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William Hill/MND Association Great St Wilfrid Handicap

Off time: 15:21 | Winning time: 1m 10.77s

1^st

(1)

Intervention

88-5

16/1

T: M ApplebyJ: William Pyle (3)

Made all far side, asserted well over 1f out, unchallenged final furlong, readily op 20/1

2^nd

1 ¼

(10)

Kodiac Thriller

48-4

10/1

T: M WalfordJ: Rhys Elliott (5)

Close up near side, led near side and overall second 1f out, ran on but no chance with winner on far side towards finish op 12/1

3^rd

(13)

First Folio

78-9

15/2

T: Miss J A CamachoJ: Tom Kiely-Marshall (5)

Led near side group, ridden when headed in group inside final furlong, kept on but no extra towards finish op 17/2

4^th

1 ¼

(17)

Alzahir

59-8

10/1

T: J CandlishJ: L Morris

Got warm at start, prominent near side, shaken up soon after halfway, ridden over 1f out chased leaders final furlong, kept on but no extra towards finish op 9/1

5^th

(4)

Mister Sox

58-2

9/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: D Fentiman

Prominent far side group, went second in group 1f out, kept on but no further headway final 110 yards tchd 8/1

6^th

(6)

Fivethousandtoone

78-9

11/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: D Allan

Towards rear far side group, outpaced 2f out short of room when making headway 1f out, ran on when in clear, finished third in far side group op 12/1

7^th

(16)

Prince Of Pillo

58-10

22/1

T: R A FaheyJ: Barry McHugh

In rear near side group, shaken up to make headway from 1f out, ran on but not reach leaders final 110 yards op 25/1

8^th

(12)

Beyond Borders

48-2

80/1

T: K FrostJ: Laura Coughlan (3)

Prominent near side, ridden 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, edged towards centre when weakening final 110 yards op 66/1

9^th

nse

(14)

Rock Opera

58-2

8/1

T: R A FaheyJ: Ethan Tindall (7)

Towards rear near side, ridden 2f out, some headway final furlong, kept on op 17/2 and tchd 9/1

10^th

(5)

Grant Wood

68-6

12/1

T: P T MidgleyJ: Aiden Brookes (3)

Prominent far side group, some headway when hung left over 1f out, outpaced final furlong, weakened final 110 yards tchd 14/1

11^th

(2)

Rousing Encore

58-9

5/1f

T: Mrs R CarrJ: J P Sullivan

Soon raced in third far side group, outpaced over 1f out, soon no chance, weakened final 110 yards

12^th

(3)

City Walk

89-6

16/1

T: S bin SuroorJ: Sean Kirrane

Prominent far side, ridden 2f out, outpaced entering final furlong, weakened final 110 yards op 11/1 tchd 18/1

13^th

(15)

Supreme King

58-2

16/1

T: P D EvansJ: Cam Hardie

Midfield near side, outpaced from 2f out, struggling from 1f out, soon weakened op 14/1

14^th

(9)

Abduction

78-2

9/1

T: J S GoldieJ: Shay Farmer (7)

Soon edged left start, towards rear near side group, outpaced before halfway, edged towards centre 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 12/1

15^th

(8)

Azure Zain

38-2

40/1

T: R A FaheyJ: A Mullen

In rear far side group, stumbled soon after 1f, outpaced from 2f out, weakened final furlong op 33/1 tchd 50/1

16^th

(7)

Nostrum

59-12

18/1

T: D O'MearaJ: D Nolan

Towards rear far side keen early, outpaced and struggling from 2f out, tailed off final furlong op 20/1

17^th

(11)

Secret Guest

58-11

17/2

T: B SmartJ: Andrew Breslin (3)

Midfield near side, outpaced from over 1f out, soon struggling, dropped to last final 110 yards op 8/1 tchd 9/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£20.10Pl:£4.00, £2.70, £2.40, £2.90EX:£238.70Trifecta:£2,184.70Tricast:£1,382.21SF:£182.18Swingers:£30.20, £30.20, £18.40

Forecasts

Rousing Encore (5/1), First Folio (15/2), Rock Opera (8/1), Secret Guest (17/2), Mister Sox (9/1), Abduction (9/1), Kodiac Thriller (10/1), Alzahir (10/1), Fivethousandtoone (11/1), Grant Wood (12/1), Intervention (16/1), City Walk (16/1), Supreme King (16/1), Nostrum (18/1), Prince Of Pillo (22/1), Azure Zain (40/1), Beyond Borders (80/1)

The standout candidate is ROUSING ENCORE, who caught the eye when a close fourth at York three weeks ago and he looks tailor-made for this cavalry charge. Grant Wood landed the Silver Trophy on this card in 2024 and should be spot-on for this following his recent spin back from a break in the C&D handicap won by Mister Sox. He is second choice, with Rock Opera, who was just ahead of Rousing Encore at York but avoided the traffic problems that rival encountered, also of real interest.

ROUSING ENCORE (IRE)
GRANT WOOD (IRE)
ROCK OPERA

Previous Winners

2024

Dare To Hope

Weight: 8-11 |Age: 4

J: O J Orr | T: R A Fahey

9/2

Prize Money

1st: £51,540.002nd: £24,170.003rd: £12,090.004th: £6,040.005th: £3,020.006th: £1,510.00

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