17:25 Thirsk

Tuesday 8 May 2018

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Next Meeting At thirskraces This Saturday Evening 12th May Handicap (Div 2)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   7f 218y  |   Good to Firm (Watered)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:27  |   Winning time: 1m 40.66s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(4)
Horse silk
Mywayistheonlyway221
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-7| J: Connor Beasley| T: Grant Tuer| OR:  75
11/1
Step in the right direction over 7f last time out (on Newcastle's AW), but unproven over this trip and would be of more interest over shorter.
2
(6)
Horse silk
Wonderfillo89
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-6| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR:  74
5/1
A little way below his best at Newcastle last time out, but knocking at the door prior to that and can't be ruled out now returning to turf.
3
(9)
Horse silk
Edgar Allan Poe17
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-4| J: Phil Dennis(3)| T: Rebecca Bastiman| OR:  72| D
10/1
Down the field on seasonal debut at Nottingham last time out, and though he usually improves for the run this still looks a big ask off that back of that performance.
4
(1)
Horse silk
Mango Chutney9
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-3| J: P Makin| T: J J Davies| OR:  71| C
7/2
Beaten only a head at Wetherby last time out off this mark. Therefore holds obvious claims with this sounder surface likely to do his chances no harm.
5
(8)
Horse silk
Vive La Difference11
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-2| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR:  70
15/8
Usually runs his race, and though he's yet to win a handicap this mark should be a workable one for him, and this step up in trip by a furlong is unlikely to pose an issue to him.
6
(3)
Horse silk
Woody Bay41
Age: 8|  Weight: 9-0| J: Jason Hart| T: M Walford| OR:  68| D
14/1
Infrequent winner these days and despite a slightly more encouraging run last time out he still needs to take a big step up to prove competitive.
7
(7)
Horse silk
Tagurp45
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-13| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan| OR:  67| D
12/1
Denied a hat-trick at Doncaster last time out over further than this, but that was a competitive enough affair. Return to this trip is a positive but recent wins both weak races.
8
(5)
Horse silk
Buckland Beaup27
Age: 7|  Weight: 8-13| J: Aled Beech(7)| T: C Fellowes| OR:  67
10/1
No win since February 2016 but went very close to getting his head back in front at Kempton last time, on his preferred AW surface. Questions to answer back on turf.

Non-Runners

9
(2)
Horse silk
Dreamofdiscovery41
Weight: 8-8|  Age: 4
T: Miss J A Camacho  J: P Hanagan
NR

Forecasts

Vive La Difference (15/8), Mango Chutney (7/2), Dreamofdiscovery (4/1), Wonderfillo (5/1), Edgar Allan Poe (10/1), Buckland Beau (10/1), Mywayistheonlyway (11/1), Tagur (12/1), Woody Bay (14/1)

Verdict

This is more competitive than the first division, and Mango Chutney could build on a recent second at Wetherby and Wonderfillo could bounce back from a below-par effort at Newcastle when last seen, but preference is for the bottom-weight DREAMOFDISCOVERY. A winner recent winner on the AW, he also acts on turf and a 2lb rise in the weights seems very fair. He appears to act on all types of ground and should still be able to win races off this mark.
  1. Dreamofdiscovery
  2. Mango Chutney
  3. Wonderfillo

Prize Money

1st: £3,752.002nd: £1,116.003rd: £558.004th: £300.00

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