More frustration for Yorkshire
9-4 Sweated up, chased leaders, hit 8th, mistake 12th, led approaching 2 out, ridden and went clear before last, kept on well flat, won at Southwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Aug beating Twasn’t The Plan by 9l, 5 ran. 9-4fav Close up, ridden 3 out, kept on to go 3rd close home, 3rd of 5, 2 1/4l behind Little Stevie at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Aug. 16-1 In rear, steady headway after 4 out, ridden and jumped right 2 out, stayed on after last, 3rd of 8, 7l behind Simply Loveleh at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Aug. 11-1 Prominent, led 9th, driven clear 2 out, headed after last, no extra, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Holdbacktheriver at Bangor 3m hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs in Jan ‘19. 8-1 Held up in midfield, headway when not fluent 4 out, one pace from 2 out, 4th of 11, 23l behind Chirico Vallis at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft in Aug.
17-2 Disputed early lead, lost place at halfway, headway 4 out, outpaced before mistake 2 out, lost 3rd towards finish, 4th of 9, 4l behind Fanzio at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs. 28-1 Raced wide, led until 3rd, lost 2nd before 6th, chased leaders, towards rear and struggling 8th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Transpennine Star at Stratford 3m 2f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft in Aug, 8 ran.
5-1 (h) (tt) hdwy 15; one pce 3 out, 2nd of 5, 6l behind Tullys Touch at Suffolk (supported by the PPORA) 3m ptp sft in Mar.
ANOTHER youngster handed an opportunity was Dom Young, and the 19-year-old certainly made an impression on the game.
Particularly with the ball in hand, Young was able to strut his stuff show why Newcastle Knights - who he is joining for next season - rate the teenager so highly.
It’s a shame Young’s time at Giants is coming to an end, however, it will be fascinating to see where his career will take him because, as
THE second day of the Bob Willis Trophy clash between Yorkshire and Leicestershire was washed out without a ball bowled at Emerald Headingley.
Heavy morning rain forced an early lunch at 12.15pm before another burst meant the cancellation of a
OF all the injuries to hit Giants recently, the ones that have had the greatest impact have been suffered by Aidan Sezer and Lee Gaskell.
The halfback partnership that was so successful pre-lockdown has been ripped up post-restart and Giants have struggled for any momentum going forward ever since.
Sezer, barring any setbacks, should be available against Rhinos on Friday and with Gaskell expected to be back within weeks, Giants will be desperate for the pair to rekindle their partnership as quickly as possible.
THROUGHOUT the 2019 season, Giants bemoaned bad luck for a planned 2pm start. Umpires Peter Hartley and James Middlebrook inspected in dry but gloomy conditions shortly after 4pm and deemed the outfield unplayable.
Only 60.3 overs have been bowled across two days, with Yorkshire 36 for two in reply to Leicestershire’s first-innings 124.
That means that so far across the string of injuries that never allowed them to carry momentum from one game to another.
They enjoyed a small respite from this in the opening weeks of this season, however, it is starting to look like this bad luck is returning, both on and off the pitch.
The first two St Helens tries came rather fortuitously for the hosts, both involving kicks that deflected off Giants players, the type of luck teams only get when they’re on a bad run.
Giants need this bad luck to end, sharp.
AS mentioned, Giants face Leeds on Friday in a test that will likely ignite or end their play-off ambitions.
With big players back available for selection, this derby will be a season-defining game for Huddersfield.
White Rose county’s three home games in the North Group, they have lost a little over 450 overs combined.
The delay in this fixture is more of a frustration for Yorkshire given their hopes of reaching the five-day Lord’s final remain alive. Second in the North and five points behind Derbyshire prior to this fixture, they need to finish top of the group.