Sky Bet Race To The Ebor Jorvik Handicap – York

York

14:15

Sky Bet Race To The Ebor Jorvik Handicap

Date 2024-05-15

Distance 1m3f188y

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £33,501

Runners (14)

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 (10)	Crystal Delight Chestnut J:Jim Crowley T:Harry Eustace	J:Jim Crowley T:Harry Eustace	132	t	6520-1	97	111	88	22d	—	—	+11	26.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Won at Epsom (1m2f, good) in good style on debut for new yard, making all; stays 1m4f
3 (2)	Marhaba The Champ Chestnut J:William Buick T:Kevin Ryan	J:William Buick T:Kevin Ryan	132	—	16019-	97	110	101	230d	—	—	+11	24.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Gelded since last term; York wins at the Dante and Ebor meetings last term
1 (13)	Klondike Bay J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	138	t	1247-	103	111	72	270d	—	—	+10	22.1	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Below form final 2023 start and had wind surgery three days later; lightly raced Gr2 entry
5 (5)	Kihavah Chestnut J:Oisin Murphy T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Oisin Murphy T:Adrian Paul Keatley	132	t	112-74	97	112	98	10d	—	—	+4	14.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Hurdles wins on good to soft, more to prove on soft; won at this meeting in 2022 and 2023
7 (3)	Chillingham Bay J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	131	hp	492-73	96	114	93	18d	—	—	+4	14.4	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Good each-way chance if first-time cheekpieces don't have an adverse effect
8 (6)	Flash Bardot Bay J:David Probert T:Jack Channon	J:David Probert T:Jack Channon	128	—	8118-1	93	112	99	18d	—	—	+15	23	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Impressive twice last autumn and also well on top (again 1m4f in the mud) 18 days ago
14 (7)	Lightening Company Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Ben Haslam	J:Andrew Mullen T:Ben Haslam	119	—	435-32	84	112	85	23d	—	—	+5	9.7	4.00/1	16/1 6%
2nd on latest outing; unraced beyond 1m2f on Flat but it now looks worth the attempt
4 (9)	Westerton Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Alan King	J:Rossa Ryan T:Alan King	132	—	3529-0	97	112	91	11d	—	—	+9	12.7	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Underperformed when trying 1m4f on two of last three starts 2023; well beaten on return
2 (4)	Track Of Time Chestnut J:Jamie Spencer T:Ian Williams	J:Jamie Spencer T:Ian Williams	137	—	621-45	102	108	77	124d	—	—	+10	14.1	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Trained in France hitherto, where he had three wins; sole attempt at 1m4f was a close call
10 (11)	Two Brothers Bay J:Billy Garritty T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Billy Garritty T:Michael & David Easterby	127	v	51-413	92	110	84	10d	—	—	+8	11.5	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Competitive almost every time in the last 20 months, so has to be taken seriously
13 (1)	Saratoga Gold Chestnut J:Clifford Lee T:Kevin Frost	J:Clifford Lee T:Kevin Frost	123	—	9008-5	88	112	86	22d	—	—	+8	10.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Respectable fifth on stable debut; none of his wins have been on softer than good
12 (8)	Percy Shelley Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	125	v	606-69	90	110	47	11d	—	—	+8	10.6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Three wins in France in 2022; no great impact in his four British efforts; new headgear
11 (12)	Oneforthegutter Bay J:Richard Kingscote T:Ian Williams	J:Richard Kingscote T:Ian Williams	125	p	6431-8	90	111	88	109d	—	—	+9	10.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
1m4f wins at Ascot last July and Southwell in December; not ruled out
NR (14)	Island Brave Bay J:TBC T:Heather Main	J: T:Heather Main	128	—	25/2-0	93	108	64	39d	—	—	—	14.3	—	—
No show when 40-1 in useful AW race early last month and this 10yo has questions to answer

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Crystal Delight	4/1	4/1	4/1
Marhaba The Champ	9/2	9/2	9/2
Klondike	11/2	11/2	11/2
Kihavah	13/2	13/2	13/2
Chillingham	13/2	13/2	13/2
Flash Bardot	17/2	17/2	17/2
Lightening Company	16/1	16/1	16/1
Westerton	20/1	20/1	20/1
Track Of Time	18/1	18/1	18/1
Two Brothers	20/1	20/1	20/1
Saratoga Gold	33/1	33/1	33/1
Percy Shelley	33/1	33/1	33/1
Oneforthegutter	40/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Crystal Delight

26.2

OR: 11.8 Form: 10 Odds: 4.4

4/1

2nd

Marhaba The Champ

24.8

OR: 11.8 Form: 9 Odds: 4

9/2

3rd

Flash Bardot

OR: 10.8 Form: 10 Odds: 2.2

17/2

Klondike

22.1

OR: 13.3 Form: 5.5 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Kihavah

14.6

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

13/2

Chillingham

14.4

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

13/2

Island Brave

14.3

OR: 10.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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Track Of Time

14.1

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

18/1

Westerton

12.7

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

20/1

Two Brothers

11.5

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

20/1

Percy Shelley

10.6

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

33/1

Oneforthegutter

10.5

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

40/1

Saratoga Gold

10.1

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

33/1

Lightening Company

9.7

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Klondike	103	111	72
Track Of Time	102	108	77
Crystal Delight	97	111	88
Marhaba The Champ	97	110	101
Kihavah	97	112	98
Westerton	97	112	91
Chillingham	96	114	93
Flash Bardot	93	112	99
Island Brave	93	108	64
Two Brothers	92	110	84
Percy Shelley	90	110	47
Oneforthegutter	90	111	88
Saratoga Gold	88	112	86
Lightening Company	84	112	85

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Kihavah	10d ago	Quick return
Two Brothers	10d ago	Quick return
Westerton	11d ago	Quick return
Percy Shelley	11d ago	Quick return
Chillingham	18d ago	Fit
Flash Bardot	18d ago	Fit
Crystal Delight	22d ago	Fit
Saratoga Gold	22d ago	Fit
Lightening Company	23d ago	Fit
Island Brave	39d ago	Fit
Oneforthegutter	109d ago	Long break
Track Of Time	124d ago	Long break
Marhaba The Champ	230d ago	Long break
Klondike	270d ago	Long break