Sky Bet Finale Handicap (Heritage Handicap)

York

17:20

Date 2023-08-26

Distance 1m2f56y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £51,540

Winning Time 2m 7.74s (fast by 0.46s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Astro King (IRE) William Buick · Daniel & Claire Kubler	100/30	Won
2nd	Oviedo (IRE) Callum Rodriguez · Edward Bethell	11/2	1.5
3rd	Haunted Dream (IRE) Ryan Moore · Ed Dunlop	3/1F	.75
4th	Killybegs Warrior (IRE) Kevin Stott · Charlie Johnston	16/1	2.75
5th	Obelix (GB) Robert Havlin · John & Thady Gosden	15/2	1.75
6th	Loyal Touch (IRE) Joe Fanning · Charlie Johnston	28/1	0.3
7th	Have Secret (IRE) Cam Hardie · Richard Fahey	8/1	.5
8th	Innse Gall (GB) Aiden Brookes · Iain Jardine	33/1	1.75
9th	Marie's Diamond (IRE) Jason Hart · Roger Fell & Sean Murray	25/1	0.3
10th	Masekela (IRE) Callum Hutchinson · Andrew Balding	40/1	.75
11th	Box To Box (IRE) Hollie Doyle · Hugo Palmer	17/2	.5
12th	Eeetee (IRE) Mark Winn · David O'Meara	33/1	.75
13th	Postmark (GB) Duran Fentiman · Milton Harris	80/1	0.3
14th	Thundering (GB) Josephine Gordon · Kevin Ryan	18/1	1.5

Runners (18)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (1)	Astro King Bay J:William Buick T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	J:William Buick T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	138	—	60-402	102	113	100	42d	—	—	-3	19.7	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Nearly landed the John Smith's Cup over C&D six weeks ago; strong contender
3 (10)	Haunted Dream Grey J:Ryan Moore T:Ed Dunlop	J:Ryan Moore T:Ed Dunlop	137	—	-10232	101	110	95	25d	—	—	+11	29.8	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Ties in with Astro King on John Smith's Cup running; consistent; solid claims
NR (7)	Gaassee Bay J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	135	t	0-7044	99	114	70	29d	—	—	+3	15.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Recent efforts suggest this drop back to 1m2f is worth a shot; interesting
NR (5)	If Not Now Grey J:NON-RUNNER T:Ralph Beckett	J:NON-RUNNER T:Ralph Beckett	131	—	1-315	102	108	-	55d	—	—	-30	40	2.00/1	9 11%
2-3 on home soil; respectable fifth in German Derby last time; likely player
13 (9)	Have Secret Chestnut J:Cam Hardie T:Richard Fahey	J:Cam Hardie T:Richard Fahey	121	—	31-442	92	110	99	23d	—	—	+4	13.2	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Consistent in notable 3yo handicaps this term; may well have a nice prize in him
12 (8)	Box To Box Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Hugo Palmer	J:Hollie Doyle T:Hugo Palmer	124	—	-06122	88	111	92	29d	—	—	+17	25.2	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Won at Chester in June; solid second over C&D last time; not dismissed
8 (13)	Oviedo Bay J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	130	—	8-6193	101	112	92	35d	—	—	+2	17.2	1.25/1	6 17%
Successful in the Zetland Gold Cup on sole handicap attempt; interesting
11 (15)	Obelix Bay J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	125	p	21-802	96	109	94	43d	—	—	+5	14	2.00/1	9 11%
Good second to Killybegs Warrior at Newmarket; could well build on that effort
NR (6)	Symbol Of Light Brown J:Oisin Murphy T:Julie Camacho	J:Oisin Murphy T:Julie Camacho	133	—	11/1-4	97	110	-	58d	—	—	+12	21.4	2.00/1	9 11%
Close fourth on debut for new yard; remains open to more progress
2 (4)	Certain Lad Bay J:George Bass(3) T:Jack Channon	J:George Bass(3) T:Jack Channon	137	—	-73006	101	116	107	30d	—	—	+10	14.9	4.75/1	20 5%
Losing spell goes back to his Strensall Stakes win on this card three years ago
10 (18)	Maries Diamond b/br J:Jason Hart T:Roger Fell & Sean Murray	J:Jason Hart T:Roger Fell & Sean Murray	127	—	052600	91	116	110	9d	—	—	+9	12.7	5.25/1	22 5%
Went close over C&D at the Dante meeting; duck eggs the last twice
5 (12)	Killybegs Warrior Bay J:Kevin Stott T:Charlie Johnston	J:Kevin Stott T:Charlie Johnston	133	—	369010	104	108	94	23d	—	—	+17	21.9	3.75/1	16 6%
Won at Newmarket on penultimate start; faces harder task off 5lb higher
15 (3)	Thundering Bay J:Josephine Gordon T:Kevin Ryan	J:Josephine Gordon T:Kevin Ryan	120	—	8-5047	84	111	63	35d	—	—	+6	9.4	6.00/1	25 4%
Good second over 1m4f here last year but was in better form at the time
9 (11)	Masekela Bay J:Callum Hutchinson(3) T:Andrew Balding	J:Callum Hutchinson(3) T:Andrew Balding	129	p	2-6996	93	109	99	68d	—	—	+11	15.3	6.00/1	25 4%
Combination of wind surgery and first-time headgear needs to help
18 (14)	Loyal Touch Bay J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	115	p	51-956	86	109	86	22d	—	—	+7	9.7	8.00/1	33 3%
Combination of return to 1m2f and first-time headgear may spark extra
16 (17)	Eeetee Bay J:Mark Winn(3) T:David Omeara	J:Mark Winn(3) T:David Omeara	120	—	101666	84	111	101	43d	—	—	+9	12.3	6.75/1	28 4%
Consistent results since Redcar success but now goes back up in class
17 (16)	Innse Gall Bay J:Aiden Brookes(5) T:Iain Jardine	J:Aiden Brookes(5) T:Iain Jardine	116	—	533431	80	110	103	14d	—	—	+18	22.3	6.00/1	25 4%
Won at Ayr two weeks ago; proving consistent; could go well
14 (2)	Postmark Bay J:Duran Fentiman T:Milton Harris	J:Duran Fentiman T:Milton Harris	121	t	30-860	85	105	83	42d	—	—	+7	9.2	12.25/1	50 2%
Held by a couple of these rivals on John Smith's Cup form here last time

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Astro King	11/4	3	3	11/4	11/4
Haunted Dream	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Gaassee	11/2	6	6	11/2	11/2
If Not Now	8	9	9	9	9
Have Secret	8	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Box To Box	9	17/2	17/2	9	9
Oviedo	6	5	4	9/2	5
Obelix	9	15/2	15/2	15/2	8
Symbol Of Light	9	15/2	15/2	8	SP
Certain Lad	18	20	16	18	20
Maries Diamond	22	20	20	20	20
Killybegs Warrior	16	16	16	16	14
Thundering	25	25	22	22	25
Masekela	25	22	20	20	25
Loyal Touch	33	28	28	33	33
Eeetee	28	25	25	28	28
Innse Gall	25	20	20	20	25
Postmark	50	40	50	40	50

Predictor

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

1st

If Not Now

OR: 13 Form: 7 Odds: 20

2nd

Haunted Dream

29.8

OR: 12.8 Form: 11.6 Odds: 5.4

7/2

3rd

Box To Box

25.2

OR: 9.5 Form: 13.5 Odds: 2.2

17/2

Innse Gall

22.3

OR: 7.5 Form: 13.6 Odds: 1.2

Killybegs Warrior

21.9

OR: 13.5 Form: 7 Odds: 1.4

Symbol Of Light

21.4

OR: 11.8 Form: 7 Odds: 2.7

Astro King

19.7

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

11/4

Oviedo

17.2

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

Gaassee

15.9

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Masekela

15.3

OR: 10.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.1

Certain Lad

14.9

OR: 12.8 Form: 0.9 Odds: 1.2

Obelix

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

Have Secret

13.2

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Maries Diamond

12.7

OR: 10.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1

Eeetee

12.3

OR: 8.5 Form: 3 Odds: 0.8

Loyal Touch

9.7

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Thundering

9.4

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Postmark

9.2

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Killybegs Warrior	104	108	94
Astro King	102	113	100
If Not Now	102	108	—
Haunted Dream	101	110	95
Oviedo	101	112	92
Certain Lad	101	116	107
Gaassee	99	114	70
Symbol Of Light	97	110	—
Obelix	96	109	94
Masekela	93	109	99
Have Secret	92	110	99
Maries Diamond	91	116	110
Box To Box	88	111	92
Loyal Touch	86	109	86
Postmark	85	105	83
Thundering	84	111	63
Eeetee	84	111	101
Innse Gall	80	110	103

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Maries Diamond	9d ago	Quick return
Innse Gall	14d ago	Fit
Loyal Touch	22d ago	Fit
Have Secret	23d ago	Fit
Killybegs Warrior	23d ago	Fit
Haunted Dream	25d ago	Fit
Gaassee	29d ago	Fit
Box To Box	29d ago	Fit
Certain Lad	30d ago	Fit
Oviedo	35d ago	Fit
Thundering	35d ago	Fit
Astro King	42d ago	Fit
Postmark	42d ago	Fit
Obelix	43d ago	Fit
Eeetee	43d ago	Fit
If Not Now	55d ago	Fresh
Symbol Of Light	58d ago	Fresh
Masekela	68d ago	Fresh