PJ Staffing Group Handicap – York

York

15:25

PJ Staffing Group Handicap

Date 2024-09-08

Distance 7f192y

Class Class 3

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £15,462

Winning Time 1m 41.18s (slow by 5.68s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Zain Blue (IRE) David Egan · John Butler	4/1	Won
2nd	Amsterdam (GB) Tom Marquand · Ed Walker	9/1	0.3
3rd	Apiarist (IRE) Tom Eaves · Kevin Ryan	3/1J	.5
4th	Old Cock (IRE) Callum Rodriguez · Edward Bethell	3/1J	4.5
5th	Markoon (IRE) Jim Crowley · William Haggas	100/30	0.2
6th	Marcella (GER) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	9/1	1.75

Runners (8)

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
5 (2)	Apiarist Bay J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	128	—	-53444	87	103	90	16d	—	0W/1P 1 run	-5	16.3	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Consistent in 1m handicaps; ran on from last when fourth of 16 over C&D at Ebor meeting
2 (7)	Old Cock Bay J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	132	t	41191	91	106	76	29d	—	—	+15	34	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Won three of his five races; scored pretty smoothly in 1m handicap at Haydock on latest
1 (5)	Markoon Bay J:Jim Crowley T:William Haggas	J:Jim Crowley T:William Haggas	135	—	51-16	94	107	97	22d	—	—	-3	16.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Failed to settle on handicap debut when upped to 1m2f but looked promising going into that
7 (3)	Zain Blue Bay J:David Egan T:John Butler	J:David Egan T:John Butler	124	p	205135	83	105	97	16d	—	—	+3	20.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Fifth of 16 over C&D 16 days ago, albeit 3l behind Apiarist; tries headgear first time
4 (1)	Marcella Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	129	h	5-2590	88	104	42	79d	—	—	+3	12	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Soundly beaten at 150-1 in 1m handicap at Royal Ascot last time; others look more solid
8 (8)	Amsterdam Chestnut J:Tom Marquand T:Ed Walker	J:Tom Marquand T:Ed Walker	121	—	6-252	80	102	86	44d	—	—	+1	10	2.00/1	8/1 11%
After just four races he could still be capable of improvement, which is needed
NR (6)	Harvard Sound Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Tom Clover	J:NON-RUNNER T:Tom Clover	130	—	211	89	103	70	40d	—	—	—	29.3	—	—
Odds-on when winning twice in small fields; pretty unexposed and has to be considered
NR (4)	Native King Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Hugo Palmer	J:NON-RUNNER T:Hugo Palmer	125	h	231495	84	105	87	1d	—	—	—	12.1	—	—
Won handicap/stable debut; met trouble in running the next twice; unplaced fav yesterday

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Apiarist	3/1	3/1	11/4	3/1	3/1
Old Cock	10/3	3/1	10/3	10/3	10/3
Markoon	7/2	10/3	7/2	10/3	10/3
Zain Blue	4/1	9/2	7/2	4/1	7/2
Marcella	10/1	10/1	11/1	12/1	10/1
Amsterdam	15/2	15/2	8/1	15/2	8/1

Predictor

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

1st

Old Cock

OR: 10.3 Form: 18 Odds: 5.7

10/3

2nd

Harvard Sound

29.3

OR: 9.8 Form: 19.5 Odds: 0

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3rd

Zain Blue

20.4

OR: 8.3 Form: 7.1 Odds: 5

9/2

Markoon

16.7

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Apiarist

16.3

OR: 9.3 Form: 0.9 Odds: 6.2

3/1

Native King

12.1

OR: 8.5 Form: 3.6 Odds: 0

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Marcella

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

12/1

Amsterdam

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

8/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Markoon	94	107	97
Old Cock	91	106	76
Harvard Sound	89	103	70
Marcella	88	104	42
Apiarist	87	103	90
Native King	84	105	87
Zain Blue	83	105	97
Amsterdam	80	102	86

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Native King	1d ago	Quick return
Apiarist	16d ago	Fit
Zain Blue	16d ago	Fit
Markoon	22d ago	Fit
Old Cock	29d ago	Fit
Harvard Sound	40d ago	Fit
Amsterdam	44d ago	Fit
Marcella	79d ago	Fresh