Full Result 4.05 York | 10 July 2021

John Smith's Cup Handicap

(Class 2) (3yo+) (1m2f56yds) 1m2½f Good

1st £64,425 2nd £30,212.50 3rd £15,112.50 4th £7,550 5th £3,775 6th £1,887.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	13. Johnny Drama (IRE) 22/1 Joshua Bryan Andrew Balding	Joshua Bryan Andrew Balding	6	813 t	98	56	105	–
b g Lilbourne Lad (IRE) - Quelle Histoire (IRE) (Whipper)
Took keen hold, prominent on inner, shaken up over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led and hard pressed final 110yds, ran on well, gamely (op 16/1)

2⁽³⁾ hd	17. Cockalorum (IRE) 40/1 Rowan Scott Roger Fell	Rowan Scott Roger Fell	6	810	95	52	101	–
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - Opinionated (IRE) (Dubai Destination)
Led at steady pace, ridden and increased tempo over 3f out, joined over 1f out, headed but every chance final 110yds, kept on well, just held (op 50/1 tchd 33/1)

3⁽¹⁰⁾ nse [¼]	22. Irish Homie (IRE) 14/1 Thore Hammer Hansen ³ Jedd O'Keeffe	Thore Hammer Hansen ³ Jedd O'Keeffe	4	83	91	47	97	–
b g Sir Percy - Sliabh Luachra (IRE) (High Chaparral)
Took keen hold, towards rear, steady headway 3f out, close up when ridden and edged left over 1f out, every chance final 110yds, kept on well, just held (op 18/1)

4⁽¹⁹⁾ 2 [2¼]	14. Dawaam (USA) 14/1 Jim Crowley Owen Burrows	Jim Crowley Owen Burrows	5	812 p	97	49	101	–
b g Kitten's Joy (USA) - Nereid (USA) (Rock Hard Ten)
Took keen hold, held up in rear, steady headway going easily when switched left over 2f out, shaken up when not clear run and switched left over 1f out, ridden and went fourth final 110yds, kept on, not reach leaders (op 10/1)

5⁽¹⁸⁾ shd [2¼]	19. Fishable 18/1 David Allan Tim Easterby	David Allan Tim Easterby	4	810 tp	95	46	97	–
b g Dutch Art - Sweet Stream (ITY) (Shantou)
Raced wide early, in touch with leaders, headway and went second after 3f, ridden and lost second but close up over 2f out, held but kept on final 110yds (op 16/1)

6⁽⁹⁾ 2 [4¼]	9. Hartswood 40/1 Connor Murtagh ³ Richard Fahey	Connor Murtagh ³ Richard Fahey	4	811 5	99	46	97	–
b g Garswood - Nihal (IRE) (Singspiel)
Took keen hold, midfield, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, rallied inside final furlong, kept on final 110yds, not pace to challenge

7⁽²²⁾ nk [4¾]	6. Aaddeey (IRE) 15/2 Mark Crehan ³ Simon & Ed Crisford	Mark Crehan ³ Simon & Ed Crisford	4	812	100	46	97	–
b g New Approach (IRE) - Feedyah (USA) (Street Cry)
Held up in rear, shaken up but still plenty to do over 3f out, ridden 2f out, soon edged left and against far rail, kept on well final 110yds, nearest finish (op 9/1)

8⁽⁵⁾ ½ [5¼]	12. Winter Reprise (FR) 20/1 Jason Watson David Menuisier	Jason Watson David Menuisier	4	813	98	43	94	–
b g Intello (GER) - Winter Fashion (FR) (Kendor)
Took keen hold, midfield, steady headway on far side of group and prominent over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened gradually final 110yds (op 28/1)

9⁽¹³⁾ ½ [5¾]	20. Good Birthday (IRE) 33/1 Callum Hutchinson ⁷ Andrew Balding	Callum Hutchinson ⁷ Andrew Balding	5	80 v	92	36	87	–
b g Dabirsim (FR) - Chica Loca (FR) (American Post)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders on outer, headway and close up after 4f, every chance going easily on near side of group over 2f out, soon pushed along, ridden and edged left over 1f out, edged right and weakened inside final furlong (tchd 28/1)

10⁽²⁾ hd [5¾]	4. Victory Chime (IRE) 40/1 Hector Crouch Ralph Beckett	Hector Crouch Ralph Beckett	6	93	102	45	97	–
b g Campanologist (USA) - Patuca (Teofilo)
Prominent, pushed along 3f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, soon weakened (tchd 33/1)

11⁽¹¹⁾ nk [6¼]	8. Lucander (IRE) 10/1 Laura Pearson ⁵ Ralph Beckett	Laura Pearson ⁵ Ralph Beckett	4	89	99	41	93	–
b g Footstepsinthesand - Lady Sefton (Oratorio)
Took keen hold, midfield, clipped heels and stumbled after 2f, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, ridden and no impression from 2f out (op 11/1 tchd 9/1)

12⁽¹⁴⁾ nk [6½]	11. Astro King (IRE) 4/1J P J McDonald Sir Michael Stoute	P J McDonald Sir Michael Stoute	4	813	98	39	92	–
b c Kingman - Astroglia (USA) (Montjeu)
In touch with leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakening when edged left over 1f out (op 9/2 tchd 4/1)

13⁽⁶⁾ 1 [7½]	7. Ascension 14/1 Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian	Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian	4	91	100	39	92	–
gr g Dark Angel (IRE) - Making Eyes (IRE) (Dansili)
Slowly away, towards rear, steady headway going easily on far side of group over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 16/1 tchd 18/1)

14⁽⁷⁾ 1½ [9]	3. What's The Story 20/1 Callum Rodriguez Keith Dalgleish	Callum Rodriguez Keith Dalgleish	7	96 p	105	41	94	–
b g Harbour Watch (IRE) - Spring Fashion (IRE) (Galileo)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, ridden and lost position over 2f out, beaten over 1f out (op 25/1)

15⁽¹⁶⁾ ½ [9½]	10. Nicholas T 20/1 Ben Robinson Jim Goldie	Ben Robinson Jim Goldie	9	90 8 h	99	34	87	–
b g Rail Link - Thorntoun Piccolo (Groom Dancer)
Dwelt start, held up in rear, ridden and edged left over 2f out, never dangerous (op 10/1 tchd 25/1)

16⁽¹²⁾ 7½ [17]	5. Sky Defender 66/1 Connor Beasley Mark Johnston	Connor Beasley Mark Johnston	5	93	102	22	75	–
b h Farhh - Al Mahmeyah (Teofilo)
Midfield, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, ridden and struggling on near side of group from over 2f out (op 40/1)

17⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [17¾]	15. Dark Pine (IRE) 33/1 Cameron Noble ³ David Loughnane	Cameron Noble ³ David Loughnane	4	89 b	97	15	68	–
b g Dandy Man (IRE) - Suitably Discreet (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Dwelt start, held up in rear, pushed along on near side of group over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never on terms (op 22/1)

18⁽²⁰⁾ nk [18]	2. Al Zaraqaan 18/1 Paul Hanagan William Haggas	Paul Hanagan William Haggas	4	98 p¹	107	24	78	–
br g Golden Horn - Asheerah (Shamardal)
Pulled hard, close up on outer, lost position and pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened (op 28/1)

19⁽⁸⁾ 11 [29]	18. Bright Start (USA) 18/1 Pat Cosgrave Saeed bin Suroor	Pat Cosgrave Saeed bin Suroor	4	810 p	95	–	44	–
b g Medaglia d'Oro (USA) - Blue Petrel (USA) (Distorted Humor)
Took keen hold, tracked leader, lost second but close up after 3f, ridden and lost position over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the gelding's apparent poor performance) (op 14/1 tchd 20/1)

PU⁽²⁴⁾	16. Surrey Pride (IRE) 4/1J Paul Mulrennan Joseph Tuite	Paul Mulrennan Joseph Tuite	4	811	96	–	–	–
b c Lope De Vega (IRE) - La Conquerante (Hurricane Run)
Raced wide early, held up in rear, pushed along and outpaced when jockey looked down to see if something was amiss over 3f out, pulled up over 2f out, fatally injured (op 9/2)

20 ran Off time: 4:07:34 Winning time: 2m 11.82s (slow by 3.62s) Total SP: 130%
Non-runners: Data Protection (self certificate), Palavecino (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: King Power Racing Co Ltd (Johnny Drama) 1st breeder: Knocktoran Stud & Maura Purcell
2nd owner: K Hardy & R Fell (Cockalorum)
3rd owner: Quantum (Irish Homie)
Tote win: £23.70 PL: £3.70 £7.70 £4.70 Ex: £1,140.60 CSF: £704.53 Tricast: £12,048.36 Trifecta: £4,748.40
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-7] 57 (22%) M [8-13] 42 (21%) H [14-24] 51 (57%)

4:05 York 10 Jul 2021

John Smith's Cup Handicap