Thirsk
18:05
Happy 19th Birthday Lily Watkinson Handicap (Div I)
Thirsk Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2024 Distance: 6f Type: Flat Going: Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £10.50 Place: £3.10 £2.90 £5.20 Exacta: £102.90 Tricast: £1616.41 Trifecta: £1623.20
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 10 Cold Stare (IRE) 9 G Poor David O'Meara 128 lbs 9/1 Won Towards rear up the centre - pushed along halfway - good headway over 1f out - hung right but led inside final furlong - went clear final 110yds - 1st of 8 in group(op 17/2)
2nd 2 Slainte Mhath (GB) 6 M AVG Katie Scott 135 lbs 8/1 2.25 Prominent up the centre - hung right but led over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - kept on but no match for winner - 2nd of 8 in group(op 15/2 tchd 7/1)
3rd 4 Impressor (IRE) 8 G AVG Phillip Makin 133 lbs 22/1 1.25 Midfield up the centre - smooth headway over 2f out - challenging inside final furlong - wandered around and no extra towards finish - 3rd of 8 in group(op 16/1)
4th 5 Thankuappreciate (GB) 5 G Poor Declan Carroll 133 lbs 8/1 .5 In rear up the centre - headway over 1f out - switched right and ran on inside final furlong - no extra towards finish - 4th of 8 in group (jockey said gelding was awkward leaving the stalls and slowly into stride as a result)(op 17/2 tchd 15/2 and tchd 9/1)
5th 11 Secret Road (IRE) 7 G AVG Tristan Davidson 127 lbs 13/2 1.25 Carried badly left start - prominent towards near side - led before halfway - headed over 1f out - outpaced inside final furlong - 1st of 4 in group(op 7/1 tchd 8/1)
6th 12 Rainbow Rain (GB) 5 G AVG Tracy Waggott 121 lbs 28/1 1.25 Led group up the centre - weakened gradually from over 1f out - 5th of 8 in group(op 20/1)
7th 1 Society Lion (GB) 8 G AVG Ed Dunlop 135 lbs 18/1 0.2 Prominent up the centre - lost position over 1f out - weakened final 110yds - 6th of 8 in group(op 11/1)
8th 13 Dandy Spirit (IRE) 7 G Poor Roger Fell & Sean Murray 113 lbs 33/1 0.3 In rear up the centre - some headway inside final furlong - never dangerous - 7th of 8 in group
9th 6 King's Crown (IRE) 4 G AVG Michael Dods 132 lbs 4/1J .5 Midfield up the centre - headway over 2f out - disputing second over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong - 8th of 8 in group(op 5/1)
10th 3 Music Society (IRE) 9 G Poor Tim Easterby 134 lbs 14/1 1 In rear towards near side - not pace to challenge - 2nd of 4 in group(op 12/1 tchd 11/1)
11th 8 Dark Kestrel (IRE) 4 G Poor Antony Brittain 131 lbs 50/1 1.5 Dwelt start and squeezed out start - in rear towards near side - in touch with leaders halfway - weakened from over 1f out - 3rd of 4 in group(op 25/1)
12th 7 Mersea (FR) 5 M AVG Grant Tuer 131 lbs 4/1J 12 Ducked sharply left start - led towards near side - headed and prominent before halfway - dropped to rear over 1f out - soon eased - 4th of 4 in group (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that filly was unsuited by the going on this occasion - officially described as soft - and that - in her opinion - the drying ground was riding tacky)(op 13/2)
99th 9 Huddle Up (IRE) 6 G Poor David & Nicola Barron 130 lbs 6/1 - Reared start and refused to race(tchd 11/2 and tchd 13/2)