15:50 Thirsk

Saturday 7 September 2024

All14:0514:4015:1015:5016:2517:0017:3518:10

Rudding Park Handicap

Off time: 15:51 | Winning time: 1m 10.44s

1^st

(8)

Kings Merchant

39-2

4/1

T: E BethellJ: Callum Rodriguez

Off the pace in mid-division, good headway chasing leaders over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led towards finish op 5/1

2^nd

(1)

Hiya Maite

69-10

11/1

T: S R BowringJ: K T O'Neill

Good speed to lead in centre, went clear over 1f out, reduced lead inside final furlong, headed towards finish op 10/1

3^rd

(10)

Midnight Affair

39-1

9/1

T: R A FaheyJ: O McSweeney (3)

Off the pace towards rear, headway near side rail and kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge op 8/1

4^th

(2)

Grant Wood

59-9

7/1

T: P T MidgleyJ: D Nolan

Off the pace towards rear, good headway far side of group over 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong op 15/2

5^th

1 ½

(5)

Mythical Phoenix

49-10

9/2

T: Miss J A CamachoJ: Ryan Sexton

Chased leader until pushed along over 2f out, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final inside furlong op 7/2

6^th

(6)

Lir Speciale

59-5

11/1

T: S C WilliamsJ: Jason Watson

Steadied start, held up off the pace towards rear, ridden and no response when hung left over1f out op 10/1

7^th

(3)

Batal Zabeel

39-1

16/1

T: K A RyanJ: Shane Gray

Outpaced in rear, no chance when hung left final 2f tchd 18/1

8^th

1 ¾

(9)

Mukaafah

39-12

3/1f

T: K P De FoyJ: O J Orr

Raced keenly, prominent near side of group, went 2nd travelling well over 2f out, ridden and no impression when lost 2nd over 1f out, hung left and weakened rapidly final furlong op 7/2

9^th

6 ½

(4)

Dakota Gold

109-12

16/1

T: M DodsJ: Connor Beasley

Chased leader until over 2f out, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened rapidly, soon behind, tailed off op 12/1

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Non-Runners

(7)

Tough Enough⁹¹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: A Brittain J: Cam Hardie

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.00Pl:£1.70, £2.90, £2.20EX:£44.60Trifecta:£359.10Tricast:£373.38SF:£46.46Swingers:£7.70, £6.50, £13.60

Forecasts

Mukaafah (3/1), Kings Merchant (4/1), Mythical Phoenix (9/2), Grant Wood (7/1), Midnight Affair (9/1), Hiya Maite (11/1), Lir Speciale (11/1), Batal Zabeel (16/1), Dakota Gold (16/1), Tough Enough (16/1)

Having run out an emphatic winner at Doncaster in May, MUKAAFAH proved a let-down in his follow-up bid at Royal Ascot a month later. A low-mileage sort, who has been gelded subsequently, he's worthy of another chance to confirm previous promise returned to this trip. It's surely only a matter of time before Mythical Phoenix gets his head in front again and he's feared. Kings Merchant and Grant Wood can also feature.

MUKAAFAH (IRE)
MYTHICAL PHOENIX (IRE)
KINGS MERCHANT

Previous Winners

2023

Brazen Bolt

Weight: 9-4 |Age: 6

J: Gianluca Sanna | T: J & S Quinn

9/4

Prize Money

1st: £10,308.002nd: £4,834.003rd: £2,418.004th: £1,208.005th: £604.006th: £302.00