14:42 York

Friday 16 May 2025

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

Knights Solicitors Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Off time: 14:42 | Winning time: 2m 11.66s

1^st

(4)

Thunder Run

49-12

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

2^nd

(6)

Tony Montana

59-8

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

3^rd

(13)

Have Secret

59-2

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

4^th

(5)

Salamanca

49-10

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

5^th

(8)

Zain Blue

48-11

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

6^th

(12)

Westerton

59-2

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

7^th

(3)

Austrian Theory

68-11

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

8^th

2 ¾

(1)

Brioni

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

9^th

2 ½

(7)

Flying Frontier

59-7

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

10^th

2 ½

(9)

Debora's Dream

48-12

28/1

T: J CandlishJ: O J Orr

Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, no progress op 20/1

11^th

(11)

Bint Al Daar

58-12

14/1

T: K P De FoyJ: K Shoemark

Held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out op 12/1

12^th

1 ½

(2)

Man Of Desert

48-8

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

13^th

(10)

Financer

48-8

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)

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.

THUNDER RUN (IRE)
AUSTRIAN THEORY (IRE)
FINANCER

Previous Winners

2024

Botanical

Weight: 9-8 |Age: 4

J: James Doyle | T: R Varian

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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