16:50 York

Wednesday 23 August 2017

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Betway Nursery

Off time: 16:53 | Winning time: 1m 12.99s

(6)

Etefaaq²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: L Dettori| T: R Hannon| OR: 97| D

16/1

Winner at Newmarket in June but form of that contest taken a few knocks since and he's failed to land a blow in Group company on latest couple of starts. Will appreciate the drop in class but needs to bounce back.

Form: 7184

(16)

John Kirkup¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: P Mulrennan| T: M Dods| OR: 92

20/1

Has won three of his four starts since debut and only just touched off over C&D two starts back. Up 6lb for his latest win but should give another good account and seems effective on all sorts of ground.

Form: 71121

(5)

Demons Rock⁵^{(ex 6)}

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: R Kingscote| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 86| D

8/1

Arrives here in his bid for a four-timer and he was impressive when winning at Catterick last time out. Stable jockey takes over from claimer now and he should give it another good go from the front but won't find this field as easy to dominate.

Form: 252111

(4)

Red Roman¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Harry Bentley| T: C Hills| OR: 90| D

8/1

Handicap winner at the Goodwood Festival, seemingly well suited to softer conditions. Should go well again here if there's any cut in the ground from just 5lb higher.

Form: 41071

(15)

Zap⁵¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Adam J McNamara⁽³⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 90| CD

14/1

Impressive winner on debut over C&D and not disgraced at Epsom behind two useful sorts but very disappointing last time out at Pontefract, never travelling. Can be very fractious beforehand and clearly not straightforward.

Form: 134

(7)

Green Fortune^p²⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: W J Haggas| OR: 87| D

5/1

Winner of two of his three starts and the form of his run last time has been franked by the runner-up since. Unproven on soft and may not want rain but trainer does well at this meeting and he warrants plenty of respect with more improvement likely.

Form: 131

(11)

Tathmeen²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-9| J: Jim Crowley| T: R Hannon| OR: 85| D

5/1

Well beaten on his first two starts but made easy enough work of his latest effort at Newbury when tried on softer ground. Won't find it as easy to dominate here and may want some rain but certainly worth considering off a fair looking mark.

Form: 731

(10)

Ghayadh²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-6| J: Josephine Gordon| T: H Palmer| OR: 82

28/1

Impressive on debut when landing a 13 runner contest on fast ground but hasn't been as good on two subsequent starts in softer ground. Dettori prefers Etefaaq.

Form: 144

(13)

Gift In Time¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-6| J: L Morris| T: J G Given| OR: 82| BF

20/1

Winner at Chester when things hadn't really gone his way and fair effort at Goodwood on latest start when beaten by Red Roman. That looks a strong formline and he arrives on better terms with that rival here; should run well.

Form: 2013

(8)

Savalas²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 8-5| J: S A Gray| T: K A Ryan| OR: 81

6/1

Took a step forward from debut here with a respectable effort behind Ghayadh at Beverley and improved again to win at Thirsk last time out. Shapes like he will appreciate this step up in trip and handicap mark could be lenient; interesting runner.

Form: 531

(9)

Falmouth Light³¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-4| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 80

33/1

Winner at Sandown on debut but has struggled in weaker races than this since and seemingly given some harsh treatment from the handicapper.

Form: 144

(18)

Areen Faisal⁴³

Age: 2| Weight: 8-4| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 80| D

10/1

Back to form with a win at Pontefract last month, appreciating a drop in class from Listed company when well beaten at Ascot. Needs more back in a stronger contest but yard won this last year and can't be dismissed.

Form: 3501

(14)

Faithful Promise¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 8-4| J: P J McDonald| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 80| D

33/1

Scored on first try over 6f at Catterick last month and just touched off at Newmarket last time when she compromised her chance by hanging under pressure. Type to carry on improving and jockey has been riding winners for the stable this year.

Form: 210412

(12)

Brandy Station⁸¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-3| J: D Fentiman| T: T Coyle & K Wood| OR: 79

66/1

Winner on the second of his three starts but has been in poor form ether side of that. Needs more in this company.

Form: 014

(20)

Milton Road⁸^{(ex 6)}

Age: 2| Weight: 8-2| J: K T O'Neill| T: M R Channon| OR: 72| D

50/1

Moderate form when winning sellers earlier in the year but seemingly improved a little since then. 6lb penalty for his latest win in a Chelmsford handicap enough to anchor him for now one would think though.

Form: 151161

(2)

Kalagia²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 8-1| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 77

16/1

Built on her debut when winning at Hamilton next time and not disgraced behind a rival subsequently rated 85 at Pontefract last time. Looks on a fair mark on that evidence and she's the pick of the yard's stable jockey.

Form: 312

(19)

Queen's Sargent¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-0| J: J Quinn| T: K A Ryan| OR: 76

12/1

Still a maiden after four starts but respectable effort last time out at Haydock behind a couple of well-handicapped sorts. Needs a bit of improvement but yard have a good record here and he should go well.

Form: 7324

Non-Runners

(17)

Luis Fernandez¹³

Weight: 8-8| Age: 2

T: K A Ryan J: J P Spencer

(1)

She Believes¹⁵

Weight: 8-3| Age: 2

T: S Kirk J: Aaron Jones

(3)

Branscombe²⁷

Weight: 8-0| Age: 2

T: C & M Johnston J: Richard Oliver

Forecasts

Tathmeen (5/1), Green Fortune (5/1), Savalas (6/1), Demons Rock (8/1), Red Roman (8/1), Areen Faisal (10/1), Queen's Sargent (12/1), Luis Fernandez (12/1), Zap (14/1), Kalagia (16/1), Etefaaq (16/1), She Believes (16/1), John Kirkup (20/1), Gift In Time (20/1), Ghayadh (28/1), Faithful Promise (33/1), Falmouth Light (33/1), Branscombe (33/1), Milton Road (50/1), Brandy Station (66/1)

KALAGIA looks on a fair mark and she could be the one to side with off a feather weight. Gift In Time and Red Roman seemingly share a strong form line and they should both be thereabouts but Savalas may be the main danger to the selection upped in trip.