York
16:45
IRE-Incentive It Pays To Buy Irish Fillies' Handicap (Heritage Handicap)
York Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2025 Distance: 5f Type: Flat Going: Good To Firm Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £12 Place: £2.65 £4.45 £2.15 Exacta: £247.90 Tricast: £1269.91 Trifecta: £5293.60
Non-Runners: Mademoiselle (withdrawn; vet's advice), Tiva (vet's certificate, scoped wrong)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Star Of Mehmas (IRE) 3 F Good Richard Hughes 137 lbs 11/1 Won Slightly awkward start - in rear towards near side - going okay but still plenty to do over 1f out - rapid headway inside final furlong - ridden and ran on well final 110yds - led post(op 12/1)
2nd 20 Eternal Sunshine (GB) 5 M AVG Jim Goldie 108 lbs 18/1 0.1 In touch with leaders towards near side - outpaced and lost position halfway - rallied from over 1f out - ran on well and pressed leader final 110yds - led narrowly towards finish - headed post(tchd 16/1)
3rd 12 Luna A Inbhir Nis (GB) 3 F Good Katie Scott 125 lbs 11/2 0.1 Disputed lead early - prominent throughout - led inside final furlong - faced challenge final 110yds - headed towards finish - lost second post(op 13/2)
4th 2 Saratoga Special (IRE) 3 F AVG Mrs John Harrington 134 lbs 18/1 1.25 Midfield towards far side - headway over 1f out - hung left but went third inside final furlong - no extra and lost position final 110yds
5th 11 Eclairage (IRE) 2 F Good Daniel James Murphy 127 lbs 20/1 .75 Disputed lead towards near side early - led at fast pace after 1f - going best over 1f out - no extra and headed inside final furlong - weakened final 110yds(op 16/1)
6th 7 Nad Alshiba Green (IRE) 3 F AVG Michael Appleby 128 lbs 33/1 .75 In rear towards near side - outpaced and still plenty to do over 1f out - rallied inside final furlong - kept on final 110yds - not pace to challenge(tchd 40/1)
7th 16 Galaxy Zoo (GB) 2 F Good Ralph Beckett 121 lbs 14/1 0.3 Reared start - in rear in centre of group - still plenty to do when switched right over 1f out - headway inside final furlong - kept on final 110yds - nearest finish(op 12/1 tchd 16/1)
8th 8 Sarahmae (IRE) 3 F AVG Denis Gerard Hogan 128 lbs 18/1 1 In touch with leaders towards far side - edged right and no extra from over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(tchd 20/1)
9th 10 Woolhampton (IRE) 5 M AVG Rod Millman 127 lbs 10/1 0.3 In rear towards far side - outpaced halfway - rallied and some headway from over 1f out - not pace to challenge(tchd 9/1 and tchd 11/1)
10th 19 Fantasy Obsessor (GB) 3 F Good Michael Appleby 118 lbs 66/1 1 Raced in last - hung left throughout - some headway from over 1f out - never dangerous (jockey said filly hung left-handed)(op 50/1)
11th 4 Ruby's Profit (IRE) 3 F AVG Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole 131 lbs 14/1 .5 Prominent up the centre - weakened quickly from over 1f out(tchd 12/1)
12th 15 Lady Roxby (GB) 3 F AVG Michael Herrington 122 lbs 22/1 1.25 In rear towards near side - no chance from over 1f out - rallied and some headway inside final furlong(op 18/1 tchd 25/1)
13th 5 Queen's Guard (GB) 3 F AVG Iain Jardine 130 lbs 33/1 1.5 Midfield in centre of group - weakened quickly from over 1f out(op 28/1)
14th 6 Fluorescence (GB) 2 F Good Edward Bethell 129 lbs 6/1 1 In touch with leaders up the centre - lost position 2f out - edged left and weakened quickly from over 1f out (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown; vet had nothing to report)(op 11/2 tchd 5/1)
15th 21 Woohoo (IRE) 4 F AVG Jim Goldie 111 lbs 16/1 .75 In touch with leaders towards near side - weakened quickly from over 1f out
16th 3 Over The Blues (IRE) 3 F Poor K R Burke 131 lbs 9/2F 0.2 In touch with leaders towards far side - weakened quickly from 2f out (trainer's rep had no explanation for the poor form shown; vet had nothing to report)(op 13/2)
17th 9 Jumbeau (GB) 5 M AVG Tom Clover 123 lbs 16/1 .5 Midfield towards far side - weakened quickly from over 1f out - unbalanced and wandered around inside final furlong(op 14/1 tchd 18/1)
18th 14 Novamay (GB) 3 F AVG Michael Dods 118 lbs 18/1 1.5 In touch with leaders up the centre - weakened quickly from 2f out - lost touch inside final furlong(op 16/1)
19th 18 Forager (GB) 3 F AVG Simon Pearce 113 lbs 12/1 .5 Disputed lead against far rail early - prominent after 1f - weakened quickly from over 1f out - lost touch inside final furlong(tchd 14/1)