Racecards
17:45 Thirsk
David Higgs Racecourse Electrician 50 Years Handicap (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,588
- 2nd: £770
- 3rd: £385
- 4th: £192
- Form 6678-76
- Age 8
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey M O'connell
tracked leaders, led over 2f out, soon ridden and hard pressed, stayed on gamely final furlong
- Form 2114-97
- Age 9
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
mid-division, lost place over 3f out, soon behind
- Form 353213
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer K G Reveley
- Jockey Jacob Butterfield
mid-division, outpaced on inside 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, never reached leaders
- Form 62-6764
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer D Carroll
- Jockey Jason Hart
held up towards rear, headway on outside 4f out, ridden to challenge 2f out, kept on and every chance final furlong, held near finish
- Form 1267-60
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer M Brittain
- Jockey P Cosgrave
tracked leaders, lost place over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 776797
- Age 10
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer E W Tuer
- Jockey J P Sullivan
held up behind, headway on outside 4f out, soon chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 004642
- Age 7
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 60
held up behind, headway over 3f out, ridden to chase leading pair inside final 2f, no impression in 4th inside final furlong
- Form 651262
- Age 7
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer G M Moore
- Jockey P McDonald
mid-division, swiitched inside and headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to take 3rd inside final furlong, no impression with front pair
- Form 0370-82
- Age 4
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 50
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 30-0606
- Age 12
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer G M Moore
- Jockey Julie Burke
soon pressed leader, lost place and ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
BEAT THE SHOWER only failed by a head when runner-up over track and trip last time and is worth another chance to go one better. He should confirm running with both My Destination and Authentication but Madrasa could prove a problem. The latter has been in good form over shorter trips of late, winning over 1m6f at Redcar last month, while Medieval Bishop scored over 1m4f here recently and attempts today's longer distance for the first time. Petella can race off the same mark as when runner-up at Newcastle last week and is another with claims.
Formwatch
Hawk Mountain (UAE) 16-1 (9-7) 6th of 8, 23l behind Activate (8-11) at Catterick 1m 4f Classified Claiming Stakes (0-75) (4yo+) (6) gf in Jun.
Jawaab (IRE) 25-1 (8-7) Held up in last pair, struggling over 4f out, lost touch over 2f out, tailed off, 7th of 8, 20l behind Zenafire (8-4) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul.
Madrasa (IRE) 7-2 (9-2) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, not clear run when still going well over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, ran on, 3rd of 12, 2 3/4l behind Darakti (8-4) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jul.
My Destination (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden over 1f out, kept on, 4th of 8, 3l behind Beat The Tide (8-11) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Jul.
Authentication 14-1 (9-2) Led, headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 10, 43l behind Estemaala (9-6) at Thirsk 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jun.
Patavium (IRE) 40-1 (9-6) Raced keenly, mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, never on terms, 7th of 10, 10l behind Madrasa (9-11) at Redcar 1m 6f app hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul.
Beat The Shower 9-2 (8-10) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed towards finish, 2nd of 10, hd behind Estemaala (9-6) at Thirsk 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jun.
Medieval Bishop (IRE) 9-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, headway on inner over 2f out, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Jun beating Slide Show (8-7) by 1/2l, 14 ran.