York
17:15
Sky Bet Mile Handicap (Heritage Handicap)
York Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2023 Distance: 1m Type: Flat Going: Good To Firm Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £8.50 Place: £2 £3.65 £4.10 Exacta: £87.10 Tricast: £679.77 Trifecta: £918.30
Non-Runners: Enfjaar (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Silver Sword (GB) 5 G AVG Dylan Cunha 128 lbs 15/2 Won In touch with leaders - going easily waiting for room over 2f out - soon switched left and headway - pushed along to lead over 1f out - ridden and kept on well inside final furlong - comfortably
2nd 9 Catch The Paddy (IRE) 5 G AVG Kevin Ryan 124 lbs 15/2 .75 Took keen hold - midfield - steady headway on far side of group from over 2f out - no extra towards finish - went second and kept on inside final furlong
3rd 11 Bajan Bandit (GB) 4 G AVG Grant Tuer 122 lbs 12/1 0.05 Led - pushed along and increased tempo over 2f out - ridden and headed over 2f out - outpaced inside final furlong - kept on towards finish
4th 7 Tafreej (IRE) 5 G Poor William Haggas 125 lbs 7/2F .5 Dwelt start - in rear - waiting for room over 2f out - soon pushed along and switched left - ridden and good headway over 1f out - briefly went third inside final furlong - no extra inside final 110yds
5th 8 Glenfinnan (IRE) 5 G AVG Andrew Balding 124 lbs 11/2 2.75 Prominent - challenging over 2f out - outpaced over 1f out - weakened final 110yds
6th 10 Modesty (IRE) 2 C AVG Freddie & Martyn Meade 122 lbs 15/2 0.2 In touch with leaders - hung badly left from over 2f out - kept on from over 1f out - weakened inside final 110yds (jockey said colt hung left-handed)
7th 12 Power Of Gold (GB) 5 G Poor Hugo Palmer 117 lbs 12/1 1.75 In touch with leaders - outpaced and lost position over 2f out - rallied but no impression inside final furlong
8th 6 English Oak (GB) 4 C AVG Ed Walker 125 lbs 6/1 1 Took keen hold - midfield - brief headway on near side of group 2f out - soon outpaced - no impression inside final furlong (jockey said colt ran too freely)
9th 3 Finn's Charm (GB) 4 G AVG Charlie Johnston 133 lbs 25/1 2.5 Raced in second - lost position 2f out - soon weakened quickly
10th 1 Alzahir (FR) 5 G AVG David O'Meara 135 lbs 28/1 1 Prominent - hung left and lost position over 2f out - weakened over 1f out
11th 2 Dear My Friend (GB) 4 G AVG Charlie Johnston 135 lbs 17/2 3.25 Took keen hold - held up in rear - brief headway on near side of group 3f out - soon outpaced and lost ground - weakened quickly over 1f out