John Smith's Stayers' Handicap – York

York

16:50

John Smith's Stayers' Handicap

Date 2024-07-13

Distance 2m56y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £10,730

Winning Time 3m 38.58s (slow by 8.58s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Zimmerman (GB) Sean Kirrane · Tim Easterby	8/1	Won
2nd	Valley Of Flowers (IRE) Joanna Mason · Jacqueline Coward	11/1	.5
3rd	Letsbefrank (IRE) Paul Mulrennan · Jim Goldie	6/4F	0.05
4th	Ted Hastings (IRE) Ben Coen · Gordon Elliott	15/2	4
5th	Merrijig (GB) Harry Davies · John Berry	16/1	.5
6th	Bulldog Spirit (IRE) Joe Fanning · Rebecca Menzies	14/1	0.1
7th	Churchella (IRE) Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	12/1	1.25
8th	Rock N Roll Pinkie (GB) Hector Crouch · Ivan Furtado	11/1	4.25
9th	Daaris (IRE) Paddy Mathers · Kevin Frost	20/1	1.75
10th	Le Rouge Chinois (DEN) Alistair Rawlinson · Michael Appleby	25/1	1
11th	Percy's Word (GB) Ben Robinson · Jessica Bedi	66/1	7
12th	Bringbackmemories (FR) David Nolan · Iain Jardine	20/1	0.3
13th	King Of Unicorns (GB) Rowan Scott · Micky Hammond	40/1	2
14th	Show No Fear (IRE) Cam Hardie · Rebecca Menzies	20/1	12

Runners (17)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
8 (9)	Letsbefrank Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	126	—	-68411	71	89	76	27d	—	—	-2	33.7	0.41/1	13/8 38%
On the march now with 1m3f/1m6f wins and today's extra 2f may well be within range
4 (5)	Ted Hastings Bay J:Ben Coen T:Gordon Elliott	J:Ben Coen T:Gordon Elliott	136	—	/700-9	81	84	54	15d	—	—	-1	11.1	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Ninth of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (2m, good) 15 days ago; bit to prove
5 (3)	Zimmerman Chestnut J:Sean Kirrane T:Tim Easterby	J:Sean Kirrane T:Tim Easterby	131	p	3-4859	76	90	79	14d	—	—	+2	11.3	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Twice in the frame over C&D last term; not performing in quite the same vein this season
11 (12)	Rock N Roll Pinkie Chestnut J:Hector Crouch T:Ivan Furtado	J:Hector Crouch T:Ivan Furtado	123	—	634251	68	88	65	24d	—	—	+12	19.8	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Two wins in 14 races; both were 1m6f on good to soft, including in clearcut style latest
9 (17)	Valley Of Flowers Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Jacqueline Coward	J:Joanna Mason T:Jacqueline Coward	125	h	63-273	70	92	61	20d	—	—	0	6.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Four wins last term; ran well on reappearance and respectably on both starts since
6 (15)	Churchella Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	130	v	131464	75	92	71	16d	—	—	+6	11.5	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Not disgraced over 2m on turf last time out, a trip over which she's scored twice on AW
10 (4)	Bulldog Spirit Bay J:Joe Fanning T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Joe Fanning T:Rebecca Menzies	123	—	8-7205	68	94	73	14d	—	—	0	6.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Latest start suggested he stays 2m but he needs to better that form substantially
1 (11)	Bringbackmemories Bay J:David Nolan T:Iain Jardine	J:David Nolan T:Iain Jardine	137	t	316633	82	90	69	14d	—	—	+10	17	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Good third of 14 in the Northumberland Vase at Newcastle (2m, AW) on latest outing
12 (6)	Show No Fear Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Cam Hardie T:Rebecca Menzies	123	p	-12612	68	90	21	14d	—	—	+16	21.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Pretty consistent when on the Flat for this yard; front-running 2nd in Northumberland Vase
13 (13)	Merrijig Bay J:Harry Davies T:John Berry	J:Harry Davies T:John Berry	122	—	-15734	67	88	82	21d	—	—	+5	9.7	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Creditable minor honours lately; soft ground maybe against him on sole Flat attempt at 2m
7 (10)	Le Rouge Chinois Chestnut J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Michael Appleby	J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Michael Appleby	128	p	4-3171	73	90	56	16d	—	—	+2	7.1	5.00/1	20/1 5%
First turf run since 2022 when winning by a head at Nottingham (1m6f, good to firm) latest
15 (14)	Daaris Chestnut J:Paddy Mathers T:Kevin Frost	J:Paddy Mathers T:Kevin Frost	118	b	222233	63	92	56	7d	—	—	+10	14.6	5.00/1	20/1 5%
1-25 but has a stack of placed returns and another cannot be ruled out
14 (7)	King Of Unicorns Bay J:Rowan Scott T:Micky Hammond	J:Rowan Scott T:Micky Hammond	119	—	3/53-6	64	92	82	26d	—	—	+3	5.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
0-8 under Flat rules; 352 days off before soundly beaten last month (upped to 1m6f, soft)
3 (16)	Percy's Word Bay J:Ben Robinson T:Jessica Bedi	J:Ben Robinson T:Jessica Bedi	136	t	/7/2/4	81	88	48	20d	—	—	+10	11.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
First run on Flat since 2018 came when fourth of seven at Pontefract (2m2f) latest start
NR (1)	Duke Of Verona Grey J:Richard Kingscote T:Harry Eustace	J:Richard Kingscote T:Harry Eustace	136	—	19-353	81	95	57	28d	—	—	—	7.8	—	—
Best effort this term was reappearance, albeit running respectably on latest outing
NR (8)	Tailorman Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Ian Williams	J:Saffie Osborne T:Ian Williams	118	—	40942	63	90	67	14d	—	—	—	8.3	—	—
4th to Le Rouge Chinois at Nottingham (1m6f) two days before his head 2nd at Chester (2m)
NR (2)	Red Force One Grey J:Connor Planas(3) T:Philip Kirby	J:Connor Planas(3) T:Philip Kirby	116	p	063111	61	89	71	16d	—	—	—	25.7	—	—
On a four-timer; much more to prove these days if the ground is softer than good

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Letsbefrank	11/8	13/8	6/4	11/8	13/8
Ted Hastings	7/1	7/1	7/1	13/2	7/1
Zimmerman	9/1	17/2	9/1	17/2	9/1
Rock N Roll Pinkie	12/1	11/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Valley Of Flowers	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Churchella	16/1	16/1	16/1	12/1	16/1
Bulldog Spirit	14/1	14/1	12/1	12/1	14/1
Bringbackmemories	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	16/1
Show No Fear	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1	18/1
Merrijig	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Le Rouge Chinois	20/1	20/1	16/1	14/1	20/1
Daaris	20/1	20/1	20/1	16/1	20/1
King Of Unicorns	50/1	50/1	40/1	40/1	50/1
Percy's Word	40/1	40/1	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

Letsbefrank

33.7

OR: 5.3 Form: 17 Odds: 11.4

13/8

2nd

Red Force One

25.7

OR: 2.8 Form: 22.9 Odds: 0

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3rd

Show No Fear

21.6

OR: 4.5 Form: 15.5 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Rock N Roll Pinkie

19.8

OR: 4.5 Form: 13.1 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Bringbackmemories

OR: 8 Form: 7.1 Odds: 1.9

16/1

Daaris

14.6

OR: 3.3 Form: 10.1 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Percy's Word

11.8

OR: 7.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Churchella

11.5

OR: 6.3 Form: 3.6 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Zimmerman

11.3

OR: 6.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Ted Hastings

11.1

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Merrijig

9.7

OR: 4.3 Form: 4.1 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Tailorman

8.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 5 Odds: 0

—

Duke Of Verona

7.8

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Le Rouge Chinois

7.1

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Valley Of Flowers

6.7

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Bulldog Spirit

6.2

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

King Of Unicorns

5.6

OR: 3.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bringbackmemories	82	90	69
Ted Hastings	81	84	54
Percy's Word	81	88	48
Duke Of Verona	81	95	57
Zimmerman	76	90	79
Churchella	75	92	71
Le Rouge Chinois	73	90	56
Letsbefrank	71	89	76
Valley Of Flowers	70	92	61
Rock N Roll Pinkie	68	88	65
Bulldog Spirit	68	94	73
Show No Fear	68	90	21
Merrijig	67	88	82
King Of Unicorns	64	92	82
Daaris	63	92	56
Tailorman	63	90	67
Red Force One	61	89	71

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Daaris	7d ago	Quick return
Zimmerman	14d ago	Fit
Bulldog Spirit	14d ago	Fit
Bringbackmemories	14d ago	Fit
Show No Fear	14d ago	Fit
Tailorman	14d ago	Fit
Ted Hastings	15d ago	Fit
Churchella	16d ago	Fit
Le Rouge Chinois	16d ago	Fit
Red Force One	16d ago	Fit
Valley Of Flowers	20d ago	Fit
Percy's Word	20d ago	Fit
Merrijig	21d ago	Fit
Rock N Roll Pinkie	24d ago	Fit
King Of Unicorns	26d ago	Fit
Letsbefrank	27d ago	Fit
Duke Of Verona	28d ago	Fit