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York Day Three, still on the mend, and hopefully Newfangled is too, a filly full of promise, which was a horrible sight yesterday, and hopefully something that isn’t replicated throughout the rest of the meeting.
The opening handicap is a twenty runner affair over a mile and a half. Silver Lime will no doubt head the market, and is unexposed with only four runs to his names, two wins and a handy mark. That being said, I’m not the biggest fan of Roger Charlton horses, and another unexposed colt is MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT for Sir Michael Stoute and Neil Callan on board. The three year old won a good maiden over a mile at Sandown last year that is shaping up to look tasty, and his two handicap performances so far can be excused on soft ground. Third last time out at Chester on very soft, on better ground and on a more straightforward course like York, he should have more to offer and on a mark of 88, can exploit it here.
HEAVY METAL is the stereotypical Mark Johnston two year old colt. Gutsy as you like, versatile and more importantly, extremely tough. He runs in The Gimcrack after a good win at Glorious Goodwood when making all under Joe Fanning under a canny ride in The Richmond Stakes. He faces his toughest task here, and gives the field 3lb, but the stable are in good heart, and at the prices, he is extremely strong value at around the 6/1 mark.
The Strensall Stakes is a tough Group 3, and has no obvious clear cut favourite, but similarly no obvious rags, a solid all round field. Tales of Grimm has been tipped and backed by me on her last two runs, and I have to finally desert him, being the lowest rated at 99, he has too much ground to make up, and looks trip-less. Dubai Prince is top rated, but is still not at the form he showed as a two year old. The likes of Questioning, Fury, Side Glance and Barefoot Lady are all very exposed, and contrary to that, TAZAHUM was mightily impressive for Paul Hanagan and Sir Michael Stoute when running last time out at Newmarket. Four wins and two seconds from eleven career starts, he has flirted with group class before, form figures of 5246. This may prove to be his optimum trip however, after showing to stay on well last time out over a mile, and untried at the unique trip of nine furlongs may just prove to unlock the key to this quirky four year old.
I have been waiting for ORTENSIA to run for a while, and have got a pretty looking ticket at 6/1 winking at me every time I check it. She is a very likable mare, with group wins on three continents, the key to her is good ground, and although a brief shower on Thursday, as long as it continues to be relatively dry and good ground, I think she will absolutely bolt up. She showed her class last time out at Goodwood, beating a really strong field by two lengths, and winning hard held. Her form behind Black Caviar and other in Australia stacks up, and although Bated Breath and Pearl Secret are respected, this should be one for our friends down under.
BRIGHT STRIKE is a George Strawbridge home-bred, and looks on paper the type the John Gosden yard has excelled with this season so far. Third of fourteen in a good Newmarket maiden, he ran on towards the finish without given an overtly hard time by William Buick, and should come on from his first foray into racing. Three winners have come out of the field’s next nine runners, and with a cracking pedigree, being related to several winners, and notable group one entries, he ticks every box you like.
THE TAJ carries top weight in the last race of the day, a seven furlong nursery, and was given a poor ride, finishing second last time out and given too much to do that day, and it is a massive positive that Paul Hanagan steps back on board this filly. The form of that Haydock nursery has worked out rather well, with Mandy Layla winning next time out and Barracouda Boy running a strong race at York on Thursday before being bumped late on. She has form at group level, and sets a decent benchmark for these to meet.
2.00 York – Martin Chuzzlewit
2.30 York – Heavy Metal
3.05 York – Tazahum
3.40 York – Ortensia (Nap)
4.15 York – Bright Strike
4.50 York – The Taj
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