14:20 Thirsk

Friday 9 August 2019

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Topsport Equisand Novice Stakes (Plus 10)

Off time: 14:21 | Winning time: 1m 0.71s

1^st

(10)

Balancing Act

29-0

13/8f

T: Jedd O'KeeffeJ: P J McDonald

Close up, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well op 5/2

2^nd

(3)

Sendacard

29-0

20/1

T: R A FaheyJ: Connor Murtagh (3)

Mid-division, pushed along halfway, headway over 1f out, kept on to take place towards finish tchd 25/1

3^rd

(9)

Baltic State

29-5

5/2

T: K A RyanJ: C Lee

Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd place towards finish op 7/4

4^th

(11)

Araifjan

29-5

16/1

T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope

Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace

5^th

1 ½

(12)

Music Therapist

29-5

16/1

T: George ScottJ: Connor Beasley

Slowly away, behind and pushed along, kept on from over 1f out, no impression op 25/1

6^th

(1)

Kilham

29-5

7/2

T: D CarrollJ: D Nolan

Held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong tchd 10/3 and tchd 4/1

7^th

(5)

Champagne Angel

29-0

66/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: D Fentiman

Towards rear, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened

8^th

3 ¾

(8)

The Grey Bay

29-5

12/1

T: Miss J A CamachoJ: P Mulrennan

Outpaced behind

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Non-Runners

(6)

Hong Kong Harry

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: R A Fahey J: J Garritty

(7)

Lady Nectar

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: Mrs A Duffield J: T Eaves

(2)

Dana Forever¹⁷

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: Tom Dascombe J: R Kingscote

(4)

Reassure¹⁶

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: W J Haggas J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.30Pl:£1.10, £4.60, £1.30EX:£37.70Trifecta:£131.60SF:£37.49Swingers:£6.80, £1.60, £4.40

Forecasts

Balancing Act (13/8), Baltic State (5/2), Dana Forever (10/3), Kilham (7/2), Reassure (8/1), Hong Kong Harry (10/1), The Grey Bay (12/1), Araifjan (16/1), Music Therapist (16/1), Sendacard (20/1), Lady Nectar (33/1), Champagne Angel (66/1)

This is likely to be run at a good clip if BALTIC STATE and Balancing Act run to expectations. The first named was well backed when he was just denied by a late surging rival over C&D last time but he's much better drawn this time and can make amends if all goes to plan. Balancing Act can push the selection all the way and would be dangerous to rule out; as would Kilham, who met a toughened campaigner last time and may well find some of this lot don't measure up at this stage. Strong support in the betting for the likes of Araifjan and Dana Forever would also be interesting to note.