Sky Bet Extra Places Middle Distance Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

York

16:00

Date 2025-09-07

Distance 1m2f56y

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £15,462

Winning Time 2m 11.64s (slow by 3.34s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Zain Blue (IRE) Warren Fentiman · John Butler	9/1	Won
2nd	Dante's Lad (IRE) Billy Loughnane · George Boughey	7/1	.5
3rd	Dark Moon Rising (IRE) Jack Callan · Kevin Ryan	14/1	.5
4th	Theory Of Tides (GB) Robert Havlin · John & Thady Gosden	22/1	0.2
5th	Hornsea Bay (GB) Kevin Stott · David O'Meara	8/1	.5
6th	Tycoon (GB) David Egan · Kevin Philippart De Foy	22/1	.75
7th	Per Contra (IRE) David Allan · Tim Easterby	13/2	0.3
8th	Noble Horizon (GB) Cieren Fallon · William Haggas	8/1	2
9th	Danger Bay (IRE) Callum Rodriguez · Edward Bethell	2/1F	2.5
10th	Gunship (IRE) Daniel Muscutt · James Ferguson	9/1	2.25
11th	Magnum Opus (IRE) Harry Burns · Simon & Ed Crisford	33/1	2.5
12th	Contact (IRE) William Pyle · David & Nicola Barron	80/1	13

Runners (12)

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
6 (12)	Danger Bay Chestnut J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	135	—	2-311	94	102	81	26d	—	—	-4	22.5	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Cambridgeshire entrant who is on a hat-trick after back-to-back 1m1f wins at Hamilton
8 (5)	Per Contra Bay J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	131	p	523632	84	100	81	15d	—	—	+9	20.8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Has run a number of good races in defeat this season and his latest was one of those (C&D)
9 (2)	Gunship Brown J:Daniel Muscutt T:James Ferguson	J:Daniel Muscutt T:James Ferguson	130	tp	1-2310	89	99	82	80d	—	—	+8	20.1	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Gelded since running below expectations at Royal Ascot; cheekpieces also added
5 (4)	Dante's Lad br/gr J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	135	t	-5611P	94	98	78	38d	—	—	+15	24.2	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Took a progressive profile to Glorious Goodwood and was pulled up after losing his action
11 (9)	Noble Horizon Bay J:Cieren Fallon T:William Haggas	J:Cieren Fallon T:William Haggas	128	—	-32215	87	101	73	26d	—	—	+15	23.2	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Only fifth to Danger Bay at Hamilton having been noticeably weak in the market
12 (3)	Zain Blue Bay J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:John Butler	J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:John Butler	128	p	-95405	81	101	90	15d	—	—	+1	10.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Enhanced his good record at York with a fifth of 15 at the Ebor meeting over this trip
10 (10)	Hornsea Bay Chestnut J:Kevin Stott T:David O'Meara	J:Kevin Stott T:David O'Meara	129	—	474426	88	101	82	31d	—	—	+8	14.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Only 1-9 but recent efforts encouraging; can win races off current mark
4 (6)	Tycoon Bay J:David Egan T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	J:David Egan T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	137	p	3-138	96	95	82	78d	—	—	+10	15	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Midfield at Royal Ascot on yard debut; his Goodwood third (Listed) reads well
7 (8)	Dark Moon Rising Bay J:Jack Callan(5) T:Kevin Ryan	J:Jack Callan(5) T:Kevin Ryan	131	p	870786	84	101	66	15d	—	—	+5	9.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
May prefer further these days and a few in here are less exposed
2 (7)	Theory Of Tides Bay J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	138	p	11000-	91	97	40	360d	—	—	+12	16.3	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Top connections persevering and has been gelded; in the Cambridgeshire
1 (11)	Magnum Opus Bay J:Harry Burns(3) T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Harry Burns(3) T:Simon & Ed Crisford	142	v	514405	95	99	74	31d	—	—	+11	14.1	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Fourth in the Lincoln but hasn't kicked on from there; has a lot of weight
3 (1)	Contact Grey J:William Pyle(3) T:David & Nicola Barron	J:William Pyle(3) T:David & Nicola Barron	138	—	135/4/	91	-	-	916d	—	—	+9	10.8	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Peak form respected but asking a lot to win this after such a long period on the sidelines

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Danger Bay	2/1	9/4	9/4	2/1	85/40
Per Contra	13/2	6/1	6/1	7/1	6/1
Gunship	13/2	6/1	6/1	7/1	11/2
Dante's Lad	15/2	8/1	15/2	8/1	15/2
Noble Horizon	8/1	17/2	8/1	8/1	8/1
Zain Blue	8/1	7/1	15/2	15/2	15/2
Hornsea Bay	12/1	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Tycoon	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Dark Moon Rising	18/1	16/1	16/1	18/1	16/1
Theory Of Tides	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Magnum Opus	33/1	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Contact	80/1	80/1	66/1	66/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Dante's Lad

24.2

OR: 11 Form: 10.5 Odds: 2.7

8/1

2nd

Noble Horizon

23.2

OR: 9.3 Form: 11.6 Odds: 2.4

17/2

3rd

Danger Bay

22.5

OR: 11 Form: 3.5 Odds: 8

9/4

Per Contra

20.8

OR: 8.5 Form: 9 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Gunship

20.1

OR: 9.8 Form: 7 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Theory Of Tides

16.3

OR: 10.3 Form: 5 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Tycoon

OR: 11.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Hornsea Bay

14.9

OR: 9.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Magnum Opus

14.1

OR: 11.3 Form: 2 Odds: 0.9

40/1

Contact

10.8

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

80/1

Zain Blue

10.4

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Dark Moon Rising

9.9

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Tycoon	96	95	82
Magnum Opus	95	99	74
Danger Bay	94	102	81
Dante's Lad	94	98	78
Theory Of Tides	91	97	40
Contact	91	—	—
Gunship	89	99	82
Hornsea Bay	88	101	82
Noble Horizon	87	101	73
Per Contra	84	100	81
Dark Moon Rising	84	101	66
Zain Blue	81	101	90

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Per Contra	15d ago	Fit
Zain Blue	15d ago	Fit
Dark Moon Rising	15d ago	Fit
Danger Bay	26d ago	Fit
Noble Horizon	26d ago	Fit
Hornsea Bay	31d ago	Fit
Magnum Opus	31d ago	Fit
Dante's Lad	38d ago	Fit
Tycoon	78d ago	Fresh
Gunship	80d ago	Fresh
Theory Of Tides	360d ago	Long break
Contact	916d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Tycoon	Mid-Pack
Magnum Opus	Mid-Pack
Dark Moon Rising	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 3 of 12 runners classified.