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15:05 York

Saturday 15 July 2017

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:4517:15

58th John Smith's Cup Handicap

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 2m 10.16s

1^st

(11)

Ballet Concerto

49-3

8/1

T: Sir Michael StouteJ: James Doyle

Tracked leaders, every chance over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, led towards finish, held on well

2^nd

(4)

Big Country

49-0

7/1

T: M ApplebyJ: Ray Dawson (7)

Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on towards finish op 8/1

3^rd

(16)

Mistiroc

69-0

50/1

T: J & S QuinnJ: G Lee

Led early, tracked leader, challenged over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish tchd 40/1

4^th

nse

(20)

Uae Prince

48-12

13/2

T: R VarianJ: Andrea Atzeni

Held up in touch, headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed towards finish, kept on op 15/2 tchd 8/1

5^th

(13)

Garcia

48-10

14/1

T: R A FaheyJ: J Garritty

Held up mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on towards finish

6^th

1 ¼

(1)

Eddystone Rock

59-0

20/1

T: J R BestJ: Robert Tart

Held up mid-division, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish

7^th

(17)

Victory Bond

49-3

6/1f

T: W J HaggasJ: P Cosgrave

Towards rear, headway 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on same pace

8^th

(19)

Another Touch

49-5

33/1

T: R A FaheyJ: T Hamilton

Behind, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong

9^th

(8)

Central Square

59-8

16/1

T: R VarianJ: J Mitchell

Held up towards rear, ridden and kept on inside final furlong

10^th

(10)

Scarlet Dragon

49-10

10/1

T: Eve Johnson HoughtonJ: Tom Marquand

Held up mid-division, not much room over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on and no impression op 11/1

11^th

(7)

Erik The Red

58-12

16/1

T: K A RyanJ: K Stott

Held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace

12^th

(15)

Master Carpenter

69-6

12/1

T: B R MillmanJ: Adam J McNamara (3)

Held up in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong op 14/1

13^th

1 ¼

(3)

Dark Red

58-10

25/1

T: E A L DunlopJ: P Mulrennan

Prominent, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 20/1

14^th

(14)

Sixties Groove

48-13

8/1

T: J NosedaJ: G Mosse

Held up mid-division, ridden 2f out, no extra over 1f out op 7/1

15^th

(6)

Snoano

59-8

20/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: D Allan

Held up rear division, effort over 1f out, never dangerous

16^th

(9)

Bravery

49-5

33/1

T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope

Mid-division, ridden final furlong, no extra inside final furlong

17^th

(5)

Majeed

79-1

14/1

T: D M SimcockJ: F Sweeney

Behind, ridden over 1f out, one pace and no impression op 16/1

18^th

1 ¼

(21)

Dragon Mall

49-2

25/1

T: D M SimcockJ: S Donohoe

Dwelt, towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never a factor

19^th

(18)

Briardale

59-1

33/1

T: J D BethellJ: D Nolan

Soon led, pushed along over 2f out, soon headed and weakened op 40/1

20^th

(22)

Tumbaga

69-1

40/1

T: S bin SuroorJ: Edward Greatrex (3)

Close up, pushed along over 2f out, quickly weakened over 1f out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.40Pl:£2.60, £2.30, £10.40, £2.30EX:£82.50Trifecta:£3,688.50Tricast:£2,736.83SF:£60.45Swingers:£17.60, £128.90, £108.30

Forecasts

Victory Bond (6/1), Uae Prince (13/2), Big Country (7/1), Ballet Concerto (8/1), Sixties Groove (8/1), Scarlet Dragon (10/1), Master Carpenter (12/1), Garcia (14/1), Majeed (14/1), Central Square (16/1), Erik The Red (16/1), Eddystone Rock (20/1), Snoano (20/1), Dark Red (25/1), Dragon Mall (25/1), Another Touch (33/1), Bravery (33/1), Briardale (33/1), Tumbaga (40/1), Mistiroc (50/1)

Victory Bond looks a good starting place given that his trainer is in breathtaking form right now and has won this prize twice since 2011. This has probably been a target for some time and he has to go on any shortlist. Scarlet Dragon made up good late ground at Ascot in the Wolferton (a race where many of these ran) and must be considered as a previous C&D winner. That Ascot race was won by Snoano but a 5lb penalty makes things devilishly tough and the runner-up Majeed makes more appeal now on the revised terms. Sixties Groove could have a race like this in his compass but a chance is taken on DRAGON MALL. He forfeited a lot of ground at the start of the Wolferton before running on strongly and with new headgear in play today, might make a decent fist of things if getting away on an even keel from what is not an ideal draw.