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16:15 York

Tulip Bacon Rated Stakes (Class B Handicap) (Class B)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 205y
  • Going: Good to Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 40.00s
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

St Petersburg

7/2

    2
    Silk -

    Flighty Fellow (IRE)

    11/2

      1(6)
      Silk - Dark Blue and Orange diabolo, Dark Blue sleeves, Orange armlets, Orange cap, Dark Blue diamond

      Wizard of Noz

      23
      10/1
      • Form 3/40-260
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7

      held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, no impression

      2(4)
      Silk - Yellow, black sash, white sleeves, black and white quartered cap

      Putra Kuantan

      23
      11/4
      • Form 00-6310
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7

      led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong

      3(1)
      Silk - Red, White stripe, Red sleeves, White stars and stars on cap

      Flighty Fellow (IRE)

      7
      11/2
      • Form 2-06106
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-1

      behind, not clear run over 2f out, soon ridden, switched left over 1f out, stayed on inside last

      4(5)
      Silk - Mauve, Black armlets, hooped cap

      Blue Sky Thinking (IRE)

      49
      6/1
      • Form 4-15603
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-0

      tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, rider dropped reins inside last, stayed on and edged left towards finish

      5(7)
      Silk - Purple and Yellow diamonds, White sleeves and cap

      St Petersburg

      67
      7/2
      • Form 15-2102
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0

      chased leader, ridden to lead 2f out, held on well inside final furlong

      6(3)
      Silk - Yellow, Red chevrons, diabolo on sleeves, Red cap, Yellow star

      Mysterinch

      7
      7/1
      • Form 3-30020
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-12

      chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

      7(2)
      Silk - Red, Black sash and cap

      Play That Tune

      15
      9/1
      • Form 033-054
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-10

      held up in touch, tracked leaders over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon every chance, not quicken final furlong

      In depth

      Verdict

      Mark Thompkins has a fair strike-rate with his runners at York and his St Petersburg is given a slender vote over Putra Kuantan and Blue Sky Thinking, who head the list of threats posed by the rest. Having said that, it will be interesting to see how the market speaks about Wizard Of Noz, who should have benefited from his run in the Royal Hunt Cup and he could get closer in this smaller field. Nevertheless, Jeremy Noseda's charge does have a little to find with a few of these on a literal reading of his Ascot form and he needs to conclusively prove that he has trained on into his four-year-old campaign. Putra Kuantan, whose yard have enjoyed one of their best seasons for quite some time, also has to be given the utmost respect if the betting suggests that the rain will not hinder his chance by too much as things unfold. However, he in turn, may not represent as much value as St Petersburg, who finished as the best of a well beaten bunch in the Jubilee Stakes last time. Shot To Fame has subsequently gone on to boost that form a couple of times and only failed to land a Listed race at Windsor by a head last the last time he ran. This bodes well for St Petersburg, who has improved steadily this year and has fewer questions than most regarding his ability to handle the under-foot conditions.