13:50 York

Friday 25 August 2023

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:15

Sky Bet Handicap (Heritage Handicap)

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 2  |   1m 3f 188y  |   Good to Firm (Good In Places)  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:51  |   Winning time: 2m 30.04s
1st
Horse silk
6
(7)
8/1
T: K A RyanJ: R L Moore
Held up off the pace in last pair, headway when not clearest of runs and switched left 2f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well op 15/2
2nd
Horse silk
1 ½
9
(1)
9/1
T: J FergusonJ: Daniel Muscutt
Held up in mid-division inside, headway towards inside over 2f out, stayed on between horses inside final furlong, went 2nd final 100 yards, no chance with winner tchd 17/2
3rd
Horse silk
½
14
(4)
33/1
T: A KeatleyJ: Oisin Murphy
Mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken inside final 2f, stayed on into 3rd final 100 yards, no chance with winner
4th
Horse silk
1
5
(2)
25/1
T: T D EasterbyJ: D Allan
Close 3rd on inside, went 2nd over 4f out ridden and lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened final 100 yards tchd 22/1
5th
Horse silk
nse
1
(5)
11/1
T: A KingJ: Rossa Ryan
Raced keenly, led, pushed into clear lead 2f out, ridden over 1f out, reduced lead soon after, headed inside final furlong, weakened and lost two places final 100 yards, dropped to 5th post op 9/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ¼
15
(3)
38-12
9/2
T: J & T GosdenJ: Hollie Doyle
Tracked leaders in 5th, pushed along in 4th over 3f out, ridden and weakened final furlong op 5/1
7th
Horse silk
1
4
(8)
12/1
T: W J HaggasJ: Tom Marquand
Held up towards rear, some headway out wide over 1f out, weakened final furlong
8th
Horse silk
nk
12
(11)
11/1
T: K A RyanJ: T Eaves
Held up off the pace in last pair, good headway far rail over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out op 10/1 tchd 12/1
9th
Horse silk
1 ½
13
(6)
28/1
T: I JardineJ: Jason Hart
Slowly into stride, off the pace towards rear, never involved tchd 25/1
10th
Horse silk
1
11
(9)
3/1f
T: R M BeckettJ: Hector Crouch
Towards rear, lost place and in last pair halfway, not clear run and switched left 2f out, soon ridden and never dangerous
11th
Horse silk
4
8
(14)
28/1
T: R Fell & S MurrayJ: Jonny Peate (3)
Raced wide early, off the pace and always towards rear
12th
Horse silk
3 ½
2
(10)
5/1
T: R A FaheyJ: P Hanagan
Raced out wide, never closer than mid-division op 11/2 tchd 6/1
13th
Horse silk
5 ½
10
(13)
50/1
T: C JohnstonJ: Andrea Atzeni
Chased leaders out wide, pushed along over 4f out, ridden and weakened quickly over 2f out op 40/1
14th
Horse silk
13
7
(15)
33/1
T: S WoodsJ: D Tudhope
Raced wide early, tracked leader until over 4f out, chased leaders, weakened rapidly entering final 2f, soon behind

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Non-Runners

3
(12)
Horse silk
Zanndabad2
Weight: 9-11|  Age: 4
T: A J Martin  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.00Pl:£3.55, £3.45, £10.85EX:£123.10Trifecta:£3,809.60Tricast:£2,284.62SF:£74.90Swingers:£20.60, £54.35, £65.85

Forecasts

Balance Play (3/1), Intinso (9/2), Wootton'sun (5/1), Marhaba The Champ (8/1), Bague D'or (9/1), Paradias (11/1), Dark Moon Rising (11/1), Educator (12/1), Zanndabad (14/1), Mr Curiosity (25/1), Ravenscraig Castle (28/1), Toshizou (28/1), Legendary Day (33/1), Savvy Knight (33/1), Capital Theory (50/1)

Verdict

A cracking handicap to open the day and it may be worth chancing BAGUE D'OR on his return from 13 months off. He's transferred to a good yard in that time and his runner-up effort in a deep race at Goodwood from this mark confirms he's well treated if returning at that level. Balance Play and Intinso are 3-y-os taking on their elders for the first time and are a couple of potential threats.

  1. BAGUE D'OR (IRE)
  2. BALANCE PLAY (IRE)
  3. INTINSO

Previous Winners

2022
Farhan
Weight: 9-0  |Age: 4
J: N Callan  |  T: J Butler
20/1

Prize Money

1st: £61,848.002nd: £29,004.003rd: £14,508.004th: £7,248.005th: £3,624.006th: £1,812.00

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