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13:35 Thirsk

Marion Gibson Brown Memorial Handicap (Div 1) (Class 4)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,500 added
  • Winner: £4,209
  • 2nd: £1,253
  • 3rd: £626
  • 4th: £313
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 39.34s
  • Off Time: 13:36:16
  • 11 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Kensei (IRE)

7/2

    2
    Silk -

    Northern Fling

    10/1

      3
      Silk -

      Sir George (IRE)

      6/1

        1(4)
        Silk - Maroon, Beige chevron, armlets and cap

        Sir George (IRE)

        28 D
        6/1
        • Form 4125-80
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 85

        mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon headed, no extra inside final furlong

        2(2)
        Silk - Red, Royal Blue chevron, Royal Blue sleeves, Red armlets

        Cara's Request (AUS)

        41 D
        16/1
        • Form 31121-0
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 84

        soon led, clear before 2f out, ridden and headed before 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

        3(8)
        Silk - White, mauve epaulets, white sleeves, mauve stars, white cap, mauve star

        Xilerator (IRE)

        144
        10/1
        • Form 2/126-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 84

        led early, chased leaders and keen, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        4(1)
        Silk - Orange, Dark Green disc

        Northern Fling

        14
        10/1
        • Form 1807-48
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 82

        mid-division and pushed along, headway on outer over 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, no impression

        5(11)
        Silk - Mauve, Purple stars, armlets and stars on cap

        Lucky Windmill

        42 D
        7/1
        • Form 47/160-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 80

        in rear and pushed along, never a factor

        6(7)
        Silk - Black, large Yellow spots, armlets and cap

        Bond City (IRE)

        204 D
        22/1
        • Form 785801-
        • Age 9
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 79

        towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous

        7(5)
        Silk - Dark blue, white disc, hooped sleeves, white cap

        Cono Zur (FR)

        12 D
        4/1
        • Form 257-121
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 77

        chased leader until well over 2f out, soon weakened

        8(3)
        Silk - Orange, Purple sash, White sleeves, White cap, Purple spots

        Barren Brook

        12
        22/1
        • Form 038-808
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 76

        dwelt, in rear, headway 2f out, kept on final furlong

        9(6)
        Silk - Grey, Orange cross belts and sleeves, Royal Blue cap

        Desert Vision

        14 vt
        8/1
        • Form 7532-54
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 73

        tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out

        10(10)
        Silk - Purple, white disc, purple sleeves, white stars, purple cap, white star

        Kensei (IRE)

        19 BF
        7/2
        • Form 61085-4
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-8
        • Official Rating 72

        in touch, ridden over 2f out, led approaching final furlong, stayed on strongly to draw clear inside final furlong, eased towards finish

        11(9)
        Silk - Black, Red cross belts, diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap

        Vanilla Rum

        36 BF
        28/1
        • Form 765-545
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 70

        dwelt, held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous

        Previous results

        2010
        (3)
        Silk -

        Charlie Cool

        5/1
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-10

        In depth

        Verdict

        The progressive CONO ZUR looks the right type for this. He's won two of his three starts this year and made all to score at Beverley last time. If he can take the lead here, he could take some pegging back despite a 5lb higher mark. Kensei gave notice at Redcar on his reappearance that he could be winning soon, while Desert Vision has slipped down to a tempting mark and should figure. Xilerator has claims on his first start over a mile and is preferred to stablemate Cara's Request, who was well beaten on his reappearance.

        Formwatch

        Sir George (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, no progress, 10th of 20, 7l behind Snow Bay (9-4) at Ripon 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Apr.

        Cara's Request (AUS) 11-1 (9-7) Led, headed 4f out, weakened 2f out, 14th of 16, 15l behind King Of Eden (9-0) at Doncaster 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Apr.

        Xilerator (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Keen tracked leaders, ridden halfway, soon weakened, last of 6, 31l behind Nazreef (9-13) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Dec.

        Northern Fling 7-1 (9-3) Settled in rear, never nearer, 8th of 12, 11l behind Dubai Dynamo (8-13) at Thirsk 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Apr.

        Lucky Windmill 11-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, weakened well over 1f out, 11th of 12, 20l behind Bonfire Knight (9-7) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Apr.

        Bond City (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Took keen hold, with leader, led over 3f out, clear entering final furlong, ridden out, won at Doncaster 1m app hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Oct beating Glenmuir (9-0) by 3/4l, 9 ran.

        Cono Zur (FR) 3-1fav (8-6) Made all, ridden inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Beverley 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gf beating Doctor Zhivago (9-7) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.

        Barren Brook 25-1 (8-9) Dwelt, held up in rear, effort over 2f out, never dangerous, 8th of 9, 12l behind Cono Zur (8-6) at Beverley 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gf.

        Desert Vision 20-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, ridden and effort to chase leading pair over 2f out, kept on same pace, lost 3rd and no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 3l behind Frontline Phantom (8-7) at Doncaster 1m 2f app hcp (0-85) (4yo+) (4) gf in Apr.

        Kensei (IRE) 9-4fav (8-13) Tracked winner, led approaching 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon headed, no extra last 100 yards, 4th of 6, 2 1/4l behind Aquarian Spirit (9-3) at Redcar 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr.

        Vanilla Rum 9-2fav (9-3) Slowly into stride, soon chased leaders on inside, ridden and unable to quicken over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to threaten, 5th of 8, 3l behind Unlimited (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Apr.