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19:10 Thirsk

GT Group Handicap (Class 4)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,000 added
  • Winner: £5,175
  • 2nd: £1,540
  • 3rd: £770
  • 4th: £385
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 52.89s
  • Off Time: 19:10:15
  • 9 Ran
1(9)
Silk - Dark Blue and Pink diabolo, chevrons on sleeves, Pink cap, Dark Blue diamond

Eltheeb

53
6/1
  • Form 63/5474-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 80

tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened

2(11)
Silk - Orange and Yellow check, Orange sleeves, Yellow cap

Noble Alan (GER)

166 BFCD
4/1
  • Form 736053-
  • Age 11
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 80

held up behind, headway over 3f out, kept on same pace

3(14)
Silk - Black, Red cross belts, diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap
18/1
  • Form 231-941
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 78

held up towards rear, headway over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on towards finish

4(1)
Silk - SALMON PINK, WHITE check cap
20/1
  • Form 33/1-464
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 76

held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous

5(12)
Silk - Grey, large Purple spots, Purple cap
25/1
  • Form 78340-0
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 74

went left start, in rear, ridden over 1f out, no impression

8(10)
Silk - Dark blue and pink (quartered), pink sleeves, dark blue armlets
4/1
  • Form 444414-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 73

tracked leaders, headway over 8f out, led over 2f out, kept on well

11(8)
Silk - Dark blue, large yellow spots

Genius Boy

16 BF
5/2
  • Form 12
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 71

tracked leader, led over 8f out, headed over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong

12(3)
Silk - Yellow, black seams, black sleeves, yellow stars and cap
16/1
  • Form 3024-14
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 70

dwelt, tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, faded entering final furlong

13(7)
Silk - Red and Black (quartered), hooped sleeves
10/1
  • Form 8344-76
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 69

led, headed over 8f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on

6(4)
NR
  • Form 40-6352
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 73

Nonrunner

7(5)
NR
  • Form 433323-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 73

Nonrunner

9(13)
NR
  • Form 253254-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 72

Nonrunner

10(6)
NR

Chant (IRE)

226 D
  • Form 117323-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 71

Nonrunner

14(2)
NR
  • Form 5173-99
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 67

Nonrunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Arizona John battled gamely to score at Beverley but consistency isn't his strong suit and we'll take GENIUS BOY to make amends for a recent short-priced reverse. James Tate's colt had been backed off the boards on debut but he found disappointingly little on his follow-up bid. With a pedigree that suggests he'll stay the trip, we won't give up on him yet. The evergreen Noble Alan has won over track and trip in the past and could be a factor in this contest, but fellow National Hunt winner Fujin Dancer needs to bounce back from a modest run on the level. Flying Power is higher rated on artificial surfaces and switches to Turf in an attempt to take advantage of what could be a lenient mark. Eltheeb has raced against much better opposition than this in the past and Phil Kirby's seven-year-old could still prove to be competitive at this level.

Formwatch

Eltheeb 17-2 (9-11) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, switched left well over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 7l behind Chancery (9-11) at York 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.

Noble Alan (GER) 7-4fav (10-0) Pressed leader until led after 2f, headed 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace, 3rd of 6, 4l behind Layline (9-2) at Wolverhampton 2m hcp (4) pol in Nov.

Arizona John (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Tracked leader, led over 1f out, soon pressed, ridden and ran on, all out, won at Beverley 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr beating Sporting Gold (8-13) by hd, 6 ran.

Fujin Dancer (FR) 8-1 (9-0) Close up in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never a factor, 4th of 6, 4l behind Arizona John (8-13) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr.

Cloud Monkey (IRE) 33-1 (9-6) In touch on inside, weakened inside final 3f, 14th of 16, 29l behind Memory Cloth (8-11) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Apr.

Aramist (IRE) 8-1 (8-2) Close up in rear, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 5, 4 1/2l behind Commissioned (9-7) at Musselburgh 1m 6f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Oct.

Genius Boy 5-4fav (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase clear winner 2f out, stayed on for clear 2nd, but no chance with winner, 2nd of 11, 9l behind Hit The Jackpot (9-4) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Apr.

Pertuis (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Held up in last pair, steady headway on outside over 3f out, went 4th 3f out, pushed along kept on same pace final 2f, 4th of 7, 13l behind Ever Fortune (8-13) at Pontefract 1m 2f app hcp (5) gd in Apr.

Gran Maestro (USA) 11-2 (9-7) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 4l behind Cavalieri (8-10) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Apr.

Flying Power 11-4 (9-7) Tracked leader, effort well over 2f out, soon no impression, 2nd of 5, 5l behind Spes Nostra (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.

Rex Whistler (IRE) 7-4 (9-4) In touch, ridden over 3f out, headway to chase leading pair 2f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 7, 5l behind Aalim (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.

Good Speech (IRE) 9-2 (8-7) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Discay (9-7) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Sep.

Chant (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) Tracked leader until 7f out, tracked leaders, went 2nd again 5f out, led 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 3l behind Thecornishcowboy (9-4) at Pontefract 1m 4f app hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Sep.

Danehill Flyer (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Took keen hold, soon held up off the pace in 5th, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 10, 26l behind Cavalieri (8-10) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Apr.