York
13:50
Sky Bet And Symphony Group Handicap (Heritage Handicap)
York Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2023 Distance: 5½f Type: Flat Going: Good To Firm Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £17.95 Place: £6.15 £4.30 £2.85 Exacta: £204 Tricast: £1393.65 Trifecta: £1689
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Equilateral (GB) 9 G Poor Charles Hills 138 lbs 12/1 Won Sweating - raced far side - midfield - headway going easily over 2f out - switched right and challenging over 1f out - soon ridden - led narrowly final 110yds - kept on well - gamely - 1st of 11 in group(op 11/1)
2nd 8 Alligator Alley (GB) 8 G AVG David O'Meara 125 lbs 9/1 0.3 Blindfold off late and awkward start - raced far side - in rear - smooth headway over 2f out - challenging from over 1f out - edged left but went second inside final 110yds - kept on but just held - 2nd of 11 in group (jockey said gelding dropped his head as the gates had opened - meaning it took two attempts to remove the blindfold - which was noted)(op 17/2)
3rd 10 Jm Jungle (IRE) 4 G AVG John Quinn 123 lbs 12/1 0.2 Bumped start - raced near side - in touch with leaders - headway and led group 1f out - soon edged left - pressed leaders inside final furlong - went third inside final 110yds - just held - 1st of 9 in group(op 11/1)
4th 4 Makanah (GB) 9 G Poor Julie Camacho 129 lbs 18/1 0.3 Raced near side - in rear - headway from over 2f out - hung left but kept on well inside final furlong - pressed leaders and went fourth towards finish - just held - 2nd of 9 in group(op 16/1)
5th 19 Copper Knight (IRE) 10 G AVG Tim Easterby 116 lbs 14/1 0.3 Raced far side - led overall - headed final 110yds - soon no extra and lost three places - 3rd of 11 in group
6th 6 Vintage Clarets (GB) 5 G AVG Richard Fahey 127 lbs 22/1 1.5 Awkward start - raced near side - towards rear - headway from over 2f out - pressed leaders inside final furlong - edged left and no extra inside final 110yds - 3rd of 9 in group(op 20/1)
7th 17 Shalaa Asker (GB) 6 G Poor Adrian Paul Keatley 116 lbs 28/1 0.3 Raced near side - in touch with leaders - headway 2f out - edged left and no extra inside final furlong - 4th of 9 in group(op 25/1)
8th 16 Looking For Lynda (IRE) 4 G Poor K R Burke 115 lbs 18/1 0.1 Raced far side - prominent - pressed leader under 2f out - weakened final 110yds - 4th of 11 in group(op 16/1)
9th 13 Nomadic Empire (IRE) 7 G AVG David O'Meara 121 lbs 18/1 .75 Slowly away - pushed along soon after start - raced far side - in rear - outpaced over 3f out - headway over 1f out - no extra final 110yds - 5th of 11 in group(tchd 20/1)
10th 5 Michaela's Boy (IRE) 4 G AVG Michael Appleby 126 lbs 33/1 0.3 Raced near side - led group - headed in group 1f out - soon weakened - 5th of 9 in group
11th 7 Mondammej (GB) 7 G AVG Antony Brittain 127 lbs 14/1 0.3 Raced far side - in touch with leaders - weakened gradually final furlong - 6th of 11 in group(op 16/1)
12th 15 Ventura Express (GB) 8 G Poor Paul Midgley 119 lbs 22/1 .5 Bumped rival start - raced near side - in touch with leaders - no impression from over 1f out - weakened gradually final 110yds - 6th of 9 in group(op 25/1)
13th 3 Intrinsic Bond (GB) 7 G Poor Michael Wigham 132 lbs 4/1F .5 Raced far side - raced in second - lost second under 2f out - weakened final furlong - 7th of 11 in group
14th 2 Korker (IRE) 5 G AVG K R Burke 135 lbs 13/2 1.5 Slowly away - raced far side - in rear - edged right up the centre over 2f out - no impression - 8th of 11 in group (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 7/1 tchd 6/1)
15th 14 Manila Scouse (GB) 6 G AVG Tim Easterby 119 lbs 13/2 1.25 Bumped start - raced near side - prominent - edged left from under 2f out - weakened 1f out - 7th of 9 in group (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown; vet had nothing to report)(op 6/1)
16th 9 Bergerac (IRE) 7 G AVG Kevin Ryan 123 lbs 16/1 2 Stumbled start - pushed along throughout - raced far side - midfield - weakened over 1f out - 9th of 11 in group
17th 11 Ancient Times (GB) 7 G AVG Harry Eustace 121 lbs 50/1 .5 Bumped start - raced near side - prominent - weakening when bit short of room over 1f out - 8th of 9 in group(op 40/1)
18th 12 One Night Stand (GB) 7 G AVG Scott Dixon 120 lbs 40/1 0.05 Raced far side - prominent - carried head high and hung right over 2f out - soon weakened - 10th of 11 in group(op 50/1)
19th 18 Dig Two (IRE) 6 G Poor Ollie Sangster 116 lbs 66/1 0.2 Dwelt start - raced near side - always behind - 9th of 9 in group
20th 20 Kuwait City (IRE) 2 C AVG John Butler 114 lbs 22/1 2.25 Dwelt start - raced far side - always behind - 11th of 11 in group(op 25/1)