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16:40 Yarmouth

Great Yarmouth Mercury Classified Stakes (Class E) (Class E)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 21y
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 11.84s
  • 9 Ran
1(6)
Silk - DARK GREEN, RED sleeves, DARK GREEN spots and spots on cap
12/1
  • Form 500234
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-8

keen, held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on from over 1f out, took 3rd close home

3(2)
Silk - Black, Orange stars, Orange sleeves, Black stars
  • Form 421515
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-5

tracked leader, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace

4(5)
Silk - Orange, White cross belts and sleeves, White cap, Orange spots
  • Form 513246
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-5

held up towards rear, ridden and some headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

5(3)
Silk - White, Royal Blue hoop, diabolo on sleeves, Royal Blue cap
  • Form 005550
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-3

held up mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

6(10)
Silk - Purple, emerald green stripe
12/1
  • Form 5150-04
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-3

led, came stand side well over 4f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out

7(7)
Silk - Purple, Emerald Green stars, Purple sleeves, Purple cap, Emerald Green star
4/1
  • Form 101210
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-3

tracked leader, chased leader 7f out, carried to stand side well over 4f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out

8(8)
Silk - Emerald green, grey hoop, hooped cap
9/2
  • Form 304362
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

held up, headway to chase leader over 3f out until over 2f out

9(1)
Silk - Green, yellow cross belts, collar and cuffs, hooped cap
6/1
  • Form 522
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

tracked leader, left in lead well over 4f out, soon headed, weakened over 3f out

10(9)
Silk - Red, Black seams, hooped sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 110004
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-12

slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway to chase leader over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden out

2(4)
NR
  • Form 000/130-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-6

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Cordial would not have to be anything special to reappear with a bang and gets the vote over Party Ploy and Recount. Sir Mark Prescott always knows the merits of his string and you can be sure that if there is any money at all for Cordial, he will run a big race here. He has not been seen since disappointing at Salisbury over a year ago, but is sure to have strengthened up now after being described a baby when opening his account at Redcar earlier. The ground should not be a problem as connections said it was plenty fast enough when he won, so with scope to progress, the son of Charnwood Forest is the pick. Richard Fahey has been very profitable to follow thus far, and Opening Ceremony has paid her way with two successes. She did appear to weaken markedly behind Rotuma at Leicester though and might now be too high in the weights. Party Ploy has in the main been profitable to follow, but is creeping up the ratings and his style of running will make him susceptible to an attack from behind, not that that will be easy in this ground. He should go well but we are going to take a chance that Cordial is ready to do himself justice.