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16:50 York

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  • 16 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 88y
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £15,000 added
  • Winner: £9,704
  • 2nd: £2,888
  • 3rd: £1,443
  • 4th: £722
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 39.81s
  • Off Time: 16:53:06
  • 16 Ran
2(17)
Silk - Orange, Emerald Green sleeves, Orange armlets, quartered cap

Itlaaq

26 t CD
8/1
  • Form 850731
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 94

held up in rear, headway centre over 2f out, chased leaders 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong

3(14)
Silk - YELLOW, PURPLE hoops and armlets, hooped cap
4/1
  • Form 0-64434
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 94

held up towards rear, pushed along 5f out, headway centre over 2f out, stayed on under pressure to 3rd inside final furlong

4(3)
Silk - Red and dark green diabolo, halved sleeves, red and dark green quartered cap
  • Form 81/043-0
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 91

pulled hard in rear, stayed on past beaten and eased down horses inside final furlong, never a factor

5(11)
Silk - Yellow, Beige sleeves, White cap
12/1
  • Form 10-1237
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 90

took keen hold, chased leaders, quick move on outside to avoid loose horse and in lead halfway, brought field to stands side in straight, ridden and hung left inside final 2f, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

6(15)
Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue cross belts, striped sleeves, White cap
12/1
  • Form 02-2235
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 89

chased leader until halfway, close 3rd until weakened over 2f out

7(6)
Silk - Royal Blue, White hollow box, checked sleeves and cap

Seaside Sizzler

22 vt D
11/1
  • Form 3-11422
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 87

always towards rear, pushed along over 6f out, struggling and no chance after

8(1)
Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap

Exemplary

12 D
18/1
  • Form 163830
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 87

mid-division on inside, ridden over 4f out, soon lost place

9(9)
Silk - Light Blue and Royal Blue stripes, Royal Blue sleeves, quartered cap

Dazinski

22 D
20/1
  • Form 634209
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 87

tracked leaders, led over 1f out, stayed on strongly, driven out

10(13)
Silk - Pink, Maroon star

Alazan (IRE)

21 BFD
9/1
  • Form 83/12-43
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 86

close up, ridden over 3f out, losing place when not much room over 2f out

11(2)
Silk - Emerald Green, Black Cross of Lorraine and armlets

Tuscan Gold

348 D
8/1
  • Form 6/22121-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 86

stumbled and unseated rider leaving stalls

12(16)
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets
28/1
  • Form 955248
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 85

raced wide, chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out

13(4)
Silk - Gold, aquamarine cross of lorraine and sleeves
66/1
  • Form 073010
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 85

led until headed halfway, chased leaders, went 2nd over 4f out until 3f out, hung left and weakened over 2f out

14(7)
Silk - Grey, Red star on body and cap, Red sleeves, Grey armlets
40/1
  • Form 735132-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 81

close up in 4th, pushed along 5f out, soon lost place

15(12)
Silk - Dark Blue, White cross belts, Yellow sleeves and cap
  • Form 84-7724
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-6
  • Official Rating 80

mid-division, ridden over 3f out, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

16(10)
Silk - BLACK and RED (quartered), BLACK sleeves, RED seams, RED cap
  • Form 4-40286
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-5
  • Official Rating 79

held up towards rear, headway on stands rail over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten

17(5)
Silk - Black and Light Blue check, Black sleeves, Light Blue armlets, Red cap
  • Form 28-0003
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-5
  • Official Rating 79

mid-division, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, switched right to rails inside final 2f, ridden and flashed tail over 1f out, stayed on to 2nd inside final furlong, kept on

1(8)
NR
  • Form 31-7324
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 95

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Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Hawk Mountain had Deauville Flyer and Dazinski behind when successful in this 12 months ago but is 11lb higher now and closely matched with Itlaaq on C&D running last month. The latter will do well to follow up that victory off a 6lb higher mark but there are possibilities about Plato if first-time blinkers have the desired effect while Seaside Sizzler has been knocking on the door again lately. Winning hurdler Alazan also has to be interesting tackling 2m for the first time on the level, while the lack of a recent run isn't usually a barrier to success for a Sir Mark Prescott runner and Tuscan Gold won twice last year. Bow To No One is capable of making the frame again off her current mark and Mountain Hiker is usually thereabouts but Mark Johnston may hold the key to this finale. Exemplary is well drawn for a front-runner and has Silvestre De Sousa back in the plate but COMEDY ACT is still capable of winning a race like this and may appreciate the ground more. At the likely odd, he gets a tentative vote.

Formwatch

Itlaaq 16-1 (9-5) Held up in rear, headway 3f out, went 2nd going well over 2f out, hit on nose by rival jockeys whip over 1f out, led inside final furlong, shaken up, edged left close home, held on, won at York 2m hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jul beating Eshtyaaq (8-4) by hd, 13 ran.

Deauville Flyer 12-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, ridden over 4f out, headway over 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 18, 5l behind Tactician (9-5) at York 1m 6f listed hcp 0-110 (1) gd in Jul.

Braveheart Move (IRE) 20-1 (9-10) Tracked leader, under pressure over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 13, 11l behind Barren Brook (9-1) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Jul.

Hawk Mountain (UAE) 4-1 (9-4) Towards rear, pushed along and headway over 3f out, no impression, 7th of 10, 9l behind Ile De Re (9-5) at Ascot 2m hcp 0-100 (2) gs.

Plato (JPN) 9-2 (9-13) Mid-division, pushed along 5f out, ridden over 3f out, outpaced 2f out, driven and stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Bollin Judith (9-4) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gf.

Seaside Sizzler 14-1 (9-3) Soon in mid-division, steady headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, chased winner and hung right over 1f out, driven upsides and every chance inside final furlong, outbattled and no extra final 50 yards, 2nd of 19, 3/4l behind Hollins (8-10) at Goodwood 2m 5f hcp 0-95 (2) gd in Jul.

Exemplary 9-1 (9-2) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 18l behind Ile De Re (9-5) at Ascot 2m hcp 0-100 (2) gs.

Dazinski 16-1 (9-9) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway when not clearest of runs entering final 2f, soon no impression on leaders, 9th of 19, 14l behind Hollins (8-10) at Goodwood 2m 5f hcp 0-95 (2) gd in Jul.

Alazan (IRE) 2-1fav (9-11) Tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd over 4f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, one pace, 3rd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Saint Helena (8-6) at Ffos Las 1m 4f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Jul.

Tuscan Gold 11-8fav (9-5) Made all, hard driven well over 1f out, ran on strongly, won at Kempton 2m 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Sep beating The Starboard Bow (8-12) by 3 1/2l, 6 ran.

Comedy Act 18-1 (9-9) Close up, ridden 3f out, weakened 1f out, 8th of 10, 16l behind Bollin Judith (9-4) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gf.

Denton (NZ) 16-1 (9-13) Prominent, weakened quickly over 2f out, tailed off and eased, last of 12, well behind All Action (9-13) at Ascot 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jul.

Sea Change (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden to lead 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, kept on under pressure, 2nd of 14, 1l behind Hendersyde (9-11) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct.

Bow To No One (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Held up in rear, headway to mid-division 8f out, lost place and rear again 6f out, switched to wide outside over 3f out, headway over 2f out, stayed on to 4th and hung right over 1f out, one pace, 4th of 19, 7l behind Hollins (8-10) at Goodwood 2m 5f hcp 0-95 (2) gd in Jul.

Magicalmysterytour (IRE) 40-1 (8-12) In rear, ridden over 2f out, some late headway, never a factor, 6th of 9, 10l behind Keys (9-1) at Ascot 2m hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Jul.

Chilly Filly (IRE) 8-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 8, 6l behind Set To Music (9-4) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.

Mountain Hiker (IRE) 17-2 (9-12) Set steady pace, quickened over 2f out, soon 2 lengths clear, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 9, 6l behind Keys (9-1) at Ascot 2m hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Jul.