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15:45 York

Monks Cross Shopping Park Handicap (Class 3) (Class 3)

  • 19 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 205y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 36.28s
  • 19 Ran
1(14)
Silk - Black, Red hoop, Black sleeves, Red seams, Red cap
10/1
  • Form 241443
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-5

chased leaders, ridden 3f out, soon behind

2(11)
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets
  • Form 651132
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-3

mid-division, headway when not clear 2f out, switched right, ridden and stayed on under pressure from over 1f out, never able to challenge

3(12)
Silk - DARK BLUE and WHITE (halved), hooped sleeves and cap
  • Form 321120
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-3

led, held over 3f out, ridden and every chance 2f out to over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

4(17)
Silk - Mauve, Dark Green sleeves, Dark Green cap, Mauve star
  • Form 604313
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-2

never better than mid-division

5(8)
Silk - Royal Blue, Orange cross belts, Yellow sleeves
  • Form 0P3654
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2

slowly into stride, soon mid-division, ridden 2f out, never on terms

6(13)
Silk - BLACK and RED (quartered), BLACK sleeves, RED cap
  • Form 524143
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-2

towards rear, pushed along 3f out, soon ridden and no impression

8(18)
Silk - Yellow, Red stripe, Red sleeves, Yellow armlets
  • Form 0U06/00
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-1

slowly into stride and behind, ridden over 2f out, kept on well under pressure inside final furlong, never nearer

9(19)
Silk - Purple, Yellow hoop, Purple sleeves, Yellow spots, Yellow cap
50/1
  • Form 503500
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0

in touch, ridden lost place 2f out, soon weakened

10(2)
Silk - Royal blue and red (quartered), white sleeves, red armlets, red cap
  • Form 000606
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0

never better than mid-division

11(7)
Silk - Red and Emerald Green stripes, Red sleeves
  • Form 10-2000
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-13

tracked leader, led over 3f out, soon ridden, headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong

12(5)
Silk - Black, Light Green epaulets and cap

Adobe

20
8/1
  • Form 200405
  • Age 9
  • Weight 8-13

mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, no impression

13(10)
Silk - Orange, Dark Blue disc, striped sleeves, Dark Blue cap
20/1
  • Form 505203
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-13

in touch, ridden 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, not reached leaders

14(4)
Silk - White, Red diamond, chevrons on sleeves, White cap, Red diamond
  • Form 425000
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11

mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, never troubled leaders

15(20)
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow sash, Royal Blue and White hooped sleeves, Royal Blue and Yellow hooped cap
40/1
  • Form 100106
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-10

slowly into stride, always behind

16(16)
Silk - Yellow, Emerald Green chevron, Yellow sleeves Emerald Green diamonds, Emerald Green cap, Yellow diamond
25/1
  • Form 025200
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-9

in touch, ridden to challenge 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish

17(6)
Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue triple diamond, halved sleeves and diamond on cap
  • Form 0-10020
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-9

tracked leaders, headway 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on well

18(15)
Silk - Dark Blue and Orange check, Orange sleeves
8/1
  • Form 523225
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-8

switched to inside rail soon after start, behind, headway 2f out, soon ridden, ran on well final furlong, not reached winner

19(1)
Silk - Pink, Royal Blue chevrons and armlets
  • Form 240330
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-8

towards rear, pushed along 3f out, not clear run 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure final furlong

20(9)
Silk - Beige, dark blue hoops
14/1
  • Form 226163
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-8

chased leaders, ridden 3f out, lost action 2f out, soon eased

7(3)
NR
  • Form 000-006
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-1

Withdrawn

In depth

Verdict

A race where the betting market may confuse as much as it can highlight those in with chances in a very competitive heat. Therefore, the selection of Oscar Pepper is made with a degree of trepidation, as there are a host of others that come into the race with sound chances of spoiling the party. Mount Hillaby, Fen Gypsy and Tedsdale Mac are just a trio that look sure to make this a real test as things unfold, while Didn't Tell My Wife would have to be a serious danger if there is sufficient ease in the ground for her to do herself justice. Mount Hillaby - trained locally by Mick Easterby - will no doubt be a popular choice now that she has shown signs of a return to form, while Tedsdale Mac has been consistent all season and can be relied upon to go close to making the frame if he runs his usual race. Fen Gypsy has also be covering himself in clover after a series of rock-solid performances of late. However, he is still 5lb higher than when he won at Windsor and others look a little better treated in the context of this race. Oscar Pepper being one of those as he has won off as high as 84 in the past. Granted that effort came on the all weather and he will do well to run up to that level here. However, he has much fewer questions to answer regarding his well being and ability to handle the ground, so gets the narrowest of votes in an extremely tricky race to fathom.