Racecards
17:05 York
Bollinger Champagne Challenge Series Amateurs' Handicap (Class 4)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Form 50-5693
- Age 10
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer M G Rimell
- Jockey Mr M Rimell
held up, ridden along and headway 2f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, ran on
Bazart
20- Form 0-66732
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey Mr P Collington
in touch and led after 2f, was driven over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace
- Form 2170-24
- Age 4
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer W Jarvis
- Jockey Joshua Moore
held up towards rear, headway on inner over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, and again entering final furlong, stayed on same pace
- Form 5311-63
- Age 4
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer W M Brisbourne
- Jockey Mr Ben Brisbourne
always rear division
Kalasam
30- Form 3322-07
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Mr Jonathan Greenall
pulled hard to lead, headed after 2f and remained in touch, effort over 3f out, soon behind
- Form 6321-13
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer T D Walford
- Jockey Mr Simon Walker
towards rear, smooth headway over 2f out, ridden to challenge and every chance approaching final furlong, kept on same pace
- Form 1203-34
- Age 11
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Mr O Greenall
mid-division, headway over 2f out, one pace until weakened final furlong
- Form 59578-0
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Mr C Collins
towards rear, effort over 2f out, no impression
- Form 916824
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer R C Guest
- Jockey Mr C A Harris
slowly into stride and behind, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 140-233
- Age 5
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Mr Ben Hamilton
in touch, ridden along when outpaced 3f out, stayed on towards finish
Restart (IRE)
1058- Form 345204/
- Age 7
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer Lucinda Featherstone
- Jockey Mr J P Featherstone
prominent, ridden along over 3f out, soon weakened
In depth
Verdict
Sporting Gesture is put forward as the pick in the finale; Harry The Hawk and Kames Park are the main dangers. This is an amateur riders handicap and Sporting Gesture will get maximum assistance from the saddle here. He is a real course specialist and he confirmed his well-being with a decent effort here last time. Harry The Hawk is another that arrives here in decent form but he prefers it with a bit more cut in the ground. Kames Park has shown all his best recent form on the all-weather, while Crossbow Creek hasn't won now for nearly a year. Sporting Gesture is put forward as the percentage pick.
Formwatch
Crossbow Creek 20-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders in 4th, effort on outside to lead briefly inside final 2f, headed over 1f out, no extra, 3rd of 7, 5l behind Milne Graden (9-4) at Goodwood 1m 2f hcp 65-99 (3) gs.
Bazart 14-1 (8-11) Soon led, headed over 2f out, rallied and ran on inside final furlong, just held, 2nd of 9, hd behind Maneki Neko (8-10) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Natural Action 8-1 (9-1) Slowly away, last 3f out, headway when shaken up over 2f out, switched right to challenge over 1f out, found little, 4th of 16, 2l behind Mae Cigan (8-8) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Cheshire Prince 12-1 (9-0) Raced keenly in mid-division, effort on outside over 2f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, 3rd of 14, 3 1/2l behind Summer Gold (9-1) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Kalasam 25-1 (8-10) Held up, headway on inner over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 8, 35l behind Force Group (8-13) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) hvy in Apr.
Harry The Hawk 10-11fav (8-11) Held up, headway 3f out, chased winner over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 2l behind Smirfy's Silver (8-8) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Apr.
Sporting Gesture 14-1 (8-7) Chased leader, ridden over 3f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 12, 6l behind Birkside (9-1) at York 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Tcherina (IRE) 16-1 (8-6) In touch until weakened over 2f out, 11th of 12, 18l behind Birkside (9-1) at York 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Kames Park (IRE) 7-2 (8-4) Steadied start, headway and tracked winner from over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 6l behind Royal Amnesty (8-10) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Collette's Choice 18-1 (8-7) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 6l behind Birkside (9-1) at York 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Restart (IRE) 4-1 (9-8) Tracked leader, led halfway, headed over 5f out, driven along over 4f out, soon beaten, 4th of 6, 31l behind Considine (9-8) at Doncaster 2m app hcp (5) gd in Jul '05.