Racecards
17:25 Thirsk
TurfTV Handicap (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £4,500 added
- Winner: £2,911
- 2nd: £866
- 3rd: £433
- 4th: £216
Mitchum
18- Form 05-5775
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
led, headed over 1f out, weakened and lost 3rd place inside final furlong
- Form 003644
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Tudhope
with leader, weakened over 1f out
- Form 442264
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer W Stone
- Jockey S De Sousa
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong
- Form 057-62
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey T Hamilton
tracked leaders and keen, ridden over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on and held towards finish
- Form 70-8271
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 51
in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept opn well towards finish
- Form 664-628
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 55
mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 858085
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Fentiman
dwelt, towards rear, headway over 4f out to chase leaders, kept on to take 3rd inside final furlong
- Form 09-0384
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 50
towards rear, hung left and weakened over 1f out, soon eased
- Form 900
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer Mrs R Carr
- Jockey J P Sullivan
in rear, reminders over 3f out, tailed off
- Form 798080
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 45
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
It usually pays to stick with a filly on the upgrade and DANCE FOR GEORGIE is just that. She's up 9lb as she bids for hat-trick but won by four lengths eased down at Brighton last time and can go in again. Ingleby Angel opened her account at Redcar last week but that was over 6f and Giorgio's Dragon makes more appeal after a second over 7f at Ayr. Saffa Hill is harder to fancy dropping down in distance but Rodean has a shout dropped in class having slipped down the weights.
Formwatch
Mitchum 11-2 (9-2) Dwelt, behind, some late headway, never on terms, 5th of 8, 7l behind Daddy Warbucks (9-3) at Thirsk 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Saffa Hill (IRE) 4-1fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, edged left over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 1 3/4l behind Fossgate (9-12) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Roedean (IRE) 10-1 (8-4) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance from 2f out, disputed lead inside final, not quicken, 4th of 5, 1 1/4l behind Green Howard (9-12) at Yarmouth 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gs.
Giorgio's Dragon (IRE) 3-1fav (9-1) Led, ridden inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Chookie Avon (9-12) at Ayr 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Ingleby Angel (IRE) 7-1 (8-12) Mid-division, switched towards far side and headway inside final 2f, ridden to challenge 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Redcar 6f hcp 0-55 (6) gd beating Scarlet Rocks (9-5) by 1 3/4l, 16 ran.
Gulf Storm (IRE) 4-1 (8-5) Held up mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, lost place over 3f out, last of 8, 10l behind Steel Stockholder (9-9) at Thirsk 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Jun.
Alabanda (IRE) 20-1 (8-6) Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 15, 7l behind Sweetnessandlight (9-7) at Thirsk 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
More Bottle (IRE) 16-1 (7-11) Mid-division, short of room over 5f out, ridden 3f out, effort over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Eeny Mac (8-12) at Beverley 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Jun.
Roc Fort 66-1 (9-3) Tracked leader and keen, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 11, well behind White Nile (9-3) at Newcastle 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gs.
Dance For Georgie 9-4fav (8-3) Made all, ridden entering final furlong, soon clear, eased towards finish, won at Brighton 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf beating Siouxperhero (9-4) by 4l, 8 ran.
Dolly Diva 20-1 (8-6) Towards rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Lolita Lebron (9-0) at Newcastle 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
July Specialists 33-1 (8-4) Always behind, struggling over 4f out, tailed off, 10th of 11, 38l behind Brasingaman Espee (8-7) at Catterick 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) sft.