Racecards
14:05 York
sportingbet.com Claiming Stakes (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £8,500 added
- Winner: £5,505
- 2nd: £1,638
- 3rd: £819
- 4th: £409
- Form 344161/
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey J Fortune
tracked winner, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out
Gold Rules
10- Form 13100-0
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey D M Simmonson
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 3330-40
- Age 9
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Lee Topliss
tracked leaders, pushed along over 4f out, ridden 3f out, effort 2f out, kept on one pace, eased final 50 yards
- Form 8/0932-2
- Age 10
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer J R Fanshawe
- Jockey G Baker
held up, headway 3f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong
- Form 171613/
- Age 9
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer J Howard Johnson
- Jockey P Mulrennan
held up, pushed along over 4f out, weakened 3f out
- Form 968530-
- Age 8
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer Mrs A Duffield
- Jockey S De Sousa
made all, set strong pace, ridden and ran on final furlong
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Halla San will surely find this too sharp and Spring Jim's best form is also over further. It's almost four years since Scriptwriter last ran on the Flat and both recent hurdles wins came over 2m4f. Just Lille hasn't raced since October but would have claims if fully wound up and is preferred to Gold Rules, who has his stamina to prove over this trip. SUNWISE didn't really take to hurdles for Paul Nicholls but has now joined William Haggas and could be well weighted in this if reproducing the form of his defeat of the useful Pittoni at Leopardstown two years ago - he gets a tentative vote.
Formwatch
Sunwise (USA) 12-1 (9-2) Led, strongly pressed from 4f out, ridden 2f out, narrowly headed 1f out, kept on well to lead again close home, won at Dundalk 1m 4f 3yo stks pol in Oct '09 beating Mid Mon Lady (8-8) by hd, 11 ran.
Gold Rules 66-1 (8-4) Held up mid-division on inner, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 16th of 20, 20l behind Pekan Star (8-7) at York 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) gd.
Halla San 25-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 13th of 17, 23l behind Overturn (8-13) at Chester 2m 3f hcp (4yo+) (2) gf.
Spring Jim 11-4 (9-7) Tracked leading pair, ridden 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong to go 2nd towards finish, no impression with winner, 2nd of 5, 3l behind Lovers Causeway (9-3) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.
Scriptwriter (IRE) 11-2 (9-7) Held up mid-division, smooth headway to lead briefly 2f out, driven and no extra final furlong, 3rd of 19, 3 1/2l behind Purple Moon (9-4) at York 1m 6f hcap (2) gd in Aug '07.
Just Lille (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Raced wide held up, headway on outer to track leaders 10f out, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out, 13th of 14, 12l behind Baila Me (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 5f flls lst stks (1) pol in Oct.