White Nile to take down Granston for bagging the Thirsk Racecourse Christmas Party Nights £29.95 Handicap Division II
Not every entry in the second division of the Thirsk Racecourse Christmas Party Nights £29.95 Handicap has raced at the venue before and those few who did try their luck could not create a lasting impact. Ten three-year-old and above runners will gather for the mile and four furlong race at Thirsk on Tuesday, 18th September.
One of the candidates in the line-up, the eleven-year-old, Granston, finished second in his most recent try at the same race course. The grey gelding has been active during the season six times and has failed to post in a success.
The Irish gelding qualified as the runner-up in the Hambleton Cup (Handicap) on 8th September, 2012 at Thirsk over a mile and four furlongs.
With Amy Ryan onboard, he lost the race by the margin of 3 ¾ lengths as Party Line manipulated the line-up for being the very first one across the wire.
Taking up the third position was, Choisan, while the favourite entry, Grandiloquent, ended tenth in the field of thirteen.
The James Bethell trained has raced at Beverley race course, Newmarket and York ever since the new season kicked in.
Today will be a straight second time that the Richard T. Vickers owned will race at Thirsk. The Irish gelding out of, Gracious Gretclo, has drawn the first post as compared to the eleventh from which he the last time.
One of the most feared entries in the field is the three-year-old, White Nile, who comes from an enviable pedigree. He is a brother to the Group 3 victor, and besides that, he proved himself worthy of the forth coming challenge by clearing his maiden just last month.
The David Simcock trained won the Fastflow Pipeline Services Maiden Stakes (Division I) on 17th August, 2012 at Newcastle over a mile and two furlongs.
The favourite entry escaped defeat by the slight margin of a neck with jockey, Graham Lee, onboard.
The purchase of €215,000 is backed by 11 to 4 odds, and will invade the track from the tenth gate in the field of ten.
For him the race today will be the third career outing.
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