Racecards
17:10 Yarmouth
Poker At bet365.com Handicap (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 6f 17y
- Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,500 added
- Winner: £2,264
- 2nd: £674
- 3rd: £337
- 4th: £168
- Form 383
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
tracked leaders, led over 3f out, hard pressed over 2f out, drew clear inside final furlong, stayed on well
- Form 6333-24
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer J M P Eustace
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
chased leaders, driven and headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never able to challenge
- Form 214394
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer W J Musson
- Jockey S Donohoe
held up in rear, under pressure over 3f out, soon beaten
- Form 791-262
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey R L Moore
held up in touch, headway over 3f out, every chance over 1f out, no extra closing stages
- Form 5/470-17
- Age 8
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer B Curley
- Jockey T P Queally
tracked leader, weakened quickly over 5f out, tailed off over 3f out
- Form 95/655-1
- Age 6
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer B Rothwell
- Jockey P Hanagan
led until over 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong
In depth
Verdict
TINSELTOWN has been in great form over hurdles and carried that improvement back to the Flat at Catterick last week. He has a penalty to carry here but, in his current mood, should still take all the beating. Sommersturm isn't easy to predict but may improve for a his comeback over C&D while Grandad Mac has been sent off favourite for his last four starts, but only managed to win one of them. He's also up 3lb since his second at Kempton. Suzi's A Class Act is an infrequent winner but dual bumper winner Stock Hill Fair may do better on the level now qualified for handicaps and is preferred to Broughton Sands, who is better on the Polytrack and also has his stamina to prove.
Formwatch
Stock Hill Fair 8-1 (9-13) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 2f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 6, 6l behind Anya (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 1f mdn auc stks (6) hvy in Jun.
Suzi's A Class Act 7-1 (9-12) Chased leaders, driven 2f out, stayed on same pace over 1f out, 4th of 10, 8l behind Bernisdale (9-10) at Windsor 1m 4f fll hcp (5) gd.
Broughton Sands 7-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, good headway to chase leaders 8f out, stayed on near side rail in straight, went 2nd in group inside final 2f, kept on same pace inside final furlong, not pace of leading duo far side, 4th of 15, 6l behind Royal Etiquette (9-1) at Windsor 1m 4f app hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Jun.
Grandad Mac 5-2fav (9-3) Held up, headway 3f out, chased winner over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, stayed on, held final 100 yards, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Waterford Star (8-11) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jun.
Sommersturm (GER) 4-1 (9-5) Led, pushed along over 3f out, soon headed, weakened over 2f out, last of 7, 14l behind Marhaba Malyoon (9-7) at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
Tinseltown 2-1fav (8-2) Made all, shaken up 2f out, soon clear, comfortable, won at Catterick 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) sft beating Jan Smuts (7-13) by 3 1/2l, 9 ran.