17:00 York

Friday 13 October 2023

All14:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:35

Copper Knight - Winning Most Horse At York Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 3  |   5f  |   Soft  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:00  |   Winning time: 1m 1.58s
1st
Horse silk
6
(8)
10/3f
T: B HaslamJ: Jonny Peate (3)
In touch with leaders, smooth headway halfway, shaken up to lead over 1f out, ridden and hung left entering final furlong, kept on but edged left towards finish, always doing enough op 7/2 tchd 4/1
2nd
Horse silk
1
9
(14)
16/1
T: D O'MearaJ: Jason Watson
Towards rear, good headway 2f out, ridden and went second over 1f out, kept on but held by winner final furlong op 12/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
11
(13)
16/1
T: A KeatleyJ: Benoit D L Sayette
In rear, smooth headway halfway, ridden and went third entering final furlong, kept on, nearest finish op 12/1
4th
Horse silk
2 ¾
12
(2)
17/2
T: Craig LidsterJ: William Pyle (5)
Towards rear, minor headway 2f out, ridden and no impression from over 1f out op 14/1
5th
Horse silk
1
8
(4)
6/1
T: I JardineJ: Alex Jary (7)
Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
6th
Horse silk
1
10
(10)
14/1
T: T D EasterbyJ: D Allan
Prominent, ridden and outpaced 2f out, weakened final furlong op 17/2
7th
Horse silk
1 ¾
4
(9)
5/1
T: K R BurkeJ: S H James
Midfield, ridden and made no impression from 2f out op 13/2
8th
Horse silk
1 ½
14
(5)
16/1
T: T D EasterbyJ: D Fentiman
Midfield in touch, ridden and weakened from 2f out op 9/1
9th
Horse silk
½
13
(6)
10/1
T: Jessica MaceyJ: Lewis Edmunds
Towards rear, headway halfway, weakened from over 1f out op 17/2 tchd 8/1
10th
Horse silk
2 ¾
7
(11)
11/1
T: P T MidgleyJ: B A Curtis
Towards rear, ridden and outpaced halfway, never on terms op 10/1
11th
Horse silk
¾
2
(3)
33/1
T: B SmartJ: Harry Russell
Prominent, lost position and weakened from over 1f out
12th
Horse silk
½
3
(7)
13/2
T: M DodsJ: Connor Beasley
Prominent, ridden and dropped to rear 2f out, soon beaten op 8/1 tchd 17/2

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Non-Runners

5
(12)
Horse silk
Bergerac20
Weight: 8-13|  Age: 5
T: K A Ryan  J: T Eaves
NR
1
(1)
Horse silk
Alligator Alley34
Weight: 9-10|  Age: 6
T: D O'Meara  J: D Nolan
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.34Pl:£1.80, £6.80, £4.80EX:£89.70Trifecta:£997.30Tricast:£786.67SF:£62.91Swingers:£17.20, £13.90, £36.60

Forecasts

Wen Moon (10/3), Looking For Lynda (5/1), Never Dark (6/1), Dakota Gold (13/2), Alligator Alley (8/1), Dickieburd (17/2), Thunder Star (10/1), Strong Johnson (11/1), Copper Knight (14/1), Nomadic Empire (16/1), Shalaa Asker (16/1), Count D'Orsay (16/1), Bergerac (25/1), Bond Chairman (33/1)

Verdict

Back down in trip, NEVER DARK produced a career best when making all at Haydock 13 days ago and he can continue his good form and land a fourth win of the year. The 6-y-o is taken to see off the challenge of Alligator Alley, who ran well when second here in August, while Wen Moon can also be thereabouts once more.

  1. NEVER DARK
  2. ALLIGATOR ALLEY
  3. WEN MOON (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Kimngrace
Weight: 8-13  |Age: 3
J: N Callan  |  T: R Hughes
16/1

Prize Money

1st: £10,800.002nd: £5,070.003rd: £2,536.004th: £1,268.00

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