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York Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2021 Distance: 6f Type: Flat Going: Good To Firm Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £8 Place: £2.90 £5.40 £3.60 Exacta: £146.80 Tricast: £1369.74 Trifecta: £1944.30
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Citron Major (GB) N/A Poor Nigel Tinkler 132 lbs 8/1 Won Close up - shaken up and pressed leaders over 2f out - ridden to lead over 1f out - faced strong challenge 1f out - ran on well final 110yds - gamely(op 11/1)
2nd 10 Excessable (GB) N/A Poor Tim Easterby 115 lbs 18/1 1.5 Towards rear of midfield - headway halfway - ridden and chased leaders 2f out - made strong challenge 1f out - no extra and weakened final 110yds(op 16/1 tchd 20/1)
3rd 4 Gunmetal (IRE) 10 G AVG David Barron 130 lbs 9/1 0.2 Midfield - headway over 2f out - ridden and chased leaders over 1f out - ran on well final furlong - went third towards finish(op 8/1)
4th 7 Athollblair Boy (IRE) 12 G AVG Nigel Tinkler 121 lbs 10/1 0.3 Midfield - headway on outer over 2f out - ridden to challenge 1f out - no extra and weakened inside final 110yds - lost third towards finish(op 11/1)
5th 9 Obee Jo (IRE) 9 G Poor Tim Easterby 116 lbs 6/1 .5 Midfield - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and no impression over 1f out - kept on final 110yds - not pace to challenge (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run approaching the line)(op 11/2)
6th 11 Hurstwood (GB) 8 G AVG Peter Niven 114 lbs 20/1 0.3 Towards rear of midfield - switched right and pushed along halfway - ridden and edged left 2f out - some headway final furlong - nearest finish(op 16/1)
7th 1 Mythmaker (GB) N/A Poor Bryan Smart 133 lbs 12/1 1 Close up - ridden to challenge 2f out - lost position over 1f out - weakened final furlong(tchd 14/1)
8th 2 Triggered (IRE) 9 G Poor Mark Loughnane 133 lbs 5/1F 0.3 Slowly away - in rear - ridden and struggling 3f out - never on terms (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 9/2)
9th 12 Royal Prospect (IRE) 8 G AVG Lawrence Mullaney 111 lbs 33/1 0.1 Blindfold off late - midfield - ridden and outpaced 2f out - weakened 1f out - soon beaten (jockey was fractionally slow to remove the blindfold explaining that the gelding had dropped his head when she first attempted to remove it)(op 28/1)
10th 5 Cowboy Soldier (IRE) N/A Poor Roger Fell 125 lbs 22/1 2.75 Slowly away - in rear - never on terms (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 18/1)
11th 6 Lezardrieux (GB) 8 G Poor Grant Tuer 129 lbs 13/2 1.75 Led - ridden and headed over 1f out - hung left and lost position 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 11/2 tchd 7/1)
12th 8 Dark Shot (GB) N/A Poor Scott Dixon 120 lbs 13/2 1.25 Chased leader - pulled hard - ridden and lost position 2f out - weakened from over 1f out (jockey said gelding ran flat having run only 2 days previously)(op 15/2)
13th 13 Cool Spirit (GB) N/A AVG David C Griffiths 107 lbs 14/1 0.3 Midfield - ridden and hung right over 2f out - lost position over 1f out - soon beaten(op 12/1)