Full Result 5.00 York | 13 October 2023

Copper Knight - Winning Most Horse At York Handicap

(Class 3) (0-95, 3yo+) 5f Soft

1st £10,800 2nd £5,070 3rd £2,536 4th £1,268

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	6. Wen Moon (IRE) 100/30F Jonny Peate ³ Ben Haslam	Jonny Peate ³ Ben Haslam	3	89	84	80	94	–
b g Mehmas (IRE) - Luminous Gold (Fantastic Light)
Prominent, nudged along and led over 1f out, ridden and hung left inside final furlong, kept on (op 7/2 tchd 4/1)

2⁽¹⁴⁾ 1	9. Nomadic Empire (IRE) 16/1 Jason Watson David O'Meara	Jason Watson David O'Meara	5	811 p	83	74	88	–
b g Kodiac - Beatify (IRE) (Big Bad Bob)
Midfield, headway on near side of group over 1f out, ridden and went second 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, kept on (op 12/1)

3⁽¹³⁾ 1¼ [2¼]	11. Shalaa Asker 16/1 Benoit De La Sayette Adrian Paul Keatley	Benoit De La Sayette Adrian Paul Keatley	5	810 p	82	68	83	–
b g Shalaa (IRE) - Miracle Seeker (Rainbow Quest)
Towards rear on near side of group, headway over 1f out, went third inside final furlong, soon edged left, kept on (op 12/1)

4⁽²⁾ 2¾ [5]	12. Dickieburd 17/2 William Pyle ⁵ Craig Lidster	William Pyle ⁵ Craig Lidster	3	84	81	57	73	–
b g Cracksman - Lydia's Place (Equiano)
Towards rear on far side of group, kept on and went modest fourth towards finish (op 14/1)

5⁽⁴⁾ 1 [6]	8. Never Dark 6/1 Alex Jary ⁷ Iain Jardine	Alex Jary ⁷ Iain Jardine	6	85	84	55	71	–
b g No Nay Never (USA) - Dark Missile (Night Shift)
Led, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung right-handed throughout)

6⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [7]	10. Copper Knight (IRE) 14/1 David Allan Tim Easterby	David Allan Tim Easterby	9	810 tp	82	49	65	–
b g Sir Prancealot (IRE) - Mystic Dream (Oasis Dream)
Pressed leader, weakened inside final furlong (op 17/2)

7⁽⁹⁾ 1¾ [8¾]	4. Looking For Lynda (IRE) 5/1 Sam James K R Burke	Sam James K R Burke	3	92 p	88	49	66	–
ch g Unfortunately (IRE) - Designated (Dutch Art)
Dwelt start, soon pressed leader, weakened final furlong (op 13/2)

8⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [10¼]	14. Count d'Orsay (IRE) 16/1 Duran Fentiman Tim Easterby	Duran Fentiman Tim Easterby	7	85 p	77	31	49	–
b g Dandy Man (IRE) - Deira (USA) (Green Desert)
In touch with leaders, weakened over 1f out (op 9/1)

9⁽⁶⁾ ½ [10¾]	13. Thunder Star 10/1 Lewis Edmunds Jessica Macey	Lewis Edmunds Jessica Macey	3	89	81	34	52	–
b f Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Dark Side Princess (Strategic Prince)
Dwelt start, in touch with leaders, weakened over 1f out (op 17/2 tchd 8/1)

10⁽¹¹⁾ 2¾ [13½]	7. Strong Johnson (IRE) 11/1 Ben Curtis Paul Midgley	Ben Curtis Paul Midgley	7	812	84	25	44	–
b g Le Cadre Noir (IRE) - Isabella Rose (IRE) (City On A Hill)
In touch with leaders, weakened over 1f out (op 10/1)

11⁽³⁾ ¾ [14¼]	2. Bond Chairman 33/1 Harry Russell Bryan Smart	Harry Russell Bryan Smart	4	99	95	33	52	–
br g Kodiac - Wunders Dream (IRE) (Averti)
In touch with leaders on far side of group, weakened over 1f out

12⁽⁷⁾ ½ [14¾]	3. Dakota Gold 13/2 Connor Beasley Michael Dods	Connor Beasley Michael Dods	9	98	94	30	50	–
b g Equiano (FR) - Joyeaux (Mark Of Esteem)
In touch with leaders, outpaced before halfway, weakened over 1f out (op 8/1 tchd 17/2)

12 ran Off time: 5:00:43 Winning time: 1m 1.58s (slow by 4.18s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Alligator Alley (unsuitable ground), Bergerac (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Daniel Shapiro & David Clifford (Wen Moon) 1st breeder: Tally-Ho Stud
2nd owner: Al Mohamediya Racing (Nomadic Empire)
3rd owner: Ontoawinner, Andy Finneran Racing (Shalaa Asker)
Tote win: £4.34 PL: £1.80 £6.80 £4.80 Ex: £89.70 CSF: £62.91 Tricast: £786.67 Trifecta: £997.30
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 2-5] 44 (27%) M [6-9] 43 (51%) H [10-14] 63 (22%)

5:00 York 13 Oct 2023

Copper Knight - Winning Most Horse At York Handicap