
Results From York - Saturday, 12th July 2025
York 14:00 Result
John Smith's Racing Handicap
- 3yo+, 9 Runners
- flat, Turf
- Winner £23,193, 2nd £10,877, 3rd £5,441, 4th £2,718, 5th £1,359, 6th £680
- Distance 0m 7f 192y
- Going GOOD TO FIRM (Good in places; watered; Overall 6.5; Far side 6.5; Centre 6.6; Stands' side 6.4)
- Off Time 14:00
- Winning Time 01:37
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
prominent, ridden and led narrowly over 1f out, edged left final 110yds, kept on
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Liam Headd - LAMBOURN
- Ben Hutton - SPOTLIGHT
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- The Guardian
- Templegate - The Sun
- Rob Wright - The Times
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2ndnk
led but pestered, rallied when headed over 1f out, no extra towards finish
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
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3rd¾
towards rear, steady headway on far side of group 3f out, pressed leaders over 1f out, no extra inside final 110yds
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
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4th2
dwelt start, in rear, steady headway when bit short of room over 2f out, pressed leaders and edged left over 1f out, no extra final 110yds
Naps:
- Sunday Telegraph
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
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5th3
took keen hold, prominent, weakened over 1f out
Tipped by:
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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6thhd
pressed leader, weakened over 1f out
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7thnse
towards rear, not clear run over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, never dangerous
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8th3
in touch with leaders on outer, weakened under 2f out
Tipped by:
- David Milnes - NEWMARKET
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9thshd
took keen hold, steadied soon after start, always behind
Naps:
- - Mirror Online
Tipped by:
- Paul Curtis - RP Ratings
- TOPSPEED
Tote Returns
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Total Win£3.25
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Exacta£11.4
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Trifecta£88.9
York 14:35 Result
John Smith's City Walls Stakes (Listed Race)
- 3yo+, 8 Runners
- flat, Turf
- Winner £39,697, 2nd £15,050, 3rd £7,532, 4th £3,752, 5th £1,883, 6th £945
- Distance 0m 5f 0y
- Going GOOD TO FIRM (Good in places; watered; Overall 6.5; Far side 6.5; Centre 6.6; Stands' side 6.4)
- Off Time 14:37
- Winning Time 00:57
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
disputed lead early, led after 1f, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and faced challenge inside final furlong, kept on well final 110yds, won going away
Naps:
- Norwich Evening News
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Ainsley Turner - RP Ratings
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- Rob Wright - The Times
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2nd¾
in touch with leaders, went second 1f out, pressed winner inside final furlong, no extra final 110yds
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3rd½
prominent, keeping on 1f out, no extra final 110yds
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- POSTDATA
- Richard O'Brien - SPOTLIGHT
- The Guardian
- Jason Heavey - The Star
- Templegate - The Sun
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4th1
in touch with leaders, no impression from over 1f out
Tipped by:
- David Milnes - NEWMARKET
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5thnk
started quickly, soon steadied and in touch with leaders, no impression from over 1f out
Tipped by:
- TOPSPEED
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6th½
taken down early, disputed lead early, prominent after 1f, lost position 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
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7th1 ¼
awkward start, always behind
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8th½
slightly awkward start, always behind
Tipped by:
- Liam Headd - LAMBOURN
Tote Returns
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Total Win£3.25
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Exacta£23.9
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Trifecta£116.4
York 15:10 Result
John Smith's Cup Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)
- 3yo+, 18 Runners
- flat, Turf
- Winner £103,080, 2nd £48,340, 3rd £24,180, 4th £12,080, 5th £6,040, 6th £3,020
- Distance 1m 2f 56y
- Going GOOD TO FIRM (Good in places; watered; Overall 6.5; Far side 6.5; Centre 6.6; Stands' side 6.4)
- Off Time 15:11
- Winning Time 02:10
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
in touch with leaders on outer early, prominent after 2f, pressed leader 3f out, led over 1f out, ridden out inside final furlong, comfortably
Naps:
- Farringdon - Morning Star
Tipped by:
- Paul Curtis - RP Ratings
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2nd1
took keen hold, prominent early, in touch with leaders after 3f, went third over 1f out, kept on and went second final 110yds, no match for winner
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3rd¾
led, faced challenge 3f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, lost second final 110yds
Naps:
- Luke Tucker - Cambridge Evening News
- Rockavon - Sunday Mail
- Rory Delargy - The Irish Field
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- David Milnes - NEWMARKET
- Ben Hutton - SPOTLIGHT
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- The Guardian
- Templegate - The Sun
- Rob Wright - The Times
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4thhd
towards rear, headway over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went fourth final 110yds, nearest finish
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5th1 ¼
in touch with leaders, edged left but keeping on over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, lost fourth final 110yds
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6th1 ¼
midfield, headway over 2f out, no impression from 1f out, weakened gradually final 110yds
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
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7th1 ¼
towards rear, outpaced 3f out, rallied and some headway from 1f out, not pace to challenge
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8th½
midfield, some headway from 2f out, no impression from 1f out, weakened final 110yds
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9th1 ¼
midfield, some headway 2f out, squeezed out over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Tipped by:
- TOPSPEED
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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10th2 ½
took keen hold, prominent, lost position over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out, eased final 110yds
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11thnk
midfield, hung left and weakened from over 2f out
Naps:
- Postdata - Racing Post
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12thhd
in touch with leaders on outer, midfield after 3f, outpaced over 3f out, weakened from over 2f out
Naps:
- Steve Mullington - William Hill Racing
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13th¾
awkward start, in rear throughout
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14th1 ¼
prominent, lost ground over 2f out, weakening when bumped over 1f out
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
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15thhd
took keen hold, in touch with leaders, weakened quickly from over 2f out
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16th5 ½
in rear throughout, lost touch from 1f out, eased final 110yds
Naps:
- Jon Freeman - The i
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17th3 ¼
dwelt start, midfield, saddle slipped after 2f, lost ground quickly from 4f out, eased from over 2f out
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18th54
slowly away, always behind, tailed off
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NR
self certificate
York 15:45 Result
John Smith's Silver Cup Stakes (Group 3)
- 4yo+, 6 Runners
- flat, Turf
- Winner £48,204, 2nd £18,275, 3rd £9,146, 4th £4,556, 5th £2,287, 6th £1,148
- Distance 1m 5f 188y
- Going GOOD TO FIRM (Good in places; watered; Overall 6.5; Far side 6.5; Centre 6.6; Stands' side 6.4)
- Off Time 15:47
- Winning Time 03:01
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
made all, set steady pace, pushed along and increased tempo over 4f out, ridden and faced challenges over 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong, won going away
Naps:
- RP Ratings - Racing Post
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Ben Hutton - SPOTLIGHT
- Jason Heavey - The Star
- Templegate - The Sun
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2nd2 ½
held up in rear, outpaced over 3f out, rallied from 2f out, kept on and went second inside final furlong, no match for winner
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3rd1 ½
raced in third, went second over 4f out, pressed winner and going easily over 2f out, no extra from over 1f out, lost second and weakened gradually inside final furlong
Naps:
- The Punt - Racing Post
- Andrew Mount - Racing and Football Outlook
- The Duke - Yorkshire Post
Tipped by:
- David Milnes - NEWMARKET
- POSTDATA
- TOPSPEED
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- The Guardian
- Rob Wright - The Times
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4th½
held up in rear, outpaced over 3f out, rallied and challenging against far rail over 2f out, no extra from over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
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5th7
raced in second, lost second over 4f out, hung left over 3f out, weakened quickly from 2f out
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6th3
slowly into stride, raced in last, lost touch from over 3f out, eased from over 1f out
Tipped by:
- Liam Headd - LAMBOURN
York 16:15 Result
John Smith's Nursery Handicap
- 2yo, 7 Runners
- flat, Turf
- Winner £12,885, 2nd £6,043, 3rd £3,023, 4th £1,510, 5th £755, 6th £378
- Distance 0m 6f 0y
- Going GOOD TO FIRM (Good in places; watered; Overall 6.5; Far side 6.5; Centre 6.6; Stands' side 6.4)
- Off Time 16:15
- Winning Time 01:12
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
dwelt start, raced in last, headway and switched right over 1f out, ridden and led narrowly final 110yds, ran on, comfortably
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Liam Headd - LAMBOURN
- The Guardian
- Templegate - The Sun
- Rob Wright - The Times
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2nd½
in touch with leaders, headway on far side of group over 1f out, briefly led inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
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3rd1 ¼
led but pestered, edged right over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra inside final 110yds
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Andrew Sheret - SPOTLIGHT
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4th2
in touch with leaders, headway when short of room over 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, weakened inside final 110yds
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
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5th2 ¾
in touch with leaders on near side of group, weakened inside final furlong
Tipped by:
- Ainsley Turner - RP Ratings
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6th6
ducked right start, took keen hold, pressed leaders, hung left and hampered over 1f out, soon weakened
Tipped by:
- Marlborough - Telegraph
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7thshd
pressed leader, lost position when hampered over 1f out
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U
withdrawn, unseated jockey and loose before start
Tipped by:
- David Milnes - NEWMARKET
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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NR
unsuitable ground
Tipped by:
- TOPSPEED
York 16:45 Result
John Smith's Stayers' Handicap (GBBPlus Race)
- 4yo+, 10 Runners
- flat, Turf
- Winner £12,885, 2nd £6,043, 3rd £3,023, 4th £1,510, 5th £755, 6th £378
- Distance 2m 0f 56y
- Going GOOD TO FIRM (Good in places; watered; Overall 6.5; Far side 6.5; Centre 6.6; Stands' side 6.4)
- Off Time 16:47
- Winning Time 03:32
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
in touch with leaders in centre of group, smooth headway and went second over 3f out, ridden to lead 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong, readily
Naps:
- Ipswich Star
Tipped by:
- The Guardian
- Rob Wright - The Times
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2nd4
held up in rear, headway on far side of group over 3f out, keeping on over 1f out, went second inside final furlong, no match for winner
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
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3rd2
held up in last, some headway when bumped and not clear run over 2f out, in the clear over 1f out, went third final 110yds, nearest finish
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Graeme Rodway - RP Ratings
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4th1 ½
slightly awkward start, soon recovered and midfield, headway and in touch with leaders over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, rallied and went fourth final 110yds
Tipped by:
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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5th2
raced in second, lost position halfway, weakening when slightly hampered over 2f out
Naps:
- - racing-daily.com
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Liam Headd - LAMBOURN
- POSTDATA
- TOPSPEED
- Marlborough - Telegraph
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6th4
led, pestered halfway, headed 2f out, soon no extra, lost second inside final furlong, weakened quickly final 110yds
Tipped by:
- Chris Wilson - SPOTLIGHT
- Templegate - The Sun
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7th14
took keen hold, in touch with leaders on inner, went second 4f out, soon lost position, weakened quickly from over 1f out, eased final 110yds
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8th1 ¼
midfield, dropped to rear over 3f out, lost touch from over 1f out
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9th4 ½
held up in rear, some headway over 3f out, weakened quickly from 2f out, eased from 1f out
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10th4 ¼
in touch with leaders on outer, pressed leader halfway, lost position 4f out, weakened quickly from 3f out, soon hung right and hampered rival, lost touch from 2f out
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NR
unsuitable ground
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
Tote Returns
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Total Win£8
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Exacta£62.7
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Trifecta£812.1
York 17:25 Result
John Smith's Sprint Handicap
- 4yo+, 18 Runners
- flat, Turf
- Winner £12,885, 2nd £6,043, 3rd £3,023, 4th £1,510, 5th £755, 6th £378
- Distance 0m 6f 0y
- Going GOOD TO FIRM (Good in places; watered; Overall 6.5; Far side 6.5; Centre 6.6; Stands' side 6.4)
- Off Time 17:25
- Winning Time 01:10
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
prominent, pushed along 2f out, ridden and challenging inside final furlong, kept on to lead inside final 110yds
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2ndnk
disputed lead, led before halfway, headed over 1f out, lost second inside final furlong, rallied final 110yds, went second again towards finish
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3rdnk
taken down early, reared start, towards rear, headway into midfield before halfway, short of room inside final furlong, kept on well final 110yds, went third final strides, did well in the circumstances
Naps:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- Rory Paddock - Jersey Evening Post
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- Richard O'Brien - SPOTLIGHT
- Templegate - The Sun
- Rob Wright - The Times
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4thnk
prominent against far rail, ridden to lead over 1f out, no extra and headed inside final 110yds, weakened and lost two places towards finish
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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5th¾
in rear, headway over 1f out, keeping on inside final furlong, bit short of room final 110yds, nearest finish (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run inside the final 110yds)
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- The Guardian
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6thhd
prominent in centre of group, no extra inside final furlong, weakened gradually final 110yds
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7thnk
in rear, headway against far rail over 1f out, soon short of room, rallied when in the clear inside final furlong, not pace to challenge
Naps:
- Daily Star Sunday
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8th¾
midfield, some headway over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong
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9thhd
prominent on near side of group, outpaced and lost ground 2f out, rallied inside final furlong, no impression
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10thhd
never better than midfield
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11th1 ¾
alone early, midfield, joined main group before halfway, edged left and weakened from 2f out
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12thnk
midfield, outpaced before halfway, weakened from 2f out
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13thhd
took keen hold, disputed lead, pressed leader before halfway, lost position 2f out, weakened quickly from 1f out
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14thhd
ducked right start, midfield, weakened from 2f out, eased final 110yds
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
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15th1 ¼
in rear throughout
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16th1 ½
slightly awkward start, midfield, weakened from 2f out, eased final 110yds (trainer said, regarding the poor form shown, gelding may have been unsuited by the step up in trip to 6f from 5f)
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17th½
squeezed out start, always behind (jockey said gelding was slightly hampered leaving the stalls)
Tipped by:
- TOPSPEED
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18th1
in rear throughout
Tipped by:
- Liam Headd - LAMBOURN
- POSTDATA
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NR
unsuitable ground
Tipped by:
- Ainsley Turner - RP Ratings
-
NR
unsuitable ground
Tote Returns
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Total Win£4.5
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Exacta£38.8
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Trifecta£224.5