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THIRSK 15:25

Name: THEAKSTON LIGHTFOOT HANDICAP (3)
Start: 2015-08-28T13:50:00
End: 2015-08-28T17:05:00
Location: Thirsk

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15:25 Friday 28 August 2015
THEAKSTON LIGHTFOOT HANDICAP (3)	Distance : 6f
Prize : £7,439 Rated : (0-95) Age : 3yo+ Race Type : Flat Surface : Turf	Going : Gd/Sft
Race Type : Flat	Surface : Turf

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Pos (Draw)	Pos (Draw)	Btn	Horse Name	Horse Name		TFR		Tfig	Jockey	Age	Wgt	ISP	ISP	BSP	Hi/Lo
Pos (Draw)		Btn	Pedigree	Jockey & Trainer		TFR		Tfig	Trainer	(Equip)	(OR)	(Place)	ISP	BSP	Hi/Lo

1 (11)	1 (11)		5. ECCLESTON	5. ECCLESTON	-12 <	101	-7 >	88	Daniel Tudhope	4	9-7	5/16f	5/16f
1 (11)			bg ACCLAMATION 118 - MISS MEGGY 97 PIVOTAL 124	J: Daniel Tudhope T: David O'Meara Age: 4 Wgt: 9-7 Eq: (v) OR: 91	-12 <	101	-7 >	88	David O'Meara	(v)	(91)		5/16f
built on the promise of his fourth in the Great St Wilfrid (first home on the 'wrong' side of the track), producing a career best to justify market support; dwelt, raced mid-division stand side, travelled smoothly, headway over 1f out, quickened to lead final 1f, ridden out; entered in the Ayr Gold Cup, he appeals as an ideal type for the race or one of its consolation prizes.
slowly away, mid-division, headway over 1f out, led final 1f, ridden out
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2 (16)	2 (16)	¾	2. ANOTHER WISE KID (IRE)	2. ANOTHER WISE KID (IRE)	-16 <	101	-5 >	89	Graham Lee	7	9-10	14/115	14/115
2 (16)		¾	bg WHIPPER (USA) 126 - ROMANCING 79 DR DEVIOUS (IRE) 127	J: Graham Lee T: Paul Midgley Age: 7 Wgt: 9-10 OR: 94	-16 <	101	-5 >	89	Paul Midgley		(94)		14/115
chased home Eccleston when second of 5 in his group at Ripon and repeated the feat, rallying having looked set to be swamped over 1f out, now 5 lb lower than when runner-up on his reappearance; raced stand side, prominent, driven 2f out, kept on.
prominent, under pressure 2f out, kept on
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3 (8)	3 (8)	nk	18. ADAM'S ALE	18. ADAM'S ALE	-2 <	91	-6 >	79	Silvestre De Sousa	6	9-1	8/19	8/19
3 (8)		nk	bg ISHIGURU (USA) 114p - AQUA 51 MISTER BAILEYS 123	J: Silvestre De Sousa T: Mark Walford Age: 6 Wgt: 9-1 OR: 85	-2 <	91	-6 >	79	Mark Walford		(85)		8/19
ran well, the only horse drawn in single figures to finish in the first 5, deserving extra credit on that score, though as his record indicates - he does find it hard to get his head in front; raced stand side, in touch, led over 1f out, headed final 1f, one paced.
in touch, led over 1f out, headed final 1f, one paced
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4 (15)	4 (15)	¾	4. JOHARA (IRE)	4. JOHARA (IRE)	+3 <	95+	>	84	Ashley Morgan (3)	4	9-8	14/115	14/115
4 (15)		¾	bf IFFRAAJ 127 - HURRICANE IRENE (IRE) GREEN DESERT (USA) 127	J: Ashley Morgan (3) T: Chris Wall Age: 4 Wgt: 9-8 OR: 92	+3 <	95+	>	84	Chris Wall		(92)		14/115
shaped with plenty of encouragement returning from 13 months off and should be kept on side in the weeks ahead, a winner on soft ground and still relatively unexposed in sprinting terms; raced stand side, in rear, headway when had to pick way through 1f out, finished well.
rear, headway when weaved through 1f out, finished well
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5 (20)	5 (20)	¾	3. HOOF IT	3. HOOF IT	-1 <	93	+9 >	82	Graham Gibbons	8	9-9	8/19	8/19
5 (20)		¾	bg MONSIEUR BOND (IRE) 120 - FOREVER BOND DANETIME (IRE) 121	J: Graham Gibbons T: Michael Easterby Age: 8 Wgt: 9-9 Eq: (b) OR: 93	-1 <	93	+9 >	82	Michael Easterby	(b)	(93)		8/19
turned in his best effort of 2015, well drawn, whether he can build on this up for debate, on a long losing run after all, though is absolutely thrown in even on last year's form if he can; driven out of stalls to grab stand side rail, led overall, headed over 1f out, one paced.
led overall, headed over 1f out, one paced
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6 (9)	6 (9)	½	9. GEORGE DRYDEN (IRE)	9. GEORGE DRYDEN (IRE)	-27 <	90	+17 >	79	P. J. McDonald	3	9-5	25/126	25/126
6 (9)		½	grg ZEBEDEE 113 - KEY TO FORTUNE (GER) 86 BIG SHUFFLE (USA) 122	J: P. J. McDonald T: Ann Duffield Age: 3 Wgt: 9-5 OR: 92	-27 <	90	+17 >	79	Ann Duffield		(92)		25/126
got back on track after 7 weeks off, though despite a slight ease in the weights is no more than averagely treated, certainly for a race of this nature; dwelt, raced stand side, mid-division, headway over 1f out, one paced.
slowly away, mid-division, headway over 1f out, one paced
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7 (7)	7 (7)	½	12. MESHARDAL (GER)	12. MESHARDAL (GER)	+3 <	84+	-11 >	74	James Sullivan	5	9-4	14/115	14/115
7 (7)		½	bg SHAMARDAL (USA) 129 - MELODY FAIR (IRE) - MONTJEU (IRE) 137	J: James Sullivan T: Ruth Carr Age: 5 Wgt: 9-4 OR: 88	+3 <	84+	-11 >	74	Ruth Carr		(88)		14/115
continues in form, more so than his last 2 starts would suggest, the lowest drawn horse to come and join the main body of the field; raced stand side, waited with, headway 1f out, never a threat.
held up, headway 1f out, never on terms
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8 (14)	8 (14)	½	16. REX IMPERATOR	16. REX IMPERATOR	+5 <	79+	+16 >	69	David Nolan	6	9-1	8/19	8/19
8 (14)		½	bg ROYAL APPLAUSE 124 - ELIDORE 95 DANETIME (IRE) 121	J: David Nolan T: David O'Meara Age: 6 Wgt: 9-1 Eq: (s) OR: 85	+5 <	79+	+16 >	69	David O'Meara	(s)	(85)		8/19
shaped better than the bare result, unlucky not to finish closer; restless in stalls, in touch stand side, shuffled back when not clear run 2f out, denied a run final 1f, not recover; is hard to catch right nowadays, but remains dangerously handicapped.
in touch, shuffled back, not clear run 2f out, not clear run final 1f, not recover
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9 (4)	9 (4)	3½	19. HARWOODS VOLANTE (IRE)	19. HARWOODS VOLANTE (IRE)	+22 <	64+	+27 >	55	Josh Doyle (7)	4	8-13	16/117	16/117
9 (4)		3½	chg KHELEYF (USA) 116 - SEMIQUAVER (IRE) MARK OF ESTEEM (IRE) 137	J: Josh Doyle (7) T: David O'Meara Age: 4 Wgt: 8-13 OR: 83	+22 <	64+	+27 >	55	David O'Meara		(83)		16/117
is probably worth treating as still in good form, faring best of the small group who raced far side, prominent until fading inside the final 1f.
prominent, ridden over 2f out, faded final 1f
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10 (3)	10 (3)	¾	8. MAJESTIC MYLES (IRE)	8. MAJESTIC MYLES (IRE)	+6 <	67+	+6 >	59	Natalie Hambling (7)	7	9-5	33/134	33/134
10 (3)		¾	bg MAJESTIC MISSILE (IRE) 118 - GALA STYLE (IRE) ELNADIM (USA) 128	J: Natalie Hambling (7) T: Richard Fahey Age: 7 Wgt: 9-5 OR: 89	+6 <	67+	+6 >	59	Richard Fahey		(89)		33/134
again apprentice-ridden, fared no better than on his belated reappearance, hard to be confident how much ability he retains, though low draw does provide an obvious excuse; raced far side, mid-division, stumbled over 2f out, made no impression.
mid-division, stumbled over 2f out, no impression
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11 (1)	11 (1)	½	10. SOUVILLE	10. SOUVILLE	+19 <	65+	+10 >	57	David Allan	4	9-5	14/115	14/115
11 (1)		½	bf DALAKHANI (IRE) 133 - ROYALE DANEHILL (IRE) DANEHILL (USA) 126	J: David Allan T: Chris Wall Age: 4 Wgt: 9-5 OR: 89	+19 <	65+	+10 >	57	Chris Wall		(89)		14/115
is better judged on previous form, having a hopeless task from her position (worst of the draw), the drop back in trip liable to suit another day; dwelt, waited with far side, pushed along over 2f out, made no impression and not knocked about when it was clear she wasn't going to be involved.
slowly away, held up, pushed along over 2f out, no impression
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12 (2)	12 (2)	sh	7. MY NAME IS RIO (IRE)	7. MY NAME IS RIO (IRE)	+19 <	66+	+24 >	58	Paul Mulrennan	5	9-6	10/111	10/111
12 (2)		sh	chg CAPTAIN RIO 122 - WALK IN MY SHADOW (IRE) 71 ORPEN (USA) 116	J: Paul Mulrennan T: Michael Dods Age: 5 Wgt: 9-6 OR: 90	+19 <	66+	+24 >	58	Michael Dods		(90)		10/111
had a bad draw and this is best overlooked; raced far side, in touch, ridden when hung left over 1f out, faded.
in touch, ridden when hung left over 1f out, faded
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13 (13)	13 (13)	½	6. SNAP SHOTS (IRE)	6. SNAP SHOTS (IRE)	+32 <	67	+1 >	59	Tony Hamilton	3	9-6	12/113	12/113
13 (13)		½	bg KODIAC 112 - REFUSE TO GIVE UP (IRE) - REFUSE TO BEND (IRE) 128	J: Tony Hamilton T: Tom Dascombe Age: 3 Wgt: 9-6 Eq: (v+t) OR: 93	+32 <	67	+1 >	59	Tom Dascombe	(v+t)	(93)		12/113
ran poorly with a first-time visor added to the tongue tie, backing out of things rather tamely; raced stand side, close up, folded over 1f out.
close up, weakened over 1f out
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14 (18)	14 (18)	nk	1. LOVE ISLAND	1. LOVE ISLAND	+30 <	67	+24 >	60	George Chaloner	6	9-10	20/121	20/121
14 (18)		nk	bm ACCLAMATION 118 - SALLY TRAFFIC 57 RIVER FALLS 113	J: George Chaloner T: Richard Whitaker Age: 6 Wgt: 9-10 Eq: (h+t) OR: 94	+30 <	67	+24 >	60	Richard Whitaker	(h+t)	(94)		20/121
followed a good run with a below-par one as is her wont this year, the hood and tongue strap combination failing to work a second time; raced stand side, mid-division, beaten when met some trouble over 1f out.
mid-division, held when not clear run over 1f out
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15 (5)	15 (5)	½	11. ENGLISHMAN	11. ENGLISHMAN	+10 <	60+	+23 >	53	Shane Gray	5	9-5	50/151	50/151
15 (5)		½	bg ROYAL APPLAUSE 124 - TESARY 98 DANEHILL (USA) 126	J: Shane Gray T: Milton Bradley Age: 5 Wgt: 9-5 OR: 89	+10 <	60+	+23 >	53	Milton Bradley		(89)		50/151
has something to prove overall, but shouldn't be assessed on this run after 12 weeks off; poorly drawn and raced far side, led group, shaken up approaching 2f out, faded 1f out.
led group, shaken up approaching 2f out, faded 1f out
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16 (10)	16 (10)	1	15. SEE THE SUN	15. SEE THE SUN	+1 <	54	+3 >	48	Dougie Costello	4	9-3	28/129	28/129
16 (10)		1	chg ASSERTIVE 121 - COCABANA 69 CAPTAIN RIO 122	J: Dougie Costello T: Tim Easterby Age: 4 Wgt: 9-3 Eq: (s) OR: 87	+1 <	54	+3 >	48	Tim Easterby	(s)	(87)		28/129
campaign has been a disappointing one, his second at Newcastle in June a standout, again lacking in the finish, cheekpieces reinstated in place of blinkers; raced stand side, in touch, every chance over 1f out, faltered entering final 1f.
in touch, every chance over 1f out, faltered entering final 1f
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17 (12)	17 (12)	1½	17. BARKSTON ASH	17. BARKSTON ASH	+35 <	46	+16 >	41	Neil Farley	7	9-1	20/121	20/121
17 (12)		1½	bg KYLLACHY 129 - AE KAE AE (USA) KING OF KINGS (IRE) 125	J: Neil Farley T: Eric Alston Age: 7 Wgt: 9-1 Eq: (s) OR: 85	+35 <	46	+16 >	41	Eric Alston	(s)	(85)		20/121
no sign of an upturn, this a thoroughly laboured effort; raced off the pace stand side, soon off bridle, never on terms.
off pace, never on terms
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18 (19)	18 (19)	2½	20. AMBITIOUS ICARUS	20. AMBITIOUS ICARUS	+48 <	34	+42 >	31	Paddy Mathers	6	8-13	25/126	25/126
18 (19)		2½	bg STRIKING AMBITION 122 - NESTING BOX GRAND LODGE (USA) 125	J: Paddy Mathers T: Richard Guest Age: 6 Wgt: 8-13 Eq: (es) OR: 83	+48 <	34	+42 >	31	Richard Guest	(es)	(83)		25/126
ran one of his lesser races; reared leaving stalls, mid-division, soon off bridle struggling to maintain pitch against stand rail, weakened 2f out, eased off.
slowly away, mid-division, weakened 2f out, eased
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19 (17)	19 (17)	2¼	14. MAPPIN TIME (IRE)	14. MAPPIN TIME (IRE)	+38 <	29	+39 >	27	Rachel Richardson (5)	7	9-3	33/134	33/134
19 (17)		2¼	bg ORIENTATE (USA) 127 - DIFFERENT STORY (USA) STRAVINSKY (USA) 133	J: Rachel Richardson (5) T: Tim Easterby Age: 7 Wgt: 9-3 Eq: (b+es) OR: 87	+38 <	29	+39 >	27	Tim Easterby	(b+es)	(87)		33/134
back up in trip, offered little after 11 weeks off; raced stand side, always behind.
always behind
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20 (6)	20 (6)	5	13. LINKS DRIVE LADY	13. LINKS DRIVE LADY	+70 <	10	+84 >	11	Robert Winston	7	9-4	28/129	28/129
20 (6)		5	brm STRIKING AMBITION 122 - MISKINA 67 MARK OF ESTEEM (IRE) 137	J: Robert Winston T: Dean Ivory Age: 7 Wgt: 9-4 OR: 88	+70 <	10	+84 >	11	Dean Ivory		(88)		28/129
inconsistent this season, nevertheless shaped much better than the distance beaten suggests, attempting to get into a challenging position from her poor draw telling late on; raced far side, mid-division, headway when tacked across to join stand side group over 2f out, faltered final 1f and eased.
mid-division, headway when switched over 2f out, faltered final 1f
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All 20 ran.	Winning Owner: Mr David W. Armstrong
Time: 1m 11.12s Closing Sectional: (3f): 35.35s (100.6%)
Overrounds: Industry SP 131%, Betfair SP 102.5%
An open sprint handicap, though with the action typically unfolding against the stand rail the sextet who stayed far side from the 6 lowest stalls had no chance, the well-backed Eccleston coming through to score with a shade of authority. ECCLESTON built on the promise of his fourth in the Great St Wilfrid (first home on the 'wrong' side of the track), producing a career best to justify market support; dwelt, raced mid-division stand side, travelled smoothly, headway over 1f out, quickened to lead final 1f, ridden out; entered in the Ayr Gold Cup, he appeals as an ideal type for the race or one of its consolation prizes. ANOTHER WISE KID (IRE) chased home Eccleston when second of 5 in his group at Ripon and repeated the feat, rallying having looked set to be swamped over 1f out, now 5 lb lower than when runner-up on his reappearance; raced stand side, prominent, driven 2f out, kept on. ADAM'S ALE ran well, the only horse drawn in single figures to finish in the first 5, deserving extra credit on that score, though as his record indicates - he does find it hard to get his head in front; raced stand side, in touch, led over 1f out, headed final 1f, one paced. JOHARA (IRE) shaped with plenty of encouragement returning from 13 months off and should be kept on side in the weeks ahead, a winner on soft ground and still relatively unexposed in sprinting terms; raced stand side, in rear, headway when had to pick way through 1f out, finished well. HOOF IT turned in his best effort of 2015, well drawn, whether he can build on this up for debate, on a long losing run after all, though is absolutely thrown in even on last year's form if he can; driven out of stalls to grab stand side rail, led overall, headed over 1f out, one paced. GEORGE DRYDEN (IRE) got back on track after 7 weeks off, though despite a slight ease in the weights is no more than averagely treated, certainly for a race of this nature; dwelt, raced stand side, mid-division, headway over 1f out, one paced. MESHARDAL (GER) continues in form, more so than his last 2 starts would suggest, the lowest drawn horse to come and join the main body of the field; raced stand side, waited with, headway 1f out, never a threat. REX IMPERATOR shaped better than the bare result, unlucky not to finish closer; restless in stalls, in touch stand side, shuffled back when not clear run 2f out, denied a run final 1f, not recover; is hard to catch right nowadays, but remains dangerously handicapped. HARWOODS VOLANTE (IRE) is probably worth treating as still in good form, faring best of the small group who raced far side, prominent until fading inside the final 1f. MAJESTIC MYLES (IRE) again apprentice-ridden, fared no better than on his belated reappearance, hard to be confident how much ability he retains, though low draw does provide an obvious excuse; raced far side, mid-division, stumbled over 2f out, made no impression. SOUVILLE is better judged on previous form, having a hopeless task from her position (worst of the draw), the drop back in trip liable to suit another day; dwelt, waited with far side, pushed along over 2f out, made no impression and not knocked about when it was clear she wasn't going to be involved. MY NAME IS RIO (IRE) had a bad draw and this is best overlooked; raced far side, in touch, ridden when hung left over 1f out, faded. SNAP SHOTS (IRE) ran poorly with a first-time visor added to the tongue tie, backing out of things rather tamely; raced stand side, close up, folded over 1f out. LOVE ISLAND followed a good run with a below-par one as is her wont this year, the hood and tongue strap combination failing to work a second time; raced stand side, mid-division, beaten when met some trouble over 1f out. ENGLISHMAN has something to prove overall, but shouldn't be assessed on this run after 12 weeks off; poorly drawn and raced far side, led group, shaken up approaching 2f out, faded 1f out. SEE THE SUN campaign has been a disappointing one, his second at Newcastle in June a standout, again lacking in the finish, cheekpieces reinstated in place of blinkers; raced stand side, in touch, every chance over 1f out, faltered entering final 1f. BARKSTON ASH no sign of an upturn, this a thoroughly laboured effort; raced off the pace stand side, soon off bridle, never on terms. AMBITIOUS ICARUS ran one of his lesser races; reared leaving stalls, mid-division, soon off bridle struggling to maintain pitch against stand rail, weakened 2f out, eased off. MAPPIN TIME (IRE) back up in trip, offered little after 11 weeks off; raced stand side, always behind. LINKS DRIVE LADY inconsistent this season, nevertheless shaped much better than the distance beaten suggests, attempting to get into a challenging position from her poor draw telling late on; raced far side, mid-division, headway when tacked across to join stand side group over 2f out, faltered final 1f and eased.

15:25 Thirsk Result on Friday 28 August 2015

The 6F 15:25 THEAKSTON LIGHTFOOT HANDICAP (3) at Thirsk was run on Gd/Sft. It was open to 3yo+ and had a prize fund of £7,439. There were 20 runners. The winning horse was ECCLESTON who won by ¾. ECCLESTON was ridden by Daniel Tudhope. ECCLESTON had an industry starting price (ISP) of 5/1f.

How the rest of the runners fared:

ANOTHER WISE KID (IRE) finished 2nd and was beaten by 0.75 - they had an ISP of 14/1
ADAM'S ALE finished 3rd and was beaten by 0.95 - they had an ISP of 8/1
JOHARA (IRE) finished 4th and was beaten by 1.70 - they had an ISP of 14/1
HOOF IT finished 5th and was beaten by 2.45 - they had an ISP of 8/1
GEORGE DRYDEN (IRE) finished 6th and was beaten by 2.95 - they had an ISP of 25/1
MESHARDAL (GER) finished 7th and was beaten by 3.45 - they had an ISP of 14/1
REX IMPERATOR finished 8th and was beaten by 3.95 - they had an ISP of 8/1
HARWOODS VOLANTE (IRE) finished 9th and was beaten by 7.5 - they had an ISP of 16/1
MAJESTIC MYLES (IRE) finished 10th and was beaten by 8 - they had an ISP of 33/1
SOUVILLE finished 11th and was beaten by 8.5 - they had an ISP of 14/1
MY NAME IS RIO (IRE) finished 12th and was beaten by 9 - they had an ISP of 10/1
SNAP SHOTS (IRE) finished 13th and was beaten by 9 - they had an ISP of 12/1
LOVE ISLAND finished 14th and was beaten by 9.5 - they had an ISP of 20/1
ENGLISHMAN finished 15th and was beaten by 10 - they had an ISP of 50/1
SEE THE SUN finished 16th and was beaten by 11 - they had an ISP of 28/1
BARKSTON ASH finished 17th and was beaten by 12.5 - they had an ISP of 20/1
AMBITIOUS ICARUS finished 18th and was beaten by 15 - they had an ISP of 25/1
MAPPIN TIME (IRE) finished 19th and was beaten by 17 - they had an ISP of 33/1
LINKS DRIVE LADY finished 20th and was beaten by 22 - they had an ISP of 28/1

THIRSK 15:25

15:25 Friday 28 August 2015

THEAKSTON LIGHTFOOT HANDICAP (3)

15:25 Thirsk Result on Friday 28 August 2015