George Blades Memorial Handicap – York

York

16:20

George Blades Memorial Handicap

Date 2024-07-12

Distance 7f192y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £10,468

Winning Time 1m 38.36s (slow by 2.86s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Sisyphean (IRE) Tom Eaves · Kevin Ryan	9/4	Won
2nd	Keep Warm (GB) Billy Garritty · Michael & David Easterby	17/2	5
3rd	Tiaraqueen (GB) Tom Marquand · William Haggas	2/1F	0.2
4th	Drink Dry (IRE) P J McDonald · Marco Botti	8/1	2.5
5th	Golden Pharaoh (IRE) Phil Dennis · Scott Dixon	16/1	0.2
6th	Bits And Bobs (IRE) Andrew Mullen · Mark Walford	16/1	0.3
7th	Georgie Wooster (IRE) David Allan · Tim Easterby	25/1	1.25
8th	Titainium (GB) Harrison Shaw · Grant Tuer	17/2	0.05
9th	Apocalyx (GB) Oisin Orr · Richard Fahey	28/1	.5

Runners (10)

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
4 (3)	Tiaraqueen Bay J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	132	—	27-1	77	87	65	31d	—	—	0	24	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Wetherby novice winner who has plenty of potential off her opening mark
1 (2)	Sisyphean Bay J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	135	—	524-17	80	91	74	87d	—	—	-8	14.2	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Merely mid-division on handicap debut but wind op since, and could have more to offer
3 (5)	Drink Dry Bay J:P J McDonald T:Marco Botti	J:P J McDonald T:Marco Botti	134	p	964321	79	88	80	17d	—	—	+12	26.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Bumped into progressive winner on latest handicap start and could be involved
9 (10)	Titainium Grey J:Harrison Shaw T:Grant Tuer	J:Harrison Shaw T:Grant Tuer	123	—	74521	68	90	78	15d	—	—	+10	21.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Convincing 7f win at Newcastle last time and could continue to improve now upped to 1m
7 (7)	Keep Warm Bay J:Billy Garritty T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Billy Garritty T:Michael & David Easterby	129	v	03-426	74	89	54	36d	—	—	-1	8.7	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Soundly beaten last time but good second at Doncaster previously and could bounce back
2 (8)	Golden Pharaoh Chestnut J:Phil Dennis T:Scott Dixon	J:Phil Dennis T:Scott Dixon	135	—	516594	80	87	64	13d	—	—	+5	11.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Two-time French winner; two fair efforts so far in Britain but needs something extra today
10 (1)	Bits And Bobs Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Mark Walford	J:Andrew Mullen T:Mark Walford	118	—	403862	63	88	75	9d	—	—	+5	10.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Fair second at Thirsk latest but in lower grade and is now 0-17 since debut win last June
8 (9)	Georgie Wooster Bay J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	125	p	78616	70	90	65	9d	—	—	+8	13.4	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Cosy win on handicap debut at Redcar; disappointing since but retains potential
6 (4)	Apocalyx Bay J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	130	—	28-9	75	83	61	31d	—	—	+3	7.3	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Handicap newcomer; disappointing the last twice but before those was a good 2nd on debut
NR (6)	Moon Man Bay J:Mark Winn(3) T:David O'Meara	J:Mark Winn(3) T:David O'Meara	131	—	223821	76	87	63	20d	—	—	—	21.9	—	—
A near-miss and a win since moving into handicaps (both 7f); every chance 1m will suit

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Tiaraqueen	11/4	11/4	9/4	5/2	11/4
Sisyphean	11/4	3/1	5/2	11/4	11/4
Drink Dry	5/1	5/1	11/2	9/2	5/1
Titainium	7/1	6/1	15/2	13/2	7/1
Keep Warm	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Golden Pharaoh	12/1	14/1	11/1	11/1	14/1
Bits And Bobs	18/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	16/1
Georgie Wooster	22/1	20/1	22/1	18/1	20/1
Apocalyx	33/1	25/1	28/1	28/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Drink Dry

26.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 15 Odds: 4

11/2

2nd

Tiaraqueen

OR: 6.8 Form: 10 Odds: 7.3

11/4

3rd

Moon Man

21.9

OR: 6.5 Form: 15.4 Odds: 0

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Titainium

21.3

OR: 4.5 Form: 13.5 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Sisyphean

14.2

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

3/1

Georgie Wooster

13.4

OR: 5 Form: 7 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Golden Pharaoh

11.2

OR: 7.5 Form: 2 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Bits And Bobs

10.9

OR: 3.3 Form: 5.9 Odds: 1.7

18/1

Keep Warm

8.7

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Apocalyx

7.3

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sisyphean	80	91	74
Golden Pharaoh	80	87	64
Drink Dry	79	88	80
Tiaraqueen	77	87	65
Moon Man	76	87	63
Apocalyx	75	83	61
Keep Warm	74	89	54
Georgie Wooster	70	90	65
Titainium	68	90	78
Bits And Bobs	63	88	75

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Bits And Bobs	9d ago	Quick return
Georgie Wooster	9d ago	Quick return
Golden Pharaoh	13d ago	Quick return
Titainium	15d ago	Fit
Drink Dry	17d ago	Fit
Moon Man	20d ago	Fit
Tiaraqueen	31d ago	Fit
Apocalyx	31d ago	Fit
Keep Warm	36d ago	Fit
Sisyphean	87d ago	Fresh