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16:00 Catterick

Yorkshire Welcomes Le Grand Depart Handicap (Class 4)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places (Watered)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,000 added
  • Winner: £6,469
  • 2nd: £1,925
  • 3rd: £962
  • 4th: £481
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 25.30s
  • Off Time: 16:00:34
  • 8 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Little Shambles

5/1

    2
    Silk -

    Solar Spirit (IRE)

    5/1

      3
      Silk -

      Hard Core Debt

      5/1

        1(6)
        Silk - White, Purple cap

        Kung Hei Fat Choy (USA)

        65 b D
        3/1
        • Form 2-13512
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-12
        • Official Rating 77

        raced wide in touch, very wide into straight over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression, weakened final furlong

        2(2)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Pink spots, sleeves and cap

        Lightnin Hopkins (IRE)

        26 p D
        7/2
        • Form 075-876
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-12
        • Official Rating 77

        tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace

        3(1)
        Silk - White, Light Green seams, sleeves and cap

        Solar Spirit (IRE)

        26 CCD
        5/1
        • Form 283453
        • Age 9
        • Weight 9-10
        • Official Rating 75

        keen held up in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden to chase winner well over 1f out, no impression

        4(5)
        Silk - White, red cross belts, white sleeves, yellow armlets, yellow cap

        Just The Tonic

        15 CDCD
        16/1
        • Form 919-984
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 72

        in rear, pushed along halfway, never a factor

        5(4)
        Silk - DARK GREEN, RED cap, DARK GREEN diamond

        Little Shambles

        16 CD
        5/1
        • Form 81036
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 79

        made all, ridden 2f out, stayed on strongly final furlong

        6(8)
        Silk - Dark blue, white epaulets, diabolo on sleeves

        Slim Chance (IRE)

        9 D
        33/1
        • Form 32038-0
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 66

        took keen hold on outer tracked winner until ridden well over 1f out, soon weakened

        7(7)
        Silk - Light green, brown braces and armlets, white cap

        Hard Core Debt

        12 D
        5/1
        • Form 060843
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 64

        dwelt towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to go 3rd inside final furlong, not trouble leaders

        8(3)
        Silk - Blue and Gold (halved), Black and Gold quartered cap

        No Quarter (IRE)

        15 DCD
        12/1
        • Form 4289-63
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 62

        tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace

        Previous results

        2013
        (15)
        Silk -

        West Leake Hare (IRE)

        5/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2

        2012
        (11)
        Silk -

        Dr Red Eye

        7/2
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-3

        2011
        (1)
        Silk -

        Orpsie Boy (IRE)

        9/1
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-10

        In depth

        Verdict

        Little Shambles won here as a juvenile and looked ready to score again after a very good third place at Yarmouth but then ran poorly at Nottingham which can't have been her true form. Kung Hei Fat Choy has become an all-weather specialist, scoring six times on an artificial surface, but he's never won on Turf. He was runner-up in this a year ago but is now on a higher marks thank to victories at Wolverhampton and Southwell. HARD CORE DEBT hasn't won since joining Brian Ellison from Ireland but he's now down to a mark he's capable of scoring from and this should be his day. Solar Spirit is a regular winner around here but the ground looks a bit on the lively side for him.

        Formwatch

        Kung Hei Fat Choy (USA) 3-1 (9-1) Pushed along in rear, outpaced over 4f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon chased winner, driven and stayed on towards finish, 2nd of 6, 3/4l behind Tasrih (9-3) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Apr.

        Lightnin Hopkins (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders on outside, ridden and lost place over 3f out, 6th of 9, 6l behind Mon Brav (8-10) at Catterick 6f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Jun.

        Solar Spirit (IRE) 13-2 (8-13) Held up, effort over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, no extra close home, 3rd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Mon Brav (8-10) at Catterick 6f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Jun.

        Just The Tonic 16-1 (9-3) In touch, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased, 4th of 5, 14l behind Flycatcher (8-5) at Thirsk 1m flls hcp 0-130 (3) gf in Jun.

        Little Shambles 4-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 18l behind Diamond Lady (8-13) at Nottingham 6f flls hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jun.

        Slim Chance (IRE) 40-1 (8-9) Steadied start, took keen hold and held up towards rear, last and struggling 4f out, well beaten when hung badly left over 1f out, last of 10, 37l behind Repetition (9-4) at Thirsk 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jun.

        Hard Core Debt 16-1 (9-7) In rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on to take 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 15, 3/4l behind Tanawar (9-4) at Redcar 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.

        No Quarter (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Pulled hard and prominent, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, no extra closing stages, 3rd of 9, 5l behind Orpsie Boy (9-7) at Thirsk 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.