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York Date: Thu, 09 Jul 2020 Distance: 2m½f Type: Flat Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.20 Place: £1.10 £1.70 £2 Exacta: £9.10 Tricast: £35.30 Trifecta: £40.80
Non-Runners: Jus Pires (self certificate), Northwest Frontier (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 Solo Saxophone (IRE) 7 G AVG
Ben Haslam 132 lbs 6/4F Won Towards rear - headway over 2f out - bit short of room over 1f out - squeezed through and led 1f out - soon quickened clear - readily(op 15/8)
2nd 7 Young Merlin (IRE) 9 G AVG
Roger Charlton 126 lbs 11/2 3.75 Led at steady pace - headed and tracked leader over 8f out - ridden over 2f out - stayed on - went second inside final 110yds - no match for winner(op 5/1 tchd 6/1)
3rd 10 Doctor Cross (IRE) N/A Poor
Richard Fahey 123 lbs 11/2 .75 Prominent - led over 8f out - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and headed 1f out - no extra and lost second inside final 110yds(op 6/1)
4th 3 Ottonian (GB) N/A Poor
Donald McCain 133 lbs 50/1 1.25 Held up in rear - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and stayed on inside final furlong - never on terms(op 25/1)
5th 1 Its'afreebee (IRE) N/A Poor
Richard Spencer 134 lbs 16/1 0.2 Midfield - ridden over 2f out - stayed on inside final furlong - never on terms(tchd 18/1)
6th 6 Edinburgh Castle (IRE) N/A Poor
Andrew Balding 127 lbs 11/4 1.5 Midfield - headway and tracked leader and over 2f out - made challenge over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong (trainer's rep said gelding weakened quickly)(tchd 3/1)
7th 8 Always Resolute (GB) N/A Poor
Ian Williams 121 lbs 16/1 3 Tracked leaders - ridden 3f out - soon outpaced and beaten(op 14/1 tchd 12/1)
8th 9 Graceful Lady (GB) N/A Poor
Robert Eddery 126 lbs 33/1 1.75 Tracked leaders - ridden over 3f out - weakened over 1f out(tchd 40/1)