Post by Old Timer on May 12, 2021 11:35:42 GMT
York 13.40 Cl 2 Handicap 180 (83.8) 12f gd – 16 Run (15 at best)
Throne Hall 4-9-5 (98) Dr 4 (4.7)
’20 record: 1/1/2
’21 record: 1/1/2 Best: 187.l off 91 carrying 9-9 (Cl 3 Hcap 12f gd/fm Thirsk)
17/03/21 Cl 3 Hcap (62/91.6) 12f gd/fm Thir 9-9 1/1/F 2/7 0.75 l off 97
keen early, tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed close home
Plus: going (W); distance (F); form run lto (24 days); down 4lbs (wt);
Minus: class; course (?); up 1lb (OR); up in class;
Verdict: beat Taqereer over 10f at Doncaster and then just failed to get home over 12f at Thirsk, which suggests that he might have difficulty seeing out the trip with this kind of weight,
Ilaraab 4-9-9 (102) Dr 7 (6.3)
’20 record: 5/0/6 Best: 187.5 off 95 carrying 8-13 (Cl 2 Hcap 10.5f gd/sf York)
10/10/20 Cl 2 Hcap (156/92.5) 10.5f sf York 8-13 3/1 F 1/13 0.75 l off 95
held up towards rear, steady headway on outside over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well
Plus: class (W): going (W); course (W); won lto;
Minus: distance (?); 214-dats break; up 10lbs (wt); up 7lbs (OR):
Verdict: finished 7/10 over 8f at Newmkt but then improved to win the next five the final one over 10.5 f on sf here; making season’s debut today and has yet to try 12f, but should the trip.
My Frankel 4-9-8 (101) Dr 1 (9.8)
’20 record: 2/0/3
’21 record: 1/0/1 Best: 185.0 off 94 carrying 9-7 (Cl 3 Hcap 12f AW Kemp)
09/04/21 Cl 3 Hcap (59/91.0) 12f AW Kemp 9-7 13/8 1/5 1.25 l off 94
tracked leading pair on inside, switched left approaching final 2f, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, readily
Plus: distance (W); form run lto (33 days);
Minus: class; going (?); course (?); up 1lb (wt); up 7lbs (OR); up in c;lass;
Verdict: won first two races as a 3yo and then put in a strange run at Ascot where he finished L/10 to Shandoz (-7); back to form at Kempton last month where he was 1.25l clear of Taqareer (+6); Moore riding him today, so there’s no excuse for another Ascot debacle.
Taqareer 4-9-0 (93) Dr 8 (10.3)
’20 record: 1/1/3
’21 record: 0/2/2 Best: 176.5 off 88 carrying 9-1 (Cl 3 Hcap 12f AW Kemp)
09/04/21 Cl 3 Hcap (59/91.0) 12f AW Kemp 9-1 10/11 F 2/5 1.25 l off 88
raced keenly tracking leader, led over 10f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong
Plus: going (F); distance (F); form run lto (33 days); down 1lb (wt)
Minus: class (?); course (?); up 5lbs (OR); up in class;
Verdict: has been second Throne Hall (0) over 10f and 2nd to My Frankel (+6) over 12f this term and although he has work to do is not automatically dismissed.
Ilaraab hasn’t yet tried the 12f trip and while he looked impressive enough over the 10.5f trip here on his final run last year, he might be just short of an outing and therefore is passed over. My Frankel looked impressive last season, except for dismal showing at Ascot and with Moore riding one suspects a repeat is not expected. However, Taqareer has twice finished runner up and has a handy pull with his rivals, plus may be improving so be his taken to get the better of My Frankel, while third place is a toss-up between Throne Hall and Ilaraab which I’ll just give to Throne Hall on grounds of fitness.
Throne Hall 4-9-5 (98) Dr 4 (4.7)
’20 record: 1/1/2
’21 record: 1/1/2 Best: 187.l off 91 carrying 9-9 (Cl 3 Hcap 12f gd/fm Thirsk)
17/03/21 Cl 3 Hcap (62/91.6) 12f gd/fm Thir 9-9 1/1/F 2/7 0.75 l off 97
keen early, tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed close home
Plus: going (W); distance (F); form run lto (24 days); down 4lbs (wt);
Minus: class; course (?); up 1lb (OR); up in class;
Verdict: beat Taqereer over 10f at Doncaster and then just failed to get home over 12f at Thirsk, which suggests that he might have difficulty seeing out the trip with this kind of weight,
Ilaraab 4-9-9 (102) Dr 7 (6.3)
’20 record: 5/0/6 Best: 187.5 off 95 carrying 8-13 (Cl 2 Hcap 10.5f gd/sf York)
10/10/20 Cl 2 Hcap (156/92.5) 10.5f sf York 8-13 3/1 F 1/13 0.75 l off 95
held up towards rear, steady headway on outside over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well
Plus: class (W): going (W); course (W); won lto;
Minus: distance (?); 214-dats break; up 10lbs (wt); up 7lbs (OR):
Verdict: finished 7/10 over 8f at Newmkt but then improved to win the next five the final one over 10.5 f on sf here; making season’s debut today and has yet to try 12f, but should the trip.
My Frankel 4-9-8 (101) Dr 1 (9.8)
’20 record: 2/0/3
’21 record: 1/0/1 Best: 185.0 off 94 carrying 9-7 (Cl 3 Hcap 12f AW Kemp)
09/04/21 Cl 3 Hcap (59/91.0) 12f AW Kemp 9-7 13/8 1/5 1.25 l off 94
tracked leading pair on inside, switched left approaching final 2f, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, readily
Plus: distance (W); form run lto (33 days);
Minus: class; going (?); course (?); up 1lb (wt); up 7lbs (OR); up in c;lass;
Verdict: won first two races as a 3yo and then put in a strange run at Ascot where he finished L/10 to Shandoz (-7); back to form at Kempton last month where he was 1.25l clear of Taqareer (+6); Moore riding him today, so there’s no excuse for another Ascot debacle.
Taqareer 4-9-0 (93) Dr 8 (10.3)
’20 record: 1/1/3
’21 record: 0/2/2 Best: 176.5 off 88 carrying 9-1 (Cl 3 Hcap 12f AW Kemp)
09/04/21 Cl 3 Hcap (59/91.0) 12f AW Kemp 9-1 10/11 F 2/5 1.25 l off 88
raced keenly tracking leader, led over 10f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong
Plus: going (F); distance (F); form run lto (33 days); down 1lb (wt)
Minus: class (?); course (?); up 5lbs (OR); up in class;
Verdict: has been second Throne Hall (0) over 10f and 2nd to My Frankel (+6) over 12f this term and although he has work to do is not automatically dismissed.
Ilaraab hasn’t yet tried the 12f trip and while he looked impressive enough over the 10.5f trip here on his final run last year, he might be just short of an outing and therefore is passed over. My Frankel looked impressive last season, except for dismal showing at Ascot and with Moore riding one suspects a repeat is not expected. However, Taqareer has twice finished runner up and has a handy pull with his rivals, plus may be improving so be his taken to get the better of My Frankel, while third place is a toss-up between Throne Hall and Ilaraab which I’ll just give to Throne Hall on grounds of fitness.