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20:20 Yarmouth

Halls Group Handicap (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 6f 17y
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 8.70s
  • 7 Ran
1(4)
Silk - Dark Green, Orange chevron, Orange sleeves, Black armlets, Orange cap
  • Form 23-4958
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 70

slowly into stride, soon tracked leader, led over 11f out, ridden clear over 1f out, headed, no extra inside final furlong

2(5)
Silk - Light blue, dark blue armlets, dark blue cap

Spear (IRE)

29 v BF
5/2
  • Form 043412
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 75

held up in rear, hampered over 5f out, ridden 3f out, hung right, weakened 2f out

3(7)
Silk - Pink, Light Green sash and sleeves, White cap
6/1
  • Form 236154
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 61

close up, chased leader 7f out until over 2f out, soon weakened

4(6)
Silk - Dark Blue and Maroon (quartered), White sleeves
  • Form 606014
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 58

held up in rear, ridden, headway over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

6(2)
Silk - White and Royal Blue stripes, White sleeves, Red stars, Red cap
40/1
  • Form 30600-9
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 58

tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader over 2f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong

7(1)
Silk - Brown and Orange diamonds, Brown sleeves and cap
4/1
  • Form 4-93753
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 61

led, headed over 11f out, remained close up, lost place 5f out, ridden 3f out, kept on from over 1f out

8(8)
Silk - Black, Yellow triple diamond, Yellow and Black diabolo on sleeves, Black cap, Yellow diamond
11/2
  • Form 804-701
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-6
  • Official Rating 61

held up in rear, edged left over 5f out, ridden, weakened over 3f out

5(3)
NR
  • Form 40-8841
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 71

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In depth

Verdict

Spear gets the confident vote to win this with Spanish Ridge and Considine rating the main dangers. The selection was a fair second behind Tresor Secret last time out, that form has since been franked and off the same mark here he will be hard to beat. Spanish Ridge rates the main danger as he won well last time out when beating Aoninch but he has a penalty for that win and that may just find him out. Considine is another that could go well on his best form but he ran as if the handicappers grip when behind Marias Magic last time and for that reason is opposed. Irish Ballad won well last time out when beating Sovereign Dreamer but this looks tougher and he will do well to win this off this revised mark and for the winner we return to Spear who looks a progressive type.

Formwatch

Skye's Folly (USA) 12-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 8, 13l behind Argentum (8-6) at Newcastle 2m hcp (5) gf in Jun.

Spear (IRE) 4-6fav (9-5) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Tresor Secret (8-9) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jul.

Considine (USA) 11-2 (8-4) Took keen hold, tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, soon one pace, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 4l behind Marias Magic (9-3) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (4) gf in Jul.

Edgehill (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on one pace under pressure, 4th of 16, 5l behind Pleasant (8-12) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp (5) gs in Jul.

Domenico (IRE) 25-1 (9-9) Held up mid-division, effort over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, eased final furlong, last of 9, 34l behind Annakita (8-11) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp (6) fbs in Apr.

Taxman (IRE) 25-1 (8-4) Prominent, unable to challenge 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, 3rd of 15, 5l behind Palamedes (9-12) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (5) gs in Jul.

Irish Ballad 7-2 (8-4) In touch, ridden over 3f out, headway to chase leader over 2f out, led last strides, won at Brighton 1m 4f stk 0-60 (6) frm in Jul beating Sovereign Dreamer (9-3) by 1l, 5 ran.

Spanish Ridge (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden and led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, rallied to lead final strides, won at Salisbury 1m 4f hcp (5) frm in Jul beating Aoninch (9-9) by a shd, 9 ran.