Sky Bet Stayers Handicap (Heritage Handicap)

York

16:10

Date 2023-08-23

Distance 2m56y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £51,540

Winning Time 3m 30.34s (fast by 1.06s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Forza Orta (IRE) Rowan Scott · Kevin Ryan	8/1	Won
2nd	Aztec Empire (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	7/2F	0.3
3rd	Solent Gateway (IRE) Hollie Doyle · Hugo Palmer	14/1	2
4th	Mostly Sunny (IRE) Kieran O'Neill · Heather Main	20/1	0.3
5th	Charging Thunder (GB) Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	18/1	3.25
6th	Grappa Nonino (IRE) Saffie Osborne · D K Weld	9/2	0.1
7th	Zanndabad (IRE) Ryan Moore · A J Martin	17/2	5
8th	First Emperor (GB) Tom Marquand · John Ryan	40/1	4
9th	Tronador (IRE) Joe Fanning · Gordon Elliott	9/1	.5
10th	La Pulga (IRE) Jason Hart · Charlie Johnston	33/1	.75
11th	Haliphon (GB) Paul Hanagan · Ian Williams	22/1	0.3
12th	Robert Johnson (GB) Connor Beasley · Philip Kirby	5/1	12
13th	Green Team (FR) William Buick · Ian Williams	25/1	33

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Themaxwecan (IRE) Jamie Spencer · Charlie Johnston	22/1

Runners (14)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3 (6)	Aztec Empire Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	133	—	416633	90	104	69	32d	—	—	+5	22.1	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Third over 2m on last two outings in the Northumberland Plate and a warm Newbury race
14 (14)	Grappa Nonino Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:D K Weld	J:Saffie Osborne T:D K Weld	115	—	-21081	72	103	95	10d	—	—	+9	23.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Won ten days ago; now looks like a stayer with potential, one to note despite 5lb penalty
10 (3)	Robert Johnson Chestnut J:Connor Beasley T:Philip Kirby	J:Connor Beasley T:Philip Kirby	126	—	141112	83	101	91	19d	—	—	+16	33.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Has made almost relentless progress on turf this year; C&D win before 2m4f Goodwood 2nd
13 (10)	Tronador Chestnut J:Joe Fanning T:Gordon Elliott	J:Joe Fanning T:Gordon Elliott	122	—	32-613	79	102	89	19d	—	—	+1	9.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Came from even further back than Robert Johnson when third of 17 at Goodwood (2m4f, soft)
2 (2)	Zanndabad Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A J Martin	J:Ryan Moore T:A J Martin	137	t	3113-0	94	104	66	87d	—	—	+3	14.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Never-dangerous 12th of 18 at the Curragh (1m6f) in May on his only Flat run for new yard
1 (1)	Solent Gateway Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Hugo Palmer	J:Hollie Doyle T:Hugo Palmer	138	tp	476194	95	104	69	32d	—	—	+12	17.9	3.25/1	14 7%
In career-best form this season, notably twice from the front; that includes latest start
5 (13)	Themaxwecan Bay J:Jamie Spencer T:Charlie Johnston	J:Jamie Spencer T:Charlie Johnston	133	p	7-9300	90	108	64	53d	—	—	+6	11.4	3.75/1	16 6%
Best on good or good to firm and a case can be made but others look more solid
4 (9)	Charging Thunder Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:David Omeara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David Omeara	133	p	590344	90	108	58	18d	—	—	+9	12.6	5.25/1	22 5%
Near his best form only once from four starts this summer; unraced beyond 1m6f
11 (5)	Green Team Bay J:William Buick T:Ian Williams	J:William Buick T:Ian Williams	125	p	407703	82	101	87	39d	—	—	+8	12.1	6.75/1	28 4%
Has failed to shine in 2023; down weights and hints recently of being more competitive
6 (8)	Haliphon Bay J:Paul Hanagan T:Ian Williams	J:Paul Hanagan T:Ian Williams	130	p	-07582	87	105	68	27d	—	—	+12	15.2	5.25/1	22 5%
Partial revival when 2nd last time (1m6f); three attempts at 2m+ don't rank among his best
9 (4)	Forza Orta Bay J:Rowan Scott T:Kevin Ryan	J:Rowan Scott T:Kevin Ryan	129	—	3-5772	86	105	73	18d	—	—	+5	13.3	2.25/1	10 10%
2nd at Hamilton (1m5f, heavy) 18 days ago, best run this term and stiffest test of stamina
12 (7)	Mostly Sunny Chestnut J:Kieran O'Neill T:Heather Main	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Heather Main	123	b	-77220	80	104	88	19d	—	—	+11	14.4	8.00/1	33 3%
Twice 2nd over 2m this summer; remote behind two of these over 2m4f at Goodwood latest
7 (11)	La Pulga Bay J:Jason Hart T:Charlie Johnston	J:Jason Hart T:Charlie Johnston	129	—	412350	86	107	70	18d	—	—	+12	14.8	9.75/1	40 3%
Form has dipped somewhat; quite interesting given this new trip, though
8 (12)	First Emperor Bay J:Tom Marquand T:John Ryan	J:Tom Marquand T:John Ryan	129	t	513970	86	106	91	8d	—	—	+10	12.5	12.25/1	50 2%
First and third in 2m Goodwood handicaps before losing his form on last three outings

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Aztec Empire	4	4	4	7/2	4
Grappa Nonino	9/2	9/2	9/2	4	4
Robert Johnson	9/2	9/2	9/2	4	4
Tronador	8	8	8	15/2	8
Zanndabad	15/2	7	15/2	11/2	15/2
Solent Gateway	14	12	12	14	14
Themaxwecan	16	16	16	16	16
Charging Thunder	20	20	20	20/1	22
Green Team	22	22	22	20	28
Haliphon	22	20	22	22	22
Forza Orta	10	10	10	10	10
Mostly Sunny	33	28	28	25	33
La Pulga	40	28	28	33	33
First Emperor	50	50	40	50	50

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Robert Johnson

33.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 20 Odds: 5

9/2

2nd

Grappa Nonino

23.9

OR: 5.5 Form: 14 Odds: 4.4

9/2

3rd

Aztec Empire

22.1

OR: 10 Form: 7.1 Odds: 5

7/2

Solent Gateway

17.9

OR: 11.3 Form: 5 Odds: 1.6

Haliphon

15.2

OR: 9.3 Form: 5 Odds: 1

La Pulga

14.8

OR: 9 Form: 5 Odds: 0.8

Mostly Sunny

14.4

OR: 7.5 Form: 6 Odds: 0.9

Zanndabad

14.3

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Forza Orta

13.3

OR: 9 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.2

Charging Thunder

12.6

OR: 10 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.1

First Emperor

12.5

OR: 9 Form: 2.9 Odds: 0.6

Green Team

12.1

OR: 8 Form: 3 Odds: 1.1

Themaxwecan

11.4

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Tronador

9.8

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

15/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Solent Gateway	95	104	69
Zanndabad	94	104	66
Aztec Empire	90	104	69
Themaxwecan	90	108	64
Charging Thunder	90	108	58
Haliphon	87	105	68
Forza Orta	86	105	73
La Pulga	86	107	70
First Emperor	86	106	91
Robert Johnson	83	101	91
Green Team	82	101	87
Mostly Sunny	80	104	88
Tronador	79	102	89
Grappa Nonino	72	103	95

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
First Emperor	8d ago	Quick return
Grappa Nonino	10d ago	Quick return
Charging Thunder	18d ago	Fit
Forza Orta	18d ago	Fit
La Pulga	18d ago	Fit
Robert Johnson	19d ago	Fit
Tronador	19d ago	Fit
Mostly Sunny	19d ago	Fit
Haliphon	27d ago	Fit
Aztec Empire	32d ago	Fit
Solent Gateway	32d ago	Fit
Green Team	39d ago	Fit
Themaxwecan	53d ago	Fresh
Zanndabad	87d ago	Fresh