York
16:20
John Smith's Nursery Handicap
York Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2023 Distance: 6f Type: Flat Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £12.10 Place: £3.60 £3.90 £2.40 Exacta: £145.30 Tricast: £700.58 Trifecta: £750.90
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 9 Specific Times (GB) 2 F AVG Charlie Johnston 124 lbs 11/1 Won Made all and travelled strongly - pushed along 2f out - ridden and kept on well inside final furlong - unchallenged(tchd 14/1)
2nd 4 Callianassa (IRE) 4 F Poor Brian Ellison 133 lbs 11/1 2 In touch with leaders towards far side - prominent halfway - ridden and chased clear leader from 2f out - kept on inside final furlong - no match for winner(tchd 14/1)
3rd 1 Onigiri (GB) 2 F Poor Marco Botti 135 lbs 5/1 2 Midfield up the centre - steady headway 2f out - ridden and edged left but went third 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - no match for first two(op 11/2)
4th 7 Neverstopdreaming (IRE) 2 F Elite James Horton 131 lbs 12/1 0.05 Dwelt start - towards rear of midfield - headway halfway - pushed along 2f out - ridden and keeping on over 1f out - went fourth inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 9/1 tchd 8/1)
5th 2 Biloxi Boy (IRE) 2 C AVG K R Burke 135 lbs 15/2 1 In touch with leaders towards far side - outpaced and pushed along halfway - ridden over 1f out - lost fourth inside final furlong - weakened final 110yds(tchd 17/2)
6th 3 Arc Shadowfax (GB) 4 G Poor Seb Spencer 133 lbs 9/2 .5 Bumped rival soon after start - midfield - outpaced and nudged along after 2f - pushed along halfway - ridden and dropped to rear 2f out - rallied and some headway inside final furlong (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding would be better suited by a step up in trip; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 4/1)
7th 11 Amayretto (GB) 3 F AVG Tim Easterby 117 lbs 20/1 0.2 Bumped soon after start - in rear up the centre - outpaced and pushed along after 2f - ridden and some headway from 2f out(op 14/1)
8th 10 Havana Prince (GB) 4 G AVG Tony Coyle 121 lbs 33/1 .75 Ducked right start - soon recovered and prominent - pushed along halfway - ridden and lost position 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(op 28/1)
9th 8 Classy Clarets (IRE) 3 G Poor Richard Fahey 129 lbs 18/1 2.75 In rear towards near side - some headway halfway - pushed along 2f out - soon ridden and weakened(op 16/1 tchd 20/1)
10th 12 Sue's Little Angel (IRE) 2 F Poor Richard Fahey 114 lbs 66/1 4 In rear towards near side - outpaced and pushed along after 2f - ridden and struggling halfway - soon lost touch(op 40/1)
11th 6 Ticktyboo (GB) 4 G Poor Nigel Tinkler 131 lbs 6/1 0.3 In rear towards far side - outpaced and pushed along after 2f - some headway halfway - ridden and weakened quickly from 2f out - lost touch from 1f out(op 7/1)
12th 5 Scoops Ahoy (IRE) 3 G Poor David O'Meara 132 lbs 4/1F 12 In touch with leaders up the centre - pushed along halfway - ridden and lost position from 2f out - weakening when hung badly left over 1f out - eased inside final furlong (jockey said colt hung left throughout; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 9/2)