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Sir Kevin Sinfield 7 In 7 Grand Finale Handicap Stakes (Heritage Handicap)
Class 2, 1m, Flat, 3yo+, £77,310, 14 runners
Winning time 1m 40.20s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Callum Rodriguez · Edward Bethell
✓ Top rated ✓ Course & distance winner ✓ Trainer in form (9/25, 14 days)
Point Lynas heads this 17-runner York mile on a rating seven points clear of his nearest rival Checkandchallenge, and that superiority looks well founded given the consistent level of form he has produced to earn it. Checkandchallenge and Cerulean Bay are the obvious threats, with Bullet Point also of interest on our ratings, but none of them can match Point Lynas on what we know. The selection is Point Lynas.
Result
Oisin Murphy
Andrew Balding
Settled into second early - made smooth progress on the pace-setter from halfway - hit the front 2f out - quickly opened a advantage - kept finding more to the line
Tom Marquand
William Haggas
Held fourth spot early - nudged into third position 2f out - closed on the front pair approaching the last furlong then moved up to second inside the final 110yds - stayed on but unable to reel in the winner
Ray Dawson
Oli Rix
Settled second early - dropped back a spot after the first furlong - flattened out approaching the last furlong before responding to close on the front pack - kept up the effort late to secure third
George Wood
Richard Spencer
Settled towards the back early - driven into contention from over 2f out - closed on the front group approaching the final furlong - kept on to move into fourth close home - flattened out in the closing strides
James Doyle
Hamad Al Jehani
settled in the pack early - driven to close the gap approaching the final furlong - moved into fifth close home - stayed on to the line
Rossa Ryan
Ralph Beckett
Settled towards the back early - urged forward approaching 2f out - made progress under pressure inside the final furlong - stayed on same effort to finish sixth
Dylan Browne McMonagle
William Haggas
mid-pack early - pressed for effort with 2f left - stayed on at one speed inside the closing furlong but unable to challenge
Hector Crouch
Daniel & Claire Kubler
Settled in the pack - made progress 2f out - lost momentum inside final furlong - stayed on same speed to finish eighth
Mark Winn
David O'Meara
Sent straight to the front and opened up a big advantage - margin narrowed with 3f remaining - overtaken 2f out - pushed along inside the final furlong - dropped away close to home finishing ninth
P J McDonald
Edward Bethell
Settled in fifth early - urged into effort over 2f out and again inside final furlong - dropped away quickly - finished well held in 10th
Edward Greatrex
Ian Williams
Held up in the pack - nudged along with slight progress a furlong out - stayed on at the same tempo through the closing stages to finish 11th
Daniel Tudhope
David O'Meara
Held up towards the back - urged into effort with 2f left - stayed on at one speed inside final furlong to finish well held
Saffie Osborne
Ian Williams
Held up at the back of the field - pushed along with 2f left - lost ground inside final furlong - dropped away and finished last
Callum Shepherd
William Knight
Slow into stride and dropped well back - settled towards the back early - stayed within range of the field - found little when pressed 2f out and dropped away - well held at the finish
Non-runners: Mezcala, Point Lynas, Aalto
Racecard
Point Lynas h Tip CD
25 days, Non-runner
7yo, 9-12, OR 108 67-942
J: Callum Rodriguez · T: Edward Bethell
Callum Rodriguez
Edward Bethell 9/25
Second last time out and consistent enough in recent starts, Point Lynas arrives here 25 days fresh, has run over today's trip and going before, and a trainer firing at 38% in the last fortnight boosts his claims, even if he remains winless in his last five.
- Sire
- Iffraaj (GB)
- Dam
- Initially (GB) by Dansili
- Owner
- Julie And David R Martin And Dan Hall
- Foaled
- 14 Mar 2019
- Stable
- Middleham, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 9 wins from 25 runs (36%)
- Trainer running to form
- 62%
- Ratings
- Perf 118, Speed 102
Hector Crouch
Daniel & Claire Kubler 4/18
Arctic Dawn won last time out and has run over today's trip and conditions, giving him solid claims, but carrying 136 lb from stall one and ranking eleventh of seventeen on our rating suggests he faces a stiff ask against stronger company here.
- Sire
- Blue Point (IRE)
- Dam
- Rose Diamond (IRE) by Daylami
- Owner
- Mr Mrs G Middlebrook
- Foaled
- 9 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 18 runs (22%)
- Trainer running to form
- 43%
- Ratings
- Perf 101, Speed 86
Daniel Tudhope
David O'Meara 8/52
Cerulean Bay shaped well when second one start back and has run over today's trip and conditions before, giving him a solid platform from stall nine on a quick turnaround of twelve days; the worry is his latest ninth suggests he can run below that level.
- Sire
- New Bay (GB)
- Dam
- Kathy Sun (IRE) by Intikhab
- Owner
- Nick Cable
- Foaled
- 19 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Upper Helmsley, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 8 wins from 52 runs (15%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 111, Speed 95
Rossa Ryan
Ralph Beckett 8/29
Centigrade arrives on the back of two wins in his last three starts, including a victory last time out, but the 63-day absence is a concern and our rating ranks him near the foot of this field, making it hard to fancy despite his recent winning thread.
- Sire
- Too Darn Hot (GB)
- Dam
- Turko Beach (CAN) by Hard Spun
- Owner
- Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Buzzard
- Foaled
- 14 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Kimpton, Hants
- Trainer last 14 days
- 8 wins from 29 runs (28%)
- Trainer running to form
- 57%
- Ratings
- Perf 96, Speed 89
Oisin Murphy
Andrew Balding 7/56
Won last time out and has run over today's trip and going, giving The Lost King solid claims, though a 40-day break and a patchy recent sequence — unplaced one start back — temper enthusiasm; he carries 132 lb from stall 15.
- Sire
- Kingman (GB)
- Dam
- King Power (GB) by Frankel
- Owner
- King Power Racing Co Ltd
- Foaled
- 26 Jan 2022
- Stable
- Kingsclere, Hants
- Trainer last 14 days
- 7 wins from 56 runs (13%)
- Trainer running to form
- 64%
- Ratings
- Perf 107, Speed 91
Tom Marquand
William Haggas 7/38
Bullet Point ran second last time out and returns quickly on 12 days' rest, having experience of today's trip and conditions, with our rating of 108 suggesting he holds strong claims; the chief risk is a winless recent run of five starts.
- Sire
- Advertise (GB)
- Dam
- Crying Lightening (IRE) by Holy Roman Emperor
- Owner
- The Marathon Partnership
- Foaled
- 30 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 7 wins from 38 runs (18%)
- Trainer running to form
- 60%
- Ratings
- Perf 108, Speed 93
Callum Shepherd
William Knight 0/16
Checkandchallenge brings solid each-way claims after finishing third last time out, and his experience over today's trip and conditions is a genuine asset carrying 129 lb from stall six; the chief concern is that he remains winless in his last five starts.
- Sire
- Fast Company (IRE)
- Dam
- Likeable (GB) by Dalakhani
- Owner
- A Hetherton
- Foaled
- 8 Feb 2019
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 16 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 62%
- Ratings
- Perf 111, Speed 102
James Doyle
Hamad Al Jehani 1/3
Winless in his last four starts, Blue Brother at least shaped with a little promise when fourth one start back, though the eighth last time out is harder to spin; carrying 128 lb from stall five, he has run over today's trip and our rating of 108 offers some encouragement, but he needs to find improvement to force his way into contention.
- Sire
- Intello (GER)
- Dam
- Audacious Girl (FR) by Dabirsim
- Owner
- Wathnan Racing
- Foaled
- 15 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 3 runs (33%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 108, Speed 87
Dylan Browne McMonagle
William Haggas 7/38
Eternal Force won back-to-back races earlier in this sequence but has since finished seventh and second in his last two starts, with a sixth last time out after a 56-day absence; he has run over today's trip and going, though that layoff and the stall-12 draw add a degree of uncertainty.
- Sire
- Dubawi (IRE)
- Dam
- Ghaziyah (GB) by Galileo
- Owner
- Sheikh Juma Dalmook Al Maktoum
- Foaled
- 20 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 7 wins from 38 runs (18%)
- Trainer running to form
- 60%
- Ratings
- Perf 102, Speed 85
William Buick
Jack Channon 1/15
Mezcala showed his quality with a win one start back, but comes here on the back of an unplaced effort and faces a stiff task from stall 17 carrying 128 lb; he has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 105 suggests he holds some claims.
- Sire
- Expert Eye (GB)
- Dam
- Why We Dream (IRE) by Al Kazeem
- Owner
- Jon And Julia Aisbitt
- Foaled
- 17 Feb 2022
- Stable
- West Ilsley, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 15 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 105, Speed 91
George Wood
Richard Spencer 1/13
Hawksbill has run over today's trip and going before but arrives winless in his last six starts, with a fifth one run back the closest he has come to threatening; carrying 123 lb from stall seven, he looks a midfield trader at best.
- Sire
- Kameko (USA)
- Dam
- Like (IRE) by Frankel
- Owner
- Phil Cunningham
- Foaled
- 19 Jan 2022
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 13 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 49%
- Ratings
- Perf 101, Speed 91
Mark Winn
David O'Meara 8/52
Mirsky won in his last six starts but has posted three consecutive modest finishes since, and that string of nines and a seventh makes it hard to fancy him with confidence; he has run over today's trip and going before, and 123 lb from stall 16 rounds out a mixed profile.
- Sire
- Siyouni (FR)
- Dam
- Latice (IRE) by Inchinor
- Owner
- J N Blackburn
- Foaled
- 11 Mar 2019
- Stable
- Upper Helmsley, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 8 wins from 52 runs (15%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 100, Speed 89
Saffie Osborne
Ian Williams 2/36
Winless in his last five starts and ranked well down our figures, Nizam is hard to fancy, though he has run over today's trip and going before and returns after 63 days carrying 122 lb from stall four.
- Sire
- Pinatubo (IRE)
- Dam
- Nausha (GB) by Kingman
- Owner
- Macable Partnership
- Foaled
- 12 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Alvechurch, Worcs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 36 runs (6%)
- Trainer running to form
- 29%
- Ratings
- Perf 98, Speed 84
P J McDonald
Edward Bethell 9/25
Third last time out, and a second the start before, show Yorkshire in fair recent nick, though he remains winless in his last five starts; the trainer's 38% strike rate over the past fortnight is an encouraging angle, and he has run over today's trip and going before.
- Sire
- Harry Angel (IRE)
- Dam
- Totsiyah (IRE) by Dalakhani
- Owner
- Clarendon Thoroughbred Racing
- Foaled
- 13 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Middleham, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 9 wins from 25 runs (36%)
- Trainer running to form
- 62%
- Ratings
- Perf 103, Speed 89
Saffie Osborne
Ian Williams 2/36
Ranked bottom of the field on our figures, Aalto is hard to fancy at the weights, yet he does arrive on the back of a third last time out and a win the start before, and has run over today's trip and going before, offering at least some platform.
- Sire
- Zelzal (FR)
- Dam
- Au Dessus (GB) by Siyouni
- Owner
- Bell Lyons James
- Foaled
- 20 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Alvechurch, Worcs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 36 runs (6%)
- Trainer running to form
- 29%
- Ratings
- Perf 95, Speed 90
Ray Dawson
Oli Rix 0/2
Ranked 13 of 17 on our figures, Spell Master has been beaten into sixth and seventh in his last two starts, making him hard to fancy despite a third before that keeping some hope alive; distance and going experience and a 19-day turnaround offer little extra comfort.
- Sire
- Kameko (USA)
- Dam
- Golden Spell (GB) by Al Kazeem
- Owner
- Blue Chip Bloodstock
- Foaled
- 13 Jan 2022
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 99, Speed 88
Edward Greatrex
Ian Williams 2/36
Winless in his last five starts and ranked fifteenth of seventeen on our figures, The Angel King faces a stiff ask here, though a second last time out at least shows he can threaten the places, and he has experience over today's trip and going.
- Sire
- Dark Angel (IRE)
- Dam
- Khaleesy (IRE) by Galileo
- Owner
- D R Passant
- Foaled
- 8 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Alvechurch, Worcs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 36 runs (6%)
- Trainer running to form
- 29%
- Ratings
- Perf 96, Speed 87
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.