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15:00 York

Saturday 25 August 2018

All13:5014:2515:0015:4016:1516:5017:20

Sky Bet City Of York Stakes (Group 3)

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 1m 23.1s

1^st

(2)

Expert Eye

39-1

1/1f

T: Sir Michael StouteJ: L Dettori

Held up in last trio, steady headway on inside halfway, tracked leaders and switched left over 2f out, went 2nd 2f out, shaken up to lead over 1f out, ridden and stayed on well op 11/10

2^nd

1 ¼

(9)

Gordon Lord Byron

109-3

25/1

T: T HoganJ: W J Lee

Tracked leaders, slightly outpaced 2f out, ridden and rallied over 1f out, and went 2nd entering final furlong, kept on same pace inside final furlong, no chance with winner

3^rd

1 ¼

(3)

Arbalet

38-12

12/1

T: H PalmerJ: S De Sousa

Went to post early, raced keenly, tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd entering final furlong, kept on same pace inside final furlong, held on for 3rd op 11/1

4^th

(7)

Suedois

79-3

4/1

T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope

Held up in 6th, headway on outside over 1f out, kept on same pace in 4th inside final furlong op 9/2

5^th

(1)

Tabarrak

59-3

7/1

T: R HannonJ: Jim Crowley

Held up and behind, headway on inside over 2f out, chased leaders 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 11/1

6^th

1 ¼

(5)

Above The Rest

79-6

12/1

T: T D BarronJ: B A Curtis

Tracked leaders, pushed along and unable to quicken 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out op 10/1

7^th

(6)

Nebo

38-12

40/1

T: C HillsJ: G Mosse

Raced keenly in 5th, struggling to go the pace when not much room approaching final 2f, no danger after op 33/1

8^th

1 ¼

(8)

So Beloved

89-3

16/1

T: D O'MearaJ: P Makin

Slowly into stride, took keen hold and always in rear op 14/1

9^th

1 ¾

(4)

Donjuan Triumphant

59-3

8/1

T: A M BaldingJ: P J McDonald

Led, ran very wide on home turn, headed over 2f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened inside final 2f op 11/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.70Pl:£1.10, £4.90, £3.40EX:£32.30Trifecta:£341.60SF:£35.40Swingers:£9.90, £4.50, £37.90

Forecasts

Expert Eye (1/1), Suedois (4/1), Tabarrak (7/1), Donjuan Triumphant (8/1), Arbalet (12/1), Above The Rest (12/1), So Beloved (16/1), Gordon Lord Byron (25/1), Nebo (40/1)

Local trainer David O'Meara holds a strong hand in this Group 3 contest with race regular So Beloved representing a fair each-way angle, and the razor sharp (at present) Suedois expected to be firmly on the premises. That said; the standout form horse is EXPERT EYE. He put his 2000 Guineas flop behind him in no uncertain terms when putting 20 other rivals to the sword in the Jersey Stakes at Royal Ascot in June, and backed that up with a solid second in the Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood. A return to 7f should suit, and he'll be tough to beat in this lower level of race.