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16:20 York

Sarah Lunn Memorial Stakes (Handicap) (Class D) (Class D)

  • 20 Runners
  • Distance: 6f 3y
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 11.85s
  • 20 Ran
1(12)
Silk - MAROON, LIGHT BLUE sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap, MAROON diamond
  • Form 01105-0
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-0

prominent to halfway

2(4)
Silk - Maroon and Royal Blue (quartered), Royal Blue sleeves, Maroon armlets
9/1
  • Form 26/010-4
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-12

dwelt, soon mid-division, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong

3(20)
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets
  • Form 023-044
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-9

prominent, pushed along halfway, weakened final furlong

4(15)
Silk - Dark Green, Yellow spots, Yellow sleeves, Dark Green spots, Yellow cap
  • Form 0000-05
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-9

prominent, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong

5(7)
Silk - WHITE, RED stars, check sleeves, WHITE cap
  • Form 004-355
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-9

behind, headway over 2f out, ridden and one pace final furlong

6(13)
Silk - Red, Yellow disc, Yellow sleeves, Red spots, Yellow cap
  • Form 00-4003
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-8

chased leaders to halfway

7(11)
Silk - Red, White stripe, diamonds on sleeves, Black cap

Pax

27
7/1
  • Form 640-660
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-7

tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, kept on well

8(1)
Silk - Emerald Green, White hoops, halved sleeves, Red cap
  • Form 0-50434
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5

chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, not reach winner

9(16)
Silk - Orange, Dark Blue disc, striped sleeves, Dark Blue cap
9/1
  • Form 00-4400
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-2

in touch, ridden 2f out, no extra final furlong

10(8)
Silk - Yellow, Emerald Green stars, Emerald Green sleeves, Yellow stars, Yellow cap, Emerald Green star
50/1
  • Form 0-00000
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-1

mid-division, pushed along halfway, ridden and stayed on final furlong

11(3)
Silk - Dark Green, Yellow Cross of Lorraine, hooped sleeves, Yellow cap

Zuhair

10
33/1
  • Form 200-000
  • Age 11
  • Weight 8-13

towards rear, some late headway, never near to challenge

12(19)
Silk - Red, Yellow stripe, diamonds on sleeves
33/1
  • Form 0056-00
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-13

towards rear, never dangerous

13(17)
Silk - Red, White diamonds on sleeves
  • Form 2-50032
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-13

soon chased along, never a factor

14(18)
Silk - Maroon, Light Blue sleeves, White armlets, White cap, Maroon star
  • Form 502-032
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-10

prominent to halfway

15(5)
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow sleeves, striped cap
  • Form 00-0100
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-10

never better than mid-division

16(10)
Silk - WHITE, PURPLE Cross of Lorraine, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, PURPLE armlets, EMERALD GREEN and WHITE hooped cap
  • Form 31600-0
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-10

behind, never a factor

17(9)
Silk - Black and White stripes, checked sleeves, White cap
25/1
  • Form 0000-00
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-9

led, headed over 2f out, ridden and no extra final furlong

18(14)
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, WHITE chevron, PURPLE sleeves and cap
25/1
  • Form 100-040
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-7

in touch, led over 2f out, ridden approaching final furlong, headed inside, no extra close home

19(2)
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets
25/1
  • Form 140-101
  • Age 9
  • Weight 8-7

dwelt, never better than mid-division

20(6)
Silk - Red, White sleeves, Black and Yellow quartered cap
20/1
  • Form 400000-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-6

mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong

In depth

Verdict

David Nichols would dearly love to win this event and from his many entries, Lord Of The East is selected over American Cousin, Blackheath, Endless Summer and Native Title in a hard one to call. The race is named in honour of Sarah Lunn who was a key figure in the success of Nicholls' stable at Sessay, near Thirsk, being the trainer's very popular secretary until her untimely death last October at the age of 32. So, we can be pretty sure that one of Dandy's will prevail, but which one do we go for? Well, with Lisa Jones in good form and able to claim three pounds, it could be that Lord Of The East will be the answer. The five-year-old was just touched off in an amateur riders' race at Hamilton three weeks ago in unsuitably soft ground, but all his four career victories at Epsom have been on lightning fast going in the past. They were all gained when he was with Ken Cunningham-Brown and, significantly, Lisa was on board on the last two occasions. She sits on him for the first time since and is sure to want to keep up the record. American Cousin and Native Title look the best of the stable's other runners, but the spoke in the wheel may be Endless Summer who has shown enough in the past to be worth a mention. With form and ground to back him up though, Lord Of The East is the pick.