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14:42 York - 16 May 2025 - Results - Horse Racing - Sporting Life
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14:42 York

Friday 16 May 2025

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All14:1014:4215:1315:4516:1516:5517:30

Knights Solicitors Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   1m 2f 56y  |   Good to Firm (Good in places)  |   13 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:42  |   Winning time: 2m 11.66s
1st
Horse silk
1
(4)
5/1
T: K R BurkeJ: C Lee
Chased leaders, took keen hold early stages, going well when losing a little bit of ground over 2f out, headway over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, stayed on well, led close home tchd 11/2
2nd
Horse silk
hd
3
(6)
9/2f
T: M L W BellJ: D Egan
Steadied start, held up in mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on, headed close home op 7/1
3rd
Horse silk
1
7
(13)
10/1
T: R A FaheyJ: Billy Garritty
Wide early, tracked leader, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, 3rd and held towards finish op 12/1 tchd 9/1
4th
Horse silk
1
2
(5)
7/1
T: Jane Chapple-HyamJ: W Buick
Led, ridden over 2f out, edged left and headed over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong op 5/1
5th
Horse silk
½
11
(8)
16/1
T: J ButlerJ: Connor Beasley
Mid-division, headway over 3f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, lacked pace of leaders op 11/1
6th
Horse silk
½
6
(12)
25/1
T: A KingJ: Tom Marquand
Steadied start and soon switched left, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never on terms, kept on op 22/1 tchd 28/1
7th
Horse silk
1
10
(3)
5/1
T: T D EasterbyJ: D Allan
Held up in mid-division, some headway over 2f out, no impression on leaders tchd 9/2
8th
Horse silk
2 ¾
5
(1)
49-5
10/1
T: A KingJ: Rossa Ryan
Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 9/1 tchd 11/1
9th
Horse silk
2 ½
4
(7)
8/1
T: J TateJ: D Tudhope
Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, unable to quicken over 1f out, faltered and no extra inside final furlong op 12/1
10th
Horse silk
2 ½
9
(9)
28/1
T: J CandlishJ: O J Orr
Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, no progress op 20/1
11th
Horse silk
½
8
(11)
14/1
T: K P De FoyJ: K Shoemark
Held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out op 12/1
12th
Horse silk
1 ½
12
(2)
25/1
T: C A DwyerJ: S De Sousa
Slowly into stride, soon mid-division racing keenly, effort and pushed along over 3f out, lost place over 2f out op 18/1
13th
Horse silk
6
13
(10)
18/1
T: T D EasterbyJ: D Fentiman
Behind, headway and hung left over 2f out, soon weakened op 20/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.00Pl:£2.40, £2.10, £2.80EX:£29.70Trifecta:£228.80Tricast:£223.96SF:£27.80Swingers:£6.00, £10.00, £7.90

Forecasts

Tony Montana (9/2), Thunder Run (5/1), Austrian Theory (5/1), Salamanca (7/1), Flying Frontier (8/1), Have Secret (10/1), Brioni (10/1), Bint Al Daar (14/1), Zain Blue (16/1), Financer (18/1), Westerton (25/1), Man Of Desert (25/1), Debora's Dream (28/1)

14:42 York - 16 May 2025 - Results - Horse Racing - Sporting Life

This is wide open but it could pay to side with Karl Burke's course winner THUNDER RUN to get back on the up having not been seen to best effect when down the field in the Lincoln at Doncaster on his return. Tim Easterby's in-form duo Austrian Theory (second choice) and Financer both bring very solid credentials to the table and are feared most, although a solid case can also be made for the likes of Tony Montana, Debora's Dream, Brioni and Westerton in this cracking handicap.

  1. THUNDER RUN (IRE)
  2. AUSTRIAN THEORY (IRE)
  3. FINANCER

Previous Winners

2024
Botanical
Weight: 9-8  |Age: 4
5/2

Prize Money

1st: £30,924.002nd: £14,502.003rd: £7,254.004th: £3,624.005th: £1,812.006th: £906.00

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