Sky Bet And Symphony Group Strensall Stakes (Group 3)

York

13:50

Date 2023-08-26

Distance 1m177y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £96,407

Winning Time 1m 49.31s (slow by 0.81s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Spirit Dancer (GB) Oisin Orr · Richard Fahey	6/1	Won
2nd	El Drama (IRE) Clifford Lee · K R Burke	15/2	1
3rd	Flight Plan (GB) Daniel Tudhope · K R Burke	18/1	1.5
4th	Chichester (GB) Joe Fanning · Charlie Johnston	40/1	1.25
5th	Jimi Hendrix (IRE) Rossa Ryan · Ralph Beckett	7/2	1.25
6th	Nostrum (GB) Ryan Moore · Sir Michael Stoute	5/6F	8.5

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 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)	Nostrum Bay J:Ryan Moore T:Sir Michael Stoute	J:Ryan Moore T:Sir Michael Stoute	126	—	113-12	114	125	110	22d	—	—	-15	31.4	0.23/1	10/11 52%
Impressive Listed win in July; soft going excuse for odds-on defeat since; can bounce back
3 (1)	Jimi Hendrix Chestnut J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	133	b	-01813	111	124	100	42d	—	—	+16	33.3	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Two big 1m handicap wins this year and third in Group 2 latest; thereabouts
4 (2)	Spirit Dancer Bay J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	133	—	2-3811	106	119	109	9d	—	—	+10	20.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Added to good record here with 1m2f win in July; scored again last week but this is harder
2 (3)	El Drama Chestnut J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	133	—	-28442	112	123	93	14d	—	—	+14	24.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Back on track for new yard when second in Haydock Group 3; likely to go well
5 (6)	Flight Plan Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:K R Burke	J:Daniel Tudhope T:K R Burke	126	—	1-2072	107	117	88	27d	—	—	+17	22.9	3.25/1	14 7%
Runner-up in two 1m Listed races this year but this demands a bit more
1 (4)	Chichester Bay J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	133	—	122515	108	119	104	9d	—	—	+22	24.8	9.75/1	40 3%
1m Listed win here in June but disappointing on recent first outing for new yard

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Nostrum	10/11	10/11	10/11	5/6	5/6
Jimi Hendrix	4	4	7/2	7/2	4
Spirit Dancer	15/2	13/2	6	6	13/2
El Drama	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Flight Plan	14	14	12	14	14
Chichester	40	40	33	28	40

Predictor

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

1st

Jimi Hendrix

33.3

OR: 15.3 Form: 13 Odds: 5

7/2

2nd

Nostrum

31.4

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 15.4

10/11

3rd

Chichester

24.8

OR: 14.5 Form: 9.5 Odds: 0.8

El Drama

24.6

OR: 15.5 Form: 6 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Flight Plan

22.9

OR: 14.3 Form: 7 Odds: 1.6

Spirit Dancer

20.6

OR: 14 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Nostrum	114	125	110
El Drama	112	123	93
Jimi Hendrix	111	124	100
Chichester	108	119	104
Flight Plan	107	117	88
Spirit Dancer	106	119	109

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Spirit Dancer	9d ago	Quick return
Chichester	9d ago	Quick return
El Drama	14d ago	Fit
Nostrum	22d ago	Fit
Flight Plan	27d ago	Fit
Jimi Hendrix	42d ago	Fit