Thirsk Races
Thirsk
18:35
Happy 19th Birthday Lily Watkinson Handicap (Div II)
Thirsk
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2024
Distance: 6f
Type: Flat
Going: Soft
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £4.50
Place: £1.80 £2.70 £2.50
Exacta: £39.10
Tricast: £192.87
Trifecta: £264.10
Non-Runners: William Dewhirst (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Gulliver (GB) | 9 G | Poor | David O'Meara | 132 lbs | 7/2F | Won | In rear - hung right but headway over 1f out - ridden and hung left but led inside final furlong - ran on well and won going away(op 9/2) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Harry's Halo (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Kevin Frost | 132 lbs | 8/1 | 2.25 | Upset in stalls - dwelt start - in rear - good headway from 3f out - led 2f out - hung right and headed inside final furlong - kept on(tchd 17/2) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Minnesota Lad (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Richard Fahey | 134 lbs | 7/1 | .5 | Dwelt start - midfield - in touch with leaders after 2f - disputing second 1f out - carried left but kept on inside final furlong | ||
| 4th | 13 | Asadjumeirah (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Antony Brittain | 116 lbs | 20/1 | 1.5 | Dwelt start - in rear - ran on from over 1f out - not reach leaders(op 16/1) | ||
| 5th | 5 | Miss Bella Brand (GB) | 6 M | AVG | Mrs Ilka Gansera-Leveque | 132 lbs | 28/1 | 1 | Midfield - headway and disputing second 2f out - challenging over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 25/1) | ||
| 6th | 4 | Mereside Diva (IRE) | 4 F | AVG | David & Nicola Barron | 133 lbs | 4/1 | .75 | Towards rear - headway over 2f out - badly squeezed out inside final furlong - not recover (jockey said filly was short of room inside final furlong)(op 9/2) | ||
| 7th | 9 | Blazing Son (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Bryan Smart | 130 lbs | 6/1 | 2.25 | Prominent - disputing second over 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 5/1) | ||
| 8th | 11 | Lord Abama (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Michael Dods | 122 lbs | 6/1 | 1.75 | Took keen hold - never better than midfield(op 13/2 tchd 11/2) | ||
| 9th | 12 | Hurstwood (GB) | 8 G | AVG |
William Pyle
(5)lbs
|
Peter Niven | 113 lbs | 33/1 | .5 | Slowly away - in rear throughout (jockey said gelding was slowly away from stalls)(op 22/1) | |
| 10th | 10 | Patontheback (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Gemma Tutty | 125 lbs | 22/1 | 3.5 | Taken down early - midfield - in touch with leaders over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 18/1) | ||
| 11th | 1 | Our Absent Friends (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Tristan Davidson | 135 lbs | 14/1 | 4 | Ducked left start - led - headed 2f out - weakened quickly from 1f out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(op 11/1) | ||
| 12th | 6 | Shandy Star (IRE) | 4 F | Poor |
Jonny Peate
(3)lbs
|
Roger Fell & Sean Murray | 129 lbs | 16/1 | 0.3 | Prominent - disputing second 3f out - lost position over 1f out - soon struggling(op 18/1) |