Thirsk
14:32
Betting Better With Sky Bet Handicap
Thirsk Date: Sat, 20 May 2023 Distance: 5f Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £9.10 Place: £2.60 £2.60 £1.60 Exacta: £73.20 Tricast: £170.15 Trifecta: £250.60
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Navello (GB) 5 G AVG George Boughey 134 lbs 7/1 Won In rear - outpaced and pushed along after 1f - headway into midfield halfway - keeping on over 1f out - ridden and went third final 110yds - led towards finish - won going away(op 13/2 tchd 8/1)
2nd 9 Prospect (GB) 6 G Poor Paul Midgley 118 lbs 7/1 .75 Midfield - pushed along 2f out - headway and in touch with leaders 1f out - ridden inside final furlong - led final 110yds - headed towards finish - no match for winner(tchd 13/2)
3rd 2 Sampers Seven (IRE) 6 M Poor Michael Appleby 135 lbs 11/4F .75 Taken down early - awkward start - took keen hold - led - going easily 2f out - shaken up over 1f out - ridden and unbalanced inside final furlong - headed final 110yds - no extra towards finish(op 10/3)
4th 8 Count d'Orsay (IRE) 9 G AVG Tim Easterby 123 lbs 12/1 0.3 Midfield on far side of group - pushed along 2f out - keeping on 1f out - ridden inside final furlong - no extra final 110yds(op 9/1)
5th 4 Papa Don't Preach (IRE) 5 G Poor Kevin Frost 133 lbs 6/1 0.3 Taken down early - ducked right start - soon recovered and prominent - pushed along 2f out - ridden over 1f out - kept on until no impression final 110yds(op 7/1)
6th 5 Leodis Dream (IRE) 8 G AVG Paul Midgley 127 lbs 20/1 .75 Taken down early - in touch with leaders on near side of group - pushed along halfway - ridden over 1f out - no impression inside final furlong(op 16/1)
7th 11 Kitaab (GB) 5 G Poor Ian Williams 116 lbs 50/1 .5 Raced in last - outpaced and pushed along halfway - still plenty to do over 1f out - some headway final 110yds - nearest finish (inquiry was held into running and riding of gelding; jockey stated his instructions were to jump out and ride gelding as he found him; he explained that he felt the early pace was very strong and that gelding was always behind the bridle; he added that gelding was showing a tendency to hang left - and that in his opinion this was owing to gelding not handling the good ground - which he felt was riding quicker than the official description - and that he had stayed on at one pace past beaten horses to obtain the best possible placing)(op 28/1 tchd 25/1)
8th 10 J R Cavagin (IRE) 6 G AVG Paul Midgley 118 lbs 18/1 0.2 Midfield - outpaced and pushed along halfway - ridden over 1f out - no impression inside final furlong - weakened final 110yds(op 16/1)
9th 6 Lullaby Bay (GB) 4 F AVG Kevin Ryan 129 lbs 8/1 0.2 In rear - pushed along halfway - ridden and some headway towards near side over 1f out - no impression inside final furlong(op 6/1)
10th 1 Mid Winster (GB) 7 M Poor Paul Midgley 135 lbs 13/2 0.05 Taken down early - in touch with leaders on far side of group - pushed along halfway - ridden and lost position over 1f out - weakened gradually final 110yds(tchd 6/1)
11th 7 A Pint Of Bear (IRE) 6 G AVG Scott Dixon 129 lbs 9/1 3.75 Ducked right start - midfield on near side of group - pushed along halfway - soon ridden - weakened from 1f out(op 16/1)