Sky Bet Race To The Ebor Jorvik Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

York

14:20

Date 2026-05-13

Distance 1m3f188y

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £33,501

Weather Light Drizzle

Temp 7°C

Wind 7mph SW

Rain 57%

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
10 (5)	Klassleader Bay J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	125	—	7212-	90	112	97	229d	—	—	+5	32.9	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Only four starts; best form when 2nd on handicap debut in September; potential still there
1 (9)	Plage De Havre Chestnut J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	138	—	2P31-6	103	111	98	37d	—	—	+1	18.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Third last year off 11lb lower; poor show at Kempton last month and needs to bounce back
3 (1)	Stressfree Chestnut J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	136	—	4355-2	101	113	101	18d	—	—	+9	21.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Beaten a head in this race last year; not a prolific winner but big each-way chance
6 (3)	Sing Us A Song Bay J:James Doyle T:Ralph Beckett	J:James Doyle T:Ralph Beckett	130	—	1971-3	95	111	97	15d	—	—	+6	17.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Made a satisfactory reappearance at Epsom 15 days ago; could have more to offer
2 (11)	Paddy The Squire Bay J:Lewis Edmunds T:Iain Jardine	J:Lewis Edmunds T:Iain Jardine	136	t	32115-	101	109	87	249d	—	—	+21	29.2	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Handicapper reacted to last season's excellent campaign; needs to resume improvement
9 (4)	Fireblade Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Dylan Cunha	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Dylan Cunha	125	—	1930-4	90	115	101	22d	—	—	+6	11.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Reappearance this term was encouraging; looks a serious each-way contender
5 (7)	Will Scarlet Bay J:William Buick T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:William Buick T:Simon & Ed Crisford	133	p	-04251	98	108	84	61d	—	—	+21	25.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Ex-French; won latest Meydan handicap (1m4f) for new yard by 4l, from front in cheekpieces
11 (2)	Dark Moon Rising Bay J:Josephine Gordon T:Kevin Ryan	J:Josephine Gordon T:Kevin Ryan	121	p	2-8524	86	111	104	40d	—	—	+9	13.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Not far away on AW last three starts this year; the same may be possible on turf return
7 (10)	Saint Etienne Bay J:Callum Rodriguez T:Brian Ellison	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Brian Ellison	129	—	917-90	94	110	82	31d	—	—	+9	11.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Four wins in France but not a great start to British career; dropped 3lb both British runs
8 (8)	Prince Of The Seas Bay J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	128	tp	0318-5	93	110	90	18d	—	—	+9	11.3	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Not disgraced on reappearance at Ripon 18 days ago; others are a bit more persuasive
4 (6)	King's Code Bay J:P J McDonald T:David Evans	J:P J McDonald T:David Evans	134	b	-15680	99	105	-	40d	—	—	+13	14.8	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Struggled to make impact in recent AW starts; record much stronger at up to 1m3f than 1m4f

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Klassleader	2/1	2/1	2/1
Plage De Havre	7/2	7/2	7/2
Stressfree	5/1	11/2	11/2
Sing Us A Song	6/1	13/2	6/1
Paddy The Squire	9/1	9/1	9/1
Fireblade	16/1	14/1	16/1
Will Scarlet	16/1	16/1	16/1
Dark Moon Rising	16/1	14/1	16/1
Saint Etienne	50/1	40/1	50/1
Prince Of The Seas	50/1	40/1	50/1
King's Code	50/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Klassleader

32.9

OR: 10 Form: 14.5 Odds: 8.4

2/1

2nd

Paddy The Squire

29.2

OR: 12.8 Form: 14.1 Odds: 2.4

9/1

3rd

Will Scarlet

25.9

OR: 12 Form: 12.5 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Stressfree

21.4

OR: 12.8 Form: 5 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Plage De Havre

18.5

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Sing Us A Song

17.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 3 Odds: 3.1

13/2

King's Code

14.8

OR: 12.3 Form: 2 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Dark Moon Rising

13.9

OR: 9 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Saint Etienne

11.6

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Fireblade

11.4

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Prince Of The Seas

11.3

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Plage De Havre	103	111	98
Stressfree	101	113	101
Paddy The Squire	101	109	87
King's Code	99	105	—
Will Scarlet	98	108	84
Sing Us A Song	95	111	97
Saint Etienne	94	110	82
Prince Of The Seas	93	110	90
Klassleader	90	112	97
Fireblade	90	115	101
Dark Moon Rising	86	111	104

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sing Us A Song	15d ago	Fit
Stressfree	18d ago	Fit
Prince Of The Seas	18d ago	Fit
Fireblade	22d ago	Fit
Saint Etienne	31d ago	Fit
Plage De Havre	37d ago	Fit
Dark Moon Rising	40d ago	Fit
King's Code	40d ago	Fit
Will Scarlet	61d ago	Fresh
Klassleader	229d ago	Long break
Paddy The Squire	249d ago	Long break