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13:55 York

John Smith's Sangton Leisure Handicap (Class C)

  • 16 Runners
  • Distance: 6f 3y
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 10.63s
  • 16 Ran
1(10)
Silk - Dark Blue and White stripes, Red sleeves, White cap
11/1
  • Form 001046
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-10

behind, headway when not much room over 2f, soon ridden, stayed on final furlong

2(9)
Silk - Black and Gold stripes, Black sleeves, Black cap, Gold diamond
9/1
  • Form 4546-00
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-10

mid division, ridden over 2f out, stayed on approaching final furlong

3(8)
Silk - Red, Black star, White sleeves and cap
16/1
  • Form 000-100
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-9

chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

4(3)
Silk - Blue, Yellow sash and sleeves, Blue and White quartered cap
  • Form 002612
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-8

always prominent, ridden over 2f out, every chance approaching final furlong, kept on inside

5(7)
Silk - Emerald Green and Orange diamonds
  • Form 3-06010
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-2

chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

6(15)
Silk - MAROON, LIGHT BLUE sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap, MAROON diamond
25/1
  • Form 000-306
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-1

held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon edged left, kept on inside

7(2)
Silk - Light blue, white hoop and armlets

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11/1
  • Form 2-05215
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-1

out paced towards rear, ridden halfway, kept on and edged left final furlong

8(11)
Silk - Dark Green, Red disc, Yellow sleeves
  • Form 1-440
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-1

chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened

9(13)
Silk - YELLOW, BLACK star, quartered cap
12/1
  • Form 500320
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-13

behind, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong

10(6)
Silk - Purple, Emerald Green epaulets, Emerald Green sleeves, Purple armlets, Emerald Green cap
11/2
  • Form 005-044
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-13

in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong

11(1)
Silk - Yellow, Dark Green Cross of Lorraine, Yellow and Dark Green hooped sleeves
  • Form 011460
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-9

chased leaders, until weakened over 1f out

12(14)
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow sleeves, striped cap
20/1
  • Form 603440
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-6

always behind

13(16)
Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue chevron, Dark Blue and Yellow diabolo on sleeves, Red cap
14/1
  • Form 5-26641
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-5

mid division, ridden and edged left over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

14(12)
Silk - White, Pink inverted triangle, White sleeves, Royal Blue diamonds, Pink cap
  • Form 120000
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-5

mid division, driven along over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong

15(5)
Silk - White, Black chevron, Black and White hooped sleeves and cap
  • Form 001502
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-4

tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened

16(4)
Silk - Royal Blue and White diamonds, Red sleeves, Royal Blue diamonds, White cap, Red diamonds
16/1
  • Form 000202
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-3

made all, ridden over 2f out, edged right under pressure final furlong, kept on

In depth

Verdict

An ultra-competitive sprint handicap to open the card at York but Dorchester, who was second in the race last year off only a 2lb lower mark, is taken to get the better of Forever Times, Armagnac and Time To Remember. The Willie Musson-trained selection held his form well throughout the course of last season but still started this campaign on a fair mark on the pick of his form. He may just have needed his latest two outings after his winter break and comes here on the back of a good effort over course and distance last month. He is weighted to reverse that form with Time To Remember and, as he acts on any ground, he should make a bold bid from a fair draw. Forever Times has also held her form well of late but the fact that she has only won once since October 2001 highlights that she probably has place claims again at best today. Smart Predator is another to throw into the mix as he has returned to something like his best of late and he has to be considered as a live danger to them all from his current rating. However, he is unlikely to be given any peace up front today and may find the finishing kick of Dorchester too tough to deal with today.