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14:40 York

Coral 'Beaten-By-A-Length' Free Bet Handicap (Class 2)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 56y
  • Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £30,000 added
  • Winner: £15,462
  • 2nd: £7,251
  • 3rd: £3,627
  • 4th: £1,812
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 15.05s
  • Off Time: 14:40:33
  • 5 Ran
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Silk -

Algiers (IRE)

11/1

    2
    Silk -

    Protagonist (FR)

    11/8

      1(3)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Orange star and star on cap

      Algiers (IRE)

      196 D
      11/1
      • Form 335-218
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-0
      • Official Rating 106

      tracked leader, ridden 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well

      2(5)
      Silk - Royal blue

      Marching Army

      21 v D
      4/1
      • Form 411-411
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-11
      • Official Rating 103

      led and set steady pace, led field far side in home straight, quickened tempo over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd 1f out, plugged on in well held 3rd

      3(6)
      Silk - Purple, Gold braid, Scarlet sleeves, Black velvet cap, Gold fringe

      Saga

      51 b
      6/1
      • Form 1-26280
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 103

      steadied start, held up in 4th, went 3rd 4f out until ridden and outpaced inside final 2f, never dangerous after, plugged on

      4(2)
      Silk - White, black cap

      Protagonist (FR)

      14 D
      11/8
      • Form 05-4110
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 97

      tracked leading pair until pushed along 4f out, rallied between horses 2f out, went 2nd 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, always held

      5(1)
      Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue Cross of Lorraine, armlets and cap

      Stay Well

      21 h D
      10/3
      • Form 71-2295
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 96

      always last and never a factor

      6(4)
      NR

      What's The Story

      1 p CD
      6/1
      • Form 021625
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 96

      NonRunner

      Previous results

      2021
      (4)
      Silk -

      Bay Bridge

      15/8
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-6

      2020
      (11)
      Silk -

      Ilaraab (IRE)

      3/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-13

      2019
      (1)
      Silk -

      Coolagh Forest (IRE)

      7/2
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-6

      In depth

      Verdict

      Marching Army has improved further for the application of a visor and had the measure of Stay Well when scoring at Newbury. He’s upped a further 6lb but PROTAGONIST makes more appeal. Drawn on the 'wrong side' in last month’s Cambridgeshire at Newmarket, the latter had landed a double before that and can return to winning ways. Saga has struggled since going close in the Britannia at Ascot and steps up in trip while Algiers won in Dubai early in the year and What's The Story was due to run here yesterday.

      Formwatch

      Algiers (IRE) (9-0) 8th of 16, 13l behind Bathrat Leon (9-0) at Meydan 1m Grp 2 (1) fst in Mar.

      Marching Army 22-1 (9-5) Led, joined and headed over 6f out, pushed along over 2f out, ran on well to lead inside final furlong, won at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in Sep beating Ottoman Fleet (9-3) by nk, 13 ran.

      Saga 14-1 (9-5) Never better than midfield, 11th of 18, 7 1/2l behind Blue For You (9-2) at York 1m hcp (2) gd in Aug.

      Protagonist (FR) 14-1 (8-13) Handy far side, pushed along 3f out, ridden and led over 1f out, soon faced strong challenge, headed 1f out and faded, 10th of 28, 5 3/4l behind Majestic (8-2) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (2) gd in Sep.

      Stay Well 16-1 (9-4) Held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on one pace final furlong, 5th of 13, 2 3/4l behind Marching Army (9-5) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in Sep.

      What's The Story 13-2 (9-13) Tracked leader until led after 1f, strongly pressed 2f out, kept on well but headed towards finish, 2nd of 14, nk behind Gweedore (9-6) at Ayr 1m hcp (2) gd in Sep.