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20:40 Thirsk

Turftv.co.uk Handicap (Class 6)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 28.91s
  • Off Time: 20:42:17
  • 14 Ran
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1
Silk -

Zabeel Tower

20/1

    2
    Silk -

    Five Wishes

    9/1

      3
      Silk -

      Ensign's Trick

      20/1

        1(1)
        Silk - White, Dark Blue diamond, Dark Blue sleeves, Red armlets, quartered cap

        Boy Dancer (IRE)

        47
        8/1
        • Form 920-760
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 55

        mid-division, ridden along and headway on inner over 2f out, no extra final furlong

        2(6)
        Silk - Maroon and Orange (quartered), halved sleeves, Orange and Maroon quartered cap

        Five Wishes

        9 be
        9/1
        • Form 2080-55
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 55

        held up, ridden along and headway 2f out, driven over 1f out, ran on final furlong, not reached winner

        3(2)
        Silk - Light Blue, White hollow box, check cap

        Invincible Lad (IRE)

        36
        7/2
        • Form 4209-16
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 55

        held up behind leaders, effort over 2f out was soon beaten

        4(12)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, RED sleeves, BLACK and WHITE hooped cap

        Ensign's Trick

        5
        20/1
        • Form 5807-40
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 54

        prominent, ridden over 2f out, driven and kept on final furlong

        5(9)
        Silk - Red, Black diamond, Yellow sleeves, Black diamonds, Black cap, Red star

        Barataria

        254 D
        12/1
        • Form 193000-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 54

        towards rear, ridden along and headway over 1f out, stayed on when not much room and hampered inside final furlong, no extra close home

        6(4)
        Silk - Emerald Green, Royal Blue triple diamond, Royal Blue cap, Emerald Green diamond

        Bretwalda (IRE)

        16
        7/1
        • Form 3-58
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 53

        towards rear, never dangerous

        7(7)
        Silk - MAUVE, PURPLE seams, WHITE sleeves, PURPLE seams, PURPLE and WHITE quartered cap

        Grey Gurkha

        16 BF
        16/1
        • Form 577020
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 53

        always rear division

        8(3)
        Silk - Black, White chevrons, Black cap, White diamonds

        March Mate

        252
        33/1
        • Form 5635-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 53

        dwelt and always behind

        9(5)
        Silk - White, Dark Blue cross belts, diabolo on sleeves, Dark Blue cap, Light Blue stars

        Lambency (IRE)

        17
        10/1
        • Form 537-476
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 52

        towards rear, ridden along halfway, some late headway, never troubled leaders

        10(13)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow sash, Royal Blue and White hooped sleeves, Royal Blue and Yellow hooped cap

        Petite Mac

        193 D
        40/1
        • Form 262690-
        • Age 8
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 52

        towards rear, never dangerous

        11(11)
        Silk - Maroon and Yellow check, Maroon sleeves, Yellow cap

        Silidan

        45 D
        14/1
        • Form 009-024
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 52

        led, was headed halfway and remained in touch, driven over 1f out, was one pace final furlong

        12(14)
        Silk - Royal Blue and Black stripes, Black sleeves, Royal Blue cap

        Zabeel Tower

        135 p
        20/1
        • Form 453300-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 52

        held up behind leaders, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, driven and kept on final furlong

        13(10)
        Silk - Vermilion, Cream sash, Cream sleeves, Vermilion cuffs, quartered cap

        Moverra (IRE)

        12 p
        8/1
        • Form 0660-92
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 52

        prominent, ridden along halfway, weakened over 1f out

        14(8)
        Silk - BROWN, ORANGE hoop and sleeves

        Avontuur (FR)

        14 p
        6/1
        • Form 142653
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 51

        in touch, led halfway, driven and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace

        In depth

        Verdict

        Seven furlongs and fast ground suited Moverra last time and Michael Wigham's charge can go one better than at Yarmouth to take this from Lambency, Silidan, Boy Dancer and Invincible Lad. The selection showed a marked improvement in form in that minor handicap contest, and this is not exactly the strongest race ever run at Thirsk, so provided his trainer can elicit some consistency from him then he is the suggestion. Lambency won on fast ground at Newcastle last summer and is now only 1lb higher again, though the doubt over him is this trip. Silidan has gone well on his last two starts on the polytrack and sees out every yard of this, so he can certainly get involved in the closing stages. Boy Dancer has won over 6f on fast ground and got stuck in the mud last time, but with conditions and trip to his liking here a good showing would be no surprise. Of the remainder, Invincible Lad was good enough to land a Wolverhampton maiden in February but has to prove he handles faster ground on turf, and with little else making appeal we will take Moverra to score.

        Formwatch

        Boy Dancer (IRE) 9-1 (8-7) Prominent for 4f, 16th of 20, 19l behind Nok Twice (8-10) at Redcar 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Mar.

        Five Wishes 4-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 11, 11l behind Sea Salt (9-4) at Redcar 7f sll (6) sft.

        Invincible Lad (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Held up mid-division, ridden and headway to chase leaders well over 1f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 12, 4l behind After The Show (9-8) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Apr.

        Ensign's Trick 6-1 (9-0) Walked to post, half reared stalls, slowly into stride, raced wide, always behind, last of 14, 24l behind Imperial Sword (8-9) at Warwick 6f app hcp (6) gs.

        Barataria 6-1 (9-1) Always towards rear, 10th of 13, 5l behind Linden's Lady (8-6) at Musselburgh 1m app hcp (6) gf in Aug.

        Bretwalda (IRE) 40-1 (9-11) Held up behind leaders, ridden along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 13, 18l behind Hepburn Bell (8-7) at Beverley 1m mdn stk (5) gs in Apr.

        Grey Gurkha 4-1fav (8-13) Slowly into stride and always rear, 11th of 15, 19l behind Moonstreaker (8-8) at Beverley 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Apr.

        March Mate 11-1 (9-3) Held up, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 8, 19l behind Double Doors (9-3) at Ripon 1m 2f mdn stk (5) gf in Sept.

        Lambency (IRE) 13-2 (8-8) Towards rear, ridden halfway, headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 6th of 11, 7l behind Hart of Gold (8-11) at Catterick 6f app hcp (6) gs in Apr.

        Petite Mac 8-1 (8-8) Always towards rear, last of 12, 8l behind Briery Blaze (8-11) at W'hampton 6f app hcp (6) pol in Oct.

        Silidan 16-1 (8-5) Took keen hold, led after 1f, headed well over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 6l behind Playtotheaudience (8-12) at W'hampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Mar.

        Zabeel Tower 8-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong, soon eased, last of 10, 15l behind Mister Always (8-9) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Dec.

        Moverra (IRE) 10-1 (8-10) In touch, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and kept on inside final furlong, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Balerno (8-10) at Yarmouth 7f hcp 0-50 (6) gf in Apr.

        Avontuur (FR) 5-1 (11-2) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on, not reach winner, 3rd of 13, 1l behind Trinculo (10-13) at W'hampton 6f amt hcp (6) pol in Apr.