Thirsk Races

Midfield - steady headway from 2f out - keeping on when bit short of room inside final 110yds - steadied towards finish - eyecatcher(op 9/2)

In touch with leaders - headway over 2f out - lost position gradually inside final furlong - weakened towards finish(op 17/2)

Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - switched right and brief headway 2f out - soon short of room and squeezed out - kept on inside final furlong - no impression final 110yds (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run approaching final 2f)(tchd 5/1)

Towards rear - steady headway on near side of group from 2f out - kept on but no impression inside final 110yds(tchd 28/1)

Held up in rear - going okay but plenty to do 3f out - kept on on far side of group from over 1f out - no impression final 110yds(op 9/1 tchd 7/1)

Midfield - outpaced 3f out - dropped to rear on far side of group over 1f out - lost touch inside final furlong(op 12/1)

Midfield - lost position over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 15/2)

Prominent - lost position when jockey looked down to see if something was amiss over 2f out - soon eased - tailed off (jockey said gelding lost his action)(op 9/1 tchd 9/2)

Slowly away - raced in last - lost touch over 2f out - soon eased - tailed off (jockey said he felt something was amiss with gelding and he therefore felt it prudent to ease gelding in closing stages; vet reported gelding was found to have an irregular heartbeat)(op 25/1 tchd 18/1 and tchd 28/1)