17:25 York

Thursday 15 May 2025

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Sky Bet Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

  • 3YO only  |   Class 3  |   1m 3f 188y  |   Good to Firm (Good in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:25  |   Winning time: 2m 33.69s
1st
Horse silk
5
(8)
Merchant
38-12
5/2f
T: W J HaggasJ: Tom Marquand
Went right start and raced wide early, joined main group and went 2nd after 1f, led inside final 2f, clear over 1fout, stayed on strongly op 13/8
2nd
Horse silk
2 ½
2
(4)
Rahiebb
39-6
11/2
T: R VarianJ: S De Sousa
Raced keenly tracking leaders, pushed along out wide 3f out, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, no chance with winner op 6/1 tchd 5/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ½
7
(6)
Many Men
38-10
13/2
T: J R BoyleJ: Jack Doughty (3)
Held up in rear, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, plugged on in 3rd inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten op 10/1 tchd 6/1 and tchd 12/1
4th
Horse silk
½
3
(3)
Pantile Warrior
39-3
16/1
T: J & T GosdenJ: R L Moore
Held up in last trio, pushed along out wide and hung left from 2f out, plugged on into modest 4th inside final furlong tchd 18/1
5th
Horse silk
2 ½
6
(7)
Last Galileo
38-12
10/1
T: K R BurkeJ: Shane Foley
Raced keenly, soon led and brought field off inside rail in straight, ridden and headed inside final 2f, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 9/1 tchd 17/2
6th
Horse silk
1
8
(5)
Novelista
38-5
13/2
T: C JohnstonJ: J Fanning
Held up in last pair, headway on inside chasing leaders inside final 3f, weakened inside final 2f op 14/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ½
4
(1)
Tuscan Star
39-0
28/1
T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy
Raced keenly, tracked leader 1f, close 3rd on inside, pushed along over 2f out, weakened quickly op 22/1
8th
Horse silk
2 ½
1
(2)
Anniversary
39-9
3/1
T: R M BeckettJ: Rossa Ryan
Held up in 5th inside, pushed along inside final 3f, ridden and weakened over 2f out op 11/4
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.40, £1.70, £1.80EX:£16.20Trifecta:£87.30Tricast:£78.57SF:£16.57Swingers:£3.80, £4.10, £6.40

Forecasts

Merchant (5/2), Anniversary (3/1), Rahiebb (11/2), Many Men (13/2), Novelista (13/2), Last Galileo (10/1), Pantile Warrior (16/1), Tuscan Star (28/1)

Verdict

MERCHANT looks the type to progress this season and will appreciate this stiffer test of stamina. He makes plenty of appeal in the finale. Anniversary and Rahiebb are also open to further improvement and rate the principal dangers.

  1. MERCHANT (IRE)
  2. ANNIVERSARY
  3. RAHIEBB

Previous Winners

2024
London City
Weight: 9-9  |Age: 3
J: R L Moore  |  T: A P O'Brien
11/2

Prize Money

1st: £14,174.002nd: £6,647.003rd: £3,325.004th: £1,661.005th: £830.006th: £415.00

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