Sky Bet Stayers Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)

York

16:10

Date 2025-08-20

Distance 2m56y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £51,540

Runners (13)

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
3 (10)	Santorini Star Bay J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	132	—	-51144	97	106	88	42d	—	—	+8	24.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Late headway in Irish 1m6f Group 3 gave encouragement for 2m on this return to a handicap
13 (7)	Terrorise Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Brian Ellison	J:Hollie Doyle T:Brian Ellison	114	—	049-51	79	106	91	39d	—	—	-5	12.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
July win here was his first Flat attempt at 2m and he did it in good style; up 8lb
8 (9)	Alphonse Le Grande Bay J:William Buick T:A J Martin	J:William Buick T:A J Martin	128	t	081-08	93	108	85	64d	—	—	+1	14.8	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Royal Ascot nightmare but it reinforced the view that he has another big handicap in him
6 (12)	Dancing In Paris Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Ian Williams	J:Saffie Osborne T:Ian Williams	129	—	-43282	94	111	90	18d	—	—	+9	23.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Slight question about good to firm ground but he has to be in serious calculations
5 (6)	Align The Stars Brown J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	131	—	074757	96	113	103	19d	—	—	+3	14.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Not in the best of form in handicaps this season; recent cheekpieces are discarded
9 (2)	Fireblade Bay J:James Doyle T:Dylan Cunha	J:James Doyle T:Dylan Cunha	125	—	172231	90	109	91	11d	—	—	+20	28.6	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Seized the initiative 4f out in a steadily run Shergar Cup race at Ascot (2m) 11 days ago
2 (8)	Artistic Star Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	133	p	-74025	98	114	79	18d	—	—	+12	16.9	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Neck 2nd to Almuhit two runs back; no win since May 2023 and connections turn to headgear
10 (5)	Almuhit Bay J:Wayne Lordan T:Faye Bramley	J:Wayne Lordan T:Faye Bramley	122	tp	-P4112	87	109	99	11d	—	—	+23	27	6.25/1	25/1 4%
2025 success story; e-w claims again in what could be a more strongly run affair this time
7 (4)	Spirit Mixer Chestnut J:Rob Hornby T:Andrew Balding	J:Rob Hornby T:Andrew Balding	129	—	-57215	94	111	101	11d	—	—	+18	21.6	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Virtually back to peak with Northumberland Plate win; 5th to Fireblade in muddling race
4 (1)	Charging Thunder Bay J:Ashley Lewis(7) T:James Owen	J:Ashley Lewis(7) T:James Owen	131	p	250321	96	111	84	20d	—	—	+24	27.5	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Solid sequence and no problems with trip/ground, but highest mark now for over two years
12 (11)	Artisan Dancer Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Charlie Johnston	J:Andrew Mullen T:Charlie Johnston	116	—	333073	81	112	99	11d	—	—	+10	13	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Has a competitive mark; it's been a pretty consistent campaign, 3rd to Fireblade at Ascot
1 (13)	Wise Eagle Chestnut J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:Adam Nicol	J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:Adam Nicol	138	tp	620-24	103	110	99	123d	—	—	+11	14.2	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Peak efforts on softer than good; cheekpieces return and he's tongue tied first time
11 (3)	Maghlaak Bay J:P J McDonald T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:P J McDonald T:Adrian Paul Keatley	121	tp	-42857	86	111	79	11d	—	—	+9	11.1	12.50/1	50/1 2%
7th of nine behind several of these at Ascot 11 days ago failed to prove this is his trip

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Santorini Star	4/1	9/2	4/1	4/1	7/2
Terrorise	4/1	9/2	4/1	7/2	4/1
Alphonse Le Grande	9/2	5/1	5/1	5/1	9/2
Dancing In Paris	11/2	11/2	5/1	5/1	11/2
Align The Stars	7/1	15/2	7/1	15/2	11/2
Fireblade	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	15/2
Artistic Star	22/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	18/1
Almuhit	22/1	25/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Spirit Mixer	25/1	25/1	22/1	22/1	20/1
Charging Thunder	28/1	28/1	25/1	22/1	20/1
Artisan Dancer	33/1	28/1	28/1	25/1	25/1
Wise Eagle	33/1	33/1	33/1	25/1	28/1
Maghlaak	50/1	40/1	40/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Fireblade

28.6

OR: 10 Form: 16.1 Odds: 2.5

9/1

2nd

Charging Thunder

27.5

OR: 11.5 Form: 15 Odds: 1

28/1

3rd

Almuhit

OR: 9.3 Form: 16.7 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Santorini Star

24.8

OR: 11.8 Form: 8 Odds: 5

9/2

Dancing In Paris

23.4

OR: 11 Form: 8.4 Odds: 4

11/2

Spirit Mixer

21.6

OR: 11 Form: 9.5 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Artistic Star

16.9

OR: 12 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Alphonse Le Grande

14.8

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Align The Stars

14.8

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Wise Eagle

14.2

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Artisan Dancer

OR: 7.8 Form: 4.5 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Terrorise

12.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Maghlaak

11.1

OR: 9 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Wise Eagle	103	110	99
Artistic Star	98	114	79
Santorini Star	97	106	88
Align The Stars	96	113	103
Charging Thunder	96	111	84
Dancing In Paris	94	111	90
Spirit Mixer	94	111	101
Alphonse Le Grande	93	108	85
Fireblade	90	109	91
Almuhit	87	109	99
Maghlaak	86	111	79
Artisan Dancer	81	112	99
Terrorise	79	106	91

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Fireblade	11d ago	Quick return
Almuhit	11d ago	Quick return
Spirit Mixer	11d ago	Quick return
Artisan Dancer	11d ago	Quick return
Maghlaak	11d ago	Quick return
Dancing In Paris	18d ago	Fit
Artistic Star	18d ago	Fit
Align The Stars	19d ago	Fit
Charging Thunder	20d ago	Fit
Terrorise	39d ago	Fit
Santorini Star	42d ago	Fit
Alphonse Le Grande	64d ago	Fresh
Wise Eagle	123d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Charging Thunder	Hold Up
Artisan Dancer	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 13 runners classified.