Racecards
17:30 York
Livwell Apprentice Handicap (Class 3)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £11,500 added
- Winner: £7,439
- 2nd: £2,214
- 3rd: £1,106
- 4th: £553
- Form 16-3350
- Age 3
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Charles Bishop
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, weakened final furlong
Miss Azeza
13- Form 17-7
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey Miss Alice Haynes
dwelt, held up behind, driven and headway 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on to press winner final 50 yards, just held
- Form 22-1121
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 85
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, challenged and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression when lost 2nd inside final furlong, joined for 3rd post
- Form 060694
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey D M Simmonson
led, driven 3f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 6219-05
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 81
mid-division, ridden 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong to dead head for 3rd post, no impression with front pair
- Form 05-1131
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey D H Bergin
held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, edged right when pressed final 50 yards, held on
- Form 21-2434
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Lee Topliss
tracked leaders, ridden inside final 2f, lost place over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 91-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Mr E Cagney
held up in rear, headway under pressure 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, never troubled leaders
In depth
Verdict
PERSONAL TOUCH gained his only success so far over this trip at Redcar in the autumn and has been running well over shorter recently. He gets the nod as he looks a better bet than stablemate Dakota Canyon, who makes his seasonal reappearance, though there are a couple of in-form rivals to contend with here. Both Trail Blaze and Dutch Rose have won three of their four starts this year with the former proven on soft ground. Tidentime still looks too high in the weights but Miss Azeza will have needed her comeback run at Windsor and had some decent form as a juvenile. Princess Of Orange is preferred to the disappointing Boris Grigoriev of the others.
Formwatch
Tidentime (USA) 40-1 (9-1) Raced far side, held up, never involved, 16th of 29, 16l behind Fast Or Free (8-10) at Royal Ascot 1m 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gs in Jun.
Miss Azeza 14-1 (8-10) Steadied start, held up in rear, never on terms, 7th of 8, 6l behind Mezzotint (8-5) at Windsor 6f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Jun.
Trail Blaze (IRE) 11-4fav (9-6) Made all, ridden inside final 2f, hard pressed final 110 yards, held on under pressure, won at Haydock 1m 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Jun beating Prophesy (8-9) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Boris Grigoriev (IRE) 40-1 (8-7) Mid-division stand's side, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside and no impression, 4th of 17, 11l behind Sholaan (8-9) at York 6f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) sft in Jun.
Princess Of Orange 20-1 (9-7) Prominent, ridden and every chance well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Lollina Paulina (8-13) at Newmarket 6f 3yo fll hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Jun.
Dutch Rose (IRE) 5-2fav (9-5) Made all, ridden over 1f out, held on well, driven out, won at Carlisle 7f 3yo fll hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Jun beating Magic Destiny (9-0) by 1 3/4l, 8 ran.
Personal Touch 2-1fav (9-3) Pressed winner, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 6, 3 1/2l behind I'm So Glad (9-6) at Ripon 6f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Jun.
Dakota Canyon (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Took keen hold, held up in centre, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, chased leader inside final furlong, carried right well inside final furlong, led last strides, won at Leicester 6f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Oct beating Kyleakin Lass (8-12) by hd, 8 ran.