Racecards
18:50 Yarmouth
Lowestoft Hydraulics Novice Median Auction Stakes (Class 6)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 6f 3y
- Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
- Surface: Turf
- £4,800 added
- Winner: £3,105
- 2nd: £924
- 3rd: £462
- 4th: £231
- Form 31
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Trainer A Watson
- Jockey Hollie Doyle
disputed lead until ridden and headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace
- Form 8-08476
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer C Lines
- Jockey Aaron Jones
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 68-493
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Theodore Ladd
disputed lead until ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 25
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer E F Vaughan
- Jockey J P Spencer
dwelt close up in 4th, headway to lead on bit approaching final furlong, won in canter
In depth
Verdict
Gratified revealed a good attitude to repel challengers to score on his first run for Archie Watson and the runner-up, Forward Thinker, has scored since. Interestingly Point Zero's latest run saw him beaten just a neck by the latter which suggests there should be little between him and Gratified at today's weights as he receives 7lb from the topweight. However, both have to give weight to CHOCO BOX (NAP), beaten at short odds in a Newmarket maiden after posting a promising debut. The form of that latest defeat now reads really well and she is well worth another chance here with Jamie Spencer booked.
Formwatch
Gratified (IRE) 9-4 (9-0) Made all, strongly pressed inside final furlong, just held on, all out, won at Lingfield 7f stks (6) gf in Jul beating Forward Thinker (8-9) by shd, 9 ran.
Catapult 25-1 (8-5) Went right start, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon no impression, last of 6, 3 1/4l behind Nampara (8-11) at Newmarket 6f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Point Zero (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Led, driven over 1f out, stayed on, headed towards finish, held close home, 3rd of 10, nk behind Forward Thinker (9-0) at Redcar 7f mdn stks (5) gf in Aug.
Choco Box 5-4fav (9-0) Steadied start, raced keenly, soon tracking leaders, went 2nd 5f out, pushed along over 2f out, lost 2nd 2f out, chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 6l behind Naval Intelligence (9-5) at Newmarket 7f mdn stks (5) gf in Jun.