13:45 York

Wednesday 19 August 2020

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Sky Bet And Symphony Group Handicap

Off time: 13:47 | Winning time: 1m 2.8s

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(19)

Tarboosh¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: G Lee| T: P T Midgley| OR: 105| D

50/1

Smart sprinter on his day but proving rather in and out this season, last of 5 in conditions event at Hamilton (5f, soft) 18 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 21-2945

(5)

Lahore¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Rowan Scott| T: Phillip Makin| OR: 104| CD

16/1

Improving again this term, successful at Doncaster (5f) and over C&D when coming from off the pace. Below-par fourth on soft ground in Hamilton conditions event last time but sort to bounce back.

Form: 6-19014

(15)

Copper Knight^t³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Rachel Richardson| T: T D Easterby| OR: 100| CD

40/1

4-time C&D winner but not at his very best of late, seventh of 13 to Lahore here 31 days ago. Stable among the winners so no surprise to see him back on song off reduced mark.

Form: 32-2477

(6)

Leodis Dream⁷⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Hollie Doyle| T: D Loughnane| OR: 100| D

40/1

Four-time 5f winner in 2019 but only tenth of 12 in handicap at Newmarket (5f) on return and has left David O'Meara. Bit to prove now for new handler.

Form: 81777-0

(20)

Watchable^p¹⁰^{(ex 4)}

Age: 10| Weight: 9-4| J: Sean Kirrane⁽⁵⁾| T: D O'Meara| OR: 95| D

50/1

Veteran sprinter who has got back on track this month, landing 5f handicap (3/1) at Thirsk (5f) having just been touched off by Staxton at Ripon earlier. More needed under 4 lb penalty though.

Form: 536621

(2)

Soldier's Minute^h²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: S A Gray| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 98| C

22/1

Course winner last May who has been largely running well since resumption, third of 12 to Muscika in 6f handicap here 24 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 33-4203

(11)

Jawwaal³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: M Dods| OR: 98| D

5/1

Thriving since the restart and followed win at Doncaster with most impressive victory in strong 5f Ascot handicap. Assessor has hit him with 8 lb rise but more to come so still holds leading claims.

Form: 3009-11

(1)

Justanotherbottle⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: K Stott| T: K A Ryan| OR: 98| BF| D

12/1

Speedy 5f handicapper who posted good third at Ayr last month on only second run for new yard. That form is working out really well so most interesting for stable that has excellent record in this.

Form: 9100-73

(8)

Magic J^b1²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Oisin Murphy| T: E F Vaughan| OR: 96| BF| D

7/1

Low-mileage 4-y-o who responded well to cheekpieces when winning 5f handicap in good style at Sandown on return before creditable fifth at Ascot when raced freely. Blinkers on now and not discounted.

Form: 33-2215

(21)

Jabbarockie^p1¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: B A Curtis| T: E J Alston| OR: 96| D

22/1

Typically tough, progressive sprinter for this yard who looked better than ever when scoring on return at Newmarket (5f). Three good efforts in defeat since and he's expected to go well again.

Form: 10-1263

(17)

Istanbul¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| OR: 97| D

66/1

Fairly useful 5f winning juvenile who got back on track when third of 5 in Hamilton conditions event last time. Still low mileage but opening handicap mark looks harsh.

Form: 315-63

(16)

Arecibo¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 94| D

10/1

Losing run is mounting up but plenty of solid placed efforts to his name in last 12 months. Encouraging signs from his sliding mark in recent weeks so no surprise to see him fare well here.

Form: 805854

(18)

Mubaalegh²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Jim Crowley| T: M P Tregoning| OR: 94| D

28/1

Useful sprinter in France for John Hammond who wasn't disgraced affter 10 months off on yard debut when fading sixth of 9 in handicap at Ascot (5f) 24 days ago. Dropped 3 lb so one for the shortlist.

Form: 22017-6

(4)

Came From The Dark³¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: R L Moore| T: E Walker| OR: 93| BF| D

18/1

Made up into a useful sprinter in 2019, scoring twice impressively at Haydock. Still quite unexposed but off 10 months so he needs to hit the ground running here.

Form: 267812-

(9)

Acclaim The Nation^p²²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Jason Hart| T: E J Alston| OR: 93| D

18/1

Without a win but in excellent form since the resumption, neck second of 11 to Only Spoofing in handicap at Goodwood (5f) 22 days ago. Not discounted despite 4 lb rise.

Form: 4-42622

(3)

Aplomb³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas| OR: 93

7/1

Dual 6f winner last summer and respectable efforts this term, fourth of 18 in handicap at Ascot (5f) last time. Enters calculations dropped 1 lb.

Form: 420-574

(13)

Muscika^v¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: S De Sousa| T: D O'Meara| OR: 91| C

33/1

Posted career best when winning 6f handicap here but rare poor effort when last of 10 at Thirsk (6f) 10 days ago. Visor back on and needs to bounce back.

Form: 282510

(14)

Jonah Jones²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: E Walker| OR: 89| BF| C

12/1

Dual 6f winner in 2018 who made a promising start for new yard with placed efforts in big-field handicaps at Haydock/Ascot initially this term. Latest York effort easily overlooked and respected.

Form: 608-330

(10)

Only Spoofing²²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: K T O'Neill| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 88| D

33/1

Won 3 on the bounce last summer and (14/1) back to his best when landing 5f handicap at Goodwood 22 days ago by neck from Acclaim The Nation. 5 lb rise demands more now though.

Form: 6-82591

(7)

Hyperfocus^p³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 88| D

11/2

Losing run is mounting up but posted best effort since restart when tenth of 19 in handicap at Ripon (6f) 3 days ago, staying on when not clear run. Back on winning mark and talented when in the mood.

Form: 26-8080

(12)

Han Solo Berger^p¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: George Wood| T: C F Wall| OR: 87| D

40/1

Holding his form really well over 5f this season, winning at Kempton and Newmarket, and third of 10 at Ascot last time. Respected off unchanged mark.

Form: 0-16123

Non-Runners

(22)

A Momentofmadness²²

Weight: 8-10| Age: 7

T: C Hills J: W Buick

Forecasts

Jawwaal (5/1), Hyperfocus (11/2), Magic J (7/1), Aplomb (7/1), Arecibo (10/1), Jonah Jones (12/1), Justanotherbottle (12/1), A Momentofmadness (14/1), Lahore (16/1), Acclaim The Nation (18/1), Came From The Dark (18/1), Soldier's Minute (22/1), Jabbarockie (22/1), Mubaalegh (28/1), Only Spoofing (33/1), Muscika (33/1), Han Solo Berger (40/1), Copper Knight (40/1), Leodis Dream (40/1), Tarboosh (50/1), Watchable (50/1), Istanbul (66/1)

An ultra competitive sprint to kick off the Ebor meeting but there was a lot to like about the success of JAWAAL in a red-hot Ascot handicap last month so Michael Dods's improving 5-y-o is taken to complete his hat-trick. Kevin Ryan has a great record in this contest so his new recruit Justanotherbottle is feared most after an encouraging Ayr third. Magic J and Lahore are also worth considering.