13:50 York

Wednesday 17 May 2023

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Sky Bet Race To The Ebor Jorvik Handicap

Off time: 13:51 | Winning time: 2m 30.10s

(7)

Lucander^b⁸¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: George Baker| OR: 105| C

33/1

Did well in Bahrain for this yard over the winter. Respectable fifth of 8 in Winter Derby at Lingfield when last seen in February but will require a big career best to defy top weight in this ultra-competitive handicap.

Form: 01-5415

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(8)

Tasman Bay^t1²⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas| OR: 102

9/1

Smart for Sir Mark Todd at 3. Failed to get anywhere near the same heights in a disappointing 4-y-o campaign but it's possible he'll get back on track for new trainer William Haggas. Marquand on yard's other runner but still one to note in the betting. Tongue tied first time.

Form: 233/058-

(16)

Sam Cooke²⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Rob Hornby| T: R M Beckett| OR: 102| CD

20/1

Consistent sort who ended last season with wins at Newmarket and Newbury. That has resulted in his rating going into the 100s for the first time and he'll need to be better than ever to keep the winning run going on reappearance.

Form: 3/76411-

(15)

Surrey Mist²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: K P De Foy| OR: 102| D

12/1

Won twice on joining this yard last autumn, including an AW listed in France. Reappeared with a good fourth in Saint-Cloud Group 3 in March and possibly unsuited by very testing ground when below par at Newbury since.

Form: 4011-46

(6)

White Wolf^p1⁷⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Oisin Murphy| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 101

15/2

Dual AW novice winner at 3 and improved agian when narrowly denied in Meydan handicap in January. Not seen to best effect in 1½m Group 2 there on latest start in March and returns to Britain as an unexposed sort. Cheekpieces on first time.

Form: 161-209

(2)

Ajero^t²³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: David Egan| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 98

25/1

Won a 9f Glorious Goodwood handicap last summer. Ended his campaign with a creditable third of 8 there (1½m) in October. Probably needed last month's Pontefract reappearance but even a return to his best is unlikely to be enough in this line-up.

Form: 22103-9

(3)

Dark Jedi¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 98| D

25/1

Useful handicapper who added 2 more wins last year. Arrives on the back of a creditable third at Ripon last month but he's probably vulnerable to some of the less-exposed types in this line-up.

Form: 9176-63

(9)

Typewriter¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Harry Davies⁽³⁾| T: A M Balding| OR: 93

40/1

Useful, including placed in 2 listed races at Chester last year. Respectable sixth of 9 in Goodwood listed race on reappearance. Others look better treated.

Form: 43837-6

(17)

Real Dream^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: R L Moore| T: Sir Michael Stoute| OR: 91| D

3/1

Won a Doncaster maiden last June and made light of an 11-month absence when following up in 1½m Kempton handicap a fortnight ago. Draw could have been kinder but it's highly likely this lightly-raced son of Lope de Vega has more to offer.

Form: 451-1

(5)

Thundering¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan| OR: 90| D

10/1

Made a winning handicap debut at Newcastle (12.5f) last June and improved form when runner-up on next 2 starts, including over C&D at the Ebor meeting. Probably needed the run on his Ripon reappearance 18 days and should be back closer to his best now.

Form: 12278-5

(13)

Crystal Delight¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Jim Crowley| T: W Jarvis| OR: 90

11/2

Opened his account on AW at Lingfield in December and improved form when runner-up on all 3 handicap starts since, proving himself on turf at Newmarket last time. No reason why he won't give another good account.

Form: 341-222

(4)

Zain Nights^p²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: W Buick| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 89| D

10/1

Useful and consistent handicapper who won at Newbury under William Buick last summer. Respectable effort when well-held third on reappearance there last month. Entitled to strip fitter now and regular headgear also returns.

Form: 19327-3

(11)

Forza Orta²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: Rowan Scott| T: K A Ryan| OR: 87| CD

17/2

C&D winner last summer. Not disgraced when fifth of 11 on his Thirsk reappearance 25 days ago and he's dropped to only 2 lb above the mark he defied here last year. Each-way claims.

Form: 71093-5

(10)

Scampi^h²²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Hayley Turner| T: A M Balding| OR: 86| D

16/1

Three wins 1½m wins last term. Should be sharper for last month's reappearance run over 1¼m at Epsom but Oisin Murphy looks elsewhere.

Form: 36115-5

(14)

Legendary Day^p,t¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: J Fanning| T: A Keatley| OR: 85| D

28/1

Enhanced a reasonable strike rate on the Flat when landing a 2m Ripon handicap last month. Respectable seventh of 16 at Newmarket (1¾m, soft) 10 days ago. Has cheekpieces (wore once for previous yard) added to his regular tongue tie.

Form: 211717

Non-Runners

(1)

Selwan²¹⁰

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: A King J: Hollie Doyle

(12)

La Yakel²²²

Weight: 8-13| Age: 4

T: W J Haggas J: Tom Marquand

Forecasts

Real Dream (3/1), La Yakel (10/3), Crystal Delight (11/2), White Wolf (15/2), Forza Orta (17/2), Tasman Bay (9/1), Zain Nights (10/1), Thundering (10/1), Surrey Mist (12/1), Scampi (16/1), Sam Cooke (20/1), Selwan (20/1), Ajero (25/1), Dark Jedi (25/1), Legendary Day (28/1), Lucander (33/1), Typewriter (40/1)

William Haggas has won the last 2 runnings of this with low-mileage Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum 4-y-os and LA YAKEL looks good to extend that sequence to 3. The outside stall could prove tricky for Real Dream but he has a very similar profile to the selection and is second choice ahead of Crystal Delight and White Wolf.