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17:10 Thirsk

John Hopkinson Memorial Claiming Stakes (Class 5)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f 8y
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,500 added
  • Winner: £4,075
  • 2nd: £1,213
  • 3rd: £606
  • 4th: £303
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 34.81s
  • Off Time: 17:10:10
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Lexington Law (IRE)

4/1

    2
    Silk -

    Grand Inquisitor

    5/6

      1(2)
      Silk - Black and yellow check, diabolo on sleeves

      Grand Inquisitor

      2 v D
      5/6
      • Form 58-5112
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-11
      • Official Rating 86

      led 1f, tracked leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to challenge throughout final furlong, just held

      2(3)
      Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets

      Lexington Law (IRE)

      30 v D
      4/1
      • Form 365062
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 85

      tracked leader, led over 4f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on gamely when hard pressed throughout final furlong, just held on

      3(1)
      Silk - Black and Pink diabolo, Black sleeves, Pink cap, Black star

      Mirsaale

      16 p
      12/1
      • Form 00-9507
      • Age 9
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 84

      tracked leaders, driven over 3f out, went 3rd over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no chance with clear pair

      4(5)
      Silk - Orange, dark blue seams, white sleeves and cap

      Royal Flag

      16 D
      16/1
      • Form 2-08257
      • Age 9
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 64

      tracked leaders, pushed along 5f out, behind when ridden over 3f out, went modest 4th over 1f out, never a threat

      5(4)
      Silk - Dark blue, light blue seams, dark blue cap

      Izvestia (IRE)

      37 b C
      4/1
      • Form 318-011
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-6
      • Official Rating 80

      led after 1f, headed over 4f out, ridden and outpaced by front pair over 3f out, lost place over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      Previous results

      2018
      (5)
      Silk -

      Hitman

      7/2
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-5

      2017
      (5)
      Silk -

      Mango Chutney

      7/2
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-6

      In depth

      Verdict

      Royal Flag is well out of this on official figures but the remaining quartet are closely matched. GRAND INQUISITOR won a Chelmsford handicap and had no problems landing the odds in a Catterick claimer but just failed to complete a hat-trick on the latter track on Monday. Mirsaale was beaten a long way in that claimer but that wasn't his form as he'd been running in Class 2 handicaps previously. He would be difficult to beat at his best though is probably worth watching for now but Lexington Law is rated 1lb lower than Grand Inquisitor and gets 4lb, though all of his three victories to date have come on the all-weather. Izvetsia's two recent victories have come in sellers and this is a slight step up in grade.

      Formwatch

      Grand Inquisitor 10-3 (10-3) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind New Show (10-4) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Jul.

      Lexington Law (IRE) 7-4 (9-8) Tracked leader until over 7f out, tracked leaders, ridden to chase clear winner over 2f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 7, 10l behind Noble Expression (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f stks (6) pol in Jun.

      Mirsaale 3-1 (10-0) Slowly away always towards rear, 7th of 8, 14 3/4l behind Grand Inquisitor (10-0) at Catterick 1m 4f stks (6) sft in Jun.

      Royal Flag 16-1 (9-3) In touch, pushed along 4f out, weakened 2f out,, 7th of 8, 14 1/4l behind Battle of Issus (8-10) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (5) sft in Jun.

      Izvestia (IRE) 2-1fav (8-11) Close up, headway 2f out, led approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on, won at Leicester 1m 2f stks (5) gf in May beating Il Sicario (9-7) by 2 3/4l, 5 ran.