York Races
York
17:20
Sky Bet Steve Birch Finale Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)
York
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2025
Distance: 1m2½f
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Firm
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £12
Place: £2.90 £3 £3
Exacta: £107
Tricast: £139.94
Trifecta: £425
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Dain Ma Nut In (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore | 126 lbs | 11/1 | Won | Led - hung left when headed over 1f out - soon rallied - ridden and led again towards finish - gamely(op 12/1 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 2nd | 15 | Per Contra (IRE) | 3 G | AVG | Tim Easterby | 120 lbs | 6/1 | 0.3 | In touch with leaders - smooth headway over 3f out - pressed leader over 2f out - drifted left over 1f out - soon led - headed towards finish(op 15/2 tchd 11/2) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Westridge (FR) | 4 G | AVG | John & Thady Gosden | 138 lbs | 100/30F | 0.3 | Prominent - in touch with leaders after 4f - headway over 2f out - went third over 1f out - kept on - joined for 3rd(tchd 3/1) | ||
| 3rd | 10 | Castle Stuart (IRE) | 3 C | AVG | Richard Fahey | 124 lbs | 28/1 | 0 | Raced wide - towards rear - headway inside final furlong - kept on well - forced dead-heat 3rd (jockey said colt ran too free having been caught wide)(op 40/1) | ||
| 5th | 14 | Zain Blue (IRE) | 4 C | AVG | John Butler | 120 lbs | 16/1 | 2 | In touch with leaders - some headway over 2f out - outpaced over 1f out(tchd 18/1) | ||
| 6th | 12 | Dark Moon Rising (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Kevin Ryan | 123 lbs | 22/1 | 0.2 | Held up in rear - headway inside final furlong - never dangerous(op 25/1 and tchd 28/1) | ||
| 7th | 3 | Erzindjan (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | T J Kent | 137 lbs | 9/1 | 0.3 | Held up in midfield - switched left when not clear run over 2f out - no telling impression(op 8/1) | ||
| 8th | 6 | Marhaba Ghaiyyath (IRE) | 3 C | Good | Charlie Johnston | 133 lbs | 11/2 | 0.3 | Towards rear - steady headway over 2f out - never on terms(tchd 6/1) | ||
| 9th | 5 | Tony Montana (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Michael Bell | 134 lbs | 22/1 | 0.3 | Held up in rear - headway over 1f out - no extra towards finish(op 20/1 tchd 18/1) | ||
| 10th | 9 | Seagolazo (IRE) | 3 G | Poor | Hugo Palmer | 124 lbs | 33/1 | 2.5 | Never better than midfield(op 40/1) | ||
| 11th | 11 | Classic Encounter (IRE) | 3 G | AVG | George Boughey | 124 lbs | 22/1 | 0.1 | Took keen hold - midfield - weakened over 1f out(op 18/1) | ||
| 12th | 7 | Ron O (GB) | 7 G | AVG | David Thompson | 127 lbs | 12/1 | 3.75 | In touch with leaders - headway over 3f out - weakened over 1f out(op 22/1 and tchd 25/1) | ||
| 13th | 13 | Thunder Wonder (IRE) | 2 C | AVG | Charlie Johnston | 123 lbs | 25/1 | 6.5 | Took keen hold - prominent - weakened over 2f out(op 33/1) | ||
| 14th | 4 | Greek Order (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Michael Bell | 135 lbs | 5/1 | 1.25 | Prominent - weakened over 2f out (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the good to firm (good in places) ground on this occasion and would prefer a slower surface; vet examined gelding post-race and had nothing to report)(op 4/1) | ||
| 15th | 2 | Sir Busker (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | William Knight | 138 lbs | 28/1 | 11 | Never better than midfield(op 25/1) |