Sky Bet Mile Handicap (Heritage Handicap) – York

York

17:15

Sky Bet Mile Handicap (Heritage Handicap)

Date 2023-08-25

Distance 7f192y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £51,540

Winning Time 1m 36.64s (slow by 1.04s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Silver Sword (GB) G Cheyne · Dylan Cunha	15/2	Won
2nd	Catch The Paddy (IRE) Neil Callan · Kevin Ryan	15/2	.75
3rd	Bajan Bandit (GB) Sam James · Grant Tuer	12/1	0.05
4th	Tafreej (IRE) Tom Marquand · William Haggas	7/2F	.5
5th	Glenfinnan (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	11/2	2.75
6th	Modesty (IRE) Sean Levey · Freddie & Martyn Meade	15/2	0.2
7th	Power Of Gold (GB) Harry Davies · Hugo Palmer	12/1	1.75
8th	English Oak (GB) Ryan Moore · Ed Walker	6/1	1
9th	Finn's Charm (GB) Andrea Atzeni · Charlie Johnston	25/1	2.5
10th	Alzahir (FR) Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	28/1	1
11th	Dear My Friend (GB) James Doyle · Charlie Johnston	17/2	3.25

Runners (12)

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
6 (5)	English Oak Bay J:Ryan Moore T:Ed Walker	J:Ryan Moore T:Ed Walker	125	—	713	90	112	90	35d	—	—	+7	25.4	1.00/1	5 20%
Progressive RPRs in novice events; looks the type to do well in handicaps; respected
5 (7)	Silver Sword Grey J:G Cheyne T:Dylan Cunha	J:G Cheyne T:Dylan Cunha	128	—	2-1217	93	111	88	22d	—	—	+5	17.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Ready winner on last two attempts over 1m; looks interesting back at this distance
7 (6)	Tafreej Bay J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	125	—	-33414	90	111	97	41d	—	—	+6	23.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Suited by step up to 1m the last twice; remains unexposed at this trip; in the mix
NR (10)	Enfjaar Bay J:David Egan T:Roger Varian	J:David Egan T:Roger Varian	133	—	1-10	98	113	68	62d	—	—	+11	22.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Bubble was burst in the Jersey; 2-2 previously and could easily still have more to offer
9 (3)	Catch The Paddy Bay J:Neil Callan T:Kevin Ryan	J:Neil Callan T:Kevin Ryan	124	—	18-206	89	112	86	48d	—	—	+2	12.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Chance partly depends on whether he revives for wind surgery and new trip
8 (12)	Glenfinnan Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	124	—	421-49	89	112	95	22d	—	—	+2	12.6	1.75/1	8 13%
Has a solid record when racing on good/firmer; ran well on this card last year
10 (11)	Modesty Bay J:Sean Levey T:Freddie & Martyn Meade	J:Sean Levey T:Freddie & Martyn Meade	122	—	1-35	87	109	101	35d	—	—	+9	18.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Open to progress in handicaps and looks interesting returned to the scene of his 2yo win
12 (2)	Power Of Gold Bay J:Harry Davies T:Hugo Palmer	J:Harry Davies T:Hugo Palmer	117	—	-35144	82	110	90	27d	—	—	+8	15.7	2.50/1	11 9%
Has remained in form since Doncaster success but this looks a harder task
11 (4)	Bajan Bandit Bay J:Sam James T:Grant Tuer	J:Sam James T:Grant Tuer	122	—	4-8141	87	109	77	27d	—	—	+5	11	3.25/1	14 7%
In great form over 7f this summer, winning here most recently; goes back up in trip
2 (8)	Dear My Friend Chestnut J:James Doyle T:Charlie Johnston	J:James Doyle T:Charlie Johnston	135	—	3-1800	100	109	92	64d	—	—	+9	16.7	3.25/1	14 7%
Somewhat exposed but may stage a form revival back down in trip/class
3 (9)	Finns Charm Bay J:Andrea Atzeni T:Charlie Johnston	J:Andrea Atzeni T:Charlie Johnston	133	—	142004	98	111	104	7d	—	—	+11	14.5	6.75/1	28 4%
Ran respectably at Newmarket last week but others are less exposed
1 (1)	Alzahir Chestnut J:Daniel Tudhope T:David Omeara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David Omeara	135	ht	71-125	100	105	42	146d	—	—	+10	13.4	8.00/1	33 3%
Ex-Gosden 3yo; heed the market signals on stable/handicap debut, back from layoff

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
English Oak	4	4	5	4	4
Silver Sword	6	5	11/2	11/2	11/2
Tafreej	4	4	4	7/2	4
Enfjaar	7	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Catch The Paddy	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Glenfinnan	7	7	8	7	8
Modesty	7	7	7	7	15/2
Power Of Gold	9	10	11	10	11
Bajan Bandit	14	11	12	12	12
Dear My Friend	14	9	10	12	11
Finns Charm	28	20	22	22	22
Alzahir	33	25	25	25	28

Predictor

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

1st

English Oak

25.4

OR: 10 Form: 10 Odds: 5.4

2nd

Tafreej

23.5

OR: 10 Form: 8.5 Odds: 5

7/2

3rd

Enfjaar

22.1

OR: 12 Form: 7 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Modesty

18.9

OR: 9.3 Form: 7 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Silver Sword

17.9

OR: 10.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Dear My Friend

16.7

OR: 12.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.1

Power Of Gold

15.7

OR: 8 Form: 5.6 Odds: 2.1

Finns Charm

14.5

OR: 12 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1

Alzahir

13.4

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Catch The Paddy

12.6

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Glenfinnan

12.6

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

Bajan Bandit

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Dear My Friend	100	109	92
Alzahir	100	105	42
Enfjaar	98	113	68
Finns Charm	98	111	104
Silver Sword	93	111	88
English Oak	90	112	90
Tafreej	90	111	97
Catch The Paddy	89	112	86
Glenfinnan	89	112	95
Modesty	87	109	101
Bajan Bandit	87	109	77
Power Of Gold	82	110	90

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Finns Charm	7d ago	Quick return
Silver Sword	22d ago	Fit
Glenfinnan	22d ago	Fit
Power Of Gold	27d ago	Fit
Bajan Bandit	27d ago	Fit
English Oak	35d ago	Fit
Modesty	35d ago	Fit
Tafreej	41d ago	Fit
Catch The Paddy	48d ago	Fresh
Enfjaar	62d ago	Fresh
Dear My Friend	64d ago	Fresh
Alzahir	146d ago	Long break