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16:40 Thirsk

Hambleton Classified Stakes (Class D)

  • 15 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 56.92s
  • 15 Ran
2
Silk -
20/1

    3
    Silk -
    25/1

      1(12)
      Silk - Yellow, Emerald Green chevron, Yellow sleeves Emerald Green diamonds, Emerald Green cap, Yellow diamond
      20/1
      • Form 100000-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-9

      behind, ridden halfway, headway approaching final furlong, soon weakened

      2(11)
      Silk - EMERALD GREEN, WHITE chevron, PURPLE sleeves and cap
      7/1
      • Form 0-00200
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-9

      behind, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened

      3(5)
      Silk - Red, Royal Blue star, halved sleeves and star on cap
      14/1
      • Form 200020-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-8

      chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace

      4(8)
      Silk - White, royal blue sash, hooped sleeves, royal blue cap

      Esatto

      203
      14/1
      • Form 111130-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7

      behind, ridden halfway, headway approaching final furlong, kept on same pace

      5(15)
      Silk - Light Blue and White diamonds, White sleeves, White cap, Red spots
      3/1
      • Form 300001-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-6

      with leaders, ridden 2f out, soon led, kept on well inside final furlong

      6(2)
      Silk - Purple and White diabolo, White sleeves, Purple armlets, hooped cap
      4/1
      • Form 132151-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-5

      led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, 4th when saddle slipped final furlong, soon eased

      7(13)
      Silk - Red, White stripe, diamonds on sleeves, Black cap
      • Form 0/06500-
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-4

      towards rear, ridden halfway, headway approaching final furlong, kept on towards finish

      8(3)
      Silk - WHITE, RED stars, check sleeves, WHITE cap
      33/1
      • Form 002400-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4

      dwelt, soon mid-division, headway halfway, weakened final furlong

      9(14)
      Silk - Old Gold, Purple sash and cap, Gold spots
      20/1
      • Form 420-602
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-4

      chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong

      10(4)
      Silk - White, Dark Blue spots, sleeves and spots on cap
      16/1
      • Form U6050-0
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-4

      chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened

      11(10)
      Silk - Black, Yellow stars, checked sleeves, Black cap, Yellow star
      50/1
      • Form 605013-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-4

      mid-division, ridden halfway, soon weakened

      12(7)
      Silk - Red, white chevron, striped sleeves
      • Form 000432-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-2

      behind, ridden halfway, kept on one pace

      13(6)
      Silk - Pink, White triple diamond and diamond on cap

      Mitsuki

      181
      25/1
      • Form 040500-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-1

      held up behind, ridden 2f out, soon late headway, kept on

      14(9)
      Silk - GREY and MAROON (quartered), WHITE sleeves
      • Form 066160
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-1

      with leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace

      15(1)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White cross belts and armlets
      50/1
      • Form 210-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-4

      chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened approaching final furlong

      In depth

      Verdict

      The final race at Thirsk is a wide-open affair, with plenty of familiar names lining up, including Paddywack who will be fit from the all-weather. However, he will do well to give weight away to some useful speedsters such as Dubaian Gift, Candleriggs and My American Beauty. The latter has a fair absence to overcome but showed that he still possesses the ability to mix it with the best when a close third to Brave Burt in the Doubleprint Handicap at Ascot last July. He is not badly handicapped but neither is Candleriggs. A dual Kempton winner for Ed Dunlop a couple of years ago, a spell in Ireland against useful opposition yielded little and he now finds himself housed with sprint king 'Dandy' Nicholls who will no doubt find the key to his success this term. However, on this occasion we prefer the chance of Dubaian Gift. This fast five furlongs should suit and he runs here in preference to a crack at the Newbury 3:15 over six furlongs. He gets on well with Martin Dwyer, and if he can get to the front early on, a repeat of his all-the-way success at Haydock on his final start of last season is very much on the cards.