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15:10 York

Smith Brothers Handicap (Class 3) (Class 3)

  • 17 Runners
  • Distance: 6f 217y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 22.94s
  • 17 Ran
1
Silk -
10/1

    2
    Silk -
    10/1

      4
      Silk -
      1(13)
      Silk - Grey, Royal Blue seams, sleeves and cap
      50/1
      • Form 000-000
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4

      lead was headed over 3f out, soon beaten

      2(9)
      Silk - Red and Black (quartered), Red sleeves, Black cap
      6/1
      • Form 040606
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-3

      was held up, headway 2f out, ridden to stay on final furlong

      3(3)
      Silk - Yellow and Orange diabolo, Dark Blue sleeves, Orange cap
      15/2
      • Form 0-05352
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2

      towards rear, never dangerous

      5(12)
      Silk - Black, Orange stars, Black cap
      25/1
      • Form 511302
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-0

      chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace

      6(4)
      Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets
      20/1
      • Form 006000
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-13

      prominent, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong

      7(15)
      Silk - Red, White sleeves, Black and Yellow quartered cap
      9/1
      • Form 320202
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-12

      was behind, soon driven along, was never dangerous

      8(10)
      Silk - LIGHT BLUE, DARK BLUE cross belts and sleeves, ORANGE cap

      Phluke

      39
      33/1
      • Form 120406
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-12

      chased leaders, effort 3f out, no impression

      9(7)
      Silk - Maroon, Silver sleeves, striped cap
      • Form 044015
      • Age 8
      • Weight 8-12

      prominent, ridden to lead over 2f out, was headed inside final furlong, no extra close home

      10(14)
      Silk - Light Blue and Maroon stripes, Light Blue sleeves, Maroon armlets
      16/1
      • Form 000050
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-12

      mid-division, headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong

      11(16)
      Silk - DARK BLUE and WHITE check, WHITE sleeves, RED armlets, RED cap

      Sessay

      6
      28/1
      • Form 0-43506
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-12

      tracked leaders, led over 3f out, was ridden and headed over 2f out, no extra final furlong

      13(8)
      Silk - BLACK and RED (quartered), BLACK sleeves, RED armlets, RED cap, BLACK spots
      • Form 0020
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-11

      dwelt, was pushed along to go mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon behind

      14(11)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Orange disc, striped sleeves and striped cap
      28/1
      • Form 420531
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-10

      slowly in to stride and towards rear, some late headway, but was never near to challenge

      15(19)
      Silk - Emerald Green, White chevron, halved sleeves, Emerald Green and White striped cap
      33/1
      • Form 200-004
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-10

      towards rear, never a factor

      16(18)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow hollow box

      Hazewind

      8 v
      10/1
      • Form 251164
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-9

      prominent, ridden over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, kept on

      17(1)
      Silk - Black, Yellow epaulets, striped cap
      • Form 011051
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-9

      held up, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

      19(5)
      Silk - Emerald Green and Purple diamonds, Purple sleeves, Emerald Green armlets, Orange cap
      10/1
      • Form 000424
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-9

      was held up behind leaders, not clear run over 1f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong

      20(17)
      Silk - RED, WHITE spots, WHITE sleeves, RED seams, RED and WHITE striped cap
      16/1
      • Form 0000-50
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-9

      held up mid-division, pushed along halfway, was near to challenge

      4(2)
      NR
      • Form 350262
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-1

      Nonrunner

      12(6)
      NR

      Bundy

      51
      • Form 232044
      • Age 8
      • Weight 8-11

      Nonrunner

      18(20)
      NR
      • Form 500546
      • Age 8
      • Weight 8-9

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      Plenty of these hold claims but those held by Yorkshire Blue stand out on his recent efforts and he is selected over Bollin Edward and Roman Maze, who are just two that can make life difficult for the selection. The same can be said of Bob's Buzz, as he shaped with plenty of promise on the all weather last time and, considering his trainer's excellent recent strike-rate, he cannot be ruled out in this company. Others that can be considered at bigger prices include Hazewind and No Grouse, who have both held their own in good company and merit a second look if money arrives to support their claims this afternoon. Roman Maze is very lightly weighted for this, only his eight try in a handicap. He has improved steadily this season and, off only a 1lb higher mark than when he finished a close second at Chester, a valid case can be laid out for him on these terms. Bollin Edward is a more experienced character that has made the frame on numerous occasions in similar contest to this. He posted a timely reminder of his capabilities last time and should not be too far away if he runs his usual race. However, he was no match for Yorkshire Blue when they met at Redcar and, although 5lb better off for just short of three lengths, he will do well to reverse the form here. Therefore, although he is not going to be the most original selection of the day, Yorkshire Blue makes far too much appeal to ignore in a race that looks to be his for the taking despite the size of the field.