Racecards
17:05 Thirsk
Humphrey And Tilly Handicap (Class 5)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £4,500 added
- Winner: £2,911
- 2nd: £866
- 3rd: £433
- 4th: £216
- Form 356474
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer Jedd O'Keeffe
- Jockey P Donaghy
mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out
- Form 117195
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey P Aspell
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, soon well beaten
- Form 842-666
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer R M Whitaker
- Jockey R Havlin
held up towards rear, headway and not much room 3f out, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 712275
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 69
tracked leaders on outside, lost place over 6f out, headway over 3f out, led well over 1f out, soon hung left, headed entering final furlong, stayed on, just held
- Form 8633
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer P Winkworth
- Jockey Catherine Gannon
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, ran inside final furlong, gaining near finish
- Form 7022
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer D Carroll
- Jockey M O'connell
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 9-4213
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey P McDonald
led early, prominent, led over 3f out, headed well over 1f out, no extra final 125 yards
- Form 43148
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer T Coyle & K Wood
- Jockey Stephen Craine
held up in rear, headway 3f out, not clear run over 2f out, soon switched left, led entering final furlong, driven and held on
Newport Arch
320- Form 8918-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey P B Beggy
towards rear, never on terms
- Form 091143
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey R Winston
tracked leaders, lost place 5f out, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
Greenhead High
151- Form 335738
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
soon led, hanging right and headed over 3f out, soon weakened and eased, tailed off
- Form 44-3672
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey Declan Cannon
mid-division, ridden and headway over 3f out, switched left 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
- Form 543573
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer Mrs K Burke
- Jockey A Elliott
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 305901
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer C W Fairhurst
- Jockey Greg Fairley
prominent, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, tailed off
Verdict
Roman Ruler was gaining his first success when making all at Wolverhampton and looks fairly treated. St Oswald didn't have much room in the closing stages behind Ted's Brother at Newcastle and can get into the mix but it's RYEDALE DANCER, who scored over the C&D in July and is only 3lb higher, who is handed the vote. Starbound won a Brighton maiden before badly missing the break at Yarmouth and The Buska has to be on the short-list after a fine second to Adorable Choice on his handicap debut at Nottingham. Thatcherite and The Buska are close matched on an earlier run but the latter has the most scope and can come out on top this time.
Formwatch
Dubai Celebration 10-1 (9-4) Steadied start, held up towards rear, not clearest of runs inside final 2f, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 11, 4l behind Istiqdaam (9-11) at Carlisle 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug.
Alluring Star 10-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 8l behind Diablo Dancer (8-10) at Carlisle 7f flls hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Aug.
Sam Nombulist 12-1 (9-4) Led 2f, led again 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 12l behind Swiftly Done (9-10) at Ayr 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Aug.
Save The Bees 4-1fav (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden and effort over 2f out, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong, no impression, 5th of 15, 2 3/4l behind Goal (9-2) at Thirsk 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jul.
Ibiza Sunset (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Steadied start, held up in 8th and off the pace, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on to 3rd final 100 yards, closed on 2nd close home, 3rd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Point Du Jour (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Aug.
The Buska (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Mid-division, headway on inside over 3f out, ridden 2f out, chased winner and edged right 1f out, stayed on, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Adorable Choice (9-2) at Nottingham 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Aug.
Starbound (IRE) 10-3 (9-0) Dwelt close up, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace final furlong, went 3rd near finish, 3rd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Empress Charlotte (8-12) at Yarmouth 1m 3yo fll hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug.
Thatcherite (IRE) 5-1 (9-4) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 15l behind Wiseman's Diamond (9-0) at Newcastle 1m hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Aug.
Newport Arch 14-1 (8-13) Dwelt soon pushed along to race in mid-division, not trouble leaders, 8th of 14, 16l behind One Lucky Lady (9-0) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-75 2yo (5) gd in Oct.
Ryedale Dancer (IRE) 10-3 (8-8) Tracked leaders, challenged over 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on until headed and no extra towards finish, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Icy Blue (8-9) at Thirsk 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Aug.
Greenhead High 11-2 (9-6) Took keen hold, soon chased leader on outside until outpaced 2f out, weakened soon after, 8th of 9, 8l behind Ellie In The Pink (8-7) at Kempton 6f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Apr.
St Oswald 4-1 (8-13) With leader, ridden and every chance inside final 2f, staying on same pace when hampered inside final furlong, held towards finish, 2nd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Ted's Brother (9-7) at Newcastle 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Aug.
Magic Rhythm 10-1 (8-8) In rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to go 3rd inside final furlong, not trouble leaders, 3rd of 7, 5l behind Another Citizen (9-5) at Ayr 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Aug.
Roman Ruler (IRE) 8-1 (8-6) Made all, pushed along 2f out, held on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f app hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Aug beating Aussie Blue (9-7) by 1l, 11 ran.