Racecards
15:35 York
Arriva Trains Stakes (Handicap) (Class C) (Class C)
- 19 Runners
- Distance: 1m 3f 198y
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
Double Obsession
199- Form 102000-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey K Dalgleish
chased leader, ridden 3f out, weakened final 2f
- Form 03010-0
- Age 5
- Weight 9-12
behind, effort and weakened final 3f
- Form 310115-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-11
- Trainer L M Cumani
- Jockey N Mackay
mid-division, headway over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Gold Ring
15- Form 2413-02
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer G Balding
- Jockey S J Drowne
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong
- Form 5053-00
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer D Eddy
- Jockey Johnny Murtagh
held up towards rear, ridden and weakened over 2f out
- Form 30550-3
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Ted Durcan
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened final 2f
- Form 030100
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer W J Musson
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
held up, headway over 3f out, stayed on well inside final furlong
La Sylphide
17- Form 11610-2
- Age 7
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey S W Kelly
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened towards finish
- Form 306110-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer P & O Cole
- Jockey J Bramhill
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, tailed off
Nowell House
119- Form 41653-6
- Age 8
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey P Mulrennan
chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
Crathorne (IRE)
199- Form 045030-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J D Bethell
- Jockey T Quinn
slow away, held up, headway over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, stayed on final furlong
- Form 01/1-6
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer D R Loder
- Jockey T P Queally
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, held on well
Harambee (IRE)
219- Form 20116-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer B Rothwell
- Jockey R Winston
mid-division, ridden and weakened over 5f out, soon pulled up
- Form 5510-31
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
always behind, weakened over 3f out, soon eased, tailed off
Sporting Gesture
185- Form 612000-
- Age 7
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Dale Gibson
mid-division, ridden and weakened final 2f
- Form 00200-3
- Age 5
- Weight 8-7
in touch, ridden over 2f out weakened over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
A big field here but we can concentrate on Gold Ring, Captain Clipper and King Revo, with preference for the former. Toby Balding's charge has a 4lb pull for a three-quarters-of-a-length beating by King Revo over this trip at Hamilton last time out. The Groom Dancer gelding should not be inconvenienced by the ground and can make the most of that turn around in the weights to score. King Revo is a useful sort who won the Victor Ludorum Hurdle earlier in the year and could still be a leading player over timber in the future. He can also transform his ability to the level and handles the ground well, so he has to be involved here but will do well to confirm form with the selection as these weights. There are plenty of other exposed sorts in a race which is perhaps not as competitive as it might look on paper, and the one we like best of the others is Captain Clipper, although he is drawn widest of all and that won't help. Dandy Nicholls' gelding won a 12 furlong soft ground classified contest at Thirsk last time and his trainer says he will be the next Istabraq - high praise indeed. He can go very well again but may find that draw his biggest hurdle here. The selection then, is Gold Ring.