14:00 Thirsk

Friday 5 August 2022

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Go Racing In Yorkshire Future Stars Apprentice Classified Stakes

Off time: 14:03 | Winning time: 1m 11.56s

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(10)

Blades Equal¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Christian Howarth| T: J L Eyre| OR: 48

28/1

Never figured on return at Beverley (7.4f) in May and similarly offered little when ninth of 12 in handicap at Yarmouth (7f, good to firm) 15 days ago. Hard to warm to at present.

Form: 2480-79

(8)

Hard Solution^b⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Mark Winn⁽⁵⁾| T: D O'Meara| OR: 45| D

16/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. 7/1, respectable fourth of 11 in handicap at Redcar (6f, good to firm) 9 days ago. Blinkers back on and fancied to give a good account.

Form: 5-66064

(5)

Jakacan^b,t⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Zak Wheatley| T: D Carroll| OR: 48

12/1

One win from 22 Flat runs. Seventh of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 5/1) 7 days ago. Blinkers back on.

Form: 306647

(9)

Khulu⁶⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Owen Lewis⁽⁵⁾| T: D Thompson| OR: 49

11/1

Landed back-to-back 5f sprint contests at Southwell over the winter but only ticking over on turf more recently, fourth of 14 in handicap (9/1) at Redcar (6f, good to soft) 67 days ago. Still, no forlorn hope in an open affair.

Form: 1-10444

(7)

Mops Gem^p²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Mr Oliver Timms⁽⁵⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 47| D

12/1

Sole success came in an AW claimer early on last year but she does at least arrive having ran her best race of the campaign when third in a classified event at Leicester (6f) 3 weeks ago. Yard amongst the winners and she's one to consider.

Form: 67-9403

(2)

Mr Orange^p²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-9| J: William Pyle⁽⁵⁾| T: P T Midgley| OR: 49| BF| CD

9/4

C&D winner. Third of 5 in handicap at Pontefract (6f, good, 15/8) 21 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. and he's one to consider with his sights lowered here.

Form: 940733

(6)

Pyrrhos^p,t³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Brandon Wilkie⁽⁵⁾| T: M Hunt| OR: 39

100/1

Maiden who again offered little when eighth of 11 in minor event (100/1) at Brighton (5.3f, good to firm) 31 days ago. Passed over here.

Form: 0060-08

(3)

Sharrabang⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Morgan Cole⁽³⁾| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 48| D

7/2

Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. Good second of 8 in minor event at Musselburgh (7.2f, good to firm, 13/2) 7 days ago, headed close home. Should go well again in present groove.

Form: 775732

(4)

The Golden Cue^p¹⁰⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Isobel Francis⁽³⁾| T: Steph Hollinshead| OR: 43| D

40/1

Winless last term and he'll need to step up on his return when seventeenth of 20 in handicap at Redcar (6f, good) back in April.

Form: 08600-0

(1)

The Grey Bay^e/s1²³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Sam Feilden⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 49| D

18/1

Opened his account from a basement mark at Newcastle (6f) in November but ended the year below on the AW, eighth of 10 in handicap back at that venue when last seen in December. No forlorn hope if a break perks him up.

Form: 401408-

(11)

Tom Tulliver⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Elisha Whittington| T: S Dixon| OR: 45

11/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. Last of 10 in handicap at Ripon (6f, good to firm, 18/1) 50 days ago, slowly away. Needs to step up.

Form: 745560

(12)

Torious²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Kaiya Fraser⁽⁵⁾| T: K P De Foy| OR: 50| BF| D

5/1

Winner at Yarmouth (6f) in June. 4/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap back at that venue 23 days ago, albeit the firmer ground possibly catching her out. No surprise to see her give a better showing here.

Form: 7-08120

Forecasts

Mr Orange (9/4), Sharrabang (7/2), Torious (5/1), Khulu (11/1), Tom Tulliver (11/1), Mops Gem (12/1), Jakacan (12/1), Hard Solution (16/1), The Grey Bay (18/1), Blades Equal (28/1), The Golden Cue (40/1), Pyrrhos (100/1)

MR ORANGE hasn't been at his best this term, including at Pontefract, where he goes particularly well, but he takes a handy drop in grade here and could be the way to go in a race where plenty have something to prove. Torious, Hard Solution and Sharrabang head up the dangers.