15:15 York

Saturday 28 July 2018

All14:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:35

Sky Bet York Stakes (Group 2)

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 2m 9.41s

1^st

(6)

Thundering Blue

59-6

5/1

T: D MenuisierJ: Fran Berry

Held up in 6th, ridden and headway when not much room briefly 2f out, went 3rd entering final furlong, stayed on well, edged right when challenging close home, led last strides op 11/2

2^nd

(3)

Brorocco

59-6

12/1

T: A M BaldingJ: F Norton

Slowly into stride, held up in rear, switched right and headway over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on to challenge inside final furlong, led towards finish, headed last strides

3^rd

(8)

Elarqam

38-11

5/4f

T: C & M JohnstonJ: Jim Crowley

Led, driven over 1f out, headed towards finish op 11/8

4^th

(7)

Smart Call

79-3

11/2

T: Sir Michael StouteJ: R Kingscote

Tracked leaders on outside, went 2nd 9f out, driven over 2f out, soon edged left, not pace of leaders inside final furlong, kept on tchd 6/1

5^th

3 ¼

(5)

Forest Ranger

49-9

5/1

T: R A FaheyJ: T Hamilton

Tracked leaders, switched right over 3f out, no extra inside final furlong op 9/2

6^th

3 ½

(1)

Euro Nightmare

49-3

25/1

T: K DalgleishJ: P Makin

Held up in 5th, effort over 3f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened after

7^th

2 ¼

(2)

Euginio

49-6

9/1

T: R HannonJ: Tom Marquand

Tracked leader until 9f out, pushed along 5f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 8/1

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Non-Runners

(4)

Fabricate³⁹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 6

T: M L W Bell J: D Allan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.20Pl:£2.10, £5.30EX:£48.60Trifecta:£230.70SF:£60.14Swingers:£9.10, £2.40, £4.20

Forecasts

Elarqam (5/4), Thundering Blue (5/1), Forest Ranger (5/1), Smart Call (11/2), Fabricate (8/1), Euginio (9/1), Brorocco (12/1), Euro Nightmare (25/1)

Half of this field can probably be confidently taken on for win purposes, as should come up short on class, but the age allowance, plus his sparkling Guineas effort suggest that ELARQAM can make it 2-2 at this venue, provided he can bounce back from his Irish adventure. Smart Call looks a threat, while neither Fabricate nor Forest Ranger is dismissed.

Elarqam
Smart Call
Fabricate

Previous Winners

2017

Success Days

Weight: 9-3 |Age: 5

J: S Foley | T: K J Condon

3/1

Prize Money

1st: £68,052.002nd: £25,800.003rd: £12,912.004th: £6,432.005th: £3,228.006th: £1,620.00