Knights Solicitors Handicap – York

York

14:45

Knights Solicitors Handicap

Date 2024-05-17

Distance 1m2f56y

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £25,770

Winning Time 2m 9.24s (slow by 0.94s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Botanical (IRE) James Doyle · Roger Varian	5/2F	Won
2nd	King's Code (GB) Oisin Murphy · David Evans	14/1	3
3rd	Reach (IRE) Joanna Mason · Michael & David Easterby	17/2	1.75
4th	Qitaal (GB) Connor Beasley · Charlie Johnston	11/1	0.05
5th	Theme Park (GB) Rowan Scott · Nigel Tinkler	28/1	.5
6th	Epic Poet (IRE) Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	18/1	0.3
7th	Loyal Touch (IRE) Jason Hart · Charlie Johnston	6/1	0.2
8th	Majestic (IRE) George Bass · Jack Channon	9/1	1.5
9th	Andaleep (IRE) William Buick · Daniel & Claire Kubler	12/1	1
10th	Theoryofeverything (GB) Jason Watson · David O'Meara	7/1	3
11th	Stressfree (FR) Hollie Doyle · David O'Meara	18/1	.75
12th	Qaasid (IRE) David Egan · Julie Camacho	28/1	2.25
13th	Barley (IRE) J F Egan · Tim Easterby	40/1	1.5
14th	Lord Protector (GER) James Sullivan · Ruth Carr	80/1	1
15th	Kitsune Power (IRE) Duran Fentiman · Tim Easterby	80/1	0.3
16th	Eilean Dubh (IRE) Clifford Lee · K R Burke	16/1	1

Runners (16)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2 (2)	Botanical Bay J:James Doyle T:Roger Varian	J:James Doyle T:Roger Varian	134	—	21231-	97	117	82	228d	—	—	+15	37	0.63/1	5/2 29%
10lb higher now but put up a striking display at Hamilton (1m1f, soft) on final 3yo outing
12 (3)	Loyal Touch Bay J:Jason Hart T:Charlie Johnston	J:Jason Hart T:Charlie Johnston	122	—	6-8122	85	112	88	8d	—	—	+1	11.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Good front-running AW form was carried over to turf when second at Chester last week
4 (4)	Theoryofeverything Grey J:Jason Watson T:David O'Meara	J:Jason Watson T:David O'Meara	129	—	383-45	92	110	84	13d	—	—	+4	12.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Promising return at Newmarket for new yard; failed to live up to that at same track latest
9 (13)	Reach Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Joanna Mason T:Michael & David Easterby	124	—	41181-	87	110	91	266d	—	—	+21	29.5	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Something to prove today back from a break but C&D win in August suggested better still
6 (7)	Majestic Bay J:George Bass(3) T:Jack Channon	J:George Bass(3) T:Jack Channon	128	—	044-54	91	111	89	13d	—	—	+4	12.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Close 4th in this last year; solid efforts this term and must be in each-way calculations
11 (6)	Qitaal Chestnut J:Connor Beasley T:Charlie Johnston	J:Connor Beasley T:Charlie Johnston	122	—	/6/162	85	109	80	13d	—	—	+4	10.5	2.75/1	11/1 8%
687 days off before Doncaster win in March; also 1m2f on soft when neck 2nd last time
7 (12)	Andaleep Bay J:William Buick T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	J:William Buick T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	128	t	715133	91	112	92	49d	—	—	+18	24	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Reliable and well treated if he's back to his peak, which was a C&D win last July
5 (1)	King's Code Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:David Evans	J:Oisin Murphy T:David Evans	128	v	311477	91	109	84	13d	—	—	+12	16.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
7th of 13 at Newmarket (first visor) 13 days ago suggests he is not on a great turf mark
8 (5)	Eilean Dubh Bay J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	126	v	800-96	89	111	82	13d	—	—	+7	11	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Step back in the right direction 13 days ago; however, he's unraced over this far
10 (11)	Stressfree Chestnut J:Hollie Doyle T:David O'Meara	J:Hollie Doyle T:David O'Meara	123	p	421-24	86	112	51	29d	—	—	+6	10.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Cheekpieces (worn on all French starts) return; player on Doncaster form two starts ago
1 (10)	Epic Poet Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	135	—	2/670-	98	104	81	230d	—	—	+13	16.4	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Well beaten for the Meades last year; 48,000gns buy in October and well in on 2022 form
14 (8)	Theme Park Bay J:Rowan Scott T:Nigel Tinkler	J:Rowan Scott T:Nigel Tinkler	120	—	6726-0	83	113	100	14d	—	—	+6	9	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Well held over 7f on return two weeks ago but could be a lot more interesting this time
16 (14)	Barley Bay J:J F Egan T:Tim Easterby	J:J F Egan T:Tim Easterby	116	p	0626-3	79	108	84	15d	—	—	+9	10.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
No win since April 2022; chance on 1m2f second on AW in November; cheekpieces are enlisted
13 (16)	Qaasid Bay J:David Egan T:Julie Camacho	J:David Egan T:Julie Camacho	121	v	-00801	84	109	100	27d	—	—	+17	19.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Won 18-runner race at Newbury (1m2f, good to soft) four weeks ago; back up 6lb
15 (15)	Kitsune Power Bay J:Duran Fentiman T:Tim Easterby	J:Duran Fentiman T:Tim Easterby	116	b	0705-8	79	110	79	29d	—	—	+6	7.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Generally struggled last year and tailed off for new yard at Ripon (heavy) four weeks ago
3 (9)	Lord Protector b/br J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	130	—	1600-8	93	108	102	25d	—	—	+10	11.1	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Beaten 30l on return after wind surgery; 1lb lower than for win (1m2f, good) last July

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Botanical	5/2	5/2	5/2
Loyal Touch	13/2	13/2	13/2
Theoryofeverything	8/1	8/1	8/1
Reach	17/2	17/2	17/2
Majestic	8/1	8/1	8/1
Qitaal	11/1	11/1	11/1
Andaleep	12/1	12/1	12/1
King's Code	14/1	14/1	14/1
Eilean Dubh	16/1	16/1	16/1
Stressfree	16/1	16/1	16/1
Epic Poet	22/1	22/1	22/1
Theme Park	25/1	25/1	25/1
Barley	33/1	33/1	33/1
Qaasid	33/1	33/1	33/1
Kitsune Power	66/1	66/1	66/1
Lord Protector	66/1	66/1	66/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Botanical

OR: 11.8 Form: 18.6 Odds: 6.7

5/2

2nd

Reach

29.5

OR: 9.3 Form: 18 Odds: 2.2

17/2

3rd

Andaleep

OR: 10.3 Form: 12.1 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Qaasid

19.1

OR: 8.5 Form: 10 Odds: 0.6

33/1

King's Code

16.6

OR: 10.3 Form: 5 Odds: 1.4

14/1

Epic Poet

16.4

OR: 12 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.9

22/1

Theoryofeverything

12.9

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

8/1

Majestic

12.6

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

8/1

Loyal Touch

11.6

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

13/2

Lord Protector

11.1

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

66/1

Eilean Dubh

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Barley

10.8

OR: 7.3 Form: 3 Odds: 0.6

33/1

Qitaal

10.5

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

11/1

Stressfree

10.2

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Theme Park

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

25/1

Kitsune Power

7.6

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Epic Poet	98	104	81
Botanical	97	117	82
Lord Protector	93	108	102
Theoryofeverything	92	110	84
Majestic	91	111	89
Andaleep	91	112	92
King's Code	91	109	84
Eilean Dubh	89	111	82
Reach	87	110	91
Stressfree	86	112	51
Loyal Touch	85	112	88
Qitaal	85	109	80
Qaasid	84	109	100
Theme Park	83	113	100
Barley	79	108	84
Kitsune Power	79	110	79

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Loyal Touch	8d ago	Quick return
Theoryofeverything	13d ago	Quick return
Majestic	13d ago	Quick return
Qitaal	13d ago	Quick return
King's Code	13d ago	Quick return
Eilean Dubh	13d ago	Quick return
Theme Park	14d ago	Fit
Barley	15d ago	Fit
Lord Protector	25d ago	Fit
Qaasid	27d ago	Fit
Stressfree	29d ago	Fit
Kitsune Power	29d ago	Fit
Andaleep	49d ago	Fresh
Botanical	228d ago	Long break
Epic Poet	230d ago	Long break
Reach	266d ago	Long break