Racecards
14:05 Thirsk
Glenn Baxter Has Never Liked It Handicap (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 13y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £7,000 added
- Winner: £3,132
- 2nd: £1,470
- 3rd: £735
- 4th: £368
- Form 615485
- Age 8
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 76
held up in rear, some headway 3f out, no impression, well held inside final 2f
- Form 112601
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey George Bass
held up in touch on outside, led over 10f out, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 1155-59
- Age 5
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer M Dods
- Jockey Connor Beasley
held up rear of mid-division, took keen hold, headway 3f out, switched right over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, edged right towards finish, went 3rd last strides
- Form 704952
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer D Loughnane
- Jockey Ray Dawson
tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden over 1f out, held inside final furlong, lost 3rd last strides
River Icon
105- Form 233/087-
- Age 9
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer M Walford
- Jockey J Garritty
held up in mid-division, outpaced over 4f out, well beaten final 2f
- Form 444314
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey D C Costello
prominent, ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 842739
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 66
ridden away from stalls, chased leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, soon switched right then veered right, hung left inside final furlong, stayed on
- Form 252646
- Age 6
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Ella McCain
led, headed over 12f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 885254
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer B Haslam
- Jockey Harrison Shaw
held up towards rear, headway 3f out, led 2f out, driven inside final furlong, all out
Verdict
Stonific won off a similar mark over today’s trip at Ripon earlier in the season and is preferred to Steel An Icon, who returned to winning ways over 1m5f at Bath. Justified had the measure of Contrebasse when winning over a shorter trip at Ripon while Toronto also steps up in distance having tumbled down the weights. SOCIALLY SHADY was beaten less than a length over track and trip on his penultimate start and looks worth another chance off his current mark.
Formwatch
Stonific (IRE) 9-1 (10-3) Held up in last, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 1 1/4l behind Teqany (9-10) at Pontefract 2m 1f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Steel An Icon 11-2 (9-9) Made most, ridden over 1f out, stayed on, won at Bath 1m 5f hcp (5) gd in Aug beating Super Superjack (8-9) by 1l, 10 ran.
Billy No Mates (IRE) 80-1 (8-11) Steadied and switched right start, held up and in rear most of way, 9th of 12, 10 1/2l behind Pearl Beach (8-13) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Jul.
Toronto (IRE) 11-2 (10-0) Awkwardly away, raced wide in 3rd, went 2nd 10f out until pushed along over 2f out, went 2nd again inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 4, 5l behind Charging Thunder (9-3) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
River Icon 9-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, switched right and lost ground 3 out, rallied before last, no impression, kept on, 4th of 11, 4l behind Simply Loveleh (10-11) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.
Justified 7-2 (10-0) Led 2f, tracked leader until over 6f out, chased leaders, ridden 3f out, edged left and stayed on again final furlong, never going pace to challenge, 4th of 5, 1 1/2l behind Cogital (10-4) at Bath 1m 6f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Socially Shady 12-1 (9-9) Towards rear, shaken up 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakened from over 1f out, 9th of 11, 11 3/4l behind Gentleman At Arms (10-5) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Contrebasse 6-1 (8-12) Held up in touch, ridden over 4f out, weakening when not much room over 1f out, 6th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Justified (9-1) at Ripon 1m 6f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Nataleena (IRE) 12-1 (9-12) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, kept on final furlong, went fourth close home, 4th of 9, 7 1/4l behind Gift Of Raaj (9-11) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp (6) gd in Aug.