YORK 14:55

Name: INFINITY TYRES HANDICAP (2)
Start: 2018-05-16T14:20:00
End: 2018-05-16T17:35:00
Location: York

14:20 14:55 15:30 16:05 16:35 17:05 17:35

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14:55 Wednesday 16 May 2018
INFINITY TYRES HANDICAP (2)	Distance : 6f
Prize : £18,675 Rated : (0-105) Age : 4yo+ Race Type : Flat Surface : Turf	Going : Gd/Frm
Race Type : Flat	Surface : Turf

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Pos (Draw)	Pos (Draw)	Btn	Horse Name	Horse Name		TFR		Tfig	Jockey	Age	Wgt	ISP	ISP	BSP	Hi/Lo
Pos (Draw)		Btn	Pedigree	Jockey & Trainer		TFR		Tfig	Trainer	(Equip)	(OR)	(Place)	ISP	BSP	Hi/Lo

1 (5)	1 (5)		13. GEORGE BOWEN (IRE)	13. GEORGE BOWEN (IRE)	-17 <	112	-3 >	113	Connor Beasley	6	8-7	10/111	10/111
1 (5)			grg DARK ANGEL (IRE) 113 - MIDNIGHT OASIS 49p OASIS DREAM 129	J: Connor Beasley T: Richard Fahey Age: 6 Wgt: 8-7 Eq: (v) OR: 89	-17 <	112	-3 >	113	Richard Fahey	(v)	(89)		10/111
seemed to improve around a stone in winning what looked a wide-open, high-grade sprint handicap by such a wide margin, no grounds for doubting the performance, though clearly plenty about whether conditions will conspire to enable him to reproduce it, particularly if the handicapper takes the result at face value; held up, headway 2f out, led over 1f out, quickened clear, stayed on strongly final 1f.
held up, headway 2f out, led over 1f out, quickened clear, stayed on strongly final 1f
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2 (8)	2 (8)	6	5. FOOLAAD	5. FOOLAAD	+4 <	102+	-5 >	105	Robert Winston	7	9-5	14/115	14/115
2 (8)		6	chg EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) 126 - ZAYN ZEN 107 SINGSPIEL (IRE) 133	J: Robert Winston T: Roy Bowring Age: 7 Wgt: 9-5 Eq: (t) OR: 101	+4 <	102+	-5 >	105	Roy Bowring	(t)	(101)		14/115
is clearly still not handicapped out of things and, despite not having the fitness advantage he had at Pontefract, he managed to beat all bar the much-improved winner; helped force pace, led briefly under 2f out, kept on, no match for winner.
disputed lead, led briefly under 2f out, kept on, no match for winner
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3 (18)	3 (18)	½	4. DANZENO	4. DANZENO	+3 <	101+	-14 >	105	Frankie Dettori	7	9-6	11/112	11/112
3 (18)		½	bg DENOUNCE 89 - DANZANORA GROOM DANCER (USA) 128	J: Frankie Dettori T: Michael Appleby Age: 7 Wgt: 9-6 OR: 102	+3 <	101+	-14 >	105	Michael Appleby		(102)		11/112
backed up his Chelmsford performance, which is encouraging, suggesting he is in decent form for a yard going well at present; held up, had to wait for gap over 2f out, kept on well final 1f, nearest at the finish.
held up, had to wait for gap over 2f out, kept on well final 1f, nearest finish
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4 (11)	4 (11)	sh	6. OUT DO	6. OUT DO	-12 <	100+	-9 >	104	Daniel Tudhope	9	9-5	14/115	14/115
4 (11)		sh	chg EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) 126 - LUDYNOSA (USA) 98 CADEAUX GENEREUX 131	J: Daniel Tudhope T: David O'Meara Age: 9 Wgt: 9-5 Eq: (b) OR: 101	-12 <	100+	-9 >	104	David O'Meara	(b)	(101)		14/115
shaped encouragingly after 12 weeks off, a shade better than the result as he came through in the winner's wake; raced off the pace, had to wait for gap over 2f out, kept on entering final 1f, stayed on, never landed a blow.
off pace, had to wait for gap over 2f out, kept on entering final 1f, stayed on, never on terms
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5 (10)	5 (10)	¾	2. FINAL VENTURE	2. FINAL VENTURE	-5 <	98+	+10 >	102	Oisin Murphy	6	9-6	10/111	10/111
5 (10)		¾	bg EQUIANO (FR) 127 - SHARPLAW VENTURE 95 POLAR FALCON (USA) 126	J: Oisin Murphy T: Paul Midgley Age: 6 Wgt: 9-6 Eq: (h) OR: 102	-5 <	98+	+10 >	102	Paul Midgley	(h)	(102)		10/111
back in handicap company, shaped as if in good form, just the winner's performance stopping it seeming so on the figures; stumbled start, led, headed under 2f out, one paced.
stumbled start, led, headed under 2f out, one paced
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6 (6)	6 (6)	1	7. TOMILY (IRE)	7. TOMILY (IRE)	-19 <	91+	+6 >	96	Hollie Doyle	4	9-3	20/121	20/121
6 (6)		1	bg CANFORD CLIFFS (IRE) 133 - CAKE (IRE) 100 ACCLAMATION 118	J: Hollie Doyle T: Richard Hannon Age: 4 Wgt: 9-3 OR: 99	-19 <	91+	+6 >	96	Richard Hannon		(99)		20/121
took a step back in the right direction, a shade better than the result too, after taking a bump when making his effort; in touch, effort when bumped 2f out, not quicken.
in touch, effort when bumped 2f out, not quicken
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7 (7)	7 (7)	¾	1. TERUNTUM STAR (FR)	1. TERUNTUM STAR (FR)	+8 <	93	-2 >	97	Kevin Stott	6	9-7	15/28.5	15/28.5
7 (7)		¾	chg DUTCH ART 126 - SERALIA 95 ROYAL ACADEMY (USA) 130	J: Kevin Stott T: Kevin Ryan Age: 6 Wgt: 9-7 Eq: (s) OR: 103	+8 <	93	-2 >	97	Kevin Ryan	(s)	(103)		15/28.5
was far from disgraced under topweight, probably in decent form if he gets the chance to show it; chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, not quicken over 1f out.
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, not quicken over 1f out
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8 (16)	8 (16)	½	8. GOLDEN APOLLO	8. GOLDEN APOLLO	+12 <	86+	+8 >	91	Paul Mulrennan	4	9-2	10/111	10/111
8 (16)		½	chg PIVOTAL 124 - ELAN DANSILI 127	J: Paul Mulrennan T: Tim Easterby Age: 4 Wgt: 9-2 OR: 98	+12 <	86+	+8 >	91	Tim Easterby		(98)		10/111
who attracted support, looked in good shape after 7 months off and very much caught the eye, shaping as if still on a good mark (had some strong form in 3-y-o handicaps last year); held up, still going well when had to wait for gap over 2f out, hampered and shuffled back over 1f out, switched after, kept on final 1f, finished with running left; one to note in similar company.
held up, going well when had to wait for gap over 2f out, hampered over 1f out, switched after, kept on final 1f, more to give
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9 (17)	9 (17)	hd	10. OWER FLY	10. OWER FLY	+13 <	79	+2 >	85	James Sullivan	5	8-10	20/121	20/121
9 (17)		hd	bg PASTORAL PURSUITS 127 - CONTRARY MARY 85 MUJADIL (USA) 119	J: James Sullivan T: Ruth Carr Age: 5 Wgt: 8-10 OR: 92	+13 <	79	+2 >	85	Ruth Carr		(92)		20/121
is perhaps best judged on previous efforts, given the unusual context of this race, his second at Newmarket having worked out well; close up, not quicken over 1f out, kept on final 100 yds.
close up, not quicken over 1f out, kept on final 100 yds
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10 (12)	10 (12)	¾	11. CLASSIC SENIORITY	11. CLASSIC SENIORITY	+16 <	76	+14 >	81	Barry McHugh	6	8-9	18/119	18/119
10 (12)		¾	bg KYLLACHY 129 - DRAMATIC SOLO 76 NAYEF (USA) 129	J: Barry McHugh T: Marjorie Fife Age: 6 Wgt: 8-9 OR: 91	+16 <	76	+14 >	81	Marjorie Fife		(91)		18/119
failed to build on the promise of last run, looking unlikely to land a blow from a fair way out; in touch, labouring halfway, kept on inside final 1f.
in touch, struggling halfway, kept on inside final 1f
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11 (2)	11 (2)	nk	17. QUICK LOOK	17. QUICK LOOK	+20 <	68	+4 >	73	Nathan Evans	5	8-2	16/117	16/117
11 (2)		nk	bg KHELEYF (USA) 116 - WEQAAR (USA) 83 RED RANSOM (USA)	J: Nathan Evans T: Michael Easterby Age: 5 Wgt: 8-2 OR: 84	+20 <	68	+4 >	73	Michael Easterby		(84)		16/117
had shaped well behind the winner at Doncaster last time, but was in nothing like the same form here, turning in a laboured effort after a typically sluggish start; slowly into stride, in rear, never travelling well, late headway; he was well held when tried in cheekpieces once for his previous yard, but it is probably time for another go in headgear.
slowly away, rear, some late headway
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12 (14)	12 (14)	nk	9. EL HOMBRE	9. EL HOMBRE	+8 <	76	+10 >	82	Rowan Scott (3)	4	8-11	20/121	20/121
12 (14)		nk	chg CAMACHO 118 - NIGELLA 92 BAND ON THE RUN 102	J: Rowan Scott (3) T: Keith Dalgleish Age: 4 Wgt: 8-11 OR: 93	+8 <	76	+10 >	82	Keith Dalgleish		(93)		20/121
back on turf, was well held after 7 weeks off, his yard a bit quiet at the moment; in touch, ridden after halfway, not quicken, no extra inside final 1f.
in touch, ridden after halfway, not quicken, no extra inside final 1f
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13 (9)	13 (9)	½	12. ORION'S BOW	12. ORION'S BOW	+24 <	71	-5 >	77	David Allan	7	8-8	7/18f	7/18f
13 (9)		½	chg PIVOTAL 124 - HEAVENLY RAY (USA) 97 RAHY (USA) 115	J: David Allan T: Tim Easterby Age: 7 Wgt: 8-8 OR: 90	+24 <	71	-5 >	77	Tim Easterby		(90)		7/18f
failed to meet expectations, this effort much more in keeping with a disappointing end to 2017 than the promise of his return; chased leaders, ridden 2f out, found little.
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, found little
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14 (13)	14 (13)	1	15. DARK DEFENDER	15. DARK DEFENDER	+22 <	65	+18 >	71	Luke Morris	5	8-5	33/134	33/134
14 (13)		1	bg PASTORAL PURSUITS 127 - OH SO SAUCY 90 IMPERIAL BALLET (IRE) 110	J: Luke Morris T: Keith Dalgleish Age: 5 Wgt: 8-5 Eq: (b) OR: 87	+22 <	65	+18 >	71	Keith Dalgleish	(b)	(87)		33/134
ran no sort of race, hard to fathom why, given a good record at the track; soon behind, off the bridle before most, short of room 2f out, soon beaten.
soon behind, short of room 2f out, soon beaten
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15 (3)	15 (3)	hd	16. PRIVATE MATTER	16. PRIVATE MATTER	+29 <	63	+29 >	69	Paddy Mathers	4	8-4	10/111	10/111
15 (3)		hd	bg MAYSON 124 - PRIVACY ORDER - p AZAMOUR (IRE) 130	J: Paddy Mathers T: Richard Fahey Age: 4 Wgt: 8-4 OR: 86	+29 <	63	+29 >	69	Richard Fahey		(86)		10/111
had been a neck behind the winner when they were placed at Doncaster last time and clearly ran nowhere near so well, his last run the exception rather than the rule of late; raced off the pace, ridden over 2f out, not quicken over 1f out.
off pace, ridden over 2f out, not quicken over 1f out
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16 (1)	16 (1)	hd	19. FIRMDECISIONS (IRE)	19. FIRMDECISIONS (IRE)	+22 <	61	-6 >	67	Cam Hardie	8	8-2 (7-13)	66/167	66/167
16 (1)		hd	bg CAPTAIN RIO 122 - LUNA CRESCENTE (IRE) DANEHILL (USA) 126	J: Cam Hardie T: Nigel Tinkler Age: 8 Wgt: 8-2 (7-13) OR: 84	+22 <	61	-6 >	67	Nigel Tinkler		(84)		66/167
back on turf, was well held after 7 weeks off, plenty on in this company; in touch, outpaced before halfway.
in touch, outpaced before halfway
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17 (4)	17 (4)	1	18. LUCKY BEGGAR (IRE)	18. LUCKY BEGGAR (IRE)	+29 <	57	+20 >	64	Andrew Mullen	8	8-2 (7-13)	25/126	25/126
17 (4)		1	grg VERGLAS (IRE) 118 - LUCKY CLIO (IRE) 59 KEY OF LUCK (USA) 126	J: Andrew Mullen T: David C. Griffiths Age: 8 Wgt: 8-2 (7-13) OR: 84	+29 <	57	+20 >	64	David C. Griffiths		(84)		25/126
had gone back up in the weights, but just wasn't in the same form as last time, leaving questions to answer; in touch, ridden halfway, not quicken, weakened over 1f out.
in touch, ridden halfway, not quicken, weakened over 1f out
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18 (19)	18 (19)	½	14. GIN IN THE INN (IRE)	14. GIN IN THE INN (IRE)	+35 <	60	+29 >	67	Paul Hanagan	5	8-7	14/115	14/115
18 (19)		½	bg ALFRED NOBEL (IRE) 110 - NOSE ONE'S WAY (IRE) 57 REVOQUE (IRE) 122p	J: Paul Hanagan T: Richard Fahey Age: 5 Wgt: 8-7 OR: 89	+35 <	60	+29 >	67	Richard Fahey		(89)		14/115
turned in a lacklustre display, a rare failure for his stable on the afternoon; in touch, labouring after halfway.
in touch, struggling after halfway
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19 (15)	19 (15)	½	3. FLYING PURSUIT	3. FLYING PURSUIT	+18 <	71	-12 >	78	Rachel Richardson (3)	5	9-6	20/121	20/121
19 (15)		½	chg PASTORAL PURSUITS 127 - CHOISETTE 75 CHOISIR (AUS) 126	J: Rachel Richardson (3) T: Tim Easterby Age: 5 Wgt: 9-6 Eq: (s) OR: 102	+18 <	71	-12 >	78	Tim Easterby	(s)	(102)		20/121
was disappointing, going backwards from his reappearance, this his first run on firmer than good since 2016, though he handled such conditions well enough then; prominent, travelled well, shaken up 2f out, found little.
prominent, shaken up 2f out, found little
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All 19 ran.	Winning Owner: Mr M. A. Scaife
Time: 1m 10.31s Closing Sectional: (3f): 35.05s (100.3%)
Overrounds: Industry SP 127%, Betfair SP 100.2%
A quite remarkable performance from the winner in demolishing the opposition in a seemingly very competitive sprint handicap, the performance impossible to tally with his previous efforts over a pretty extensive career, though there's no option but to accept massive improvement for the time being, whether he will reproduce it another matter, nearly all the others rated as well below form even with a high view taken of the winner. GEORGE BOWEN (IRE) seemed to improve around a stone in winning what looked a wide-open, high-grade sprint handicap by such a wide margin, no grounds for doubting the performance, though clearly plenty about whether conditions will conspire to enable him to reproduce it, particularly if the handicapper takes the result at face value; held up, headway 2f out, led over 1f out, quickened clear, stayed on strongly final 1f. FOOLAAD is clearly still not handicapped out of things and, despite not having the fitness advantage he had at Pontefract, he managed to beat all bar the much-improved winner; helped force pace, led briefly under 2f out, kept on, no match for winner. DANZENO backed up his Chelmsford performance, which is encouraging, suggesting he is in decent form for a yard going well at present; held up, had to wait for gap over 2f out, kept on well final 1f, nearest at the finish. OUT DO shaped encouragingly after 12 weeks off, a shade better than the result as he came through in the winner's wake; raced off the pace, had to wait for gap over 2f out, kept on entering final 1f, stayed on, never landed a blow. FINAL VENTURE back in handicap company, shaped as if in good form, just the winner's performance stopping it seeming so on the figures; stumbled start, led, headed under 2f out, one paced. TOMILY (IRE) took a step back in the right direction, a shade better than the result too, after taking a bump when making his effort; in touch, effort when bumped 2f out, not quicken. TERUNTUM STAR (FR) was far from disgraced under topweight, probably in decent form if he gets the chance to show it; chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, not quicken over 1f out. GOLDEN APOLLO who attracted support, looked in good shape after 7 months off and very much caught the eye, shaping as if still on a good mark (had some strong form in 3-y-o handicaps last year); held up, still going well when had to wait for gap over 2f out, hampered and shuffled back over 1f out, switched after, kept on final 1f, finished with running left; one to note in similar company. OWER FLY is perhaps best judged on previous efforts, given the unusual context of this race, his second at Newmarket having worked out well; close up, not quicken over 1f out, kept on final 100 yds. CLASSIC SENIORITY failed to build on the promise of last run, looking unlikely to land a blow from a fair way out; in touch, labouring halfway, kept on inside final 1f. QUICK LOOK had shaped well behind the winner at Doncaster last time, but was in nothing like the same form here, turning in a laboured effort after a typically sluggish start; slowly into stride, in rear, never travelling well, late headway; he was well held when tried in cheekpieces once for his previous yard, but it is probably time for another go in headgear. EL HOMBRE back on turf, was well held after 7 weeks off, his yard a bit quiet at the moment; in touch, ridden after halfway, not quicken, no extra inside final 1f. ORION'S BOW failed to meet expectations, this effort much more in keeping with a disappointing end to 2017 than the promise of his return; chased leaders, ridden 2f out, found little. DARK DEFENDER ran no sort of race, hard to fathom why, given a good record at the track; soon behind, off the bridle before most, short of room 2f out, soon beaten. PRIVATE MATTER had been a neck behind the winner when they were placed at Doncaster last time and clearly ran nowhere near so well, his last run the exception rather than the rule of late; raced off the pace, ridden over 2f out, not quicken over 1f out. FIRMDECISIONS (IRE) back on turf, was well held after 7 weeks off, plenty on in this company; in touch, outpaced before halfway. LUCKY BEGGAR (IRE) had gone back up in the weights, but just wasn't in the same form as last time, leaving questions to answer; in touch, ridden halfway, not quicken, weakened over 1f out. GIN IN THE INN (IRE) turned in a lacklustre display, a rare failure for his stable on the afternoon; in touch, labouring after halfway. FLYING PURSUIT was disappointing, going backwards from his reappearance, this his first run on firmer than good since 2016, though he handled such conditions well enough then; prominent, travelled well, shaken up 2f out, found little.

14:55 York Result on Wednesday 16 May 2018

The 6F 14:55 INFINITY TYRES HANDICAP (2) at York was run on Gd/Frm. It was open to 4yo+ and had a prize fund of £18,675. There were 19 runners. The winning horse was GEORGE BOWEN (IRE) who won by 6. GEORGE BOWEN (IRE) was ridden by Connor Beasley. GEORGE BOWEN (IRE) had an industry starting price (ISP) of 10/1.

How the rest of the runners fared:

FOOLAAD finished 2nd and was beaten by 6 - they had an ISP of 14/1
DANZENO finished 3rd and was beaten by 6.5 - they had an ISP of 11/1
OUT DO finished 4th and was beaten by 6.5 - they had an ISP of 14/1
FINAL VENTURE finished 5th and was beaten by 7.5 - they had an ISP of 10/1
TOMILY (IRE) finished 6th and was beaten by 8.5 - they had an ISP of 20/1
TERUNTUM STAR (FR) finished 7th and was beaten by 9 - they had an ISP of 15/2
GOLDEN APOLLO finished 8th and was beaten by 9.5 - they had an ISP of 10/1
OWER FLY finished 9th and was beaten by 9.5 - they had an ISP of 20/1
CLASSIC SENIORITY finished 10th and was beaten by 10.5 - they had an ISP of 18/1
QUICK LOOK finished 11th and was beaten by 10.5 - they had an ISP of 16/1
EL HOMBRE finished 12th and was beaten by 11 - they had an ISP of 20/1
ORION'S BOW finished 13th and was beaten by 11.5 - they had an ISP of 7/1f
DARK DEFENDER finished 14th and was beaten by 12.5 - they had an ISP of 33/1
PRIVATE MATTER finished 15th and was beaten by 12.5 - they had an ISP of 10/1
FIRMDECISIONS (IRE) finished 16th and was beaten by 12.5 - they had an ISP of 66/1
LUCKY BEGGAR (IRE) finished 17th and was beaten by 13.5 - they had an ISP of 25/1
GIN IN THE INN (IRE) finished 18th and was beaten by 14 - they had an ISP of 14/1
FLYING PURSUIT finished 19th and was beaten by 14.5 - they had an ISP of 20/1

YORK 14:55

14:55 Wednesday 16 May 2018

INFINITY TYRES HANDICAP (2)

14:55 York Result on Wednesday 16 May 2018