16:00 Thirsk

Friday 4 September 2020

All13:2013:5014:2014:5515:3016:0016:3517:05

RacingTV Hambleton Cup Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 3  |   1m 6f  |   Good to Soft  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:00  |   Winning time: 3m 4.73s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(7)
Horse silk
Zoffee177
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-0| J: Megan Nicholls(3)| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR:  85
5/1
Showed fairly useful form over hurdles last winter, winning at Doncaster before pulling up in Fred Winter at Cheltenham Festival. Fairly useful on the Flat, respectable on last Flat outing.
Timeform
3
(1)
Horse silk
The Navigator10
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-11| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR:  82| C| D
14/1
Had been shaping up well and came good in emphatic fashion at Catterick in August. Failed to fire there last time but heavy ground presumably to blame.
Timeform
4
(9)
Horse silk
Akamanto19
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-9| J: Sean Kirrane(5)| T: R M Smith| OR:  80
16/1
Good ½-length second of 6 to Zeeband in handicap at Ripon (14f, good to soft, 9/1) 19 days ago, though went with little fluency.
Timeform
5
(4)
Horse silk
Multellie54
Age: 8|  Weight: 9-6| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR:  77
15/2
Confirmed return to form when sixth of 10 in handicap at Hamilton (13.1f, good to soft) 54 days ago, though remains vulnerable to less-exposed sorts.
Timeform
6
(6)
Horse silk
Felix Mendelssohn31
Age: 9|  Weight: 9-4| J: Jason Hart| T: W Coltherd| OR:  75
200/1
Modest chaser, currently out of sorts. Useful handicapper on Flat in 2017 but looks best watched making a belated return to this sphere.
Timeform
7
(3)
Horse silk
Euro Implosion19
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-1| J: P Mulrennan| T: K Dalgleish| OR:  72
7/1
6/1, creditable 3 lengths third of 6 to Zeeband in handicap at Ripon (14f, good to soft) 19 days ago, suffering a bit of interference.
Timeform
8
(2)
Horse silk
Zeeband19
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-0| J: E J Walsh| T: R Varian| OR:  80| D
9/4
Improved again to make a successful start in handicaps at Ripon (14f, good to soft) 19 days ago, by ½ length from Akamanto. Open to further improvement.
Timeform
9
(5)
Horse silk
Ispahan41
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-11| J: P Cosgrave| T: D M Simcock| OR:  77
5/2
Promising type. 8/1, third of 8 in minor event at Doncaster (11.9f, good to firm) 41 days ago, keeping on. Open to further improvement now handicapping, and looks to have been handed a lenient mark.
Timeform

Non-Runners

2
(8)
Horse silk
Squelch22
Weight: 10-0|  Age: 4
T: Rae Guest  J: D Tudhope
NR

Forecasts

Zeeband (9/4), Ispahan (5/2), Zoffee (5/1), Squelch (6/1), Euro Implosion (7/1), Multellie (15/2), The Navigator (14/1), Akamanto (16/1), Felix Mendelssohn (200/1)

Verdict

3-y-os ISPAHAN and Zeeband easily stand out. The former shaped well in a race run in a good time at Doncaster in July and looks to have been handed a lenient opening mark judged on that, so he's narrowly preferred with this longer trip in his favour. Squelch has done little wrong this year and can fill the places.

  1. ISPAHAN
  2. ZEEBAND (IRE)
  3. SQUELCH

Prize Money

1st: £7,439.002nd: £2,214.003rd: £1,106.004th: £553.00

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