Istanbul Sunday

[my miss storm cat]

Okay so does Mullins Bay run here or in the Irish Champion?

(This is really a nice little field...)


York - Wednesday 5 September
Going: Good to Firm

15:35
8 Run Turftv Strensall Stakes (group 3)
Class 1, £50000.00 added, 3yo plus, £29635.00 penalty 1m 208y

1(6) 6110-41 Echo of Light Saeed bin Suroor 5 9 8 L Dettori
2(8) 127S22 Formal Decree (GER) Saeed bin Suroor 4 9 8 K McEvoy
3(1) 163565 Kandidate C E Brittain 5 9 8 R L Moore
4(3) 012416 Charlie Tokyo (IRE) R A Fahey 4 9 4 P Hanagan
5(7) 162/2-23 Mullins Bay M F De Kock 6 9 4 J Murtagh
6(4) 0-20128 Royal Oath (USA) J H M Gosden 4 9 4 J Fortune
7(5) 010501 Halicarnassus (IRE) M R Channon 3 9 2 T P O'Shea
8(2) 220246 Flying Clarets (IRE) R A Fahey 4 9 1 K Darley


Betting Forecast: 7/2 Echo of Light, 4/1 Royal Oath (USA), Halicarnassus (IRE), 5/1 Formal Decree (GER), 7/1 Mullins Bay, 8/1 Kandidate, 10/1 Charlie Tokyo (IRE), 33/1 Flying Clarets (IRE)


FORMWATCH
ECHO OF LIGHT (8-9) Made all, pushed along over 1f out, just held on, won at Deauville 1m 2f Grp 3 (1) in Aug beating Atlantic Air (9-1) by a shd, 13 ran.
FORMAL DECREE (GER) 9-4 (9-7) Steadied at start, held up, headway 2f out, driven to lead over 1f out, edged right and headed inside final furlong, no extra close home, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Halicarnassus (8-7) at Haydock 1m 3f Grp 3 (1) gf in Aug.
KANDIDATE 8-1 (9-7) Held up, ridden over 3f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Halicarnassus (8-7) at Haydock 1m 3f Grp 3 (1) gf in Aug.
CHARLIE TOKYO (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Towards rear, ridden along over 3f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 5l behind Stage Gift (9-2) at York 1m 2f Grp 2 (1) hvy in Jul.
MULLINS BAY (9-0) Tracked leaders, effort 2f out, no impression, 3rd of 14, 4l behind Spring At Last (9-0) at Nad Al Sheba 1m Grp 2 (1) std in Mar.
ROYAL OATH (USA) 11-2 (9-2) Held up in mid-division, keeping on one pace under pressure when not clear run briefly over 1f out, 8th of 13, 4l behind Tariq (8-9) at Goodwood 7f Grp 2 (1) gd in Jul.
HALICARNASSUS (IRE) 9-1 (8-7) Held up in rear, switched right and headway over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, edged left and kept on, won at Haydock 1m 3f Grp 3 (1) gf in Aug beating Formal Decree (9-7) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
FLYING CLARETS (IRE) 8-1 (9-11) Tracked leader, led after 2f, ridden and headed 3f out, remained close up, kept on same pace final furlong, 6th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Samira Gold (9-5) at Goodwood 1m 2f lst fll hcp (1) gd in Aug.