16:05 York

Saturday 10 July 2021

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

John Smith's Cup Handicap

Off time: 16:07 | Winning time: 2m 11.82s

1^st

(1)

Johnny Drama

68-13

22/1

T: A M BaldingJ: Joshua Bryan

Prominent, headway to chase leader over 3f out, ridden and almost upsides 2f out, led narrowly entering final furlong, held on op 16/1

2^nd

(3)

Cockalorum

68-10

40/1

T: R Fell & S MurrayJ: Rowan Scott

Led, ridden 3f out, headed narrowly entering final furlong, ran on strongly close home, just denied. op 50/1 tchd 33/1

3^rd

nse

(10)

Strait Of Hormuz

48-6

14/1

T: Jedd O'KeeffeJ: Thore Hammer-Hansen (3)

Held up towards rear, headway into midfield over 4f out, ridden and progress over 2f out, ran on to press leader entering final furlong, almost upsides final 100 yards, no extra op 18/1

4^th

(19)

Dawaam

58-12

14/1

T: Owen BurrowsJ: Jim Crowley

Held up towards rear, some headway travelling strongly when switched left over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on strongly final furlong but could not reach leaders op 10/1

5^th

(18)

Fishable

48-10

18/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: D Allan

Pressed leader, close up when ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, one pace final furlong op 16/1

6^th

(9)

Hartswood

49-0

40/1

T: R A FaheyJ: Connor Murtagh (3)

Midfield, lost place after 3f, ridden over 3f out, steady headway over 2f out, kept on final furlong but could not reach leaders

7^th

(22)

Aaddeey

49-1

15/2

T: S & E CrisfordJ: Mark Crehan (3)

In rear, well adrift when ridden 3f out, some headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong but never dangerous op 9/1

8^th

(5)

Winter Reprise

48-13

20/1

T: D MenuisierJ: Jason Watson

Midfield, headway on inside rail over 4f out, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, close up entering final furlong, weakened close home op 28/1

9^th

(13)

Good Birthday

58-7

33/1

T: A M BaldingJ: Callum Hutchinson (7)

Midfield, pulled into prominent position on outside after 4f, close up when ridden 3f out, drifted right and weakened final furlong tchd 28/1

10^th

(2)

Victory Chime

69-3

40/1

T: R M BeckettJ: H Crouch

Held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, lost place over 2f out, one pace final furlong tchd 33/1

11^th

(11)

Lucander

49-0

10/1

T: R M BeckettJ: Laura Pearson (5)

Midfield, losing ground when ridden and switched right over 3f out, modest headway under pressure over 1f out, one pace final furlong op 11/1 tchd 9/1

12^th

(14)

Astro King

48-13

4/1j

T: Sir Michael StouteJ: P J McDonald

Held up in touch, lost place 4f out, switched right and ridden 3f out, towards rear 2f out, stayed on under pressure from over 1f out op 9/2 tchd 4/1

13^th

(6)

Ascension

49-1

14/1

T: R VarianJ: Andrea Atzeni

Slightly slow to stride, towards rear, headway on inside rail 4f out, progress to chase leaders 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong op 16/1 tchd 18/1

14^th

1 ½

(7)

What's The Story

79-6

20/1

T: K DalgleishJ: Callum Rodriguez

Keen in midfield, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong op 25/1

15^th

(16)

Nicholas T

99-0

20/1

T: J S GoldieJ: Ben Robinson

Held up towards rear, ridden and no impression over 3f out, stayed on final furlong op 10/1 tchd 25/1

16^th

7 ½

(12)

Sky Defender

59-3

66/1

T: C & M JohnstonJ: Connor Beasley

Towards rear of midfield, switched right and ridden over 3f out, well beaten 2f out, eased final furlong op 40/1

17^th

(4)

Dark Pine

48-12

33/1

T: D LoughnaneJ: Cameron Noble (3)

Slowly away, in rear, ridden and switched to near rail over 3f out, no impression op 22/1

18^th

(20)

Al Zaraqaan

49-8

18/1

T: W J HaggasJ: P Hanagan

Midfield on outside, pulled hard into prominent position after 2f, op 28/1

19^th

(8)

Bright Start

48-10

18/1

T: S bin SuroorJ: P Cosgrave

Tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out op 14/1 tchd 20/1

Also Ran

(24)

Surrey Pride

48-11

4/1j

T: J TuiteJ: P Mulrennan

Held up in rear of midfield, steadily losing ground when ridden over 3f out, pulled up quickly over 2f out op 9/2

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Non-Runners

(21)

Palavecino²⁵

Weight: 9-10| Age: 5

T: B J Meehan J: M Dwyer

(23)

Data Protection¹

Weight: 8-7| Age: 6

T: W Muir & C Grassick J: Lewis Edmunds

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£23.70Pl:£3.70, £7.70, £4.70, £3.80EX:£1,140.60Trifecta:£4,748.40Tricast:£12,048.36SF:£704.53Swingers:£230.90, £92.20, £117.20

Forecasts

Astro King (4/1), Surrey Pride (4/1), Aaddeey (15/2), Lucander (10/1), Strait Of Hormuz (14/1), Dawaam (14/1), Ascension (14/1), Fishable (18/1), Al Zaraqaan (18/1), Bright Start (18/1), Winter Reprise (20/1), What's The Story (20/1), Nicholas T (20/1), Palavecino (20/1), Data Protection (20/1), Johnny Drama (22/1), Good Birthday (33/1), Dark Pine (33/1), Cockalorum (40/1), Hartswood (40/1), Victory Chime (40/1), Sky Defender (66/1)

A winner on return at Nottingham in April, ASTRO KING has improved further in defeat subsequently, finishing a solid second in the Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot in June, making no impression on the winner but keeping on well. The return to 1¼m is worth exploring and he's fancied to make another bold bid. Surrey Pride scored impressively over C&D in May and is feared, ahead of Aaddeey and Winter Reprise.

ASTRO KING (IRE)
SURREY PRIDE (IRE)
AADDEEY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020

Sinjaari

Weight: 8-11 |Age: 4

J: S Donohoe | T: W J Haggas

11/1

Prize Money

1st: £64,425.002nd: £30,212.003rd: £15,112.004th: £7,550.005th: £3,775.006th: £1,888.00