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14:45 Thirsk

Good To Firm

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  • Prize money: £15120
  • 0m 7f 0y
  • Class 2
  • 9 runners
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Thirsk

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

3/1 (Won)

  • Win: £3.25
  • Place: £1.20

Form: 845211 CD

Last run: 27 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 96

Form & Verdict

In good form at present, following up Haydock win in July (7f, soft) by beating Diamondonthehill (2lb better off) by a neck in a C&D handicap last time (7f, good); up 4lb and obvious contender but fast ground a concern.

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1st

3

(9)

30th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

14:45 Thirsk

Cerulean Bay

9st 9lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: David O’Meara

In good form at present, following up Haydock win in July (7f, soft) by beating Diamondonthehill (2lb better off) by a neck in a C&D handicap last time (7f, good); up 4lb and obvious contender but fast ground a concern.

3/1

1st

4

(6)

3rd Aug 2024

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

15:55 Thirsk

Cerulean Bay

9st 13lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: David O’Meara

raced in third, pushed along and pressed leaders 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, sustained duel with runner-up inside final furlong, kept on well towards finish

100/30

4/1

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 175053

Last run: 27 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 93

Form & Verdict

Dual AW winner earlier in the year, the second a 1m Listed event at Newcastle; some fair form since going handicapping on turf, notably when third at Goodwood last time (7f, good to firm); a possible.

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2nd

5

(2)

30th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

14:45 Thirsk

Cuban Tiger

9st 6lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: K R Burke

Dual AW winner earlier in the year, the second a 1m Listed event at Newcastle; some fair form since going handicapping on turf, notably when third at Goodwood last time (7f, good to firm); a possible.

4/1

3rd

7

(2)

3rd Aug 2024

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

16:10 Goodwood

Cuban Tiger

9st 0lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: K R Burke

6f success on debut, campaigned only at 1m since; Listed win on AW in March; best turf effort when fifth in York handicap (good to soft) last time, leaving the impression this switch to 7f is worth exploring; seems held by some of these rivals on Britannia form, however.

11/1

5th

14

(5)

13th Jul 2024

Good To Soft

0m 7f 192y

Class 2

14:00 York

Cuban Tiger

9st 0lb

J: Sam James

T: K R Burke

led, hampered by loose horse and switched left 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, weakened inside final 110yds

16/1

10/1

  • Place: £2.30

Form: 620623 CD

Last run: 27 days

W: 9st 5lb

7 yo Colt

OR: 87

Form & Verdict

Strike-rate of 3-37, last of those three wins was off 3lb lower in this race in 2023; in fair form recently (third to Cerulean Bay and Diamondonthehill over C&D last time); chance.

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1st

2

(4)

6th Sep 2024

Good To Soft

0m 6f 212y

Class 3

16:20 Haydock

Persuasion

9st 13lb

J: Callum Rodriguez

T: David & Nicola Barron

Has a modest 3-38 strike-rate but he went close in this last year and has run well to be placed on his last three starts; can be thereabouts.

6/1

3rd

7

(8)

30th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

14:45 Thirsk

Persuasion

9st 5lb

J: Callum Rodriguez

T: David & Nicola Barron

Strike-rate of 3-37, last of those three wins was off 3lb lower in this race in 2023; in fair form recently (third to Cerulean Bay and Diamondonthehill over C&D last time); chance.

10/1

OUR TIP

Form: 005-04 D

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 12lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 94

Form & Verdict

Only turf success was over 6f on good to soft on debut in 2020; mainly out of form in a light campaign in 2023; best run for a while when an unlucky fourth last time at Haydock (7f, good to firm; squeezed for room at a vital stage); interesting in first-time cheekpieces (has worn a visor).

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4th

2

(1)

30th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

14:45 Thirsk

Rhythm Master

9st 12lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: Geoffrey Harker

Only turf success was over 6f on good to soft on debut in 2020; mainly out of form in a light campaign in 2023; best run for a while when an unlucky fourth last time at Haydock (7f, good to firm; squeezed for room at a vital stage); interesting in first-time cheekpieces (has worn a visor).

8/1

4th

2

(7)

10th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

0m 7f 37y

Class 3

18:25 Haydock

Rhythm Master

10st 1lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: Geoffrey Harker

Smart at his best but quite lightly raced in recent years; well down the field when 50-1 for last month's seasonal/stable debut, and his current ability is tricky to gauge.

25/1

10th

5

(1)

13th Jul 2024

Good To Soft

0m 7f 192y

Class 2

14:00 York

Rhythm Master

9st 10lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: Geoffrey Harker

dwelt start, in rear, some headway inside final furlong, never on terms

33/1

Form: 808247 C

Last run: 27 days

W: 9st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 86

Form & Verdict

Couple of decent runs at York in June/July (7f, good to soft) and not beaten far when seventh to Cerulean Bay over C&D last time (good); best with give in the ground, so any rain a positive.

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5th

9

(3)

30th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

14:45 Thirsk

Quest For Fun

9st 4lb

J: Sean Kirrane

T: Tim Easterby

Couple of decent runs at York in June/July (7f, good to soft) and not beaten far when seventh to Cerulean Bay over C&D last time (good); best with give in the ground, so any rain a positive.

10/1

7th

2

(9)

3rd Aug 2024

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

15:55 Thirsk

Quest For Fun

10st 0lb

J: David Allan

T: Tim Easterby

led

5/1

4th

10

(16)

12th Jul 2024

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

14:05 York

Quest For Fun

9st 1lb

J: David Allan

T: Tim Easterby

midfield, in touch with leaders 2f out, pressed leader briefly over 1f out, lost position gradually inside final furlong

13/2

9/1

Form: 631001 D

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 5lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 87

Form & Verdict

Not particularly consistent but has won two 7f handicaps at Newbury this season, the latest off 5lb higher last month (7f, good); also ran well when a close third to two dead-heaters, including Diamondonthehill, over C&D in May (good to firm); could go well.

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6th

8

(6)

30th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

14:45 Thirsk

Woodstock

9st 5lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Ruth Carr

Not particularly consistent but has won two 7f handicaps at Newbury this season, the latest off 5lb higher last month (7f, good); also ran well when a close third to two dead-heaters, including Diamondonthehill, over C&D in May (good to firm); could go well.

9/1

1st

1

(4)

16th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

16:20 Newbury

Woodstock

10st 2lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Ruth Carr

Has finished well down the field since beating Red Maids over C&D in July and he's hard to trust.

12/1

10th

5

(10)

25th Jul 2024

Good To Firm

0m 7f 3y

Class 3

19:00 Yarmouth

Woodstock

9st 5lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Ruth Carr

towards rear

16/1

Form: 210-71 D

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 93

Form & Verdict

Won a Newbury conditions race last September (7f, soft); best run since when winning Lingfield AW handicap last time (7f; 10-1); up 6lb, acts on good to firm and could go well.

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7th

6

(4)

30th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

14:45 Thirsk

Serene Seraph

9st 6lb

J: James Doyle

T: Richard Hannon

Won a Newbury conditions race last September (7f, soft); best run since when winning Lingfield AW handicap last time (7f; 10-1); up 6lb, acts on good to firm and could go well.

13/2

1st

1

(1)

13th Aug 2024

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 4

14:45 Lingfield (AW)

Serene Seraph

9st 11lb

J: James Doyle

T: Richard Hannon

took keen hold, midfield

7/1

7th

1

(4)

18th May 2024

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

14:05 Newmarket

Serene Seraph

9st 9lb

J: Alec Voikhansky

T: Richard Hannon

pulled hard, prominent up the centre, weakened from 2f out

5/1

Form: 713727 CD

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 7lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 89

Form & Verdict

Dead-heated for first here in May (7f, good to firm) and good run two outings ago when second to Cerulean Bay (2lb worse off for a neck) over C&D (good); bit disappointing last time but didn't get the best of runs.

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8th

4

(5)

30th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

14:45 Thirsk

Diamondonthehill

9st 7lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Michael Dods

Dead-heated for first here in May (7f, good to firm) and good run two outings ago when second to Cerulean Bay (2lb worse off for a neck) over C&D (good); bit disappointing last time but didn't get the best of runs.

7/1

7th

3

(6)

10th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

1m 0f 37y

Class 3

14:25 Haydock

Diamondonthehill

9st 12lb

J: David Probert

T: Michael Dods

Dead-heated at Thirsk (7f, good to firm) in May and went close there (7f, good) last Saturday; ran well when runner-up in this race last year (good) and could be thereabouts once more.

8/1

2nd

1

(8)

3rd Aug 2024

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

15:55 Thirsk

Diamondonthehill

10st 0lb

J: Shane Gray

T: Michael Dods

held up in rear, steady headway and going easily 2f out, went second 1f out, sustained duel with winner inside final furlong, no extra towards finish

10/1

15/2

Form: -61303 D

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 13lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict

Veteran; mainly in good form this season, winning at Chelmsford in April (7f) and last time finishing a close third in a valuable handicap at Newbury (7f, good to firm: 50-1); only fifth after missing the break in this race last season, but in better form this time.

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9th

1

(7)

30th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

14:45 Thirsk

Documenting

9st 13lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Kevin Frost

Veteran; mainly in good form this season, winning at Chelmsford in April (7f) and last time finishing a close third in a valuable handicap at Newbury (7f, good to firm: 50-1); only fifth after missing the break in this race last season, but in better form this time.

15/2

3rd

4

(12)

17th Aug 2024

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

15:00 Newbury

Documenting

9st 8lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: Kevin Frost

Won a six-runner renewal of this race in 2022; both wins since have been on AW, latterly this April, but his turf record has become less persuasive and this veteran was last of 11 at Chester 13 days ago following a break.

50/1

11th

3

(9)

4th Aug 2024

Good

0m 7f 1y

Class 2

16:35 Chester

Documenting

9st 10lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Kevin Frost

Into the veteran stage but arrives in good form, having won at Chelmsford (7f) before finishing third here behind Percy's Lad; entitled to be involved.

20/1

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Payout
Exacta £103.00
Straight Forecast £88.60
Tricast £393.40
Trifecta £529.00

Selections

The Times:

Cerulean Bay

TOPSPEED:

Cuban Tiger

RP RATINGS:

Serene Seraph

SPOTLIGHT:

Persuasion

POSTDATA:

Quest For Fun

Telegraph:

Cuban Tiger

The Guardian:

Cuban Tiger

The Star:

Serene Seraph

D Express:

Cerulean Bay

Daily Mirror:

Cerulean Bay

The Sun:

Cerulean Bay

Daily Record:

Cerulean Bay

Daily Mail:

Persuasion