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13:50 York

Scottish Equitable Gimcrack Stakes (Class A) (Group 2) (colts and geldings) (Class A)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 14.30s
  • 11 Ran
1(3)
Silk - Black and Beige (halved), chevrons on sleeves, Beige cap
  • Form 11
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-11

led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra towards finish

2(4)
Silk - Yellow, mauve spots, yellow sleeves
10/1
  • Form 1
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-11

chased leaders, ridden halfway, kept on inside final furlong, to take 2nd towards finish

3(8)
Silk - Beige, dark blue hoops
  • Form 521
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-11

always behind

4(9)
Silk - Royal blue
  • Form 122
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-11

behind, weakened halfway

5(5)
Silk - Royal blue, white cap
  • Form 211
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-11

prominent, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out

6(1)
Silk - Pink, Black cap, Pink spots
20/1
  • Form 41
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-11

with leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace inside final furlong

7(11)
Silk - Royal Blue, White spots, White sleeves, Royal Blue armlets and spots on White cap
  • Form 11200
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-11

prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f

8(6)
Silk - Maroon, Light Blue triple diamond, diabolo on sleeves, Light Blue cap
  • Form 51135
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-11

in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong

9(10)
Silk - White, royal blue inverted triangle
  • Form 14
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-11

in touch, ridden halfway, weakened over 2f out

10(2)
Silk - White and Black (halved horizontally), check cap, Yellow sleeves
  • Form 145
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-11

pushed along to chase leaders, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on

11(7)
Silk - MAROON, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star

Turnkey

31
7/2
  • Form 2154
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-11

in touch, pushed along over 4f out, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Abraxas Antelope has done nothing wrong so far, and can land the Gimcrack for his enthusiastic owners, with Council Member, Crimson Sun and Galeota just three dangers. Howard Johnson has not only benefited with his string of jumpers thanks to Graham Wylie's cheque book, as the stable appear to have some decent Flat youngsters coming through, notably Abraxas Antelope who is unbeaten after successive victories at Hamilton and Doncaster. On the latter occasion there were no less than six previous winners in the line-up so the form should be pretty solid, and the fact that the going was on the soft side then gives further cause for encouragement here. Frankie Dettori has opted for Council Member from Godolphin's two runners, and he should run a big race, having been denied a whisker in both the Coventry Stakes and July Stakes on his last two outings. He could well start favourite on the strength of those two sterling efforts, but will ensure that our selection goes off at a decent price. Crimson Sun has not done a lot wrong either, and along with Richard Hannon's Galeota, can help make this an exciting spectacle. The latter was a bit disappointing on his Salisbury debut but improved markedly to open his account from a poor draw at Windsor, and his trainer has plenty of talent in this department. Kieren Fallon has a good strike-rate for Paul Cole so Mill Reef entry Andronikos, who opened his account first time at Hamilton despite running green, can be expected to figure somewhere. Stetchworth Prince and local hopes Royal Island and Big Hassle will not be disgraced in this company, but, while respecting the claims of Council Member, we pin our hopes on Abraxas Antelope who will definitely go on the ground.