Racecards
16:45 Thirsk
Thomas Lord Handicap (Class 3)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £12,000 added
- Form 313-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Jamie Moriarty
held up, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
- Form 602100-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer B Smart
- Jockey Matthew Lawson
chased leaders, driven over 1f out, one pace final furlong
- Form 31-98
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey Dean McKeown
prominent, ridden along halfway, one pace until weakened inside final furlong
- Form 210020-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 87
chased leaders, driven over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 120512-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer J R Weymes
- Jockey T Eaves
always in rear
- Form 1057-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey C Catlin
towards rear, never dangerous
- Form 323105-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
led, headed halfway, soon beaten
- Form 341-51
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer M G Quinlan
- Jockey N Callan
close up, ridden along over 2f out, driven and kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 524613-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
chased leaders, driven over 1f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong
- Form 130-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 76
dwelt and behind, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
- Form 63-1241
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer W G M Turner
- Jockey Liam Jones
tracked leader, led halfway, driven out final furlong
In depth
Verdict
This does not look to be a strong handicap and the vote is given to Steelcut who is preferred to Deserted Dane and Avertuoso. The selection is a lightly-raced 3-year-old and he ran well when chasing home Everymanforhimself at Beverley last May. He does have a long absence to overcome today but his stable are in good form and he is consequently given the narrow vote. Deserted Dane has race fitness on his side so he is entitled to be thereabouts. He was disappointing when last seen out in Dubai but the return to the minimum trip should see him in a better light today. Avertuoso has been running in better races than this but he finished behind our selection last year and Steelcut looks more unexposed. With this in mind we will stick with Steelcut as our choice to lead them home.
Formwatch
Steelcut 11-4fav (9-0) Chased leaders, driven halfway, every chance approaching final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 11, 1l behind Everymanforhimself (9-0) at Beverley 5f 2yo stk (2) gd in May.
Avertuoso 66-1 (8-11) In touch, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, last of 19, 31l behind Doctor Brown (8-11) at York 6f 2yo aut (2) sft in Aug.
Deserted Dane (USA) (8-8) Never a threat, 8th of 10, 26l behind Mount Hadley (8-8) at Nad Al Sheba 7f stk gd in Mar.
Ice Mountain 66-1 (9-0) Mid-division centre, weakened well over 1f out, 21st of 24, 21l behind Danum Dancer (8-3) at Redcar 6f 2yo lst stk (1) gd in Sept.
Just Joey 3-1 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 6, 3l behind Danum Dancer (8-10) at Beverley 5f 2yo hcp (3) gs in Aug.
Pelican Key (IRE) 25-1 (8-10) Dwelt, in rear, ridden halfway, never dangerous, 7th of 11, 7l behind Hinton Admiral (9-1) at Lingfield 6f 2yo lst stk (1) pol in Oct.
Rebel Duke (IRE) 11-4 (9-4) Held up, ridden over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, kept on, won at Southwell 5f 3yo hcp (5) fbs in Feb beating Diminuto (8-1) by 2l, 5 ran.
Daddy Cool 10-3 (9-0) Made all, raced keenly, led, shaken up over 1f out, ran on strongly final furlong, all out finish, won at Kempton 5f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Mar beating Sohraab (9-6) by a nk, 8 ran.