14:20 Thirsk

Saturday 22 April 2017

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Off time: 14:23 | Winning time: 1m 12.48s

1^st

(12)

Ancient Astronaut

49-4

9/4f

T: J & S QuinnJ: Jason Hart

Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, switched right inside final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish op 3/1

2^nd

(5)

Willbeme

98-12

12/1

T: N BycroftJ: A Mullen

Prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed towards finish op 11/1 tchd 14/1

3^rd

1 ¾

(2)

Questo

58-7

8/1

T: Miss Tracy WaggottJ: R Ffrench

Raced wide tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on one pace final furlong op 7/1 tchd 17/2

4^th

(11)

Specialv

49-2

11/1

T: B EllisonJ: B A Curtis

In rear, ridden and headway inside final furlong, nearest finish op 14/1

5^th

(7)

Epeius

48-11

6/1

T: B HaslamJ: G Lee

Slow into stride raced wide towards rear, pushed along 2f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer tchd 5/1 and tchd 13/2

6^th

(9)

Wilde Extravagance

49-1

9/1

T: Miss J A CamachoJ: Joe Doyle

Held up towards rear, ridden and kept on final furlong, never nearer op 11/1

7^th

2 ¾

(6)

Bop It

89-2

17/2

T: M & D EasterbyJ: Nathan Evans (3)

Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong op 8/1

8^th

2 ¾

(3)

Foresight

49-7

12/1

T: K A RyanJ: T Eaves

In touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out op 11/1

9^th

(8)

Etienne Gerard

59-5

33/1

T: N TinklerJ: Faye McManoman (7)

Close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out op 25/1

10^th

(10)

Top of The Bank

49-5

6/1

T: Kristin StubbsJ: T Hamilton

Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 13/2

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Non-Runners

(1)

First Rate³²⁷

Weight: 8-13| Age: 4

T: Mrs Marjorie Fife J: Barry McHugh

(4)

More Beau¹²⁸

Weight: 9-1| Age: 6

T: N Wilson J: P Hanagan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.90Pl:£1.10, £4.30, £2.80EX:£43.60Trifecta:£197.10Tricast:£192.66SF:£32.01Swingers:£9.90, £6.40, £26.70

Forecasts

Ancient Astronaut (9/4), Epeius (6/1), Top of The Bank (6/1), Questo (8/1), More Beau (8/1), Bop It (17/2), Wilde Extravagance (9/1), Specialv (11/1), Willbeme (12/1), Foresight (12/1), First Rate (16/1), Etienne Gerard (33/1)

It's possible that WILDE EXTRAVAGANCE has strengthened up sufficiently to truly appreciate tacking a sixth furlong in his races and the lightly raced four-year-old gets the nomination to land division two of this pretty weak handicap. Questo shouldn't be underestimated from the foot of the weights, while More Beau doesn't have too much to find to get competitive on his first start for his new yard. Epeius is capable at this level but may be better on an AW surface, so the feasibly very well handicapped Bop It makes more appeal for a speculative punt to make the frame on this occasion.