16:55 York

Friday 14 July 2023

All14:0514:4015:1515:5016:2516:5517:30

Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Handicap

Off time: 16:58 | Winning time: 58.26s

1^st

(4)

Copper Knight

99-10

11/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: Sean Kirrane (3)

Led central group, led outright well before halfway, pushed along before 2f out, ridden 1f out, ran on well just did enough op 12/1

2^nd

(20)

Ventura Express

610-0

17/2

T: P T MidgleyJ: D Nolan

Held up on near side rail, chased leaders 2f out, went second inside final 110 yards, just denied op 14/1

3^rd

(2)

Mattice

49-7

9/2

T: T D EasterbyJ: D Allan

Prominent in central group, chased leader passing halfway, soon pushed along, rallied inside final furlong, dropped to third final strides op 5/1

4^th

(9)

Le Beau Garcon

49-7

10/1

T: M & D EasterbyJ: Shane Gray

Midfield central group, chased leaders 2f out, ridden 1f out, ran well to take fourth inside final 110 yards op 17/2

5^th

(18)

Elegant Erin

69-13

14/1

T: P T MidgleyJ: J P Sullivan

Behind near side, ridden 2f out, headway to chase leaders from 1f out, went fifth final strides, never nearer op 12/1

6^th

(8)

Princess Karine

49-8

4/1f

T: B SmartJ: Mark Winn (3)

Keen early, held up in central group, chased leaders 2f out, ridden 1f out, outpaced inside final 110 yards, just held on for sixth on line

7^th

(17)

Spring Is Sprung

49-8

18/1

T: P T MidgleyJ: G Lee

Keen in midfield near side group, chased leaders 2f out, just denied sixth final strides op 12/1

8^th

(5)

Dandy Dinmont

49-8

14/1

T: N TinklerJ: Alex Jary (7)

Dwelt, pushed along in central before halfway, chased leaders 2f out, kept on well near finish, never nearer op 12/1

9^th

(21)

Khabib

59-12

18/1

T: R CraggsJ: P Mulrennan

Led near side group, pushed along 2f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong, weakened final 110 yards op 16/1

10^th

(12)

Mersea

39-6

28/1

T: Grant TuerJ: S H James

Prominent near side group, ridden 2f out, soon outpaced, weakened inside final furlong op 22/1

11^th

(6)

Mereside Angel

49-2

11/1

T: T D BarronJ: Callum Rodriguez

Prominent down centre early, pushed along before halfway, weakened inside final furlong tchd 12/1

12^th

(1)

Glory Fighter

79-10

18/1

T: P T MidgleyJ: Ryan Sexton (3)

Raced alone on far side, disputed early, outpaced when ridden 2f out, gradually weakened tchd 20/1

13^th

(14)

Lullaby Bay

49-6

16/1

T: K A RyanJ: T Eaves

Dwelt, keen in midfield early central group, outpaced and dropped towards rear before halfway, ridden inside final furlong, modest gains near finish

14^th

(7)

Texas Man

49-2

66/1

T: Craig LidsterJ: William Pyle (7)

Prominent down centre, outpaced passing halfway, ridden before 1f out, modest gains near finish op 50/1

15^th

(15)

Papa Don't Preach

49-11

14/1

T: K FrostJ: Rossa Ryan

Dwelt, midfield near side, ridden 2f out, weakened and lost ground inside final furlong

16^th

(19)

Havagomecca

59-7

33/1

T: M DodsJ: Connor Beasley

Keen on near side early, chased leaders near side before halfway, ridden 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 25/1

17^th

1 ¼

(10)

Good Luck Fox

79-2

28/1

T: P T MidgleyJ: Cam Hardie

Dwelt, always outpaced down centre, pushed along 2f out, ridden 1f out, never in contention op 33/1 tchd 25/1

18^th

3 ¼

(22)

Dickieburd

39-3

33/1

T: Craig LidsterJ: C Lee

Prominent near side rail, chased leaders just after halfway, ridden 1f out, weakened and dropped to last inside final furlong op 28/1

Unlimited Replays

of all UK and Irish races with our Race Replays

Discover Sporting Life Plus Benefits Sporting Life Plus - Join For Free

Non-Runners

(11)

Eeh Bah Gum¹³

Weight: 9-6| Age: 8

T: I Furtado J: Laura Coughlan

(13)

Sampers Seven¹⁶

Weight: 9-10| Age: 6

T: M Appleby J: Frederick Larson

(3)

Nelson Gay¹⁴

Weight: 9-9| Age: 5

T: M Dods J: Connor Beasley

(16)

So Smart²

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: P D Evans J: B A Curtis

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£12.00Pl:£1.90, £2.80, £1.80, £3.20EX:£154.80Trifecta:£1,257.90Tricast:£514.51SF:£102.68Swingers:£19.90, £8.60, £11.80

Forecasts

Princess Karine (4/1), Mattice (9/2), Nelson Gay (15/2), Ventura Express (17/2), Le Beau Garcon (10/1), Copper Knight (11/1), Mereside Angel (11/1), Sampers Seven (12/1), Elegant Erin (14/1), Dandy Dinmont (14/1), Papa Don't Preach (14/1), Eeh Bah Gum (14/1), Lullaby Bay (16/1), So Smart (16/1), Spring Is Sprung (18/1), Khabib (18/1), Glory Fighter (18/1), Mersea (28/1), Good Luck Fox (28/1), Havagomecca (33/1), Dickieburd (33/1), Texas Man (66/1)

He's badly out of form but COPPER KNIGHT, joint-holder of the title of winning-most horse at York, has been used to contesting much stronger handicaps than this here and could be worth one more chance from a mark 17 lb lower than for his last success at Chester a year ago under Sean Kirrane. Paul Midgley runs 5, with Elegant Erin and Spring Is Sprung strong contenders. Nelson Gay is another to consider.

COPPER KNIGHT (IRE)
ELEGANT ERIN (IRE)
SPRING IS SPRUNG (FR)

Previous Winners

2022

Ghathanfar

Weight: 9-12 |Age: 6

J: D Swift | T: Miss Tracy Waggott

4/1

Prize Money

1st: £10,468.002nd: £4,912.003rd: £2,454.004th: £1,228.005th: £612.00