irishracing.com | Race Result York, Sat, 23rd Aug, 2025, Sky Bet Steve Birch Finale Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) of £100,000.00 3-y-o plus

York Result

Sat, 23rd Aug, 2025

Going - Good to Firm-Good in places.

Jackpot Not Won.Pool £11,077.07 carried forward to Goodwood on Sun, 24th Aug. Placepot Pool - £389,235.50 Winning Units - 408.25 Dividend - £696.00. Quadpot Pool - £37,897.00 Winning Units - 961.94 Dividend - £29.10. Place Six Dividend - £949.59. Place Five Dividend - £54.50.

Summary

5.20

Sky Bet Steve Birch Finale Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) of £100,000.00 3-y-o plus(Class 2) 1m. 2f. 56yds.

5.20 1m. 2f. 56yds. (Class 2) 3-y-o plus15 Ran
Sky Bet Steve Birch Finale Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) of £100,000.00 3-y-o plus

1st - £51,540.00, 2nd - £24,170.00, 3rd - £12,090.00, 4th - £6,040.00, 5th - £3,020.00, 6th - £1,510.00 15 Ran

1st

Dain Ma Nut In (IRE) 4, b g 9-0 (Lamont Racing)
(Drawn 8) Rated 88
Phoenix Of Spain (IRE) - Jive Lady (IRE)(Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Breeder - Glenanore Stud

(Morning price: 14/1 12/1 11/1)
(Ring price: 12/1 11/1 10/1 9/1 10/1 11/1) SP 11/1

Lucinda & Scud

D Tudhope

Tote Win £12.00 Place £2.90

led, ridden 2f out, hung left and headed from over 1f out, stayed challenging, led again towards finish

11th Jul, 25 York
1st Flat Hcp Rated 83 This
Race 18th Sep, 25 Ayr
8th Flat Hcp Rated 91

2nd

Per Contra (IRE) 4, b g 8-8 (Ryedale Partners No 3)
(Drawn 6) Rated 82
Footstepsinthesand (GB) - Nonetheless (IRE)(Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Breeder - Mr James Ross Ancell

(Morning price: 15/2 7/1)
(Ring price: 15/2 7/1 15/2 7/1 13/2 11/2 6/1) SP 6/1

Tim Easterby

S De Sousa

Place £3.00

in touch behind leaders, closed over 4f out, challenged over 2f out, hung left from and led over 1f out, hard pressed, headed towards finish

21st Aug, 25 Newcastle
3rd Flat Hcp Rated 82 This
Race 7th Sep, 25 York
7th Flat Hcp Rated 84

3rd

Westridge (FR) 4, b g 9-12 (Mr & Mrs Manchester & N Wrigley)
(Drawn 7)cp⁵ Rated 100
Blue Point (IRE) - Embiyra (IRE)(Tamayuz (GB))
Breeder - Mr Samuel De Barros

(Morning price: 10/3 3/1)
(Ring price: 10/3 3/1 10/3 3/1 10/3 16/5 10/3) SP 10/3fav

John Gosden

R L Moore

Place £1.00

chased leaders, shaken up over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, held by front pair, joined for 3rd post

29th Jul, 25 Goodwood
1st Flat Hcp Rated 92 This
Race 27th Sep, 25 Newmarket
20th Flat Hcp Rated 101

3rd

Dht

Castle Stuart (IRE) 3, b c 8-12 (P D Smith Holdings Ltd)
(Drawn 13) Rated 93
Dubawi (IRE) - Golden Crown(Siyouni (FR))
Breeder - Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum

(Morning price: 40/1 50/1 40/1 33/1 40/1)
(Ring price: 40/1 33/1 28/1) SP 28/1

Richard Fahey

Barry McHugh

Place £3.00

held up rear of mid-division, ridden over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, joined 3rd post

1st Jul, 25 Musselburgh
1st Flat Hcp Rated 86 This
Race 11th Sep, 25 Doncaster
7th Flat Hcp Rated 94

5th

Zain Blue (IRE) 4, b c 8-8 (Mr Asaad Al Banwan)
(Drawn 15)cp⁵ Rated 82
Blue Point (IRE) - Affability (IRE)(Dalakhani (IRE))
Breeder - A. Stroud and J. Hanly

(Morning price: 14/1 16/1)
(Ring price: 16/1 18/1 16/1) SP 16/1

J Butler

Connor Beasley

chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, edged left entering final furlong, no impression but kept on

24th Jul, 25 Yarmouth
13th Flat Hcp Rated 83 This
Race 7th Sep, 25 York
1st Flat Hcp Rated 81

6th

Dark Moon Rising (IRE) 6, b g 8-11 (Mrs Angie Bailey)
(Drawn 9)bl⁺ Rated 85
Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Al Nassa (USA)(Bernardini (USA))
Breeder - Mr N. Al Habtoor

(Morning price: 28/1 22/1 20/1 22/1 20/1 25/1 28/1)
(Ring price: 25/1 28/1 25/1 22/1 25/1 22/1) SP 22/1

Kevin Ryan

Saffie Osborne

held up in rear, switched left over 2f out, soon a bit short of room, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer

26th Jul, 25 York
8th Flat Hcp Rated 87 This
Race 7th Sep, 25 York
3rd Flat Hcp Rated 84

7th

Erzindjan (IRE) 7, b g 9-11 (Mr Mohammed Al Suboosi)
(Drawn 3) Rated 99
Lope De Vega (IRE) - Eshera (IRE)(Oratorio (IRE))
Breeder - His Highness the Aga Khan's Studs S.C.

(Morning price: 11/2 6/1 13/2 8/1)
(Ring price: 8/1 17/2 9/1) SP 9/1

T Kent

Raymond Dawson

held up in mid-division, effort over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never on terms

12th Jul, 25 York
4th Flat Hcp Rated 98 This
Race 27th Sep, 25 Newmarket
4th Flat Hcp Rated 98

8th

Marhaba Ghaiyyath (IRE) 3, b g 9-7 (Mr Jaber Abdullah)
(Drawn 14) Rated 102
Ghaiyyath (IRE) - Zam Zoom (IRE)(Dalakhani (IRE))

(Morning price: 6/1 5/1 9/2 5/1 11/2)
(Ring price: 11/2 6/1 11/2) SP 11/2

Charlie Johnston

Rossa Ryan

held up in rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders

31st Jul, 25 Goodwood
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 95 This
Race 27th Sep, 25 Newmarket
19th Flat Hcp Rated 102

9th

Tony Montana (GB) 5, b g 9-8 (Amo Racing Limited)
(Drawn 12) Rated 96
Kingman (GB) - Mischief Making (USA)(Lemon Drop Kid (USA))
Breeder - Highclere Stud

(Morning price: 18/1 20/1 18/1 20/1)
(Ring price: 20/1 22/1 20/1 22/1 20/1 18/1 20/1 22/1) SP 22/1

Michael Bell

Rowan Scott

not much room start and slow away, in rear, switched left and ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, no impression

29th Jul, 25 Goodwood
10th Flat Hcp Rated 98 This
Race 14th Sep, 25 Curragh
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 94

10th

2.5L

Seagolazo (IRE) 3, gr g 8-12 (Two Plus Three Two Plus Four)
(Drawn 5)ts¹bl⁶ Rated 93
Havana Grey (GB) - Soho Susie (IRE)(Montjeu (IRE))
Breeder - Soho Susie Partnership

(Morning price: 40/1 33/1 40/1 33/1 40/1)
(Ring price: 40/1 33/1) SP 33/1

Hugo Palmer

R Kingscote

held up rear of mid-division, struggling over 2f out

31st Jul, 25 Goodwood
13th Flat Hcp Rated 94 This
Race 6th Sep, 25 Ascot
4th Flat Hcp Rated 91

11th

shd

Classic Encounter (IRE) 4, b g 8-12 (Mr George Waud)
(Drawn 10)cp³ Rated 86
Shamardal (USA) - Zhukova (IRE)(Fastnet Rock (AUS))

(Morning price: 18/1 16/1 18/1)
(Ring price: 18/1 20/1 18/1 20/1 22/1) SP 22/1

George Boughey

W Buick

mid-division, shaken up over 2f out, no headway

11th Jul, 25 York
6th Flat Hcp Rated 87 This
Race 26th Sep, 25 Newmarket
3rd Flat Hcp Rated 84

12th

3.75L

Ron O (GB) 7, ch g 9-1 (Mr Ray Craggs)
(Drawn 2) Rated 89
Toronado (IRE) - Xaloc (IRE)(Shirocco (GER))
Breeder - Mr M. J. Rozenbroek

(Morning price: 22/1 20/1 22/1)
(Ring price: 22/1 25/1 22/1 20/1 18/1 16/1 14/1 12/1) SP 12/1

D Thompson

Jason Hart

in touch in mid-division, effort over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

2nd Aug, 25 Thirsk
5th Flat Hcp Rated 90 This
Race

13th

6.5L

Thunder Wonder (IRE) 3, ch g 8-11 (John Brown & Megan Dennis)
(Drawn 4)cp¹ Rated 92
Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Princess Yaiza (IRE)(Oscar (IRE))

(Morning price: 28/1 33/1 28/1)
(Ring price: 33/1 28/1 25/1) SP 25/1

Charlie Johnston

J Fanning

prominent, lost place from over 2f out, well held from over 1f out

7th Aug, 25 Chelmsford City
7th Flat Hcp Rated 94 This
Race 26th Sep, 25 Newmarket
10th Flat Hcp Rated 90

14th

1.25L

Greek Order (GB) 5, b g 9-9 (Greek Order Partnership)
(Drawn 11) Rated 97
Kingman (GB) - Trojan Queen (USA)(Empire Maker (USA))

(Morning price: 9/2 4/1 9/2)
(Ring price: 4/1 9/2 4/1 9/2 5/1) SP 5/1

Michael Bell

Oisin Murphy

chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out

1st Aug, 25 Goodwood
4th Flat Hcp Rated 97 This
Race 27th Sep, 25 Newmarket
18th Flat Hcp Rated 96

15th

11L

Sir Busker (IRE) 9, b g 9-12 (Kennet Valley Syndicates Xi Racing)
(Drawn 1)cp⁺ Rated 100
Sir Prancealot (IRE) - Street Kitty (IRE)(Tiger Hill (IRE))
Breeder - Ms Ann Foley

(Morning price: 18/1 20/1 18/1 25/1)
(Ring price: 25/1 28/1) SP 28/1

William Knight

Callum Shepherd

held up towards rear, effort over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

29th Jul, 25 Goodwood
15th Flat Hcp Rated 101 This
Race

Off 5.21
Time 2m. 10.71 secs, which is 0.73 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £107.00
Tote Trifecta- £425.00 (8, 15 and 1) £2091.70 (8, 15 and 10)
CSF- £73.11
Tricast- £139.94 (8, 15 and 1) £928.70 (8, 15 and 10) .

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