Neil Atkinson's 60th Birthday Celebration Handicap

York

5:30

Date 2023-09-23

Distance 1m3f188y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £10,468

Winning Time 2m 37.69s (slow by 8.79s)

Watch Replay Racing TV At The Races York · 23 Sep 2023

Result

Pos	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	SP	Btn
1st	Two Brothers (GB) 5yo	Billy Garritty / Michael & David Easterby	—	13/2	0
2nd	Rathgar (GB) 3yo	Daniel Muscutt / Jack Channon	—	13/2	.75
3rd	Golden Move (GB) 3yo	Jack Garritty / Richard Fahey	—	100/30F	2.25
4th	Dark Jedi (IRE) 7yo	Duran Fentiman / Tim Easterby	—	10/1	0.1
5th	Gibside (GB) 4yo	Sean Kirrane / Tim Easterby	—	12/1	5
6th	Lexington Knight (IRE) 5yo	Ross Coakley / Richard Hannon	—	14/1	8.5
7th	Sweet Fantasy (GB) 4yo	Rossa Ryan / Ralph Beckett	—	4/1	13
8th	French Invasion (IRE) 3yo	Andrew Mullen / Charlie Johnston	—	10/1	16
9th	Harappan (USA) 3yo	Sam James / Iain Jardine	—	7/1	.75

Runners (9)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1 (6)	Sweet Fantasy b J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	144	p	-50311	87	92	82	51d	—	—	+16	32.8	4/1 20%
Front-running wins on soft ground the last twice, taking record over 1m4f to 3-4
6 (4)	Golden Move b J:Jack Garritty T:Richard Fahey	J:Jack Garritty T:Richard Fahey	132	—	-24160	82	93	59	28d	—	—	+1	19.2	18/5 22%
Well held in the Melrose but may have more to offer back down in trip/grade
5 (8)	Harappan b/br J:Sam James T:Iain Jardine	J:Sam James T:Iain Jardine	136	—	311	86	89	16	33d	—	—	+19	30.8	13/2 13%
2-3 at novice level; unexposed colt who could do well in handicaps; interesting
2 (1)	Dark Jedi b J:Duran Fentiman T:Tim Easterby	J:Duran Fentiman T:Tim Easterby	140	p	654858	83	96	66	10d	—	—	+1	10.9	8/1 11%
Current mark reflects a decline in his form; drop in grade may prompt a turnaround
4 (5)	Two Brothers b J:Billy Garritty T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Billy Garritty T:Michael & David Easterby	139	v	231455	82	91	83	29d	—	—	+5	14.3	15/2 12%
Won this year's Cumberland Plate at Carlisle; largely consistent
8 (3)	Rathgar ch J:Daniel Muscutt T:Jack Channon	J:Daniel Muscutt T:Jack Channon	130	—	-23897	80	92	80	50d	—	—	-2	13.8	11/2 15%
Finished third off 3lb higher over C&D in May; fighting chance if back to form
7 (2)	French Invasion b J:Andrew Mullen T:Charlie Johnston	J:Andrew Mullen T:Charlie Johnston	131	—	130924	81	91	80	14d	—	—	+7	13.8	12 8%
Two AW wins; ran creditably in last two turf starts; could go well again
3 (7)	Lexington Knight ch J:Ross Coakley T:Richard Hannon	J:Ross Coakley T:Richard Hannon	140	t	214721	83	88	64	21d	—	—	+20	25.4	14/1 7%
Has won three of his last seven starts; not dismissed in current form
9 (9)	Gibside b J:Sean Kirrane T:Tim Easterby	J:Sean Kirrane T:Tim Easterby	129	—	813782	72	91	65	13d	—	—	+10	14.8	16 6%
Outgunned over 2m here two weeks ago; C&D scorer in July; not dismissed

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Sweet Fantasy	4	4/1	4	4	4
Golden Move	4	7/2	7/2	18/5	7/2
Harappan	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Dark Jedi	8	15/2	8	8/1	15/2
Two Brothers	7	15/2	8	15/2	15/2
Rathgar	9/2	5/1	5	5/1	11/2
French Invasion	12	11	12	11	11
Lexington Knight	14	12/1	14	14/1	12
Gibside	16	14/1	16	16	16

Predictor

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

1st

Sweet Fantasy

32.8

OR: 9.3 Form: 18.5 Odds: 5

4/1

2nd

Harappan

30.8

OR: 9 Form: 18.5 Odds: 3.3

13/2

3rd

Lexington Knight

25.4

OR: 8.3 Form: 15.5 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Golden Move

19.2

OR: 8 Form: 6 Odds: 5.2

18/5

Gibside

14.8

OR: 5.5 Form: 7.9 Odds: 1.4

Two Brothers

14.3

OR: 8 Form: 3.6 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Rathgar

13.8

OR: 7.5 Form: 1.9 Odds: 4.4

11/2

French Invasion

13.8

OR: 7.8 Form: 4.1 Odds: 1.9

Dark Jedi

10.9

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sweet Fantasy Top Rated	87	92	82
Harappan	86	89	16
Dark Jedi	83	96	66
Lexington Knight	83	88	64
Golden Move	82	93	59
Two Brothers	82	91	83
French Invasion	81	91	80
Rathgar	80	92	80
Gibside	72	91	65

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dark Jedi	10d ago	Quick return
Gibside	13d ago	Quick return
French Invasion	14d ago	Fit
Lexington Knight	21d ago	Fit
Golden Move	28d ago	Fit
Two Brothers	29d ago	Fit
Harappan	33d ago	Fit
Rathgar	50d ago	Fresh
Sweet Fantasy	51d ago	Fresh