13:55 York

Friday 25 August 2017

All13:5514:2515:0015:3516:1516:50

Sky Bet First Race Special Handicap

Off time: 13:57 | Winning time: 2m 30.13s

1^st

(11)

Fidaawy

49-4

11/1

T: Sir Michael StouteJ: Jim Crowley

Tracked leader, led over 2f out, soon driven and hard pressed, ridden over 1f out, held on under pressure final furlong op 10/1

2^nd

(10)

Red Galileo

69-8

7/1

T: S bin SuroorJ: D Tudhope

Tracked leaders, driven to challenge 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on and every chance final furlong, just held op 8/1

3^rd

2 ¾

(14)

Erik The Red

59-6

6/1c

T: K A RyanJ: K Stott

Held up behind, headway over 2f out, soon driven to chase leaders, ridden over 1f out, went 3rd and kept on inside final furlong, not trouble front pair op 7/1 tchd 15/2

4^th

1 ¾

(6)

Al Neksh

48-11

9/1

T: W J HaggasJ: L Dettori

In touch, headway over 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression in 4th inside final furlong op 8/1

5^th

(3)

Londinium

38-5

6/1c

T: C & M JohnstonJ: P J McDonald

In touch, ridden and kept on same pace from over 1f out, never on terms op 11/2

6^th

(5)

Dance King

78-7

25/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: J P Sullivan

Mid-division, driven over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on inside final furlong, never reached leaders

7^th

(7)

Speedo Boy

38-11

13/2

T: Ian WilliamsJ: S De Sousa

Held up behind, ridden over 2f out, one pace when edged left towards far side rail over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never near leaders op 7/1 tchd 6/1

8^th

(16)

Appeared

59-10

6/1c

T: R VarianJ: Andrea Atzeni

Tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, ridden and one pace over 1f out, gradually weakened inside final furlong op 15/2

9^th

(8)

Amazing Red

48-10

12/1

T: E A L DunlopJ: P Mulrennan

Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never near leaders tchd 14/1

10^th

3 ¼

(9)

Landsman

48-8

14/1

T: A J MartinJ: P Hanagan

Behind, ridden over 2f out, never dangeorus op 12/1

11^th

(2)

Moonmeister

68-10

20/1

T: A J MartinJ: Fran Berry

Mid-division, driven and headway towards far side over 2f out, soon ridden to chase leaders, never on terms, weakened final furlong

12^th

1 ½

(13)

Mukhayyam

59-0

14/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: D Allan

Soon led, driven and headed over 2f out, weakened 1f out

13^th

(15)

Master Of Finance

69-1

50/1

T: J M JeffersonJ: G Lee

Always behind, struggling 3f out, lost touch final 2f

14^th

(1)

Song Of Love

58-0

100/1

T: S A HarrisJ: Richard Oliver (5)

Mid-division, lost place over 3f out, soon behind, tailed off

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Non-Runners

(4)

Game Starter²¹

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: S bin Suroor J: P Cosgrave

(12)

Manjaam¹³

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: E A L Dunlop J: L Morris

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£14.20Pl:£4.70, £2.30, £2.60EX:£101.50Trifecta:£533.60Tricast:£515.16SF:£82.94Swingers:£11.60, £13.00, £8.30

Forecasts

Erik The Red (6/1), Londinium (6/1), Appeared (6/1), Game Starter (6/1), Speedo Boy (13/2), Red Galileo (7/1), Al Neksh (9/1), Fidaawy (11/1), Amazing Red (12/1), Landsman (14/1), Mukhayyam (14/1), Moonmeister (20/1), Dance King (25/1), Manjaam (33/1), Master Of Finance (50/1), Song Of Love (100/1)

AMAZING RED and Game Starter are both entirely unexposed and narrow preference is for the former who only goes up 4lb for his latest win. Mukhayyam was better than the bare result suggested in the Shergar Cup last time and should do better with David Allan taking back over in the saddle.

Amazing Red
Game Starter
Mukhayyam

Previous Winners

2016

Barsanti

Weight: 9-10 |Age: 4

J: Andrea Atzeni | T: R Varian

5/1

Prize Money

1st: £43,575.002nd: £13,048.003rd: £6,524.004th: £3,262.005th: £1,631.006th: £819.00