THIRSK (03 Jun 2005)

Good To Firm

5:00 Sowerby Welter Fillies' Handicap (5) (3yo+,0-70)

[off 5:00] £5,675.80, £1,746.40, £873.20, £436.60 6f

Comments In Running OR TS RPR

1 Aahgowangowan (IRE) (6) M Dods 6 9-6 t R Ffrench 12/1 59 — —

2 2 Mugeba (5) Miss Gay Kelleway 4 8-13 t A Kirby(5) 5/1F 57 — —

3 hd Estoille (3) Mrs S Lamyman 4 8-9 t D Mernagh 33/1 48 — —

4 shd Artistic Belle (IRE) (1) J M Bradley 4 9-7 S W Kelly 20/1 60 — —

5 ½ Petite Mac (14) N Bycroft 5 7-13 b Suzanne France(7) 14/1 45 — —

6 shd Favour (2) Mrs J R Ramsden 5 9-11 L Goncalves 10/1 64 — —

7 1½ Pragmatica (11) R M H Cowell 4 9-0 p E Ahern 11/1 53 — —

8 ¾ Piddies Pride (IRE) (10) Stef Liddiard 3 9-1 p N Mackay 12/1 62 — —

9 ¾ Witchelle (15) R Craggs 4 9-9 P Fessey 15/2 62 — —

10 nk Karashino (IRE) (4) R A Fahey 3 9-2 T Hamilton(3) 10/1 66 — —

11 nk Obe Bold (IRE) (17) A Berry 4 9-0 P P Mathers(5) 12/1 58 — —

12 3½ Azuree (IRE) (8) D W Chapman 3 8-1 tp P M Quinn 20/1 48 — —

13 shd Hello Roberto (7) N Tinkler 4 9-6 Kim Tinkler 40/1 59 — —

14 1¾ Vigorous (IRE) (16) M Todhunter 5 9-8 P Mulrennan(3) 16/1 64 — —

15 1¾ Amelia (IRE) (12) J Balding 7 9-6 J Edmunds 12/1 59 — —

16 shd Self Belief (9) M C Chapman 4 8-11 R Studholme 66/1 50 — —

17 3½ Baymist (13) M W Easterby 3 8-13 T Lucas 25/1 60 — —

17 ran TIME 1m 12.18s (slow by 0.48s) TOTAL SP 118%

1st OWNER: D Vic Roper BRED: Seamus Phelan TRAINER: M Dods

2nd OWNER: M M Foulger

3rd OWNER: B C S Kemp

TOTE WIN £8.30 PL £2.70, £1.40, £11.10, £3.60; Ex £101.20; CSF £62.73; TRICAST £1288.55

ANALYSIS: The field split into two groups, with all except one of the lowest-drawn eight racing far side. If there was a bias it was in favour of the far-side group, who were headed by AAHGOWANGOWAN, who made all and ran on in good style. Six furlongs on this sort of ground is thought to be ideal for her now. This is about her mark.

Mugeba, drawn five, was brought across to race stands' side, but hung back towards the far side, losing plenty of ground, and didn't run a bad race in the circumstances, though her record is just one win from 17 starts.