13:50 York

Friday 22 August 2025

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:20

Sky Bet Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 2m 29.42s

1^st

(3)

Asgard's Captain

58-9

16/1

T: Dylan CunhaJ: J F Egan

Mid-division, ridden to close from over 3f out, hung left 2f out, challenged inside final furlong, led towards finish op 14/1

2^nd

(8)

Insanity

59-4

10/1

T: A KingJ: Rossa Ryan

Held up towards rear, headway when not clear run over 2f out, soon switched left, switched right over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed towards finish op 9/1

3^rd

(9)

French Duke

49-4

11/2

T: R VarianJ: D Tudhope

Held up in rear, headway on outside over 2f out, soon ridden and hung left, kept on final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, not trouble front pair op 9/2

4^th

(7)

Zanndabad

68-13

22/1

T: A J MartinJ: W Buick

Mid-division, closed over 3f out, not clear run and lost place over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 4th close home op 16/1

5^th

(10)

Champagne Prince

49-2

7/1

T: Jane Chapple-HyamJ: D Egan

Prominent early, tracked leaders, led over 2f out, soon headed, led again over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish op 9/1

6^th

2 ¼

(1)

Chillingham

69-1

16/1

T: E BethellJ: Hollie Doyle

Prominent, took keen hold, led 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong op 12/1

7^th

3 ¾

(11)

Marhaba The Champ

68-9

25/1

T: Mrs S LeechJ: Jason Hart

Steadied start, soon switched left, held up towards rear, some headway when hampered over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, never dangerous tchd 28/1

8^th

(4)

Naqeeb

59-12

11/2

T: Miss J A CamachoJ: Ryan Sexton

Prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon not much room and lost place, weakened from over 1f out

9^th

(2)

Mount Atlas

410-0

13/8f

T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy

Raced keenly, led, headed over 2f out, soon weakened op 15/8

10^th

(5)

Austrian Theory

68-4

40/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: D Fentiman

Held up towards rear, ridden over 4f out, well beaten final 3f

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Non-Runners

(6)

This Songisforyou¹⁵

Weight: 9-6| Age: 7

T: E Mullins J: Tom Marquand

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£17.35Pl:£3.40, £2.25, £2.40EX:£132.10Trifecta:£966.00Tricast:£995.18SF:£156.48Swingers:£14.35, £15.80, £10.25

Forecasts

Mount Atlas (13/8), This Songisforyou (5/1), French Duke (11/2), Naqeeb (11/2), Champagne Prince (7/1), Insanity (10/1), Asgard's Captain (16/1), Chillingham (16/1), Zanndabad (22/1), Marhaba The Champ (25/1), Austrian Theory (40/1)

FRENCH DUKE hasn't been seen to anything like best effect in a pair of well-contested handicaps this season and could well have a bigger performance in him given he's still lightly raced, particularly now returned to a more suitable trip. Naqeeb and Mount Atlas arrive in excellent heart and warrant plenty of respect, also.

FRENCH DUKE (IRE)
NAQEEB (IRE)
MOUNT ATLAS

Previous Winners

2024

Shadow Dance

Weight: 9-11 |Age: 4

J: James Doyle | T: R Varian

6/1

Prize Money

1st: £61,848.002nd: £29,004.003rd: £14,508.004th: £7,248.005th: £3,624.006th: £1,812.00