Racecards
16:45 Yarmouth
Norfolk Racing Club/Plantdrive Ltd Handicap (Class 4)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 6f 3y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £6,300 added
- Winner: £4,075
- 2nd: £1,213
- 3rd: £606
- 4th: £303
- Form 21433-8
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer M A Magnusson
- Jockey G Baker
mid-division, headway and edged left from over 1f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, soon headed, ran on
- Form 62342-7
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Matt Cosham
soon led, ridden halfway, soon hung left, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 714425-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey T P Queally
towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on to lead near finish
- Form 812257
- Age 6
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer R C Guest
- Jockey Martin Harley
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 30-9326
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer S Gollings
- Jockey L Morris
prominent, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, ran on
- Form 203694
- Age 8
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer R C Guest
- Jockey R Lucey-Butler
slowly away behind, ridden halfway, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on one pace towards finish
- Form 455840-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer C A Dwyer
- Jockey K T O'Neill
close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 591231-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer C F Wall
- Jockey Ted Durcan
mid-division, headway 2f out, soon every chance, led inside final furlong, headed near finish
- Form 228212-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer M H Tompkins
- Jockey N Callan
led early, prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out
- Form 1-23393
- Age 6
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer Mrs L Pearce
- Jockey Simon Pearce
awkwardly away and slowly into stride, always in rear
In depth
Verdict
A decent sprint in which most have a chance. Escape To Glory was backed into favouritism for a useful Wolverhampton sprint on his first run of the year but was never competitive. He's better than that and has every chance if delivering his progressive three-year-old form. He also goes well for George Baker who takes the reins here. Oh So Spicy has a very good record here, remains on a feasible mark and will go close if ready to roll first time up this season. Similar comments apply to Comrade Bond but the choice is JACK MY BOY. He's become a typically reliable inmate of the David Evans yard and his satisfactory reappearance effort behind Piscean at Kempton should have blown away the cobwebs nicely.
Formwatch
Escape To Glory (USA) 3-1fav (9-7) Soon led and clear, headed over 1f out, soon ridden and weakened, 8th of 9, 15l behind Jarrow (9-6) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Mar.
Jack My Boy (IRE) 25-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Piscean (9-3) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Mar.
Ray of Joy 9-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 10l behind Lady Paris (9-3) at Nottingham 6f flls hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Aug.
Captain Scooby 12-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 9l behind Jarrow (9-6) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Mar.
Kylladdie 9-2 (9-0) Held up in touch, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on final furlong, never on terms, 6th of 9, 1 1/2l behind Another Try (9-4) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.
Dickie Le Davoir 33-1 (9-2) In rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 15, 3 1/2l behind Arganil (9-11) at Redcar 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Rough Rock (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Mid-division, under pressure over 2f out, weakened, 13th of 15, 21l behind Sam Nombulist (9-3) at Doncaster 7f app hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Nov.
Oh So Spicy 7-2fav (9-4) Chased leaders on wide outside, led over 1f out, shaken up inside final furlong, held on well closing stages, won at Windsor 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Oct beating Seneschal (8-9) by nk, 13 ran.
Comrade Bond 3-1fav (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Green Howard (9-7) at Redcar 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Nov.
Hatta Stream (IRE) 11-2 (8-11) Soon in touch, effort when not clear run over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, ran on, 3rd of 9, hd behind Another Try (9-4) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.