14:55 York

Saturday 10 July 2021

All13:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:15

John Smith's Stayers' Handicap

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: 3m 33.38s

1^st

(14)

Goobinator

59-7

12/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: P Mulrennan

Restrained towards rear, steady headway over 4f out, ran on strongly to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on strongly close home op 18/1 tchd 20/1

2^nd

(15)

Ghadbbaan

58-8

5/1f

T: B EllisonJ: Ben Robinson

Midfield, ridden over 3f out, slightly short of room over 2f out, rapid headway between horses over 1f out, ran on strongly final furlong op 13/2 tchd 7/1

3^rd

(10)

Flint Hill

58-12

7/1

T: Ruth JeffersonJ: P Hanagan

Held up in touch, led chasing group behind clear leading trio after 4f, prominent halfway, op 10/1

4^th

2 ¾

(2)

Nakeeta

108-13

17/2

T: I JardineJ: A Mullen

Held up in rear, switched right over 2f out, headway between horses over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong op 9/1 tchd 8/1 and tchd 10/1

5^th

(4)

Arctic Fox

59-6

12/1

T: M TodhunterJ: D Nolan

Held up towards rear, switched right and rapid headway travelling strongly over 2f out, ridden on near rail over 1f out, faded final furlong op 10/1 tchd 9/1

6^th

(6)

Contrebasse

68-9

12/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: D Allan

Chased leading pair, trio pulled clear of rest after 4f, still prominent halfway, ridden to lead and drew clear over 3f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened close home

7^th

(7)

Chocolate Box

79-2

28/1

T: D M LoughnaneJ: Andrea Atzeni

Prominent behind leading trio, ridden over 3f out, still in touch entering final furlong, weakened op 25/1 tchd 33/1

8^th

(16)

Daawy

79-5

20/1

T: R Fell & S MurrayJ: P J McDonald

Held up in rear, ridden 4f out, well adrift 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out op 12/1

9^th

(5)

Clifftop Heaven

48-11

8/1

T: M WalfordJ: Callum Rodriguez

Held up towards rear, headway into midfield over 3f out, one pace under pressure from over 2f out op 12/1

10^th

3 ¼

(3)

Lady Isabel

48-12

7/1

T: J ParrJ: Harry Burns (5)

Midfield, ridden and some headway over 3f out, weakened final furlong op 11/2 tchd 9/2

11^th

(11)

Kangaroo Point

49-0

33/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: Lewis Edmunds

Midfield, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out op 22/1

12^th

(8)

Mr Chua

59-6

7/1

T: M ScudamoreJ: Jason Watson

Led, headed after 6f, still prominent when ridden 4f out, weakened over 1f out op 6/1

13^th

3 ¼

(9)

Sociologist

68-13

20/1

T: S DixonJ: J P Sullivan

Chased leader, led after 6f, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, eased final furlong op 22/1 tchd 20/1 and tchd 28/1

14^th

(13)

Arabist

58-12

18/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: Jim Crowley

Midfield on outside, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out op 14/1

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Non-Runners

(1)

Proton³⁹

Weight: 8-12| Age: 5

T: A W Carroll J: Connor Beasley

(12)

Nataleena⁵

Weight: 8-4| Age: 5

T: B Haslam J: M Dwyer

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£12.90Pl:£4.40, £2.30, £2.70EX:£94.10Trifecta:£813.10Tricast:£464.63SF:£67.34Swingers:£11.10, £14.90, £7.70

Forecasts

Ghadbbaan (5/1), Flint Hill (7/1), Lady Isabel (7/1), Mr Chua (7/1), Clifftop Heaven (8/1), Nakeeta (17/2), Goobinator (12/1), Arctic Fox (12/1), Contrebasse (12/1), Arabist (18/1), Daawy (20/1), Sociologist (20/1), Chocolate Box (28/1), Kangaroo Point (33/1), Nataleena (33/1), Proton (50/1)

ARCTIC FOX is well treated and back in form so, while the longer trip is an unknown, it's worth taking a chance on her to take this wide-open staying handicap. Lady Isabel arrives better than ever and ranks as a danger along with Nataleena who, admittedly, would need things to pan out ideally.

ARCTIC FOX
LADY ISABEL (IRE)
NATALEENA (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020

Solo Saxophone

Weight: 9-6 |Age: 6

J: P Mulrennan | T: B Haslam

6/4

Prize Money

1st: £6,480.002nd: £3,042.003rd: £1,522.004th: £761.005th: £300.006th: £300.007th: £300.008th: £300.00