17:25 York

Thursday 15 May 2025

All14:1014:4215:1315:4516:1816:5517:25

Sky Bet Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Off time: 17:25 | Winning time: 2m 33.69s

1^st

(8)

Merchant

38-12

5/2f

T: W J HaggasJ: Tom Marquand

Went right start and raced wide early, joined main group and went 2nd after 1f, led inside final 2f, clear over 1fout, stayed on strongly op 13/8

2^nd

2 ½

(4)

Rahiebb

39-6

11/2

T: R VarianJ: S De Sousa

Raced keenly tracking leaders, pushed along out wide 3f out, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, no chance with winner op 6/1 tchd 5/1

3^rd

1 ½

(6)

Many Men

38-10

13/2

T: J R BoyleJ: Jack Doughty (3)

Held up in rear, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, plugged on in 3rd inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten op 10/1 tchd 6/1 and tchd 12/1

4^th

(3)

Pantile Warrior

39-3

16/1

T: J & T GosdenJ: R L Moore

Held up in last trio, pushed along out wide and hung left from 2f out, plugged on into modest 4th inside final furlong tchd 18/1

5^th

2 ½

(7)

Last Galileo

38-12

10/1

T: K R BurkeJ: S Foley

Raced keenly, soon led and brought field off inside rail in straight, ridden and headed inside final 2f, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 9/1 tchd 17/2

6^th

(5)

Novelista

38-5

13/2

T: C JohnstonJ: J Fanning

Held up in last pair, headway on inside chasing leaders inside final 3f, weakened inside final 2f op 14/1

7^th

1 ½

(1)

Tuscan Star

39-0

28/1

T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy

Raced keenly, tracked leader 1f, close 3rd on inside, pushed along over 2f out, weakened quickly op 22/1

8^th

2 ½

(2)

Anniversary

39-9

3/1

T: R M BeckettJ: Rossa Ryan

Held up in 5th inside, pushed along inside final 3f, ridden and weakened over 2f out op 11/4

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.40, £1.70, £1.80EX:£16.20Trifecta:£87.30Tricast:£78.57SF:£16.57Swingers:£3.80, £4.10, £6.40

Forecasts

Merchant (5/2), Anniversary (3/1), Rahiebb (11/2), Many Men (13/2), Novelista (13/2), Last Galileo (10/1), Pantile Warrior (16/1), Tuscan Star (28/1)

MERCHANT looks the type to progress this season and will appreciate this stiffer test of stamina. He makes plenty of appeal in the finale. Anniversary and Rahiebb are also open to further improvement and rate the principal dangers.

MERCHANT (IRE)
ANNIVERSARY
RAHIEBB

Previous Winners

2024

London City

Weight: 9-9 |Age: 3

J: R L Moore | T: A P O'Brien

11/2

Prize Money

1st: £14,174.002nd: £6,647.003rd: £3,325.004th: £1,661.005th: £830.006th: £415.00

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