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1 Venturous 33/1
2 Music Society 15/2
3 Blind Beggar 4/1F
14 ran NR: Mokaatil, Typhoon Ten
Distances: shd, 1¾l, nse Time: 1m 12.63s (slow by 3.03s)
Venturous steams home to beat Music Society in a photo finish to win the Sky Bet Dash for David Barron and @connorbeasley9 at @yorkracecourse pic.twitter.com/uitWomDlauhttps://t.co/MHrYOmmLbl via @RacingBetter
— RacingBetter (@RacingBetter) July 25, 2021
David Barron’s eight-year-old Venturous got the better of Music Society to land the £25,000 first prize by a short head, with long-time leader Blind Beggar third.
Venturous was slowly away, but jockey Connor Beasley did not panic and was able to track his way through the field and challenge Music Society in the closing stages.
The winning jockey said: “He’s got stacks of ability – it’s just he’s a monkey in the stalls and likes to get up on his back legs.
“Luckily enough, he went in last – but he was down on all fours when the gates opened.
“He travelled all over them, and it was a case of following the right ones through. I knew the eventual second horse was a big finisher, so I latched on to that one. He took me where I wanted to.
“It was a ding-dong battle from the furlong pole, but he’s very game and determined.
“I had to play a waiting game and play my cards at the right stage. He’s shown there he has bags of ability, and he’s a solid yardstick.”
Sky Bet Dash Handicap
£50,000 added, 3yo plus, 6f, Class 2
14 ran
Going: Good to Firm
1 (12) Venturous 8 9-5 David Barron Connor Beasley 33/1
2 (8) shd Music Society 6 8-10 Tim Easterby Ella McCain 15/2
3 (4) 1¾ Blind Beggar 3 8-2 Richard Fahey Franny Norton 4/1F
4 (2) nse Giogiobbo 8 8-2 Scott Dixon Kieran Schofield 20/1
5 (16) ½ Flying Pursuit 8 8-10 Tim Easterby Duran Fentiman 33/1
6 (14) 1¼ Golden Apollo 7 8-12 Tim Easterby David Allan 15/2
7 (15) 1 Mondammej 4 9-1 Antony Brittain Cam Hardie 7/1
8 (7) ½ George Bowen 9 8-9 Richard Fahey Paul Hanagan 25/1
9 (9) ½ Admirality 7 8-9 Roger Fell Harrison Shaw 11/1
10 (3) ¾ Manigordo 4 8-8 Tim Easterby Lewis Edmunds 14/1
11 (11) nk Muscika 7 8-12 David O'Meara Angus Villiers 16/1
12 (13) ¾ Streamline 4 9-6 Clive Cox David Probert 9/1
13 (6) 2½ Lahore 7 9-10 Phillip Makin Billy Garritty 16/1
14 (1) ½ Gulliver 7 9-8 David O'Meara David Nolan 7/1
NR 7 (5) Typhoon Ten 5 8-12 Richard Hannon NON RUNNER
NR 10 (10) Mokaatil 6 8-10 Ian Williams NON RUNNER
