John Smith's Stayers' Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

York

4:45

Date 2025-07-12

Distance 2m56y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £12,885

Runners (11)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
7 (3)	Letsbefrank b J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	127	—	074070	72	91	70	14d	—	—	-11	12.8	3/1 25%
Back on a good mark now but his slow starts have become a serious issue
1 (2)	Gibside b J:Duran Fentiman T:Tim Easterby	J:Duran Fentiman T:Tim Easterby	137	—	-28130	82	92	70	14d	—	—	+5	20.5	11/2 15%
Late-maturing 6yo; has good record at York and enters calculations
9 (4)	Terrorise b J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	126	—	4049-5	71	90	83	27d	—	—	-6	9.7	11/2 15%
Good fifth when back on the Flat last month (1m3f); unexposed over this trip; a possible
2 (10)	Rock N Roll Pinkie ch J:Rossa Ryan T:Ivan Furtado	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ivan Furtado	131	—	21-351	76	92	83	16d	—	—	-1	9.6	8/1 11%
Drew clear to win at Nottingham last month; 7lb rise demands more from her here
4 (1)	Curran ch J:Jason Hart T:Charlie Johnston	J:Jason Hart T:Charlie Johnston	128	—	939113	73	88	72	14d	—	—	+13	24.4	17/2 11%
Back in good form last month (two wins) and not yet fully exposed as a stayer
6 (8)	The Crafty Mole b J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	128	v	37-928	73	91	74	41d	—	—	-1	8.4	10/1 9%
Disappointed last time but has good claims if judged on earlier Haydock second
11 (11)	Marbuzet b J:Joanna Mason T:Tim Easterby	J:Joanna Mason T:Tim Easterby	125	b	7-2122	70	89	76	14d	—	—	-1	7.1	11/1 8%
In-form 6yo; upped to new career-high mark but ought to make his presence felt again
8 (5)	Russian Rumour b J:Rob Hornby T:Jonathan Portman	J:Rob Hornby T:Jonathan Portman	126	p	5-5251	71	89	84	24d	—	—	+1	6.9	18/1 5%
Won tactical, three-runner race last month but has a lot more on her plate here
3 (6)	Churchella b J:Hollie Doyle T:Philip Kirby	J:Hollie Doyle T:Philip Kirby	128	v	13-850	73	88	55	14d	—	—	+3	7	25/1 4%
Yet to strike form for new stable this year but won over C&D off 1lb higher last summer
5 (7)	Weddell Sea b J:Cam Hardie T:Mike Sowersby	J:Cam Hardie T:Mike Sowersby	128	tp	-11520	73	92	59	14d	—	—	+11	15.5	25/1 4%
Won twice on AW in February/March but this return to turf is probably not ideal
NR (9)	Simiyann b J:Clifford Lee T:Ian Williams	J:Clifford Lee T:Ian Williams	125	p	-87184	70	91	62	14d	—	—	—	10	—
Only 1lb higher than for narrow win in May but not one to rely upon

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Letsbefrank	11/4	3/1	11/4	11/4	11/4
Gibside	5/1	5/1	5/1	4/1	11/2
Terrorise	11/2	11/2	11/2	4/1	11/2
Rock N Roll Pinkie	13/2	7/1	7/1	8/1	15/2
Curran	7/1	7/1	7/1	17/2	7/1
The Crafty Mole	10/1	10/1	10/1	7/1	10/1
Marbuzet	10/1	11/1	10/1	10/1	11/1
Russian Rumour	14/1	12/1	14/1	18/1	12/1
Churchella	20/1	20/1	20/1	25/1	20/1
Weddell Sea	25/1	22/1	22/1	16/1	22/1
Simiyann	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Curran

24.4

OR: 5.8 Form: 15.6 Odds: 3.1

17/2

2nd

Gibside

20.5

OR: 8 Form: 8.1 Odds: 4.4

11/2

3rd

Weddell Sea

15.5

OR: 5.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Letsbefrank

12.8

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

3/1

Simiyann

OR: 5 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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Terrorise

9.7

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Rock N Roll Pinkie

9.6

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

8/1

The Crafty Mole

8.4

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

10/1

Marbuzet

7.1

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Churchella

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Russian Rumour

6.9

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Gibside Top Rated	82	92	70
Rock N Roll Pinkie	76	92	83
Curran	73	88	72
The Crafty Mole	73	91	74
Churchella	73	88	55
Weddell Sea	73	92	59
Letsbefrank	72	91	70
Terrorise	71	90	83
Russian Rumour	71	89	84
Marbuzet	70	89	76
Simiyann	70	91	62

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Letsbefrank	14d ago	Fit
Gibside	14d ago	Fit
Curran	14d ago	Fit
Marbuzet	14d ago	Fit
Churchella	14d ago	Fit
Weddell Sea	14d ago	Fit
Simiyann	14d ago	Fit
Rock N Roll Pinkie	16d ago	Fit
Russian Rumour	24d ago	Fit
Terrorise	27d ago	Fit
The Crafty Mole	41d ago	Fit