York
15:00
Clipper Handicap (Heritage Handicap)
York Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2023 Distance: 1m Type: Flat Going: Good To Firm Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £50.35 Place: £12.35 £4.55 £5.55 Exacta: £547.50 Tricast: £5288.49 Trifecta: £14703.60
Non-Runners: Outbreak (vet's certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 9 Ropey Guest (GB) 5 G Poor George Margarson 128 lbs 40/1 Won Prominent - ridden and went second on far side of group over 1f out - edged right 1f out - led inside final 110yds - kept on and always doing enough(op 33/1)
2nd 8 Point Lynas (IRE) 6 G AVG Edward Bethell 129 lbs 9/1 0.2 Led - pushed along from 2f out - headed inside final 110yds - soon rallied and kept on
3rd 17 Spirit Catcher (IRE) 5 G AVG Charlie Johnston 125 lbs 14/1 1.5 Took keen hold - raced in second - lost position over 1f out - kept on
4th 3 Sonny Liston (IRE) 3 C AVG Ralph Beckett 135 lbs 10/1 0.2 Slowly away - travelled strongly - in rear - steady headway on far side of group from over 2f out - kept on well inside final furlong(op 9/1)
5th 4 Northern Express (IRE) 7 G AVG Michael Dods 134 lbs 13/2J .5 In touch with leaders - not clear run and edged right over 2f out - in the clear from under 2f out - kept on well inside final furlong(tchd 7/1)
6th 15 Dutch Decoy (GB) 7 G AVG Charlie Johnston 126 lbs 14/1 .75 In rear - steady headway on near side of group from over 2f out - edged left when in touch with leaders 1f out - kept on(op 11/1)
7th 20 Terwada (IRE) 4 G AVG Ed Walker 123 lbs 14/1 .75 Took keen hold - towards rear of midfield - headway from 2f out - keeping on when slightly hampered 1f out - stayed on final 110yds(op 12/1 tchd 11/1)
8th 6 Eilean Dubh (IRE) 5 H AVG K R Burke 129 lbs 10/1 0.05 Prominent - outpaced under 2f out - rallied and kept on from over 1f out(op 16/1)
9th 13 La Trinidad (GB) 8 G AVG Roger Fell & Sean Murray 124 lbs 40/1 0.1 Slowly away - travelled strongly - in rear - not clear run over 2f out - switched left from over 1f out - soon some headway - kept on inside final furlong
10th 16 The Gatekeeper (IRE) 4 G AVG Charlie Johnston 125 lbs 12/1 0.2 Prominent - no extra and lost position inside final furlong(op 11/1)
11th 10 Orbaan (GB) 10 G Poor David O'Meara 127 lbs 12/1 0.3 Towards rear of midfield - bit short of room under 2f out - kept on from over 1f out - no telling impression(op 11/1)
12th 14 Austrian Theory (IRE) 6 G Poor Charlie Johnston 126 lbs 40/1 0.1 In touch with leaders - outpaced over 3f out - rallied over 2f out - no extra and lost position final 110yds
13th 5 Akhu Najla (GB) 4 C Poor Roger Varian 130 lbs 7/1 1.25 Towards rear - some headway 4f out - kept on but not pace to challenge(tchd 13/2)
14th 1 Blue For You (IRE) 7 G AVG David O'Meara 138 lbs 13/2J .75 Steadied soon after start - towards rear - switched right and towards near side over 1f out - soon some headway - weakened gradually final 110yds(op 17/2)
15th 18 Racingbreaks Ryder (IRE) 4 G AVG Charles Hills 124 lbs 28/1 .5 Took keen hold - midfield - brief headway 2f out - soon no impression(op 25/1)
16th 2 Escobar (IRE) 9 G Poor David O'Meara 137 lbs 25/1 4 Took keen hold - towards rear - steady headway from 3f out - keeping on when hampered over 1f out - soon lost ground - not recover(tchd 22/1)
17th 12 Cruyff Turn (GB) 8 G AVG Tim Easterby 127 lbs 28/1 .5 In touch with leaders - headway from over 3f out - weakened gradually from under 2f out
18th 11 Darkness (FR) 6 G AVG David O'Meara 127 lbs 16/1 3.25 Travelled strongly - midfield - headway from 4f out - in touch with leaders when edged left over 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(op 18/1)
19th 19 Master Richard (GB) 6 G AVG Ann Duffield 123 lbs 16/1 0.1 Took keen hold - midfield - not clear run and short of room over 2f out - soon lost ground - hampered over 1f out - soon dropped to rear and drifted right (jockey said gelding missed the break and ran too free)(op 14/1)