Sky Bet Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)

York

13:50

Date 2025-08-22

Distance 1m3f188y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £61,848

Winning Time 2m 29.42s (slow by 0.52s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Asgard's Captain (IRE) J F Egan · Dylan Cunha	16/1	Won
2nd	Insanity (GB) Rossa Ryan · Alan King	10/1	0.3
3rd	French Duke (IRE) Daniel Tudhope · Roger Varian	11/2	1
4th	Zanndabad (IRE) William Buick · A J Martin	22/1	.5
5th	Champagne Prince (GB) David Egan · Jane Chapple-Hyam	7/1	0.1
6th	Chillingham (IRE) Hollie Doyle · Edward Bethell	16/1	2.25
7th	Marhaba The Champ (GB) Jason Hart · Sophie Leech	25/1	3.75
8th	Naqeeb (IRE) Ryan Sexton · Julie Camacho	11/2	.5
9th	Mount Atlas (GB) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	13/8F	8
10th	Austrian Theory (IRE) Duran Fentiman · Tim Easterby	40/1	11

Runners (11)

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
1 (2)	Mount Atlas Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	140	—	2-4551	107	113	99	41d	—	—	-4	27.8	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Better still this term, winning tidily in a six-runner race at Ascot (1m4f) last time
5 (9)	French Duke Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:Roger Varian	J:Daniel Tudhope T:Roger Varian	130	h	612-80	97	117	81	20d	—	—	0	16.8	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Never dangerous in 2 major handicaps this term, among market leaders; unfinished business
2 (4)	Naqeeb Bay J:Ryan Sexton T:Julie Camacho	J:Ryan Sexton T:Julie Camacho	138	—	-65382	105	113	99	24d	—	—	+11	23.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Below form all four starts at York; big runs at Royal Ascot and Glorious Goodwood though
4 (8)	Insanity Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Alan King	J:Rossa Ryan T:Alan King	130	—	0-6103	97	111	89	13d	—	—	+5	14.3	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Disappointing in his two starts at York; back to his best on two of his last three outings
6 (10)	Champagne Prince Grey Roan J:David Egan T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	J:David Egan T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	128	—	1-1460	95	114	107	42d	—	—	+12	20.8	2.25/1	9/1 10%
6th at Royal Ascot (1m6f) on penultimate start, easily best turf form; gelded since latest
9 (3)	Asgard's Captain Bay J:J F Egan T:Dylan Cunha	J:J F Egan T:Dylan Cunha	121	—	140375	88	113	89	13d	—	—	+6	13.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Considered each-way given that this race looks less competitive than usual
7 (1)	Chillingham Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Edward Bethell	J:Hollie Doyle T:Edward Bethell	127	v	0-0167	94	114	102	27d	—	—	+6	12.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Effective over C&D (awarded race in June) and better chance than last two results suggest
8 (7)	Zanndabad Bay J:William Buick T:A J Martin	J:William Buick T:A J Martin	125	—	366-70	92	112	92	—	—	—	+6	12.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Last won in 2022; most notable since for his close third in the 2024 Chester Cup (2m2f)
10 (11)	Marhaba The Champ Chestnut J:Jason Hart T:Sophie Leech	J:Jason Hart T:Sophie Leech	121	—	48-792	88	113	97	49d	—	—	+6	10.7	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Won this in 2023 off 3lb higher; neck 2nd last month, before leaving K Ryan's for 8,000gns
11 (5)	Austrian Theory Bay J:Duran Fentiman T:Tim Easterby	J:Duran Fentiman T:Tim Easterby	116	—	277550	83	113	104	15d	—	—	+6	9	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Fifth in John Smith's Cup here (1m2f) three starts ago; well beaten in his only 1m4f race
NR (6)	This Songisforyou Grey J:Tom Marquand T:Emmet Mullins	J:Tom Marquand T:Emmet Mullins	132	—	10-655	99	109	66	15d	—	—	—	12.3	—	—
1m2f Curragh win last term was pretty smooth; highly respected yard; needs a close look

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Mount Atlas	7/4	7/4	15/8	15/8	15/8
French Duke	9/2	5/1	9/2	9/2	9/2
Naqeeb	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Insanity	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2	10/1
Champagne Prince	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2	9/1
Asgard's Captain	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	12/1
Chillingham	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Zanndabad	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Marhaba The Champ	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Austrian Theory	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1	40/1
This Songisforyou	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Mount Atlas

27.8

OR: 14.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 10

15/8

2nd

Naqeeb

23.9

OR: 13.8 Form: 6.5 Odds: 3.6

11/2

3rd

Champagne Prince

20.8

OR: 11.3 Form: 7 Odds: 2.5

9/1

French Duke

16.8

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

5/1

Insanity

14.3

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Asgard's Captain

13.1

OR: 9.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.1

14/1

Chillingham

12.9

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

This Songisforyou

12.3

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Zanndabad

12.1

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Marhaba The Champ

10.7

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Austrian Theory

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mount Atlas	107	113	99
Naqeeb	105	113	99
This Songisforyou	99	109	66
French Duke	97	117	81
Insanity	97	111	89
Champagne Prince	95	114	107
Chillingham	94	114	102
Zanndabad	92	112	92
Asgard's Captain	88	113	89
Marhaba The Champ	88	113	97
Austrian Theory	83	113	104

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Insanity	13d ago	Quick return
Asgard's Captain	13d ago	Quick return
Austrian Theory	15d ago	Fit
This Songisforyou	15d ago	Fit
French Duke	20d ago	Fit
Naqeeb	24d ago	Fit
Chillingham	27d ago	Fit
Mount Atlas	41d ago	Fit
Champagne Prince	42d ago	Fit
Marhaba The Champ	49d ago	Fresh
Zanndabad	—	—