York
16:45
Sky Bet Handicap
York Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2019 Distance: 1m2½f Type: Flat Going: Good To Firm Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.20 Place: £1.30 £2.90 £6.10 Exacta: £16.90 Tricast: £210.68 Trifecta: £178
Non-Runners: Another Touch (unsuitable ground), Fayez (unsuitable ground), Mikmak (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 8 Forest Of Dean (GB) 8 G Good John Gosden 129 lbs 6/4F Won Tracked leaders on inner - headway over 3f out - led 2f out - ridden over 1f out - kept on well(op 13/8 tchd 11/8)
2nd 4 Johnny Drama (IRE) N/A AVG Andrew Balding 133 lbs 9/1 1.5 Slight lead - ridden along 3f out - headed 2f out - close up and driven over 1f out - kept on same pace final furlong(op 10/1)
3rd 6 Ventura Knight (IRE) N/A Poor Mark Johnston 130 lbs 20/1 .75 Held up towards rear - headway 3f out - ridden along 2f out - chased leaders and driven over 1f out - kept on final furlong(tchd 25/1)
4th 2 Rise Hall (GB) 9 G Poor Martyn Meade 135 lbs 9/2 1.25 Held up towards rear - headway on inner well over 2f out - ridden well over 1f out - kept on same pace final furlong(op 6/1)
5th 7 Victory Command (IRE) N/A Poor Mark Johnston 129 lbs 16/1 1 Close up - disputed lead over 3f out - ridden along over 2f out - driven well over 1f out - gradually weakened(op 20/1)
6th 11 Furzig (GB) 9 G Poor Richard Fahey 124 lbs 14/1 0.3 Towards rear - headway 3f out and soon pushed along - ridden 2f out - driven over 1f out - kept on final furlong(op 12/1)
7th 12 Society Red (GB) 8 G AVG Richard Fahey 121 lbs 20/1 0.3 Chased leading pair - pushed along 3f out - ridden over 2f out - soon driven and weakened over 1f out
8th 16 Tudor City (IRE) 11 G AVG A J Martin 117 lbs 6/1 2.25 Held up towards rear - pushed along and headway 3f out - ridden to chase leaders well over 1f out - driven and weakened approaching final furlong (jockey said gelding ran flat)(op 11/2 tchd 13/2)
9th 13 Cockalorum (IRE) 9 G AVG Roger Fell 123 lbs 25/1 .5 Chased leaders on outer - wide straight to race near stands' rail - ridden along over 2f out - soon driven and weakened(op 33/1)
10th 17 Glasses Up (USA) 10 G Poor R Mike Smith 115 lbs 33/1 2 Took keen hold - chased leaders - ridden along 3f out - weakened 2f out
11th 15 Poet's Dawn (GB) 10 G Poor Tim Easterby 120 lbs 50/1 1.5 Prominent - ridden along 3f out - driven and weakened 2f out
12th 3 Beringer (GB) 10 G AVG Alan King 135 lbs 9/1 4 Held - always in rear (jockey said gelding ran flat)(op 8/1)
13th 10 Star Archer (GB) N/A Poor Michael Easterby 128 lbs 50/1 9 Always in rear - ridden along 4f out - soon outpaced and behind
14th 9 Dragon Mall (USA) N/A Poor Rebecca Menzies 128 lbs 50/1 88 Slowly into stride and lost several lengths start - always behind - well detached from halfway (jockey said gelding moved poorly)(op 66/1)