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20:00 York

Garrowby Handicap (Class 2)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 32.01s
  • Off Time: 20:00:22
  • 4 Ran
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Silk -

Nihal (IRE)

9/1

    2(3)
    Silk - Light Blue, Yellow hoop and armlets, Yellow cap, Light Blue diamond

    Futun

    19 D
    4/5
    • Form 3-121
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-5
    • Official Rating 97

    raced keenly and led after 1f, hung right and headed over 2f out, soon ridden, carried left and kept on final furlong, no extra towards finish

    3(4)
    Silk - RED, PURPLE sleeves, RED armlets, BLACK cap, YELLOW star

    Scotland Yard (UAE)

    17 D
    15/8
    • Form 442101
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-7
    • Official Rating 85

    led 1f, tracked leader, switched wide over 4f out, switched inside and effort 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong

    4(2)
    Silk - Royal Blue, White striped sleeves, White cap

    Nihal (IRE)

    13 C
    9/1
    • Form 18-2705
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-5
    • Official Rating 83

    held up in touch, switched centre over 4f out, driven to lead over 2f out, soon ridden, drifted left under pressure inside final furlong, held on towards finish

    5(1)
    Silk - Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves

    Auction Room (USA)

    39
    16/1
    • Form 144-838
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-3
    • Official Rating 81

    held up in touch, left to race alone far side over 4f out, weakened and eased 1f out

    1(5)
    NR

    Purple Moon (IRE)

    35
    • Form 120
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-7
    • Official Rating 99

    Nonrunner

    In depth

    Verdict

    Just about all of these can be given a chance in this contest, but the vote goes to Futun. Purple Moon was not beaten too far in the Hampton Court Stakes at Royal Ascot last time and rates a major player here. Futun comes here as a lightly-raced improver and also holds big claims. Raised six pounds for a Ripon win, David Pipe's Scotland Yard cannot be ruled out, while Nihal won here as a juvenile and, much as he has not fully built on that, he showed signs of a return to form last time. Finally, Auction Room is heading towards a more-realistic mark now but, even so, has a little to prove on more-recent efforts. Not so with Futun, who gets the vote.

    Formwatch

    Futun 7-1 (9-7) Held up and keen, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, ran on to lead towards finish, won at Haydock 1m 4f 3yo hcp (2) gf beating Prowess (9-4) by 1/2l, 9 ran.

    Scotland Yard (UAE) 4-1 (9-6) Chased leader, pushed along to lead over 3f out, kept on well over 1f out, won at Ripon 1m 4f 3yo hcp (4) gf beating Princess Cocoa (8-6) by 4l, 6 ran.

    Nihal (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, headway when hampered over 1f out, switched left and hampered again inside final furlong, not recover, 5th of 7, 2l behind Stotsfold (9-2) at Chester 1m 2f 3yo hcp (4) gf.

    Auction Room (USA) 13-2 (9-5) Led, ridden over 3f out, headed 2f out, lost place over 1f out, last of 8, 10l behind Flying Clarets (8-8) at York 1m 2f 3yo fll hcp (4) gf in Jun.

    Purple Moon (IRE) 9-1 (8-11) Pulled hard, soon steadied into mid-division, moderate headway final furlong, 10th of 15, 6l behind Snoqualmie Boy (8-11) at Ascot 1m 2f 3yo lst stk (1) gf in Jun.