York Races
York
14:42
Knights Solicitors Handicap (GBBPlus Race)
York
Date: Fri, 16 May 2025
Distance: 1m2½f
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Firm
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £6
Place: £2.40 £2.10 £2.80
Exacta: £29.70
Tricast: £223.96
Trifecta: £228.80
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Thunder Run (IRE) | 4 G | Good | K R Burke | 138 lbs | 5/1 | Won | In touch with leaders - took keen hold early - pushed along and outpaced under 2f out - headway and ridden 1f out - kept on well and led final strides (trainer's rep said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding had benefitted from a step up in trip from 1m to 1m 2f)(tchd 11/2) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Tony Montana (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Michael Bell | 134 lbs | 9/2F | - | Midfield - ridden and headway over 1f out - led narrowly inside final 110yds - kept on but headed final strides(op 7/1) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Have Secret (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Richard Fahey | 128 lbs | 10/1 | - | Raced in second - challenging 3f out - ridden and led over 1f out - headed inside final 110yds - soon no extra(op 12/1 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Salamanca (GB) | 4 C | Good | Jane Chapple-Hyam | 136 lbs | 7/1 | - | Led - faced challenge 3f out - hung left and headed over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 5/1) | ||
| 5th | 11 | Zain Blue (IRE) | 4 C | AVG | John Butler | 123 lbs | 16/1 | - | Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders over 2f out - no impression final furlong(op 11/1) | ||
| 6th | 6 | Westerton (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Alan King | 128 lbs | 25/1 | - | Held up in midfield - outpaced and towards rear over 2f out - headway over 1f out - stayed on inside final furlong(op 22/1 tchd 28/1) | ||
| 7th | 10 | Austrian Theory (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Tim Easterby | 123 lbs | 5/1 | - | Held up in midfield - some headway 2f out - no extra inside final furlong(tchd 9/2) | ||
| 8th | 5 | Brioni (FR) | 4 G | AVG | Alan King | 131 lbs | 10/1 | - | Prominent - weakened over 1f out(op 9/1 tchd 11/1) | ||
| 9th | 4 | Flying Frontier (GB) | 5 H | Good | James Tate | 133 lbs | 8/1 | - | In rear - headway 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 12/1) | ||
| 10th | 9 | Debora's Dream (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Jennie Candlish | 124 lbs | 28/1 | - | Towards rear - switched right and on near side of group over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 20/1) | ||
| 11th | 8 | Bint Al Daar (GB) | 5 M | AVG | Kevin Philippart De Foy | 124 lbs | 14/1 | - | Held up in midfield - weakened over 1f out(op 12/1) | ||
| 12th | 12 | Man Of Desert (GB) | 4 C | Poor | Chris Dwyer | 120 lbs | 25/1 | - | Slowly into stride - soon in touch with leaders - weakened 2f out(op 18/1) | ||
| 13th | 13 | Financer (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Tim Easterby | 120 lbs | 18/1 | - | In rear - some headway on far side of group over 2f out - edged left and weakened over 1f out(op 20/1) |