Racecards
14:40 York
Garbutt & Elliott Stakes (Handicap) (Class C2) (Class 2)
- 20 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 88y
- Going: Good
Jabaar (USA)
20- Form 625002
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
towards rear, effort over 3f out, never a factor
Go Tech
6- Form 604211
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong
- Form 40-2066
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
mid-division, effort over 2f out, soon beaten
Darghan (IRE)
102- Form 1-46662
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey S J Drowne
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong
Trueno (IRE)
35- Form 120550
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer L M Cumani
- Jockey N Mackay
held up, smooth progress over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace
- Form 00-0400
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
towards rear, never near to challenge
- Form 344010
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer J D Bethell
- Jockey P Robinson
held up, headway over 2f out when not clear run, switched right and ran on final furlong, nearest at finish
- Form 256000
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer Don Enrico Incisa
- Jockey Kim Tinkler
towards rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
- Form 606000
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
prominent, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
- Form 04/2000-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Jedd O'Keeffe
- Jockey Leanne Kershaw
held up behind leaders, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
Altay
622- Form 016/116-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey T Hamilton
prominent, ridden over 2f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong
Mezuzah
107- Form 406-050
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Dale Gibson
prominent, pushed along over 3f out, weakened 2f out
- Form 520661-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey Ted Durcan
never better than mid-division
- Form 052045
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer J Akehurst
- Jockey G Carter
slowly into stride and behind, ridden and headway 2f out, one pace final furlong
- Form 100056
- Age 8
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer E J Alston
- Jockey Willie Supple
slowly into stride and towards rear, headway over 3f out, effort over 2f out, no impression
- Form 21-50
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
led, headed well over 3f out, soon behind
- Form 16630/0
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
slowly into stride and towards rear, effort over 3f out, no impression
- Form 2-01000
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey K Darley
in touch, led well over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
In depth
Verdict
A very competitive handicap can go to Go Tech, but Jabaar, Stretton and Petrula are among a number of others to consider. Go Tech comes here on a role, having won his last two races, the latest coming at Redcar six days ago. He won in good style that day and remains interesting, even under a penalty. Jabaar ran a blinder to be second in a valuable handicap at Newbury last time and, with the ninth there having gone on to land the Cambridgeshire, there is nothing wrong with the form and, if he's in a similar mood, should run well. Trueno will prefer today's trip than the 12 furlongs he ran over last time, so might go well, while course and distance winner Stretton is back to a winning mark so it would be no surprise to see him get amongst the money. Trainer Richard Fahey runs two here, Ski Jump and Altay. The former is possibly better over further and the useful hurdler Altay has shown his best Flat form over further. Do not rule out a good run from Pertrula, who is another to be back to a winning mark, while Baltic Blazer is a lightly-raced, potential improver. However, for the winner, we like the look of Go Tech.