Racecards
14:30 York
sportingbet.com Acomb Stakes (Group 3) (Class 1)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £50,000 added
- Winner: £29,600
- 2nd: £11,195
- 3rd: £5,595
- 4th: £2,795
- Form 1
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer P W Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey J Fortune
held up in mid-division, headway travelling well over 2f out, chased leaders and driven to challenge over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 1
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey M Dwyer
chased leader, led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 22
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer A P O'Brien
- Jockey J A Heffernan
led, ridden and headed 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 4301
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer P W D'Arcy
- Jockey T P Queally
slowly into stride, behind, hampered over 2f out, soon switched right, headway under pressure over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, stayed on well closing stages, never nearer
- Form 43
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer A P O'Brien
- Jockey C O'Donoghue
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 1
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey R Hills
chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, challenged and edged left over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on strongly to assert and draw closing stages
- Form 225
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Richard Hughes
chased leaders, went 2nd entering final 3f, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on until no extra closing stages
- Form 1
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer A P O'Brien
- Jockey Joseph O'Brien
held up towards rear, headway under pressure 2f out, no impression over 1f out
- Form 1
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey Jim Crowley
towards rear, pushed along halfway, some headway over 2f out, driven and weakened over 1f out
- Form 1
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Mrs K Burke
- Jockey N Callan
dwelt and stumbled start, took keen hold and soon recovered to chase leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 21
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 85
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out
Zumbi (IRE)
24- Form 1
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, evey chance 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
Verdict
Aidan O'Brien arrives here mob-handed but FURNER'S GREEN looks the one to be on as he comfortably beat today's rival Battle Of Saratoga on his debut on ground with some give at Tipperary and has entries in all the major juvenile events. Balty Boys showed some debut promise and gave notice of much more to come with an impressive success over Firestarter at Newbury. Zumbi is another with plenty of scope and made a very promising debut at Ascot as did the expensive Entifaadha at Newmarket where he beat a huge field. Archbishop and Moon Pearl also made successful starts and could be anything but the main threat may emerge from Al Khan, who was always travelling very well at Doncaster and looks to have a bright future.
Formwatch
Al Khan (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, kept on well, won at Doncaster 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Jul beating The Blue Banana (9-3) by 2 1/4l, 15 ran.
Archbishop (USA) 8-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, always holding on, won at Sandown 7f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Jul beating Farraaj (9-3) by hd, 10 ran.
Balty Boys (IRE) 7-4fav (9-3) Made all, shaken up and quickened clear final furlong, unchallenged, won at Newbury 6f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Jul beating Firestarter (9-3) by 4 1/2l, 9 ran.
Battle Of Saratoga (IRE) 2-1fav (9-2) Led, strongly pressed from early straight, headed early final furlong, kept on same pace under pressure, 2nd of 6, 3/4l behind Strait Of Zanzibar (9-1) at Tipperary 7f 2yo lst stk gf.
Caledonian Spring (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Ascot 7f 2yo mdn (3) gs in Jul beating Mehdi (9-3) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
East Meets West (IRE) 6-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, travelling well when not clear run from well over 1f out, 5th inside final furlong when gap opened, kept on well closing stages, 3rd of 6, 1l behind Strait Of Zanzibar (9-1) at Tipperary 7f 2yo lst stk gf.
Entifaadha 15-2 (9-3) Raced far side tracked leaders, chased leader halfway, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Jul beating Storming Bernard (9-3) by 2 3/4l, 20 ran.
Fort Bastion (IRE) 11-4fav (9-0) Held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 11, 6l behind Red Duke (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo Grp 2 (1) gf in Jul.
Furner's Green (IRE) 5-2fav (9-2) Towards rear, progress to track leaders in 5th before straight, challenged in 2nd 1f out, soon led and clear, stayed on well, comfortably, won at Tipperary 7f 2yo mdn in Jul beating Battle Of Saratoga (9-3) by 3l, 10 ran.
Moon Pearl (USA) 11-1 (9-3) Steadied start, held up tracking leaders, ridden and outpaced on outside 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Ascot 6f 2yo mdn (3) gf in Jul beating Gerfalcon (9-3) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Now My Sun 5-1 (9-3) Held up in touch, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on under pressure to lead close home, won at Haydock 7f 2yo mdn (5) gs in Jul beating Not Bad For A Boy (9-0) by shd, 10 ran.
Rock Supreme (IRE) 5-2fav (9-0) Always prominent, led over 1f out, held on well, won at York 7f 2yo mdn (3) gd in Jul beating Surfer (9-3) by nk, 13 ran.
Zumbi (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden to join leaders over 1f out, led narrowly inside final furlong, ran on, won at Ascot 6f 2yo mdn (2) gd in Jul beating Glen Moss (9-0) by nk, 7 ran.