Conundrum HR Consulting Handicap – York

York

16:40

Conundrum HR Consulting Handicap

Date 2026-05-13

Distance 7f

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £15,462

Weather Overcast

Temp 6.7°C

Wind 5mph SW

Rain 82%

Runners (16)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4 (7)	First Legion Bay J:Shane Foley T:Richard Hannon	J:Shane Foley T:Richard Hannon	130	—	783-64	90	99	97	11d	—	—	-1	14.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Combination of new trip and return to the Dante festival may have positive effect
16 (3)	Startled Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Richard Hughes	J:Saffie Osborne T:Richard Hughes	118	—	341-31	78	104	90	29d	—	—	-3	11	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Newmarket win (upped to 7f) took his record in turf handicaps to 2-2; shortlisted
6 (16)	Inishbeg Bay J:Kevin Stott T:Kevin Ryan	J:Kevin Stott T:Kevin Ryan	127	—	82-21	87	105	76	25d	—	—	-1	13.3	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Prevailed in Thirsk maiden last time; may well build on that success and progress further
15 (6)	The Resdev Scholar Bay J:Mark Winn T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Mark Winn T:Michael & David Easterby	118	—	11-243	78	104	84	9d	—	—	-1	10.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Ended his 2yo season with a hat-trick; consistent efforts this term; solid chance
2 (9)	Al Najashi Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Ollie Sangster	J:Billy Loughnane T:Ollie Sangster	134	t	-11111	94	101	-	40d	—	—	+29	38.9	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Major contender, provided his tremendous AW progress can be sustained back on turf
3 (10)	Hasbro Market Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	130	—	212-2	90	102	95	17d	—	—	+8	17.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Has a solid record and may do better still; good second to Passing Thought on reappearance
12 (11)	Luansobe Chestnut J:Rob Hornby T:Charlie Fellowes	J:Rob Hornby T:Charlie Fellowes	120	—	20-1	80	97	29	26d	—	—	+13	19.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Belied his 40-1 odds with AW reappearance win; needs to prove he can back up that form
1 (4)	Ellusive Butterfly Bay J:Sam James T:K R Burke	J:Sam James T:K R Burke	136	—	3-1244	96	99	79	12d	—	—	+9	15.3	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Failed to back up her Fred Darling effort last time; something to prove off her mark
5 (15)	Daydreama Bay J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	128	—	7833-7	88	98	90	22d	—	—	+6	10.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Needs to prove the form of his autumn C&D effort can be transferred to handicap level
10 (2)	Advance Twentyfive Bay J:Shane Gray T:Richard & Peter Fahey	J:Shane Gray T:Richard & Peter Fahey	124	—	4295-6	84	101	100	25d	—	—	+6	9.6	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Below form at Thirsk (behind Inishbeg) on reappearance and remains a maiden
7 (8)	First Time Bay J:Barry McHugh T:Richard & Peter Fahey	J:Barry McHugh T:Richard & Peter Fahey	126	—	82212-	86	100	83	223d	—	—	+22	26.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Ran well in final 2yo start for Harry Charlton but likely needs further progress
9 (13)	Gold Queen Kindly Chestnut J:Jason Hart T:Roger Fell	J:Jason Hart T:Roger Fell	124	—	4-9023	84	99	95	17d	—	—	+6	9.6	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Became a tad exposed for Karl Burke; 0-7 since debut win; first start for new yard
11 (12)	Montague Menace Bay J:P J McDonald T:Andrew Balding	J:P J McDonald T:Andrew Balding	121	—	489-15	81	98	66	15d	—	—	+6	8.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Possibly didn't take to Epsom last time on handicap debut; may still have more to offer
13 (5)	Awraad Bay J:Rhys Elliott(5) T:Gemma Tutty	J:Rhys Elliott(5) T:Gemma Tutty	120	—	7526-6	80	99	75	22d	—	—	+6	8.1	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Good efforts over 6f last August; nowhere near that form in two outings since
NR (14)	Passing Thought Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Ed Walker	J:NON-RUNNER T:Ed Walker	125	—	7217-1	85	103	-	17d	—	—	—	18.8	—	—
Scored at Wetherby on reappearance, beating Hasbro Market and taking record to 2-5
NR (1)	Cotai Lights Chestnut J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Adrian Paul Keatley	119	p	1-3394	79	103	76	11d	—	0W/1P 1 run	—	14.3	—	—
6f AW scorer who has made the frame over 7f in both turf attempts, including last time

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
First Legion	9/2	9/2	9/2
Startled	5/1	5/1	5/1
Inishbeg	5/1	5/1	5/1
The Resdev Scholar	6/1	6/1	6/1
Al Najashi	7/1	7/1	7/1
Hasbro Market	15/2	8/1	15/2
Luansobe	14/1	12/1	14/1
Ellusive Butterfly	12/1	12/1	12/1
Daydreama	18/1	18/1	18/1
Advance Twentyfive	22/1	22/1	22/1
First Time	25/1	25/1	25/1
Gold Queen Kindly	25/1	25/1	25/1
Montague Menace	40/1	33/1	40/1
Awraad	66/1	50/1	50/1
Passing Thought	-	-	-
Cotai Lights	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Al Najashi

38.9

OR: 11 Form: 25 Odds: 2.9

7/1

2nd

First Time

26.1

OR: 9 Form: 16 Odds: 1.1

25/1

3rd

Luansobe

19.1

OR: 7.5 Form: 10 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Passing Thought

18.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 10 Odds: 0

—

Hasbro Market

17.7

OR: 10 Form: 5 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Ellusive Butterfly

15.3

OR: 11.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.7

12/1

First Legion

14.4

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Cotai Lights

14.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 7 Odds: 0

—

Inishbeg

13.3

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Startled

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Daydreama

10.9

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

The Resdev Scholar

10.3

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Advance Twentyfive

9.6

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Gold Queen Kindly

9.6

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Montague Menace

8.5

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Awraad

8.1

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ellusive Butterfly	96	99	79
Al Najashi	94	101	—
First Legion	90	99	97
Hasbro Market	90	102	95
Daydreama	88	98	90
Inishbeg	87	105	76
First Time	86	100	83
Passing Thought	85	103	—
Advance Twentyfive	84	101	100
Gold Queen Kindly	84	99	95
Montague Menace	81	98	66
Luansobe	80	97	29
Awraad	80	99	75
Cotai Lights	79	103	76
Startled	78	104	90
The Resdev Scholar	78	104	84

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
The Resdev Scholar	9d ago	Quick return
First Legion	11d ago	Quick return
Cotai Lights	11d ago	Quick return
Ellusive Butterfly	12d ago	Quick return
Montague Menace	15d ago	Fit
Hasbro Market	17d ago	Fit
Gold Queen Kindly	17d ago	Fit
Passing Thought	17d ago	Fit
Daydreama	22d ago	Fit
Awraad	22d ago	Fit
Inishbeg	25d ago	Fit
Advance Twentyfive	25d ago	Fit
Luansobe	26d ago	Fit
Startled	29d ago	Fit
Al Najashi	40d ago	Fit
First Time	223d ago	Long break