14 Jul 2023 14:05 York
Winner: £30,000 (Penalty: £15,462); Distance: 7f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
William Hill Epic Value Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3(8) |
| - |
Northern Express (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 6) |
76-5133 / 6 |
Flat (22) | P Mulrennan | M Dods Sekura Group |
5/2 | |
| held up towards rear, steady headway from halfway, ridden when pressed leader inside final furlong, all out when led final strides, just prevailed | ||||||||||
2nd |
1(6) |
| SHD |
Vafortino (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 9) |
01-3230 / 5 |
Flat (22) | Rossa Ryan | K P De Foy Venice Consulting… |
7/2 | |
| midfield but in touch, switched right to challenge 2f out, led inside final furlong, pushed along when hard pressed inside final 110 yards, joined and headed final strides, just failed | ||||||||||
3rd |
5(5) |
| 1 L |
Gweedore (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 3) |
129026 / 7 |
Flat (6) | William Pyle | K Scott Lamont Racing |
9/1 | |
| led, pushed along before 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on inside final 110 yards but not pace of front pair near finish | ||||||||||
4th |
8(2) |
| 3¼ L |
Able Kane (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 11) |
0-04491 / 7 |
Flat (15) | B A Curtis | B R Millman Mr T H Chadney |
11/1 | |
| close up, pushed along 2f out, dropped to fourth when ridden inside final furlong, no extra near finish | ||||||||||
5th |
4(3) |
| ¾ L |
Documenting (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 6) |
518-530 / 11 |
Flat (22) | D Nolan | K Frost Kf, Humphreys,… |
20/1 | |
| slowly away, behind early but still in touch, chased leaders 2f out, ridden final furlong, kept on for fifth inside final 110 yards | ||||||||||
6th |
6(7) |
| ¾ L |
Zip (GB) (colt, roan, 8 13) |
161302 / 8 |
Flat (13) | O J Orr | R A Fahey The Knavesmire… |
16/1 | |
| went slightly left start, soon prominent, pushed along before 2f out,soon lost position, ridden inside final furlong, kept on for modest sixth | ||||||||||
7th |
2(1) |
| 3¼ L |
Bopedro (FR) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
817626 / 8 |
Flat (22) | D Tudhope | D O'Meara Mr Georginio Rutter |
11/2 | |
| midfield on far rail, headway 2f out, ridden when short of room on rail 1f out, weakened inside final 110 yards | ||||||||||
8th |
7(4) |
| 1 L |
Another Investment (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 11) |
408351 / 5 |
Flat (28) | A J Farragher | N Tinkler J Glover R O'donnell… |
9/2 | |
| midfield, pushed along 3f out, moved to dispute before 1f out, drifted left inside final furlong, soon outpaced and weakened quickly inside final 110 yards | ||||||||||