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16:05 Yarmouth

John Smith'S Extra Smooth Handicap (Class D) (Class D)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 43y
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 3.90s
  • 9 Ran
1(3)
Silk - Black, large Light Green spots, Light Green cap
11/1
  • Form 250060
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-0

close up, weakened halfway

2(5)
Silk - Pink, White epaulets
  • Form 356421
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-9

held up, towards rear, ridden halfway, never dangerous

4(9)
Silk - Brown, Yellow hoop, Yellow sleeves, Brown armlets
  • Form 030040
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-13

made all, on the stand rail, ridden and ran on final furlong

5(6)
Silk - White, Maroon hoops and armlets, quartered cap
  • Form 411242
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-10

chased leaders, ridden to chase winner 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, no extra near finish

6(8)
Silk - Black, Yellow stars, checked sleeves, Black cap, Yellow star
28/1
  • Form 304040
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-8

chased winner 3f

7(7)
Silk - White, Royal Blue Cross of Lorraine, striped sleeves and cap
  • Form 0-00311
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-6

held up towards rear, ridden half way, never dangerous

8(1)
Silk - ORANGE, PURPLE hooped sleeves, WHITE cap
16/1
  • Form 240520
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-3

soon pushed along towards rear, headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong

9(2)
Silk - Yellow, Mauve star, diabolo on sleeves, Yellow cap

Kennington

10 v
12/1
  • Form 200402
  • Age 4
  • Weight 7-13

chased leaders, ridden halfway, one pace from over 1f out

10(10)
Silk - Dark Green, Yellow stars, armlets and star on cap
  • Form 650103
  • Age 6
  • Weight 7-12

held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer

3(4)
NR
  • Form 001000
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-5

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Maddie's A Jem can foil the hat-trick bid of White Ledger, with Never Without Me also worth consideration. This trio should have the race between them and with Frankie Dettori on board again to weave his magic, Maddie's A Jem can follow up his Nottingham victory with ground conditions very much in his favour. White Ledger is very well handicapped on his best form and has rattled up back-to-back successes at Catterick and Sandown. Richard Fahey's five-year-old showed that he too likes testing conditions when being rousted up to prevail on the line last time. Never Without Me has only been successful on the all-weather so far but ran really well against On The Trail at Pontefract and will open his Turf account soon. Kennington was also narrowly beaten at Southwell last time and has a squeak of reaching the frame, but Maddie's A Jem will not go down without a battle and is the one with all the ticks in the right places.