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York
15:10
John Smith's Cup Handicap (Heritage Handicap)
York Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2023 Distance: 1m2½f Type: Flat Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £19.10 Place: £4 £8.90 £2.70 Exacta: £895.50 Tricast: £9153.64 Trifecta: £16721.40
Non-Runners: Cadillac (unsuitable ground), Howth (unsuitable ground), Makinmedoit (unsuitable ground), Marhaba The Champ (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Pride Of America (FR) 8 G Good
Amy Murphy 131 lbs 18/1 Won Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - ridden to lead 2f out - faced challenge and drifted left inside final furlong - just held on(op 20/1)
2nd 8 Astro King (IRE) 6 G AVG
Daniel & Claire Kubler 127 lbs 50/1 0.05 Towards rear of midfield - headway towards far side over 2f out - challenging when ridden inside final furlong - ran on - just failed(op 28/1)
3rd 13 Haunted Dream (IRE) 6 G AVG
Ed Dunlop 124 lbs 10/1 1.5 Prominent - led 3f out - headed 2f out - rallied over 1f out - no extra final furlong - weakening when slightly hampered towards finish(op 12/1 tchd 9/1)
4th 14 Nobel (IRE) 3 C Elite
Andrew Balding 121 lbs 12/1 1.25 Prominent - challenging when ridden over 1f out - weakened final furlong
5th 18 Long Tradition (IRE) 7 G AVG
Saeed bin Suroor 119 lbs 8/1 1 In touch with leaders - headway 2f out - no extra from over 1f out(op 7/1 tchd 9/1)
6th 17 Scampi (GB) 5 G Poor
Andrew Balding 117 lbs 16/1 1.25 Slowly away - towards rear - headway over 2f out - no extra from over 1f out (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 14/1)
7th 10 Millebosc (FR) 7 G AVG
William Haggas 125 lbs 15/2 .75 Taken down early - held up in rear - headway 2f out - kept on from over 1f out - never dangerous(op 9/2)
8th 11 Spirit Dancer (GB) 7 G Good
Richard Fahey 125 lbs 11/1 .5 Midfield - switched right and alone against near rail over 3f out - no impression from 2f out(op 9/1)
9th 5 White Wolf (IRE) 4 G AVG
Saeed bin Suroor 129 lbs 9/1 2.75 In touch with leaders - weakened from over 1f out(op 17/2 tchd 10/1)
10th 20 Postmark (GB) 4 G AVG
Milton Harris 117 lbs 150/1 2 Towards rear of midfield - some headway over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 125/1)
11th 2 Certain Lad (GB) 9 G AVG
Jack Channon 132 lbs 33/1 0.3 Towards rear of midfield - ridden 2f out - no impression(op 50/1)
12th 21 Faylaq (GB) 9 G AVG
Jim Goldie 114 lbs 18/1 0.3 Midfield - weakened over 1f out(tchd 16/1 and 20/1)
13th 7 Sonny Liston (IRE) 3 C AVG
Ralph Beckett 128 lbs 9/1 2.25 Took keen hold - held up in rear - headway over 2f out - weakened over 1f out - soon eased (jockey said gelding ran too freely)(op 17/2 tchd 8/1)
14th 15 Majestic (IRE) 7 G Poor
Jack Channon 120 lbs 11/2 0.3 Towards rear of midfield - weakened over 1f out(op 10/1)
15th 22 Cockalorum (IRE) 9 G AVG
Roger Fell & Sean Murray 114 lbs 80/1 2 Towards rear throughout(op 66/1 tchd 50/1)
16th 12 Marie's Diamond (IRE) 7 H Poor
Roger Fell & Sean Murray 124 lbs 33/1 11 Led - headed 3f out - soon weakened(op 50/1)
17th 4 Sea The Casper (IRE) 6 G Good
Simon & Ed Crisford 130 lbs 9/2F 4 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - weakening when slightly hampered over 2f out - soon eased (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the going - which was officially described as good to soft and would prefer a quicker surface - which was noted; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(tchd 4/1)
18th 9 Dawn Of Liberation (IRE) 6 G AVG
Richard Hannon 126 lbs 80/1 1 Towards rear throughout(op 66/1)