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15:30 Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth Mercury Handicap (Class 6)
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 1m 3y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £3,500 added
- Form 99-5851
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer Mrs A Duffield
- Jockey T P Queally
held up in touch, lost place over 2f out
- Form 4-30377
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer A B Haynes
- Jockey D Kinsella
hampered start, held up, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, stayed on well final furlong
- Form 1
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer G J Smith
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
slowly into stride, held up ,never dangerous
- Form 301363
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer G Prodromou
- Jockey Saleem Golam
went right start, held up, headway over 2f out, headway and switched right over 1f out, kept on final furlong
- Form 008858
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer M Quinn
- Jockey P Cosgrave
tracked leaders, effort over 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 718049
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer John Harris
- Jockey Stacey Renwick
prominent, effort over 2f out, soon every chance, soon weakened
- Form 809-000
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer A B Haynes
- Jockey P Nolan
led, headed over 2f out, soon one pace
- Form 9-78
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer J M P Eustace
- Jockey L Morris
held up, never dangerous
- Form 070288
- Age 7
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer Miss Z C Davison
- Jockey A Kirby
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
- Form 046607
- Age 6
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer Mrs C A Dunnett
- Jockey T G McLaughlin
slowly into stride, held up, switched left and headway over 3f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well
- Form 88030
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer George Baker
- Jockey M Davies
chased leaders, lost place over 2f out
- Form 5868
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey R Ffrench
chased leaders, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
Jolie Fleur
36- Form 00-8
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer D E Cantillon
- Jockey Hayley Turner
always behind, tailed off
- Form 060009
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer T Keddy
- Jockey J F McDonald
chased leaders, under pressure 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Blue Savannah could be anything after a fair debut win and a mark of 60 could be lenient, however Al Rayanah shaped as if she was coming back to form over this course and distance recently and gets the vote today. Saleem Golam gets on well with this horse, having ridden her to a third, two seconds and a win from five rides on her. Her run last time was fair form in the context of this race and she should run a big race. Blue Savannah won well on debut at Southwell; the leaders went off very quickly on that occasion which may have played into her hands but she should still be rated a big danger on her turf debut. Circadian Rhythm is one to watch in the betting, whilst Gee Ceffyl Bach looks well-handicapped if getting it all together. Josephine Malines won a seller last time and needs to improve on the bare form of that run if she is to defy top-weight, and so we will return to Al Rayanah as the selection.
Formwatch
Josephine Malines 10-1 (9-2) Chased leader, led over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, all out, won at Nottingham 1m 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gs in Jul beating Moorside Diamond (9-2) by a hd, 11 ran.
Poppets Sweetlove 12-1 (9-5) In touch until weakened final furlong, 7th of 15, 11l behind Liberally (9-8) at Bath 1m fll hcp (5) gs.
Blue Savannah (FR) 16-1 (8-4) Slowly into stride, came wide into straight over 2f out, headway over 1f out, led just inside final furlong, ran on, won at Southwell 1m 3yo clm (5) fbs in Jul beating One Called Alice (8-8) by 2 1/2l, 8 ran.
Al Rayanah 16-1 (9-1) Steadied start, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, never troubled leaders, 3rd of 16, 2 1/2l behind Lilburn (9-6) at Yarmouth 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gs.
Rain Stops Play (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Led, gradually came towards stands' rail, ridden over 2f out, headed when weakened approaching final furlong, 8th of 12, 10l behind Last Sovereign (9-11) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Gee Ceffyl Bach 16-1 (8-13) Behind, moderate headway late on, never nearer, 9th of 16, 24l behind Lilburn (9-6) at Yarmouth 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gs.
Ducal Pip Squeak 20-1 (9-4) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, hampered and not clear run over 1f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 10th of 13, 10l behind Spent (9-9) at Brighton 7f mdn hcp (6) gd.
Too Hot To Handle (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Slowly away behind, kept on under pressure final furlong, never nearer, 8th of 12, 11l behind Internationaldebut (9-3) at Leicester 6f mdn stk (5) gf in Jul.
Charlie Bear 33-1 (8-9) Chased leaders on outside, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 12, 9l behind Stand In Flames (10-2) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gs.
Life's A Whirl 16-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, lost place 2f out, 7th of 16, 16l behind Lilburn (9-6) at Yarmouth 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gs.
Glitz (IRE) 11-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 14, 8l behind Amicable Terms (8-12) at Redcar 1m 2f 3yo hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Circadian Rhythm 40-1 (8-10) Tracked leader, under pressure over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 11, 22l behind China Pink (8-6) at Yarmouth 1m 3f 3yo hcp (6) gs.
Jolie Fleur 80-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, held up, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 9, 20l behind Lake Windermere (8-12) at Newmarket 7f 3yo mdn (4) gf in Jul.
Dawn Wind 16-1 (8-2) Steadied start, held up in last place, never dangerous, 8th of 9, 12l behind Wogan's Sister (8-13) at Yarmouth 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) sft.
Lavender And Lace 40-1 (9-1) In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, 9th of 12, 10l behind Split The Wind (9-3) at Folkestone 1m 2f fll hcp (6) gf.
Charming Tale (USA) 8-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, no impression on leaders, 5th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Thumbs Up (9-4) at Great Leighs 1m 3yo hcp (5) pol in Jul.