Racecards
15:00 Yarmouth
Moulton Nurseries Handicap (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 3f 104y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £8,400 added
- Winner: £4,397
- 2nd: £2,063
- 3rd: £1,031
- 4th: £516
- Form 68-3130
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer R Spencer
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 3f out, 3rd and no extra inside final furlong
- Form 9/92232-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer W J Knight
- Jockey N Callan
chased leaders, went 2nd 4f out, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on, just held
Sarkha (IRE)
22- Form 887-6
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey K Shoemark
soon chasing leaders on outside, lost place over 5f out, weakened over 3f out
- Form 22516-2
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer C Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
prominent, led 12f out, headed over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 7344-77
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer K Frost
- Jockey J Mitchell
held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, switched right 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, edged left, stayed on
- Form 36/009-9
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer S Pearce
- Jockey Ray Dawson
led, headed 12f out, lost place over 3f out
- Form 513514-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer Dr J D Scargill
- Jockey Thore Hammer-Hansen
chased leaders on inside, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Thefastnthecurious is 0-5 on Turf but did win on Tapeta at the start of the year. FRANCO GRASSO is 3lb lower than when scoring over track and trip around this time last year and it may be worth taking a chance that a return to this surface reignites his enthusiasm. Beverley second Yorkindness certainly isn’t out of this and Bunker Bay was knocking on the door last summer. Sarkha is unexposed and preferred to the returning Placated of the others.
Formwatch
Thefastnthecurious 50-1 (8-13) Dwelt, always in rear, 11th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Mr Inspiration (9-10) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Bunker Bay (IRE) 6-1 (8-12) In touch, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden to chase clear winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 13, 1l behind Andaleep (10-2) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Sarkha (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Raced wide close up, ridden over 1f out, faded final furlong, 6th of 7, 2l behind The Thunderer (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Yorkindness 9-1 (9-5) Prominent, ridden and pressed leader over 2f out, 3 lengths down entering final furlong, kept on inside final furlong, no match for easy winner, 2nd of 8, 5 1/2l behind Two Brothers (9-9) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Franco Grasso 15-2 (10-1) Prominent, pressed leader after 1f, ridden to lead over 3f out, headed approaching final furlong, soon weakened, 7th of 10, 6 3/4l behind Ward Castle (9-12) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Abraaj (FR) 80-1 (9-2) Never better than mid-division, 9th of 11, 29 3/4l behind Coquelicot (9-5) at Nottingham 2m hcp (4) sft in Apr.
Placated 18-1 (8-11) In touch, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 9, 3 1/4l behind Bellstreet Bridie (9-5) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp fll (4) gd in Sep.