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Sky Bet Steve Birch Finale Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)

York · Sat 23rd Aug 2025 · 16:20

📏 1m2½f 🏷️ Class Class 2 🌿 Good To Firm 🏟️ Turf 🐎 Flat

2nd

Per Contra

6/1

Silvestre De Sousa

1st

Dain Ma Nut In (IRE)

11/1

Daniel Tudhope

3rd

Castle Stuart

28/1

Barry McHugh

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Class

Class 2

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Distance

1m2½f

🌿

Going

Good To Firm

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Surface

Turf

🐎

Runners

🔖

Type

Flat

Pos	Horse / Form	Age/Wgt	Jockey / Trainer	OR	Odds
🥉 3rd	Westridge (FR) Form: –	4y lbs	Ryan Moore John & Thady Gosden	–	100/30F
🥉 3rd	Castle Stuart Form: –	3y lbs	Barry McHugh Richard Fahey	–	28/1
11	Classic Encounter Form: –	4y lbs	William Buick George Boughey	–	22/1
6	Dark Moon Rising Form: –	6y lbs	Saffie Osborne Kevin Ryan	–	22/1
13	Thunder Wonder Form: –	3y lbs	Joe Fanning Charlie Johnston	–	25/1
5	Zain Blue (IRE) Form: –	4y lbs	Connor Beasley John Butler	–	16/1
🥈 2nd	Per Contra Form: –	4y lbs	Silvestre De Sousa Tim Easterby	–	6/1
15	Sir Busker (IRE) Form: –	9y lbs	Callum Shepherd William Knight	–	28/1
7	Erzindjan Form: –	7y lbs	Ray Dawson T J Kent	–	9/1
14	Greek Order Form: –	5y lbs	Oisin Murphy Michael Bell	–	5/1
9	Tony Montana Form: –	5y lbs	Rowan Scott Michael Bell	–	22/1
8	Marhaba Ghaiyyath Form: –	3y lbs	Rossa Ryan Charlie Johnston	–	11/2
12	Ron O Form: –	7y lbs	Jason Hart David Thompson	–	12/1
🥇 1st	Dain Ma Nut In (IRE) Form: –	4y lbs	Daniel Tudhope Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	–	11/1
10	Seagolazo Form: –	3y lbs	Richard Kingscote Hugo Palmer	–	33/1

Today's NAP of The Day

17:00 Newton AbbotPU

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Westerton

J : Lewis Stones(3)

T : Jennie Candlish

17:00

Age: 6

Form: 559/82

Weight: 165 lbs

OR:

Bryan Rogers NAP of the Day

The biggest field of the day and one of the more competitive races on the card. Westerton could still be ahead of the handicapper and looks capable of defying his current mark. He is one of the stronger selections on the card and earns Free Nap status. Marhaba The Champ is respected and rates the main danger.

19:10 RiponFinished 3rd

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Barley

J : David Allan

T : Tim Easterby

19:10

Age: 7

Form: 7-8062

Weight: 131 lbs

OR:

ChatGPT Nap of the Day.

Barley was once rated 89 and has now tumbled down the handicap to a mark of 66. I do think Tim Easterby\'s horse is running back into form. On his penultimate start, he was travelling well before fitness appeared to catch him out late on, but he backed that up with an excellent run at Hamilton at the end of May when beaten only a shoulder by a horse that finished like a steam train.

He runs off the same mark today and returns to Ripon, a track he clearly enjoys. At the time of writing, rain is falling at Ripon and could continue throughout the day. That may play right into Barley\'s hands, as he has proven form on good to soft ground. He ran here three times last season and finished second on all three occasions, including defeats by just a length on soft ground and short-head margins on similar going.

With conditions likely to suit, course form in the book, and signs that he\'s returning to his best, Barley looks to have a great chance in a race where several rivals may not appreciate testing ground.

Today\'s FREE Nap is Barley at 11/4.