August 26 / 13.50 York

13.50

Good To Firm

Sky Bet And Symphony Group Strensall Stakes (Group 3)

  • Prize money: £96407
  • 1m 0f 177y
  • Class 1
  • 6 runners
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Sky Bet And Symphony Group Strensall Stakes (Group 3)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

1st
4 (2)

10/1 (Won)

  • Win: £7.00
  • Place: £2.10

Form: 2-3811 C

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 7lb

6 yo

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Added to his excellent record over the extended 1m2f here when seeing off his five rivals in a handicap last month; underlined he's in the form of his life right now when following up in a Racing League handicap at Windsor (1m2f again) last week but the higher grade and shorter trip are reasons why he'll probably come up a little short in his hat-trick bid.
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No Results Found

3/1

  • Place: £2.70

Form: -28442

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 7lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Below par in a couple of Listed races at the start of the summer but back on track at the first time of asking for new trainer Karl Burke when going down by only a neck in a Haydock Group 3 (extended 1m2f, good to soft) a fortnight ago, collared in the final strides after travelling strongly and quickening to the front inside the final furlong; this shorter trip looks a help if anything (peak RPR achieved over 1m1f) and he looks the chief threat to Nostrum.
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2nd

2

(3)

26th Aug 2023

Good To Firm

1m 0f 177y

Class 1

13:50 York

El Drama

9st 7lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: K R Burke

Below par in a couple of Listed races at the start of the summer but back on track at the first time of asking for new trainer Karl Burke when going down by only a neck in a Haydock Group 3 (extended 1m2f, good to soft) a fortnight ago, collared in the final strides after travelling strongly and quickening to the front inside the final furlong; this shorter trip looks a help if anything (peak RPR achieved over 1m1f) and he looks the chief threat to Nostrum.

3/1

2nd

3

(3)

12th Aug 2023

Good To Soft

1m 2f 100y

Class 1

15:00 Haydock

El Drama

9st 7lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: K R Burke

took keen hold, prominent, led over 1f out, headed towards finish

12/1

4th

3

(4)

16th Jun 2023

Good To Firm

0m 7f 192y

Class 1

15:35 York

El Drama

9st 9lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Roger Varian

raced in second, pushed along and challenging 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong

11/8

11/1

Form: 1-2072

Last run: 27 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Close second in 1m AW Listed race on reappearance and back on the up when runner-up in another Listed event at Pontefract (1m, good to soft) four weeks ago; has a bit more on his plate at this slightly higher level.
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13th

6

(2)

2nd May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 218y

Class 2

14:40 Thirsk

Flight Plan

9st 3lb

J: Sam James

T: K R Burke

Failed to build on a decent fourth at Lingfield (1m2f) in February when behind Blue Rc at Newcastle (1m) on Good Friday but the fact he made all in this race off 8lb lower last year means a revival can't be discounted, particularly as he's well drawn to attack again; tongue-tied first time.

13/2

8th

9

(5)

3rd Apr 2026

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 2

15:00 Newcastle (AW)

Flight Plan

8st 13lb

J: Sam James

T: K R Burke

Quiet in Dubai in January but he returned to Britain with a good fourth at Lingfield (1m2f) five weeks ago; now 6lb lower than when winning the Thirsk Hunt Cup last May and he has the ability to feature.

25/1

4th

4

(5)

27th Feb 2026

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 2

16:20 Lingfield (AW)

Flight Plan

9st 5lb

J: Sam James

T: K R Burke

Often front runs; below par in three outings at Meydan last month (including dirt) but well treated if a return to Britain sparks a revival having landed last year's Thirsk Hunt Cup off 6lb higher; Tapeta winner at the start of his career.

16/1

Form: 122515 C

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 7lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Developed into a smart performer on AW at the start of this year and showed he's equally as good on turf when bagging a 1m Listed event here (good to firm) in June on final outing for the now-retired Keith Dalgleish; disappointing last of five in a Salisbury Listed race (1m, good) on his recent first outing for this yard; even a return to his best is unlikely to be enough.
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6th

3

16th Aug 2025

Good

2m 0f 47y

Class 4

15:55 Perth

Chichester

11st 4lb

J: Gregor Walkingshaw

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Very smart when at his best on the Flat but doesn't look the force of old and pulled up here in June on handicap debut over hurdles.

20/1

1

8th Jun 2025

Good

2m 0f 47y

Class 5

14:12 Perth

Chichester

11st 12lb

J: Patrick Wadge

T: Lucinda Russell

Makes handicap hurdle debut looking well treated on best Flat form, albeit with recent evidence (including under this code) suggesting he's not the force of old.

6/1

2

15th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 47y

Class 4

14:18 Perth

Chichester

11st 4lb

J: Patrick Wadge

T: Lucinda Russell

Smart at his best on the Flat; made low-key start to hurdling career during the winter but positives can be drawn from his fourth at Musselburgh (1m7f, good to soft) in February and he ought to be better suited by the faster ground here.

7/2

OUR TIP

Form: -01813

Last run: 42 days

W: 9st 7lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Different proposition since blinkered, winning Spring Cup at Newbury (1m, soft) in April and Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot (good) in June; showed he's also capable of smart performances outside handicaps when third in the Group 2 Summer Mile at Ascot (good to soft) on latest start six weeks ago; should be thereabouts for a stable which continues in excellent form.
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5th

3

(1)

26th Aug 2023

Good To Firm

1m 0f 177y

Class 1

13:50 York

Jimi Hendrix

9st 7lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Ralph Beckett

Different proposition since blinkered, winning Spring Cup at Newbury (1m, soft) in April and Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot (good) in June; showed he's also capable of smart performances outside handicaps when third in the Group 2 Summer Mile at Ascot (good to soft) on latest start six weeks ago; should be thereabouts for a stable which continues in excellent form.

9/2

3rd

6

(8)

15th Jul 2023

Good To Firm

0m 7f 213y

Class 1

14:20 Ascot

Jimi Hendrix

9st 3lb

J: Dougie Costello

T: Ralph Beckett

Different proposition since blinkered, winning Spring Cup at Newbury (1m, soft) in April and Royal Hunt Cup over the straight 1m at this course (good) last month; the RPR he achieved when winning here gives him a good chance but big-field races clearly suit and he does need to prove he can produce that level of performance faced with a different scenario.

4/1

1st

9

(7)

21st Jun 2023

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

17:00 Ascot

Jimi Hendrix

9st 5lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Ralph Beckett

Acts on soft and good to firm ground; took really well to first-time blinkers in the Spring Cup at Newbury, scoring readily, and subsequent flop seems to confirm that he's unsuited by the Newmarket Rowley Mile course; may still have more to offer in the blinds and he has Royal Ascot form having finished third in last year's Britannia; one to consider.

16/1

Form: 113-12 BF

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
Third in the Dewhurst on final 2yo start; missed the early part of this season after suffering a setback but looked very smart when comfortably justifying favouritism in a 1m Newmarket Listed race (good to firm) on his reappearance in July; worn down after travelling strongly in the lead for a long way in a 1m Goodwood Group 3 three weeks later, the soft ground possibly blunting his finishing effort; the Newmarket form has been franked by the second/third and he can resume his progress now.
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2nd

4

(2)

28th May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 3

19:45 Sandown

Nostrum

9st 3lb

J: Alistair Rawlinson

T: Michael Appleby

Group 3 runner-up in June 2024; nothing like the same force subsequently but some encouragement can be taken from his stable/seasonal debut in the Victoria Cup at Ascot, where he was soundly beaten overall but was first of seven in the group that raced initially on the far side; he's not ruled out.

12/1

14th

21

(4)

9th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

14:20 Ascot

Nostrum

9st 1lb

J: Alistair Rawlinson

T: Michael Appleby

Very promising early in career for his first stable but broadly hasn't lived up to expectations and his form went markedly awry last term for a second yard; big turnaround is required on debut for his third trainer; dismissed unless the betting speaks positively.

40/1

14th

7

(2)

10th Oct 2025

Good

0m 7f 192y

Class 2

13:30 York

Nostrum

8st 13lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: David O’Meara

Runner-up in Group 3 at Newmarket last June and very well treated on that form; watch the betting, but he was tailed off last September on his final run for Sir Michael Stoute and has struggled for his new stable this season.

33/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £41.10
Straight Forecast £45.89
Trifecta £281.10

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Nostrum

POSTDATA:

El Drama

RP RATINGS:

Nostrum

TOPSPEED:

Nostrum

NEWMARKET:

Nostrum

The Times:

Nostrum

Telegraph:

Nostrum

Daily Mail:

Nostrum

D Express:

Nostrum

Daily Mirror:

Nostrum

The Sun:

Nostrum

The Star:

Nostrum

Daily Record:

Nostrum

The Guardian:

El Drama