York
14:25
Tattersalls Acomb Stakes (IRE-Incentive Race)
York Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2025 Distance: 7f Type: Flat Going: Good To Firm Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £6.50 Place: £1.55 £1.30 £1.10 Exacta: £18.50 Tricast: £22.30 Trifecta: £34.80
Non-Runners: Oceans Four (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Gewan 2 C Elite Andrew Balding 129 lbs 11/2 Won Took keen hold - raced in second - pressed leader over 2f out - led under 2f out - edged left and ridden 1f out - kept on well when pressed inside final 110yds
2nd 4 Italy (GB) 2 C AVG A P O'Brien 129 lbs 9/4 1.5 Took keen hold - held up in rear - headway on outer from over 2f out - went second over 1f out - soon pressed winner - no extra inside final 110yds(op 2/1 tchd 9/4)
3rd 1 Distant Storm (GB) 2 C Elite Charlie Appleby 129 lbs 11/10F 3.25 Pulled hard - prominent - headway on inner over 2f out - soon pressed leader - no extra inside final furlong (jockey said colt ran too free)(tchd Evens and tchd 6/5)
4th 7 Rochfortbridge (IRE) 2 C AVG Adrian Paul Keatley 129 lbs 18/1 .5 Took keen hold - towards rear - headway 3f out - outpaced 2f out - kept on and went fourth inside final 110yds(tchd 22/1)
5th 5 May Angel (GB) 2 C AVG John & Thady Gosden 129 lbs 12/1 1.5 Led - faced challenges over 2f out - headed under 2f out - weakened inside final furlong - lost fourth inside final 110yds (jockey said colt jumped the road crossing and ran too free)(op 18/1 tchd 20/1)
6th 8 Sovereign Ocean (IRE) 2 C Elite Iain Jardine 129 lbs 150/1 4.25 Pulled hard - in touch with leaders on inner - in rear after 2f - weakened from over 1f out(op 125/1)
7th 3 Goodwood Galaxy (GB) 2 C AVG David Menuisier 129 lbs 22/1 9 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - hung right 3f out - weakened 2f out (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that colt received a slight bump early on causing him to run too free; jockey said colt stopped quickly)(op 16/1)