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19:10 Yarmouth

Poker At bet365.com Handicap (Class 4)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,500 added
  • Winner: £4,852
  • 2nd: £1,444
  • 3rd: £722
  • 4th: £361
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 57.83s
  • Off Time: 19:10:16
  • 7 Ran
1
Silk -
11/4

    1(2)
    Silk - White, Orange cross belts, armlets and cap

    Luhaif

    7 b C
    7/1
    • Form 072165
    • Age 4
    • Weight 10-0
    • Official Rating 80

    keen tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out

    2(1)
    Silk - Purple and White diabolo, chevrons on sleeves, White cap, Purple diamond
    8/1
    • Form 13-0
    • Age 4
    • Weight 9-13
    • Official Rating 79

    always in rear, ridden 3f out, soon weakened

    3(3)
    Silk - White, light green hoop and armlets, hooped cap
    9/2
    • Form 2150-70
    • Age 4
    • Weight 9-11
    • Official Rating 77

    in rear, ridden and headway 2f out, effort inside final furlong, kept on one pace

    5(7)
    Silk - Dark Blue, Red braces, striped sleeves, Red cap
    11/2
    • Form 0-67003
    • Age 10
    • Weight 9-9
    • Official Rating 75

    raced wide towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish

    6(6)
    Silk - Red, royal blue hoop and sleeves, quartered cap

    Hydrant

    4 CD
    15/2
    • Form 243593
    • Age 8
    • Weight 9-8
    • Official Rating 74

    tracked leader, joined leader 3f out, ridden to lead 2f out, edged right and headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace

    7(5)
    Silk - Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves
    11/4
    • Form 484
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-11
    • Official Rating 71

    raced wide close up, pushed along over 3f out, headway to chase leader over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on

    8(4)
    Silk - Emerald green, white triple diamond, emerald green sleeves, white stars, emerald green cap, white star
    9/2
    • Form 455221
    • Age 8
    • Weight 8-10
    • Official Rating 62

    led, 4 lengths clear 6f out, ridden and joined 3f out, headed 2f out, faded inside final furlong

    4(8)
    NR
    • Form 263135
    • Age 8
    • Weight 9-10
    • Official Rating 76

    Nonrunner

    In depth

    Verdict

    Jonnie Skull is a prolific winner who loves this track though he's rarely seen beyond a mile and it was a 7f event that he won here last week. Ski Lift has been disappointing but makes her handicap debut from a very lowly mark and won't need to improve much to take a hand. Blighty was in good form around this time a year ago but finished last in his two runs in the spring, though he didn't appreciate the fast going. Mishrif is a Southwell specialist with just one Turf victory from 24 starts while Hydrant completed a hat-trick on quick ground last summer and a string of poor runs sees him back on the same mark. The veteran VAINGLORY generally finishes with a flourish when the race is all over but he's extremely well handicapped these days and even a glimmer of his old form would see him beat these comfortably so he's handed the vote.

    Formwatch

    Luhaif 20-1 (9-10) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 8l behind Mime Dance (8-11) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gd.

    Dame Lucy (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Keen always in rear, tailed off, 13th of 14, well behind Noble Protector (9-2) at Newmarket 1m 4f fll lst stks (1) gf in Jul.

    Blighty (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 14, 18l behind Llanarmon Lad (9-4) at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gd in May.

    Vainglory (USA) 9-2 (9-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on to go 3rd near finish, 3rd of 5, 6l behind Sahra Al Khadra (9-4) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf.

    Hydrant 9-2 (9-9) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 11l behind Ingleby Symphony (9-9) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.

    Ski Lift 5-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, driven 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, no chance with leaders final furlong, 4th of 9, 5l behind Manderley (9-0) at Nottingham 1m mdn fll stks (5) gs in Jun.

    Jonnie Skull (IRE) 15-8fav (9-5) Led stand side group, ridden over 3f out, hung left entering final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Yarmouth 7f app hcp 0-70 (5) gs beating Sairaam (8-3) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.

    Mishrif (USA) 10-1 (9-8) Slowly away outpaced, ridden 3f out, never near leaders, 5th of 8, 20l behind Pearl Nation (9-9) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-85 (4) fbs.