17:20 York

Thursday 9 July 2020

All12:2512:5513:3014:0514:4015:1515:4516:2016:5017:20

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  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   7f 192y  |   Good to Soft  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:26  |   Winning time: 1m 37.9s
1st
Horse silk
3
(17)
59-7
25/1
T: D O'MearaJ: Harry Bentley
Held up in mid-division, made good headway to challenge and led 1f out, pushed out and kept on well final furlong op 22/1 tchd 20/1
2nd
Horse silk
1
8
(6)
49-0
6/1
T: Owen BurrowsJ: Dane O'Neill
Reared in stalls, soon led, ridden for effort 2f out, headed 1f out, ran on well op 13/2
3rd
Horse silk
1
16
(14)
16/1
T: R A FaheyJ: P Mathers
Raced in mid-division, pushed along for effort 2f out, switched right to challenge over 1f out, soon ridden and went left final furlong, stayed on well op 18/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ½
9
(10)
14/1
T: D O'MearaJ: Angus Villiers (5)
Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, keeping on when hampered inside final furlong, kept on
5th
Horse silk
¾
4
(2)
5/2f
T: R HannonJ: P J Dobbs
Raced prominently, ridden to challenge 2f out, no extra inside final furlong tchd 11/4
6th
Horse silk
¾
6
(4)
7/2
T: D O'MearaJ: James Doyle
Chased leaders, niggled along when slightly hampered 2f out, hampered again inside final furlong, no extra op 10/3 tchd 3/1
7th
Horse silk
½
11
(13)
25/1
T: R A FaheyJ: Barry McHugh
Held up towards rear, making headway when went left and hampered rival 2f out, soon ridden, hampered inside final furlong, weakened final 100yds op 28/1
8th
Horse silk
4 ¾
15
(3)
14/1
T: Mrs R CarrJ: J P Sullivan
Slowly away, raced keenly and chased leaders, ridden along 2f out, weakened final furlong
9th
Horse silk
¾
14
(9)
33/1
T: J & S QuinnJ: Nathan Evans
Tracked leaders, pushed along when hampered 2f out, plugged on one pace final furlong
10th
Horse silk
1 ¼
10
(5)
28/1
T: K DalgleishJ: S A Gray
Held up in mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
11th
Horse silk
5 ½
12
(15)
50/1
T: Rebecca BastimanJ: Phil Dennis
Missed break, soon chasing leaders on outer, niggled along when slightly hampered 2f out, soon no extra op 40/1
12th
Horse silk
18
2
(8)
16/1
T: J S GoldieJ: K Stott
Slowly away and held up in rear, niggled along over 3f out, soon beaten op 12/1

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Non-Runners

13
(16)
Horse silk
Northernpowerhouse18
Weight: 8-6|  Age: 4
T: B Smart  J: G Lee
NR
1
(7)
Horse silk
Silent Attack23
Weight: 9-7|  Age: 7
T: A W Carroll  J: Jason Watson
NR
5
(1)
Horse silk
Fox Premier22
Weight: 9-4|  Age: 4
T: A M Balding  J: Oisin Murphy
WD
17
(12)
Horse silk
Brother McGonagall274
Weight: 8-3|  Age: 6
T: T D Easterby  J: Rachel Richardson
WD
7
(11)
Horse silk
Game Player342
Weight: 9-2|  Age: 5
T: R Varian  J: J Mitchell
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£14.20Pl:£6.60, £2.00, £3.70EX:£122.90Trifecta:£1,097.60Tricast:£1,857.26SF:£130.55Swingers:£17.20, £33.40, £11.60

Forecasts

Brian Epstein (5/2), Firmament (7/2), Muraad (6/1), Fox Premier (8/1), Game Player (8/1), Northernpowerhouse (10/1), So Beloved (14/1), Kylie Rules (14/1), Silent Attack (14/1), Tadleel (16/1), Nicholas T (16/1), Brother McGonagall (20/1), Orbaan (25/1), Irreverent (25/1), Universal Gleam (28/1), Captain Jameson (33/1), Elerfaan (50/1)

Verdict

The fiendish finale, you could make a case for half a dozen and more. Orbaan is likely better than he showed on first start for this trainer and should show it soon, while the same goes for Tadleel; despite being a beaten favourite at Ayr last time. Game Player is liable to defy his current mark before long but does lack a run, while it would be foolish to allow Muraad an easy time of things up front. One against the field however is BRIAN EPSTEIN, who went close on his comeback at Haydock (form boosted afterwards) and has since at least matched that in the Silver Hunt Cup at Royal Ascot despite the draw bias that impacted his chance.
  1. Brian Epstein
  2. Game Player
  3. Muraad

Prize Money

1st: £10,027.002nd: £2,984.003rd: £1,491.004th: £746.00

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