13 Oct 2023 17:00 York
Winner: £20,000 (Penalty: £10,800); Distance: 5f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Soft.
Copper Knight - Winning Most Horse At York Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6(8) |   | - | Wen Moon (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 12) | 454522 / 5 | Flat (20) | Jonny Peate | B Haslam Mps Racing, D Shapiro… | 10/3 | |
| in touch with leaders, smooth headway halfway, shaken up to lead over 1f out, ridden and hung left entering final furlong, kept on but edged left towards finish, always doing enough | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9(14) |   | 1 L | Nomadic Empire (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 11) | 655893 / 5 | Flat (34) | Jason Watson | D O'Meara AlMohamediya Racing | 16/1 | |
| towards rear, good headway 2f out, ridden and went second over 1f out, kept on but held by winner final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 11(13) |   | 1¼ L | Shalaa Asker (GB) (colt, bay, 8 10) | 832147 / 7 | Flat (51) | Benoit D L Sayette | A Keatley Mr John Joseph… | 16/1 | |
| in rear, smooth headway halfway, ridden and went third entering final furlong, kept on, nearest finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 12(2) |   | 2¾ L | Dickieburd (GB) (colt, bay, 8 9) | 360168 / 5 | Flat (20) | William Pyle | Craig Lidster Nickbradleyracing45… | 17/2 | |
| towards rear, minor headway 2f out, ridden and no impression from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8(4) |   | 1 L | Never Dark (GB) (colt, bay, 8 12) | 761971 / 8 | Flat (13) | Alex Jary | I Jardine Alison Walker Sarah… | 6/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10(10) |   | 1 L | Copper Knight (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 10) | 113950 / 11 | Flat (34) | D Allan | T D Easterby Ventura Racing… | 14/1 | |
| prominent, ridden and outpaced 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4(9) |   | 1¾ L | Looking For Lynda (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 2) | 734812 / 5 | Flat (17) | S H James | K R Burke Mr D Bardsley | 5/1 | |
| midfield, ridden and made no impression from 2f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 14(5) |   | 1½ L | Count D'orsay (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 5) | 553522 / 9 | Flat (13) | D Fentiman | T D Easterby Ambrose Turnbull… | 16/1 | |
| midfield in touch, ridden and weakened from 2f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 13(6) |   | ½ L | Thunder Star (GB) (filly, bay, 8 9) | 051191 / 5 | Flat (24) | Lewis Edmunds | Jessica Macey Mr M M Foulger | 10/1 | |
| towards rear, headway halfway, weakened from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 7(11) |   | 2¾ L | Strong Johnson (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 12) | 631201 / 9 | Flat (13) | B A Curtis | P T Midgley Taylor's Bloodstock… | 11/1 | |
| towards rear, ridden and outpaced halfway, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 11th | 2(3) |   | ¾ L | Bond Chairman (GB) (colt, brown, 9 9) | 4-13050 / 6 | Flat (20) | Harry Russell | B Smart Bond Thoroughbred… | 33/1 | |
| prominent, lost position and weakened from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 3(7) |   | ½ L | Dakota Gold (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 8) | 1-37000 / 11 | Flat (13) | Connor Beasley | M Dods Doug Graham,ian… | 13/2 | |
| prominent, ridden and dropped to rear 2f out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 5(12) |   | - | Bergerac (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 13) | 4-88000 / 7 | Flat (20) | T Eaves | K A Ryan Mrs Angie Bailey | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
| 1(1) |   | - | Alligator Alley (GB) (colt, bay, 9 10) | 033219 / 8 | Flat (34) | D Nolan | D O'Meara R J H Limited And… | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
