Thirsk
15:00
Theakston Simply The Best Classified Stakes
Thirsk Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2024 Distance: 6f Type: Flat Going: Good To Firm Class: Class 6 Surface: Turf
Win: £7 Place: £2.80 £6.70 £3.10 Exacta: £149.20 Trifecta: £995.50
Non-Runners: Blue Jay Way (self certificate), War Zone (travel problems)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 7 Eternal Sunshine (GB) 5 M AVG Jim Goldie 135 lbs 6/1 Won In touch with leaders - smooth headway halfway - led 2f out - soon hung badly left - ridden and ran on well inside final furlong - always doing enough
2nd 17 Calafrio (GB) 4 F Poor Philip Kirby 128 lbs 16/1 .5 Prominent - pressed leaders 2f out - ran on inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(op 22/1 tchd 18/1 and tchd 25/1)
3rd 1 Ustath (GB) 8 G Poor Roger Fell & Sean Murray 139 lbs 9/1 1.75 Prominent against near rail - pressed leaders over 1f out - lost position briefly inside final furlong - ran on towards finish - went third again post(op 13/2)
4th 16 Variety Island (GB) 5 G Poor Simon Whitaker 135 lbs 9/1 0.05 Midfield - outpaced 2f out - edged left over 1f out - ran on inside final furlong - briefly went third towards finish - kept on(op 15/2)
5th 4 Birdie Bowers (IRE) 8 G Poor David Thompson 135 lbs 33/1 0.3 Led - headed 2f out - lost position gradually inside final furlong(tchd 40/1)
6th 2 Ben Dikduk (IRE) 4 G Poor Mark Walford 135 lbs 11/2F 1 Midfield - hung left but kept on from over 1f out - never dangerous(op 15/2)
7th 6 Delagate The Lady (GB) 8 M Poor Roger Fell & Sean Murray 135 lbs 33/1 1.5 Prominent - hung left and lost position gradually inside final furlong - weakened inside final furlong(op 28/1)
8th 8 Flavius Titus (GB) 10 G AVG Danny Brooke 128 lbs 10/1 .5 Held up in rear - steady headway on far side of group from 2f out - never on terms(op 8/1)
9th 9 Gidwa (IRE) 5 G Poor Brian Ellison 135 lbs 17/2 0.3 Towards rear - steady headway from over 1f out - switched right inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(tchd 8/1)
10th 12 Kitbag (GB) 4 G Poor Linda Perratt 130 lbs 12/1 0.3 In touch with leaders - brief headway 2f out - hung badly left over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 14/1)
11th 3 Bernie The Bear (IRE) 5 G Poor Linda Perratt 135 lbs 11/1 0.1 Towards rear - brief headway on far side of group 2f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(tchd 10/1)
12th 18 Just Typical (GB) 4 G AVG Ian Williams 128 lbs 33/1 0.2 Held up in rear - outpaced over 2f out - carried head high but kept on from over 1f out - never on terms(tchd 50/1)
13th 14 Secret Daay (GB) 6 G Poor David Thompson 135 lbs 16/1 1.5 Prominent - lost position 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 14/1)
14th 10 Glorious Rio (IRE) 7 G Poor Stella Barclay 135 lbs 25/1 0.2 Held up in rear - outpaced 2f out - steady headway from over 1f out - no telling impression(op 20/1 tchd 28/1)
15th 19 Thea Bell (GB) 3 F Poor Brian Ellison 128 lbs 250/1 2.25 Midfield - outpaced and reminders halfway - weakened inside final furlong(op 100/1)
16th 15 See My Baby Jive (GB) 9 M Poor Donald Whillans 135 lbs 11/1 7.5 Never going well - in touch with leaders - outpaced and raced awkwardly after 1f - dropped to rear 2f out - unbalanced over 1f out - soon lost touch and eased(op 16/1)
17th 11 Irish Dancer (IRE) 5 G AVG Declan Carroll 132 lbs 11/1 1.75 In touch with leaders - lost ground quickly 2f out - soon hung left - weakened and lost touch inside final furlong (jockey said gelding weakened inside final furlong)(op 8/1 tchd 12/1)
18th 13 Metal Beau (IRE) 4 G Poor Sarah Hollinshead 135 lbs 200/1 5 Never going well - held up in rear - outpaced halfway - detached on far side of group when drifted right 2f out - eased inside final furlong(op 125/1)