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15:15 Yarmouth

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  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 3y
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £9,000 added
  • Winner: £5,822
  • 2nd: £1,732
  • 3rd: £866
  • 4th: £433
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 39.03s
  • Off Time: 15:15:42
  • 8 Ran
1(6)
Silk - White, Black hoop, Red sleeves and cap

Mezmaar

20
20/1
  • Form 01/5-775
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-12
  • Official Rating 80

chased leaders, weakened over 2f out

2(4)
Silk - Orange and Yellow check, Orange sleeves, Yellow cap
9/2
  • Form 434-037
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 78

mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon every chance, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra

3(1)
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, GREY and LIGHT BLUE hooped sleeves, PINK cap
7/2
  • Form 242211
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 73

prominent, led over 2f out, hung right under pressure over 1f out, stayed on well closing stages

4(2)
Silk - Dark blue, large yellow spots
  • Form 110614
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 75

steadied in rear, headway over 2f out, soon every chance, stayed on under pressure to lead well inside final furlong, all out

5(3)
Silk - Brown and Orange diamonds, Brown sleeves and cap

Afkar (IRE)

10 b C
12/1
  • Form 375279
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 68

led until over 2f out, soon rallied, held when short of room over 1f out

6(8)
Silk - Orange, white seams, white sleeves, orange stars, orange cap, white star
50/1
  • Form 47306-7
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 68

held up in rear, weakened over 3f out

7(7)
Silk - Yellow, Black chevron, Black sleeves, Yellow stars, Black cap, Yellow star
  • Form 9-1353
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 73

chased leaders, every chance when hung left from over 1f out, not run on

8(5)
Silk - Emerald green, white triple diamond, emerald green sleeves, white stars, emerald green cap, white star

Jonnie Skull (IRE)

5 vt BFCCD
14/1
  • Form 522156
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 64

prominent, ridden and weakened before halfway

In depth

Verdict

Speciality thrives on fast ground so connections wouldn't want any rain as she bids for her hat-trick. This might be too competitive for course specialist Jonnie Skull but Desert Ranger won over 7f here last month and is only a pound higher. PLEASURE BENT didn't really respond to the blinkers at Windsor in June but is a couple of pounds lower than when third on the Polytrack earlier and a repeat of that effort would put him in the firing-line here. Afkar often runs well here but his losing streak now stretches back two years.

Formwatch

Mezmaar 50-1 (9-11) In touch, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders, 5th of 6, 7l behind Crystal Lake (9-6) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gf.

Pleasure Bent 4-1 (9-6) Took keen hold tracking leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Unison (8-6) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jun.

Specialty (IRE) 3-1 (9-6) Raced far side, overall leader until hung right and headed over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, led near finish, won at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul beating Athletic (9-6) by 1/2l, 10 ran.

Desert Ranger (IRE) 5-1 (9-6) Taken to post early, dwelt, close up in rear, ridden over 2f out, went 4th over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 4th of 6, 6l behind Mr McLaren (9-6) at Thirsk 7f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul.

Afkar (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 9l behind Kakatosi (9-10) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-85 (4) sft.

Sabre Rock 33-1 (9-6) Close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 7, 17l behind Cathedral (9-0) at Kempton 1m 2f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Mar.

Pactolus (IRE) 11-1 (8-10) Towards rear, ridden 2f out, stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 8, 5l behind Baltic Brave (9-1) at Newmarket 7f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.

Jonnie Skull (IRE) 9-4fav (9-9) Led narrowly, headed 4f out, in touch, lost place 2f out, soon behind, last of 6, 13l behind Rouge Nuage (9-10) at Yarmouth 1m app hcp (6) gf.