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15:35 York

Black Cat Gold Series Stakes (Handicap) (Class C)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 205y
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 38.74s
  • 14 Ran
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1
Silk -

Mister Arjay (USA)

10/1

    2
    Silk -

    Dmitri

    40/1

      3
      Silk -

      Howle Hill (IRE)

      2/1

        1(15)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue sleeves, Purple stars, Purple cap, Light Blue star

        Cap Ferrat

        20
        33/1
        • Form 13-4
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-7

        tracked leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened over 3f, eased over 1f out

        2(8)
        Silk - Jade Green, Flame hooped sleeves, Black cap

        Go Tech

        30
        33/1
        • Form 2215-50
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-5

        held up, ridden over 3f out, kept on final 2f, no impression

        3(10)
        Silk - Yellow, Black stars, armlets and stars on cap

        Intercession

        10
        14/1
        • Form 001-55
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-5

        switched left start, behind, effort over 3f out, never dangerous

        4(6)
        Silk - Yellow, black star, hooped sleeves, red cap

        Howle Hill (IRE)

        11
        2/1
        • Form 1312-03
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-2

        mid-division, driven 4f out, headway 2f out, kept on final furlong

        6(11)
        Silk - Black, White chevrons on sleeves, White cap

        Leighton (IRE)

        217
        33/1
        • Form 0214-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-13

        tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened

        7(12)
        Silk - Maroon, White star, chevrons on sleeves, Maroon cap, White star

        Rifleman (IRE)

        11
        12/1
        • Form 1-63014
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-12

        mid-division on outside, ridden over 3f out, stayed on same pace

        8(2)
        Silk - Yellow, Black and Yellow striped sleeves, White cap

        Logsdail

        12
        11/1
        • Form 1610-00
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-12

        slowly into stride, headway 6f out, ridden over 3f out, kept on final 2f, hung left inside final furlong

        9(4)
        Silk - BLACK and WHITE (halved), BLACK sleeves, WHITE armlets, BLACK cap

        King's Protector

        15
        25/1
        • Form 12-0
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-10

        always behind, never dangerous

        10(1)
        Silk - White, Pink spots, Light Blue sleeves, Pink cap

        Nuit Sombre (IRE)

        5
        9/2
        • Form 15056-2
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-9

        tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, not much room over 2f out, staying on when not much room inside final furlong

        11(5)
        Silk - White, Mauve sash, striped sleeves, Mauve cap

        Tuscan Sky (USA)

        243
        20/1
        • Form 510-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-8

        in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong

        12(9)
        Silk - Light Blue and Maroon stripes, Light Blue sleeves, Maroon armlets

        No Grouse

        8
        6/1
        • Form 2-32511
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-8

        mid-division, lost place over 4f out, soon ridden, never dangerous

        13(13)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Emerald Green braces and sleeves, Emerald Green and Royal Blue quartered cap

        Dmitri

        49
        40/1
        • Form 21202-0
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-7

        led, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, caught post

        14(7)
        Silk - YELLOW, BLACK epaulets

        Moarban (IRE)

        56
        16/1
        • Form 24-0
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-7

        mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace

        15(14)
        Silk - Red, Black hoop and armlets, Primrose cap

        Mister Arjay (USA)

        12
        10/1
        • Form 1-42
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-3

        tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, hard ridden over 1f out, kept on to lead post

        5(3)
        NR

        Soyuz (IRE)

        19
        • Form 621-3
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        A difficult race full of unexposed types but preference is for Howle Hill ahead of Soyuz, No Grouse and Nuit Sombre. Alan King has few runners on the Flat but looks to have a useful handicapper to go to war with in the shape of Howle Hill who put up his best effort to date when a strong finishing third behind Self Evident in a hot one-mile handicap at Newmarket on 1,000 Guineas day. The form has been boosted with the runner-up, Arakan, scoring in good style on the first day of the Dante meeting so Howle Hill, who races off the same mark and is favourably drawn, appears to have solid credentials under Kieren Fallon. Soyuz is highly regarded by connections and is expected to make his mark in Pattern events in time after a promising return at Ripon but the fast ground is against him and there also remains a doubt over this longer trip. No Grouse is on a hat-trick after recent wins at Catterick and Chester but is another who may find the mile stretching his stamina while Rifleman is held by the selection on Newmarket form. Cap Ferrat has a touch of class and shaped well on his comeback but is badly drawn so Nuit Sombre, who shaped well on his return at Beverley last weekend may prove a bigger danger.