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15:30 York

Thursday 18 May 2017

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Betfred Dante Stakes (Group 2)

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 2m 8.4s

1^st

(7)

Permian

39-0

10/1

T: C & M JohnstonJ: F Norton

Tracked leaders in 3rd, led 1f out, soon ridden, held on well towards finish op 9/1

2^nd

(8)

Benbatl

39-0

4/1f

T: S bin SuroorJ: P Cosgrave

Tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, soon chased winner, kept on and held towards finish op 7/2

3^rd

(2)

Crystal Ocean

39-0

8/1

T: Sir Michael StouteJ: Andrea Atzeni

Held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish op 9/1

4^th

(1)

Rekindling

39-0

9/2

T: J P O'BrienJ: D O'Brien

Held up mid-division, ridden and kept on inside final furlong op 5/1

5^th

1 ½

(4)

Wolf Country

39-0

6/1

T: C ApplebyJ: W Buick

Led, ridden and headed final furlong, weakened last 75 yards op 9/1

6^th

3 ¾

(9)

Forest Ranger

39-0

8/1

T: R A FaheyJ: T Hamilton

Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, one pace and no impression tchd 7/1

7^th

(6)

Syphax

39-0

12/1

T: K A RyanJ: J P Spencer

Dwelt, in rear, effort over 1f out, never dangerous op 10/1

8^th

(3)

Exemplar

39-0

6/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore

Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong tchd 13/2

9^th

1 ¼

(10)

Swiss Storm

39-0

16/1

T: D R C ElsworthJ: Jim Crowley

Soon mid-division and keen on outer, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened

10^th

4 ½

(11)

Contrapposto

39-0

25/1

T: D MenuisierJ: J Fortune

Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong op 20/1

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Non-Runners

(5)

Cracksman²²

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: J & T Gosden J: L Dettori

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£11.20Pl:£2.90, £2.10, £2.20EX:£53.10Trifecta:£435.90Tricast:£340.72SF:£49.34Swingers:£7.60, £10.20, £7.10

Forecasts

Cracksman (11/4), Benbatl (4/1), Rekindling (9/2), Wolf Country (6/1), Exemplar (6/1), Crystal Ocean (8/1), Forest Ranger (8/1), Permian (10/1), Syphax (12/1), Swiss Storm (16/1), Contrapposto (25/1)

Cracksman and Crystal Ocean are all the rage for this event and it is not difficult to see why, given that their trainers have both both enjoyed multiple wins in the race and they have horses who come under the 'could be anything' tag. The former posed his intent with a last-gasp Epsom win and has a strong case today, while the latter won easily at Nottingham and steps into this company for the first time. Both will take some toppling, along with Rekindling, who looks the better of the Irish pair. However, SYPHAX is likely to be overpriced here, largely down to his defeat on his reappearance. He could come on plenty for that plus this step up in trip and his trainer also knows what it takes to win this. He can be backed each-way with some confidence that he will outperform his odds.