13:50 Thirsk

Saturday 22 April 2017

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Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 1m 11.69s

1^st

(6)

Foolaad

69-9

3/1f

T: S R BowringJ: B A Curtis

Raced wide in touch, headway 2f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, driven and all out op 4/1

2^nd

(11)

Zylan

59-4

7/2

T: R Fell & S MurrayJ: Ben Sanderson (7)

Held up, headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, not reach winner op 11/4

3^rd

2 ½

(12)

Compton Park

109-2

9/1

T: J L EyreJ: Lewis Edmunds (5)

Held up, pushed along 2f out, headway inside final furlong, stayed on, nearest finish op 10/1 tchd 17/2

4^th

(9)

African Blessing

49-1

5/1

T: T D BarronJ: P Makin

Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace op 6/1 tchd 13/2

5^th

(2)

Meandmyshadow

99-5

33/1

T: A D BrownJ: Josh Doyle (5)

Prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra

6^th

1 ¼

(5)

Alpine Dream

49-6

20/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: Cam Hardie

Outpaced, switched wide over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer

7^th

(13)

Classic Pursuit

69-0

12/1

T: M ApplebyJ: R Ffrench

In rear, ridden 2f out, never near leaders op 11/1

8^th

2 ¼

(7)

Fyrecracker

68-9

9/1

T: Grant TuerJ: P Hanagan

Close up, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong op 8/1

9^th

1 ¾

(1)

Racquet

49-7

16/1

T: Mrs R CarrJ: J P Sullivan

Raced wide towards rear, never a factor

10^th

2 ¾

(3)

Storm Trooper

68-12

12/1

T: Mrs Marjorie FifeJ: Barry McHugh

Soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong tchd 14/1

11^th

(10)

Be Bold

59-2

33/1

T: Rebecca BastimanJ: D Tudhope

Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out op 50/1

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Non-Runners

(8)

Gilmer¹⁸⁶

Weight: 9-3| Age: 6

T: B Ellison J: T Eaves

(4)

Round The Island¹⁸⁸

Weight: 8-8| Age: 4

T: R M Whitaker J: Nathan Evans

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.80Pl:£1.50, £1.40, £3.10EX:£13.20Trifecta:£88.00Tricast:£83.29SF:£12.73Swingers:£2.40, £8.30, £11.70

Forecasts

Foolaad (3/1), Zylan (7/2), African Blessing (5/1), Compton Park (9/1), Fyrecracker (9/1), Gilmer (10/1), Classic Pursuit (12/1), Storm Trooper (12/1), Round The Island (14/1), Racquet (16/1), Alpine Dream (20/1), Meandmyshadow (33/1), Be Bold (33/1)

Topweight may not be enough of a barrier to stop FOOLAAD completing the hat-trick, as he comes into this on the back of a couple of very convincing performances. A 6lb higher mark looks fair and another bold attempt can expected. Classic Pursuit has fitness on his side and reverts to turf at a very realistic level. He rates as big danger. As does Gilmer, who's yard won this race last year, so has to be shortlisted as a contender in a pretty weak event. Support for Round The Island would also be noteworthy as he has very little to find and could easily make the frame from the foot of the handicap.