Racecards
16:25 York
Azets Handicap (Class 2)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £25,000 added
- Winner: £12,885
- 2nd: £6,042
- 3rd: £3,022
- 4th: £1,510
- Form 96-1409
- Age 8
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 106
held up in rear, ridden and switched right over 2f out, no impression, soon well beaten
- Form 292917-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 103
led, ridden and headed 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 11-2825
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer S & E Crisford
- Jockey S De Sousa
tracked leaders, effort to lead 2f out, stayed on, driven out
- Form 010630/
- Age 7
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey Louis Steward
pressed leader, every chance 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 2212-09
- Age 9
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer K Frost
- Jockey Alec Voikhansky
held up in mid-division, headway and switched left over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong
- Form 79893R-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
refused to race
- Form 18-2261
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer M Dods
- Jockey P Mulrennan
held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, edged left, went 2nd entering final furlong, stayed on, not quite able to reach winner
- Form 800761
- Age 4
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Rowan Scott
held up in mid-division, ridden over 1f out, headway when not clear run 1f out, went 4th and kept on inside final furlong, no impression
In depth
Verdict
NORTHERN EXPRESS (NAP) returned to winning ways with a comfortable success in a lower grade contest over track and trip. He’s more than capable at this level and can go in again. Snash scored over 6f at Thirsk last time but both he and the selection finished behind Escobar here back in May, though the latter hasn’t figured since. Saleymm needs to find a bit more off his current mark and has been gelded since beaten at Epsom last month while Shelir gets a change of headgear on his reappearance.
Formwatch
Escobar (IRE) 10-1 (9-12) Held up off the pace towards rear, no headway when edged right 2f out, 9th of 11, 6l behind Sinjaari (9-11) at Sandown 1m hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Shelir (IRE) 40-1 (9-2) Led centre group, still overall leader over 2f out, headed in group inside final 2f, weakened final 100 yards, 7th of 20, 4 1/4l behind Aldaary (9-6) at Ascot 1m hcp (2) gs in Oct.
Saleymm (IRE) 9-2cfav (10-2) Chased leaders, pushed along out wide over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 15, 4l behind Bowman (8-12) at Epsom 7f hcp (2) gd in Jun.
Major Partnership (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Always mid-division, 13th of 16, 13 3/4l behind Wildman Jack (9-0) at Meydan 6f Grp 3 gd in Mar.
Documenting 50-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway and switched right over 2f out, ridden to challenge 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, weakened final 110 yards, 9th of 29, 3 1/4l behind Inver Park (9-1) at Ascot 7f hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
Fox Duty Free (IRE) 2-1 (9-3) Refused to race, at Lingfield 1m hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Northern Express (IRE) 11-2 (9-9) Held up, smooth headway over 1f out, shaken up to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at York 7f hcp (3) gd in Jun beating Orbaan (9-8) by 1 3/4l, 16 ran.
Snash (IRE) 15-2 (9-6) Held up in rear, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led 1f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, comfortably, won at Thirsk 6f hcp (3) gd in Jun beating Pendleton (10-2) by 1 3/4l, 8 ran.