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16:50 York

Infinity Tyres Irish Champions Weekend EBF Fillies' Handicap (Class 3)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 56y
  • Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £15,000 added
  • Winner: £9,704
  • 2nd: £2,888
  • 3rd: £1,443
  • 4th: £722
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 12.13s
  • Off Time: 16:52:28
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Desert Diamond

6/4

    2
    Silk -

    Akvavera

    7/4

      1(3)
      Silk - Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves

      Desert Diamond

      24
      6/4
      • Form 85-1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 83

      tracked leader, led over 2f out, driven clear inside final furlong, comfortably

      2(4)
      Silk - Black, Grey sleeves, Black stars

      Club Tropicana

      24
      14/1
      • Form 6390-3
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 82

      tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      3(5)
      Silk - White, emerald green hoops, white sleeves and cap

      Akvavera

      31
      7/4
      • Form 221-4
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 80

      led until over 2f out, rallied over 1f out, kept on well under pressure closing stages, not pace of winner

      4(2)
      Silk - Dark green, yellow star, dark green sleeves, yellow stars, dark green cap, yellow star

      Shazzab (IRE)

      30
      16/1
      • Form 46317-5
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 78

      held up in rear but in touch, effort over 2f out, soon lost place

      5(1)
      Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets

      I Was Only Joking (IRE)

      30
      12/1
      • Form 42-2223
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-10
      • Official Rating 72

      chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      6(6)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Black sleeves, Emerald Green armlets, Emerald Green cap, Black star

      Brexitmeansbrexit

      14
      7/1
      • Form 065-24
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 71

      held up in touch, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never a threat

      Previous results

      2017
      (6)
      Silk -

      Ebbesbourne (IRE)

      12/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-1

      2016
      (1)
      Silk -

      Diploma

      6/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-7

      2015
      (3)
      Silk -

      Covert Love (IRE)

      10/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2

      In depth

      Verdict

      Desert Diamond defied an absence to make a successful reappearance at Wolverhampton where she had Club Tropicana a length back in third. The latter is 1lb better off and both should do better over today's trip with the winner looking the more likely of the pair to take this. However, AKVAVERA progressed steadily in her first campaign and made a very promising reappearance over a trip that looked too short at Epsom where she had to use up early pace from a wide draw. She gets the vote though the remaining trio at the bottom of the handicap are all capable of a big run.

      Formwatch

      Desert Diamond 5-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f fll stks (5) pol in May beating Dolcissimo (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.

      Club Tropicana 10-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, kept on and lost 2nd place towards finish, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Desert Diamond (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f fll stks (5) pol in May.

      Akvavera 7-1 (9-7) Wide early, raced keenly, headway on outside chasing leaders 5f out, stayed on towards finish, not quite pace to challenge, 4th of 11, 1l behind Corazon Espinado (9-4) at Epsom 1m 1f hcp (4) gd in Apr.

      Shazzab (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 1 1/4l behind Mont Kinabalu (8-12) at Beverley 7f hcp (3) gd in Apr.

      I Was Only Joking (IRE) 3-1 (8-11) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Shakour (9-2) at Beverley 1m stks (5) gd in Apr.

      Brexitmeansbrexit 9-1 (9-3) In rear and outpaced, ridden over 2f out, kept on from over 1f out, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Hombre Casado (9-6) at Nottingham 1m hcp (5) gf in May.