UK / IRE Saturday

Brilliant racing again from YORK including the ebor

Very tough race for the favourites so looking for a possible lurker but i`m not sure there is one today ?

A line through yesterdays winner Dynamite Max must give Quick Jack a big chance even though the line was over jumps

Mahsoob is quality if produces that run of 3months ago at york, race over..

Really like Steady Pace in Gimcrack, extra furlong should suit him, although held by King Of Rooks, shalaa run and form working out well..

Learn, S A commentators.. That was great commentary, with an unforced witty pun for the winner. Murphy lays down the law on Litigent... Great stuff!

R7 Newton Abbot Easily Pleased. Won over C & D last time and that will have boosted his confidence after several placed efforts. Won't mind the softening ground (some of his rivals might mind it, though) and can go in again at around 5/2 in what is now a weakish race with all the non-runners.

LITIGANT bravely held off his rivals to land a 33-1 shock in the Betfred Ebor on his first start for 491 days.

It was a great training performance from Joseph Tuite to bring the seven-year-old back for this £275,000 handicap on his debut for the yard.

Litigant was always tracking the pace set by John Reel and Fields Of Athenry under Donnacha O'Brien before the 7-1 chance was sent on five furlongs from home.

Oisin Murphy crept forward on Litigant, who hit the front in the last couple of furlongs, as Jack Kennedy was finishing fast on Wicklow Brave.

Litigant held on by a length and a half from 9-1 shot Wicklow Brave, with Suegioo third at 40-1 and Toe The Line fourth at 25-1.

Dream come true

Tuite said: "You hope, you dream, you're going to come and do this but after nearly 500 days off the track it's hard.

"George Baker rode work on him in May and told me to plan for the Ebor. We gave him a little break in the summer and then got him as right as we could.

"Every day for the last two months has been about the Ebor but he is a very delicate horse. He has only had seven runs in the seven years of his life. A lot of work has got into this and for it to pay off is superb."


Had a chance

Willie Mullins, trainer of the second, said: "I am very pleased with Wicklow Brave. We had our chance and we have no excuses. He ran a cracker and we will go home and think about a plan.

"It is a tremendous training performance with the winner after nearly 500 days. Frankie (Dettori)said that racing has taken its toll on Clondaw Warrior, he got tired."

Martin Harley, rider of Suegioo added: "He ran an absolute cracker, I thought he was going to win a furlong down as he does his best work at the end and they went a strong gallop.

"A bit softer ground would have suited him but he lost nothing in defeat."