chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra
slowly into stride, soon in touch, driven and lost place over 1f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, kept on and every chance, just held
awkwardly away, behind, driven over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never near leaders
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, no impression when not much room and eased inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, led narrowly inside final furlong, just held on
chased leader, challenged 2f out, ridden and every chance when edged left over 1f out, one pace final furlong
mid-division, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, no impression
behind, steady headway over 1f out, staying on when hampered inside final furlong, ran on towards finish, never nearer
The penultimate race on the Thirsk card is a sprint handicap and hopefully it can go the way of DISCANTI ahead of La Zamora and Igoyougo. Tim Easterby's yard are in good form and the selection made a very pleasing debut 15 days ago over course and distance. Discanti over came a lengthy break to run a very creditable fourth behind the improving Hawkeyethenoo. The Easterby horse won last year on his second run after a break and everything is in line for a big run today. La Zamora ran in the same race as the selection but looked in need of the run. He may finish closer today but it's slightly off putting he did not show as much as Discanti, however, David Barron's runner is lightly raced so improvement is on the cards. Igoyougo improved four fold last year and if continuing on the up he could be tough to beat even after a break so a market check on Silvestre De Sousa's mount is paramount. Lucky Dan is another to note but is probably better over six furlongs. The likelihood of a strong pace could see him pounce late though. Others to keep an eye on are Incomparable and Feeling Foxy but Discanti gets the vote.
Incomparable 7-2 (9-4) Chased leaders, hard ridden to challenge 2f out, edged right, stayed on well, 3rd of 10, 1l behind Medici Time (8-11) at Thirsk 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Apr.
Feelin Foxy 20-1 (9-4) Hood removed late and missed break, always behind, last of 12, 17l behind Hawkeyethenoo (8-7) at Thirsk 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Apr.
La Zamora 10-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression final furlong, 8th of 12, 9l behind Hawkeyethenoo (8-7) at Thirsk 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Apr.
Discanti (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Mid-division, not clear run and switched left over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reached leaders, 4th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Hawkeyethenoo (8-7) at Thirsk 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Apr.
Red Rosanna 16-1 (8-10) Tracked leader until over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 7l behind Captain Carey (9-0) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Apr.
Van Bossed (CAN) 10-1 (8-10) Chased leaders stands side group, weakened over 1f out, 15th of 16, 19l behind Bond City (8-13) at Ripon 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Apr.
Igoyougo 6-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Oct beating Mandarin Spirit (9-2) by nk, 10 ran.
Colorus (IRE) 15-2 (8-11) Led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra near finish, 4th of 5, 1 3/4l behind Absa Lutte (9-4) at Folkestone 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Apr.
Grudge 5-1 (8-5) Soon led, ridden over 1f out, tired and headed final strides, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Captain Carey (9-0) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Apr.
Lucky Dan (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Behind, headway well over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on well, not reached winner, 2nd of 13, 3/4l behind Leonid Glow (9-2) at Thirsk 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Apr.
King Of Swords (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Behind far side, outpaced 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace from over 1f out, never on terms, 9th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Sir Geoffrey (9-1) at Ripon 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Apr.