Racecards
14:20 Thirsk
thirskracecourse.net Claiming Stakes (Class 4)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,881
- 2nd: £1,155
- 3rd: £577
- 4th: £289
- Form 4486
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer P & O Cole
- Jockey P McDonald
led, headed over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on and no chance with winner
Captain Blue
13- Form 63187
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer W G M Turner
- Jockey Ryan While
tracked leaders in 3rd, weakened over 3f out
- Form 033216
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer Mrs A Duffield
- Jockey G Lee
chased leaders, went 2nd over 4f out, led over 2f out, clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly
Chant (IRE)
10- Form 634
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer Mrs A Duffield
- Jockey F Norton
towards rear, hampered over 4f out, never dangerous
- Form 3
- Age 2
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer Mrs K Burke
- Jockey M Geran
mid-division, badly hampered and rider nearly unseated over 4f out, headway on outer over 2f out, hung right over 1f out, kept on, not able to reach leaders
Darkside
b- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey J P Sullivan
slowly away, in rear and reminder, headway 4f out on inner, went 3rd over 3f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 62141
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer T Coyle & K Wood
- Jockey S B Kelly
mid-division, went 4th over 3f out, ridden and kept on from over 1f out
- Form 98
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer B Rothwell
- Jockey Neil Farley
towards rear, hampered over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
- Age 2
- Weight 8-5
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Fentiman
in rear, struggling and forced wide over 4f out
- Form 6722
- Age 2
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 57
chased leader until faultered over 4f out, pulled up
Verdict
Composed is tried in first-time blinkers and takes a drop in grade while Yorkshire Icon pulled much too hard at Catterick after landing a maiden on soft ground at Beverley. Chant has shown a bit of potential and is expected to go well while it's difficult to know what to make of Angels Calling, who made her debut on very testing ground at Newcastle. Mad Jazz has won sellers at Catterick and Redcar and this isn't a big step-up in grade so she should be thereabouts but it's BLADES ROSE who is handed the vote with bottom weight as she very nearly landed a selling nursery at Yarmouth and will be suited by this quicker ground.
Formwatch
Composed 9-1 (8-5) Close up on outer, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 12l behind Magic Channel (8-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.
Captain Blue 25-1 (8-9) Outpaced, tailed off, last of 7, 23l behind Equitania (9-7) at Lingfield 6f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jul.
Yorkshire Icon 15-2 (9-7) Held up in rear, headway halfway, soon chasing leaders, weakened close home, 6th of 12, 4l behind Charlie Em (9-0) at Catterick 7f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.
Chant (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, every chance over 2f out, bumped over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 6l behind Polar Chief (9-3) at Musselburgh 7f 2yo mdn (5) sft in Jul.
Angels Calling 9-2 (8-12) Switched to race stand side after 1f, tracked leader, effort over 1f out, plugged on same pace, 3rd of 5, 12l behind Unsinkable (9-3) at Newcastle 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) hvy in Jun.
Darkside Indesatchel colt out of Romantic Destiny.
Mad Jazz 11-10fav (8-7) Close up, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Redcar 7f 2yo sll (6) gs in Jun beating Tiger Sunset (9-0) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Double Happiness 66-1 (8-5) Awkwardly away in touch, lost place halfway, last of 8, 26l behind Arthurs Secret (9-3) at Beverley 7f 2yo mdn aut (6) gs in Jun.
Little Squaw (IRE) Indian Haven filly out of Molaaf.
Blades Rose 2-1fav (8-11) Led 1f, tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, every chance from over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, not run on, 2nd of 6, nk behind Warrant Officer (9-2) at Yarmouth 7f 2yo sll hcp (6) sft in Jul.
Shearian 50-1 (9-3) Prominent, ridden and lost place 4f out, weakened over 3f out, last of 11, 18l behind Snowboarder (9-3) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Jun.