behind leaders 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 12, 10l behind Satwa Gold (9-5) at Newbury 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Apr.
Bandanaman (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, always held, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Petella (8-6) at Carlisle 2m 1f mdn hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Finellas Fortune 80-1 (9-2) Behind, struggling 4f out, some headway final 2f, never in contention, 6th of 10, 13l behind Lajidaal (8-13) at Pontefract 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gf.
Simple Jim (FR) 11-8fav (9-1) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, 3rd of 8, 1/2l behind Amir Pasha (9-0) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Dan's Heir 40-1 (8-8) Held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, headway on outside over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, edged left close home, won at Catterick 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gd in May beating Amir Pasha (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Sir Sandicliffe (IRE) 17-2 (9-6) In rear, ridden over 5f out, headway over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, 7th of 11, 17l behind Vertueux (9-6) at Chepstow 2m hcp 0-60 (6) gs.
Winged Farasi 40-1 (8-7) Held up towards rear, pushed along 4f out, riden and headway over 1f out, kept on, 4th of 9, 4l behind Gulf Coast (8-11) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Ahmedy (IRE) 11-1 (8-11) Held up mid-division, headway over 3f out to chase leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace, 4th of 15, 4 1/2l behind Tropical Bachelor (8-5) at York 1m 4f app hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jun.
Kimberley Downs (USA) 10-1 (8-13) Set strong gallop, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 8, 6l behind Silent Lucidity (8-5) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp 0-70 (5) sft.