Full Result 4.10 York | 23 August 2023

Sky Bet Stayers Handicap (Heritage Handicap)

(Class 2) (3yo+) (2m56yds) 2m½f Good To Firm

1st £51,540 2nd £24,170 3rd £12,090 4th £6,040 5th £3,020 6th £1,510

Sky Bet Stayers Handicap (Heritage Handicap), 2m½f - Good To Firm, Class 2 3yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	9. Forza Orta (IRE) 8/1 Rowan Scott Kevin Ryan	Rowan Scott Kevin Ryan	5	93	86	82	96	–
b g Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Follow A Star (IRE) (Galileo)
Took keen hold, midfield, headway when carried left and hampered rivals over 2f out, short of room under 2f out, switched right and ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well (op 10/1)

2⁽⁶⁾ nk	3. Aztec Empire (IRE) 7/2F Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	4	97	90	86	100	–
b c Sea The Stars (IRE) - Azanara (IRE) (Hurricane Run)
Dwelt start, midfield, headway against far rail when slightly hampered over 2f out, soon switched right and hampered rival, went second and pressed leader final 110yds, just held (op 4/1)

3⁽¹⁾ 2 [2¼]	1. Solent Gateway (IRE) 14/1 Hollie Doyle Hugo Palmer	Hollie Doyle Hugo Palmer	5	912 tp	95	89	103	–
b g Awtaad (IRE) - Aoife Alainn (IRE) (Dr Fong)
Led, lost two places inside final furlong, kept on

4⁽⁷⁾ nk [2½]	12. Mostly Sunny (IRE) 20/1 Kieran O'Neill Heather Main	Kieran O'Neill Heather Main	4	811 b	80	74	87	–
ch g Zarak (FR) - Belle Above All (New Approach)
Pushed along early, raced in second, edged left over 2f out, pressed leader when jockey dropped rein briefly under 2f out, lost two places final furlong, kept on (op 33/1)

5⁽⁹⁾ 3¼ [5¾]	4. Charging Thunder 18/1 Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara	Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara	5	97 p	90	80	93	–
b g War Command (USA) - Storming Sioux (Storming Home)
Dwelt start, took keen hold, held up in rear, headway from 3f out, hung left 2f out, no extra when lost action inside final 110yds (op 20/1)

6⁽¹⁴⁾ shd [6]	14. Grappa Nonino (IRE) 9/2 Saffie Osborne D K Weld	Saffie Osborne D K Weld	4	83 5	72	61	75	–
b g Teofilo (IRE) - Antique Platinum (IRE) (Holy Roman Emperor)
Took keen hold, held up in last, niggled along 5f out, headway on outer from 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, never on terms

7⁽²⁾ 5 [11]	2. Zanndabad (IRE) 17/2 Ryan Moore A J Martin	Ryan Moore A J Martin	4	911 t	94	77	91	–
b g Iffraaj - Zanoubiya (IRE) (Dalakhani)
Dwelt start, towards rear, headway against far rail from 3f out, short of room and switched right 2f out, slightly hampered over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 15/2)

8⁽¹²⁾ 4 [15]	8. First Emperor 40/1 Tom Marquand John Ryan	Tom Marquand John Ryan	4	93 t	86	64	78	–
b c Galileo (IRE) - Sky Lantern (IRE) (Red Clubs)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, weakened gradually from 3f out, hung left 2f out (op 50/1)

9⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [15½]	13. Tronador (IRE) 9/1 Joe Fanning Gordon Elliott	Joe Fanning Gordon Elliott	7	810	79	57	71	–
ch g Lope De Vega (IRE) - Autumn Leaves (FR) (Muhtathir)
Awkward start, always behind (op 8/1)

10⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [16¼]	7. La Pulga (IRE) 33/1 Jason Hart Charlie Johnston	Jason Hart Charlie Johnston	4	93	86	63	77	–
b g Kodiac - Nijah (IRE) (Pivotal)
Raced wide, in touch with leaders, hampered over 2f out, hampered over 1f out, soon weakened

11⁽⁸⁾ nk [16½]	6. Haliphon 22/1 Paul Hanagan Ian Williams	Paul Hanagan Ian Williams	6	94 p	87	64	78	–
b g Showcasing - Harem Lady (FR) (Teofilo)
Took keen hold, always behind (tchd 25/1)

12⁽³⁾ 12 [28½]	10. Robert Johnson 5/1 Connor Beasley Philip Kirby	Connor Beasley Philip Kirby	5	90	83	45	59	–
ch g Helmet (AUS) - Sensationally (Montjeu)
Dwelt start, in touch with leaders on inner, lost ground from 3f out, weakened 2f out (op 9/2)

13⁽⁵⁾ 33 [61½]	11. Green Team (FR) 25/1 William Buick Ian Williams	William Buick Ian Williams	4	813 p	82	1	19	–
b c Wootton Bassett - On The Line (FR) (Green Tune)
Never better than midfield, tailed off (jockey said colt stopped quickly)

PU⁽¹³⁾	5. Themaxwecan (IRE) 22/1 Jamie Spencer Charlie Johnston	Jamie Spencer Charlie Johnston	7	97 p	90	–	–	–
b g Maxios - Psychometry (FR) (Danehill Dancer)
Always behind, broke down and pulled up quickly home turn, fatally injured (op 16/1)

14 ran Off time: 4:11:11 Winning time: 3m 30.34s (fast by 1.06s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: Highbank Stud (Forza Orta) 1st breeder: Highbank Stud Llp
2nd owner: Isa Salman Al Khalifa (Aztec Empire)
3rd owner: D R Passant & Hefin Williams (Solent Gateway)
Tote win: £9 PL: £3.15 £1.90 £4.15 Ex: £70.20 CSF: £33.64 Tricast: £402.68 Trifecta: £717
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 56 (40%) M [6-9] 57 (29%) H [10-14] 37 (31%)

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.

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Sky Bet Stayers Handicap (Heritage Handicap)

4:10 York 23 Aug 2023