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15:25 York

Skybet Dash (Heritage Handicap) (Class B) (Class B)

  • 15 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 9.95s
  • 15 Ran
1(14)
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow diamond, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow stars, Royal Blue cap, Yellow diamond
14/1
  • Form 4100-60
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-0

chased leaders to halfway

2(5)
Silk - Emerald Green and Royal Blue (halved horizontally), Blue sleeves, Emerald Green cap
  • Form 1-6413
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7

tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and squeezed for room inside final furlong, no extra close home

3(4)
Silk - White, Red epaulets, Royal Blue sleeves, Red cap
20/1
  • Form 602004
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-6

mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, stayed on final furlong

4(12)
Silk - Dark Green, Yellow spots, Yellow sleeves, Dark Green spots, Yellow cap
12/1
  • Form 055022
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-6

held up behind leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong

5(7)
Silk - LIGHT GREEN and BLACK stripes, hooped sleeves
  • Form 500105
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-3

mid-division, pushed along and headway 2f out, stayed on final furlong

6(10)
Silk - Emerald Green, White spots, Yellow sleeves, Emerald Green and White striped cap
33/1
  • Form 446000
  • Age 10
  • Weight 9-1

chased leaders, ridden 2f out, no extra final furlong

7(9)
Silk - Light Blue, Royal Blue braces, Royal Blue cap
  • Form 424422
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-0

held up, headway over 1f out, ridden and every chance entering final furlong, kept on same pace

8(8)
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow epaulets, diabolo on sleeves
13/2
  • Form 30-0420
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-13

held up, headway over 1f out, ridden and edged right to lead inside final furlong, kept on

9(3)
Silk - Maroon, Yellow spots, Yellow cap, Maroon spots
20/1
  • Form 501003
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-13

mid-division, effort over 1f out, never able to challenge

10(11)
Silk - Red and White (halved), Red sleeves and cap
25/1
  • Form 220001
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-12

towards rear, never dangerous

11(2)
Silk - Emerald Green, Orange sash, White sleeves, Emerald Green and Orange quartered cap
  • Form 01-0120
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-10

never better than mid-division

12(15)
Silk - Light blue and white diamonds, light blue cap, white diamond
  • Form 40-0001
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-10

held up, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden to lead briefly inside final furlong, headed and no extra close home

13(1)
Silk - Maroon, Light Blue sleeves, White armlets, White cap, Maroon star
  • Form 132321
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-10

led, headed over 2f out, soon behind

14(13)
Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue stars, Royal Blue and Yellow diabolo on sleeves, Yellow cap, Royal Blue star
33/1
  • Form 00-6015
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-1

prominent to halfway

15(6)
Silk - Chocolate and Light Blue (quartered), Light Blue sleeves, check cap
  • Form 000000
  • Age 4
  • Weight 7-12

dwelt, always behind

In depth

Verdict

Two Step Kid has the class to add another York victory to his record, with Ellens Academy, Talbot Avenue and Machinist just three other interesting contenders. In the main this has the makings of a tight handicap, but Two Step Kid could be a Group horse in the making and can prevail en-route to a crack at the Stewards Cup next week. Jeremy Noseda's three-year-old beat a big field here in the William Hill Trophy a month ago and will have conditions more in his favour than when third at Newmarket. He finished best of the far side group at headquarters and can take this before lining up as one of the favourites at Goodwood in a week's time. Ellens Academy has also won here before and coincidentally, had also come out on top on his side when beaten at Newmarket in May. Eric Alston's veteran has had the misfortune to find one too good in three big sprints this year, and may suffer the same fate again. Talbot Avenue ran a blinder when short-headed by Fire Up The Band at Chester, and along with Machinist, who scooted up at Ayr, makes for an interesting contest. However, if Two Step Kid is as good as we think he is, then he is the one to be on.