Julia Graves Roses Stakes (Listed Race) – York

York

16:45

Julia Graves Roses Stakes (Listed Race)

Date 2023-08-26

Distance 5f

Class Class 1

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £56,710

Runners (11)

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
7 (6)	Purosangue Brown J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	128	—	152	107	118	106	24d	—	—	+6	32.3	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Went close in the Molecomb dropped back to 5f; top on the figures; respected
2 (5)	Baheer Bay J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	128	—	214	94	102	93	24d	—	—	+10	24.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Soft ground taxed him in the Molecomb, behind Purosangue; still of interest
1 (11)	Alabama b/br J:Ryan Moore T:A P Obrien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P Obrien	128	b	34522	98	107	99	6d	—	—	+14	23.8	1.50/1	7 14%
Useful maiden who appears to have a race of this nature in him; shortlisted
6 (1)	Mon Na Slieve Chestnut J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	128	—	18	90	104	98	65d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+7	21	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Better than bare result in the Norfolk; interesting back at scene of debut win
4 (7)	Inquisitively Bay J:William Buick T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	J:William Buick T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	128	—	23	-	104	101	66d	—	—	-1	9.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Showed plenty of promise for Ollie Sangster, third in the Windsor Castle latest
3 (4)	Cover Point Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:William Haggas	J:Daniel Tudhope T:William Haggas	128	—	02	-	100	77	15d	—	—	-1	7.1	2.50/1	11 9%
Solid effort at Musselburgh last time and can improve further; possibilities
8 (9)	Sketch Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Freddie & Martyn Meade	J:Tom Marquand T:Freddie & Martyn Meade	128	—	16	91	102	93	23d	—	—	+13	19	2.75/1	12 8%
Soft surface was likely to blame for Richmond flop; won well on debut
9 (10)	World Of Darcy Grey J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	128	v	12043	94	103	91	21d	—	—	+14	18.9	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Has performed well in some notable races but needs to find extra
10 (8)	Boardroom Chestnut J:Harry Russell T:Geoff Oldroyd	J:Harry Russell T:Geoff Oldroyd	123	—	21	-	97	81	21d	—	—	+11	14.4	6.75/1	28 4%
Both starts on soft, winning latest; forecast faster surface is an unknown
11 (2)	Make It Easy Bay J:Connor Beasley T:Jack Channon	J:Connor Beasley T:Jack Channon	123	—	5217	81	98	68	24d	—	—	+15	18	9.75/1	40 3%
May still have more to offer but has a lot to find on ratings
5 (3)	Markakol Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Roger Varian	J:Rossa Ryan T:Roger Varian	128	—	6185	89	95	82	24d	—	—	+13	15.3	12.25/1	50 2%
Finished behind a couple of these rivals in the Molecomb; opposed

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Purosangue	2	2	2	2	9/4
Baheer	4	9/2	4/1	9/2	9/2
Alabama	7	7	7	7	7
Mon Na Slieve	6	13/2	6	6	6
Inquisitively	7	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Cover Point	11	10	10	10	10
Sketch	12	11	11	11	11
World Of Darcy	20	20/1	20	20	18
Boardroom	28	25	25/1	25/1	25
Make It Easy	40	40	40	40	40
Markakol	50	50	50	50	50

Predictor

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

1st

Purosangue

32.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 10 Odds: 8

9/4

2nd

Baheer

24.9

OR: 11 Form: 9.5 Odds: 4.4

9/2

3rd

Alabama

23.8

OR: 12 Form: 9.1 Odds: 2.7

Mon Na Slieve

OR: 10 Form: 7 Odds: 4

13/2

Sketch

OR: 10.3 Form: 7 Odds: 1.7

World Of Darcy

18.9

OR: 11 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Make It Easy

OR: 7.8 Form: 9.5 Odds: 0.7

Markakol

15.3

OR: 9.8 Form: 5 Odds: 0.6

Boardroom

14.4

OR: 0 Form: 13.5 Odds: 0.9

Inquisitively

9.6

OR: 0 Form: 6.5 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Cover Point

7.1

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 2.1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Purosangue	107	118	106
Alabama	98	107	99
Baheer	94	102	93
World Of Darcy	94	103	91
Sketch	91	102	93
Mon Na Slieve	90	104	98
Markakol	89	95	82
Make It Easy	81	98	68
Inquisitively	—	104	101
Cover Point	—	100	77
Boardroom	—	97	81

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Alabama	6d ago	Quick return
Cover Point	15d ago	Fit
World Of Darcy	21d ago	Fit
Boardroom	21d ago	Fit
Sketch	23d ago	Fit
Purosangue	24d ago	Fit
Baheer	24d ago	Fit
Make It Easy	24d ago	Fit
Markakol	24d ago	Fit
Mon Na Slieve	65d ago	Fresh
Inquisitively	66d ago	Fresh