York Races
York
14:45
Knights Solicitors Handicap
York
Date: Fri, 17 May 2024
Distance: 1m2½f
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £3.50
Place: £1.70 £2.80 £2.30
Exacta: £45.90
Tricast: £276.82
Trifecta: £434.40
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Botanical (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Roger Varian | 134 lbs | 5/2F | Won | Took keen hold - midfield - smooth headway to lead 2f out - ridden and clear inside final furlong - eased towards finish(op 10/3) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | King's Code (GB) | 5 G | AVG | David Evans | 128 lbs | 14/1 | 3 | In touch with leaders - steady headway over 3f out - briefly disputed lead 2f out - kept on final 110yds(tchd 12/1) | ||
| 3rd | 9 | Reach (IRE) | 7 M | AVG | Michael & David Easterby | 124 lbs | 17/2 | 1.75 | Took keen hold - midfield - steady headway when bit short of room over 2f out - went third inside final furlong - kept on (jockey said mare lugged right-handed under pressure)(op 9/1 tchd 8/1) | ||
| 4th | 11 | Qitaal (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Charlie Johnston | 122 lbs | 11/1 | 0.05 | Led - pestered after halfway - headed over 2f out - soon rallied - no extra final 110yds | ||
| 5th | 14 | Theme Park (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Nigel Tinkler | 120 lbs | 28/1 | .5 | Midfield - headway over 1f out - no extra final 110yds(op 20/1) | ||
| 6th | 1 | Epic Poet (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | David O'Meara | 135 lbs | 18/1 | 0.3 | Towards rear - headway on far side of group over 2f out - no extra final 110yds(op 22/1) | ||
| 7th | 12 | Loyal Touch (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Charlie Johnston | 122 lbs | 6/1 | 0.2 | Sweating - took keen hold - prominent - pressed leader over 4f out - briefly led over 2f out - no extra final 110yds(tchd 13/2) | ||
| 8th | 6 | Majestic (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
George Bass
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Jack Channon | 125 lbs | 9/1 | 1.5 | Awkward start - soon midfield - steady headway on far side of group over 2f out - weakened final 110yds(op 8/1 tchd 15/2) | |
| 9th | 7 | Andaleep (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Daniel & Claire Kubler | 128 lbs | 12/1 | 1 | Dwelt start - in rear - headway over 1f out - not reach leaders (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 11/1) | ||
| 10th | 4 | Theoryofeverything (GB) | 5 G | AVG | David O'Meara | 129 lbs | 7/1 | 3 | In touch with leaders - hung left 2f out - soon weakened(op 8/1) | ||
| 11th | 10 | Stressfree (FR) | 4 G | AVG | David O'Meara | 123 lbs | 18/1 | .75 | Took keen hold - in rear throughout (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(op 16/1 tchd 14/1) | ||
| 12th | 13 | Qaasid (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Julie Camacho | 121 lbs | 28/1 | 2.25 | Towards rear throughout (trainer said that gelding was unsuited by the fact he was unable to obtain a prominent position after being drawn wide; vet had nothing to report)(tchd 33/1) | ||
| 13th | 16 | Barley (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Tim Easterby | 116 lbs | 40/1 | 1.5 | Raced wide - always behind(op 33/1 tchd 28/1) | ||
| 14th | 3 | Lord Protector (GER) | 7 G | AVG | Ruth Carr | 130 lbs | 80/1 | 1 | Taken down early - midfield on outer - weakened on near side of group over 2f out(op 50/1) | ||
| 15th | 15 | Kitsune Power (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Tim Easterby | 116 lbs | 80/1 | 0.3 | Always behind(op 50/1) | ||
| 16th | 8 | Eilean Dubh (IRE) | 5 H | AVG | K R Burke | 126 lbs | 16/1 | 1 | Took keen hold - prominent - pressed leader after halfway - weakened over 2f out(op 14/1) |