York
16:50
John Smith's Stayers' Handicap
York Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2024 Distance: 2m½f Type: Flat Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £10.20 Place: £2.50 £3.20 £1.40 Exacta: £103.80 Tricast: £206.09 Trifecta: £393
Non-Runners: Duke Of Verona (unsuitable ground), Red Force One (self certificate), Tailorman (vet's certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Zimmerman (GB) 6 G AVG Tim Easterby 131 lbs 8/1 Won In touch with leaders - led narrowly over 3f out - pushed along 2f out - ridden over 1f out - faced challenge when hung right and bumped rival inside final furlong - kept on well final 110yds - always doing enough(op 10/1)
2nd 9 Valley Of Flowers (IRE) 7 M AVG Jacqueline Coward 125 lbs 11/1 .5 In rear - headway into midfield over 6f out - pressed leaders against near rail over 3f out - soon went second - challenging when bumped inside final furlong - no extra final 110yds - just held second(tchd 12/1)
3rd 8 Letsbefrank (IRE) 5 G AVG Jim Goldie 126 lbs 6/4F 0.05 Steadied start - towards rear - headway over 3f out - in touch with leaders over 2f out - soon outpaced - rallied from over 1f out - kept on final 110yds - not pace to challenge(tchd 13/8)
4th 4 Ted Hastings (IRE) 9 G AVG Gordon Elliott 136 lbs 15/2 4 Pushed along briefly soon after start - midfield - outpaced but some headway over 3f out - rallied from over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - not reach leaders(op 7/1)
5th 13 Merrijig (GB) 7 G AVG John Berry 122 lbs 16/1 .5 In rear - going okay but still plenty to do over 3f out - steady headway from 2f out - no impression inside final furlong(op 12/1 tchd 18/1)
6th 10 Bulldog Spirit (IRE) 4 G AVG Rebecca Menzies 123 lbs 14/1 0.1 Took keen hold - midfield - going easily but short of room over 3f out - rallied from 2f out - no telling impression(op 10/1)
7th 6 Churchella (IRE) 5 M AVG David O'Meara 130 lbs 12/1 1.25 Slowly away - switched sharply left soon after start - raced in last - still plenty to do over 3f out - switched right and some headway over 2f out - no impression when hung left inside final furlong(op 16/1)
8th 11 Rock N Roll Pinkie (GB) 5 M AVG Ivan Furtado 123 lbs 11/1 4.25 Towards rear - outpaced over 3f out - rallied but no impression from over 1f out(op 12/1)
9th 15 Daaris (IRE) 6 G Poor Kevin Frost 118 lbs 20/1 1.75 Midfield - outpaced towards near side over 3f out - weakened from 2f out(op 18/1 tchd 22/1)
10th 7 Le Rouge Chinois (DEN) 5 G Poor Michael Appleby 128 lbs 25/1 1 In touch with leaders - pressed leader towards near side over 3f out - weakened from over 2f out(op 14/1)
11th 3 Percy's Word (GB) 10 G AVG Jessica Bedi 136 lbs 66/1 7 Prominent - led over 6f out - headed and lost ground over 3f out - weakened quickly from over 2f out - eased inside final furlong(op 40/1)
12th 1 Bringbackmemories (FR) 5 G AVG Iain Jardine 137 lbs 20/1 0.3 Midfield - dropped to rear over 3f out - no chance from 2f out(op 12/1)
13th 14 King Of Unicorns (GB) 7 G Poor Micky Hammond 119 lbs 40/1 2 Raced in second - lost second but prominent over 6f out - weakened quickly from over 3f out(op 33/1 tchd 50/1)
14th 12 Show No Fear (IRE) 4 G AVG Rebecca Menzies 123 lbs 20/1 12 Led - headed over 6f out - weakened quickly from over 2f out - tailed off when eased inside final furlong(op 18/1)