Sky Bet Strensall Stakes (Group 3) – York

York

13:50

Sky Bet Strensall Stakes (Group 3)

Date 2024-08-24

Distance 1m177y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £96,407

Runners (9)

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
9 (8)	See The Fire Chestnut J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	123	—	3-0542	114	126	93	23d	—	—	+1	25.4	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Last 5 outings in Group 1s, going down by a neck in the Nassau on latest; good form chance
2 (7)	Enfjaar Bay J:Jack Mitchell T:Roger Varian	J:Jack Mitchell T:Roger Varian	133	h	06-112	108	124	109	25d	—	—	+2	19.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Very progressive handicapper (won John Smith's Cup) who can make his mark at Group level
8 (3)	Task Force Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	126	t	12-773	110	117	104	22d	—	—	+2	20.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Group 1 second as 2yo; creditable third in 1m Goodwood Group 3 latest; yard going well
7 (9)	Alyanaabi Bay J:Jim Crowley T:Owen Burrows	J:Jim Crowley T:Owen Burrows	126	—	12-554	111	121	106	35d	—	—	+6	18.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Only fourth in 1m2f Listed latest but ran well in Group 1s before; Crowley sticks with him
5 (4)	Phantom Flight Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:George Scott	J:Callum Shepherd T:George Scott	133	h	425-13	108	121	70	21d	—	—	+6	17.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
1m2f Listed win and 1m4f Group 3 third since joining George Scott; shorter trip now
6 (6)	Royal Dubai Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Marco Botti	J:Tom Marquand T:Marco Botti	133	—	215124	108	120	104	42d	—	—	+21	26.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
In the frame in Epsom Group 3 and Ascot Group 2 since returning to Britain; thereabouts
4 (5)	Haunted Dream Grey J:James Doyle T:Hamad Al Jehani	J:James Doyle T:Hamad Al Jehani	133	t	274201	111	120	110	22d	—	—	+23	29.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Smart effort to win 1m1f Goodwood conditions races latest
3 (1)	Flight Plan Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:K R Burke	J:Daniel Tudhope T:K R Burke	133	—	1-0504	108	122	92	27d	—	—	+19	22.4	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Third in this last year but just one creditable effort in 2024; others are preferred
1 (2)	Checkandchallenge b/br J:Silvestre De Sousa T:William Knight	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:William Knight	133	p	1-5865	109	121	94	50d	—	—	+20	22.5	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Listed win last year but below that level in 2024; has been gelded and cheekpieces go on

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
See The Fire	10/3	10/3	3/1	10/3	10/3
Enfjaar	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Task Force	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Alyanaabi	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Phantom Flight	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Royal Dubai	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Haunted Dream	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Flight Plan	25/1	28/1	22/1	25/1	25/1
Checkandchallenge	33/1	33/1	28/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Haunted Dream

29.7

OR: 15.3 Form: 12.5 Odds: 1.9

14/1

2nd

Royal Dubai

26.6

OR: 14.5 Form: 10.5 Odds: 1.6

12/1

3rd

See The Fire

25.4

OR: 16 Form: 2.1 Odds: 7.3

10/3

Checkandchallenge

22.5

OR: 14.8 Form: 7 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Flight Plan

22.4

OR: 14.5 Form: 7 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Task Force

20.2

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Enfjaar

19.7

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Alyanaabi

18.9

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

15/2

Phantom Flight

17.8

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
See The Fire	114	126	93
Alyanaabi	111	121	106
Haunted Dream	111	120	110
Task Force	110	117	104
Checkandchallenge	109	121	94
Enfjaar	108	124	109
Phantom Flight	108	121	70
Royal Dubai	108	120	104
Flight Plan	108	122	92

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Phantom Flight	21d ago	Fit
Task Force	22d ago	Fit
Haunted Dream	22d ago	Fit
See The Fire	23d ago	Fit
Enfjaar	25d ago	Fit
Flight Plan	27d ago	Fit
Alyanaabi	35d ago	Fit
Royal Dubai	42d ago	Fit
Checkandchallenge	50d ago	Fresh