Race Preview

3:35 York

Saturday 22 August 2026 ·24 runners KTB Selection: Tarriance · 69/100

A 24-runner Flat class 2 contest over 1m5f188y at York (3:35), on Good To Soft going. KTB has scored every runner; the preview below reads the race off those numbers.

How the race shapes up

Two or more habitual front-runners — the pace looks strong and could collapse late, which would favour hold-up horses.

The KTB Fit ranking

  1. 1Tarriance KTB Selection69/100Smart performer who has already won over this trip and at this track.
  2. 2Ascending62/100Useful performer who has shown enough placed form to stay competitive at this level.
  3. 3Opportunity62/100Smart performer with a solid recent record of 9-3112 and strong ratings to match.
  4. 4Epic Poet60/100Smart performer who has run well here on several occasions without winning, most recently finishing second over this trip.
  5. 5Beylerbeyi60/100Useful performer who has won once and been placed twice from three starts at this track.
  6. 6Spinning Wheel60/100Useful performer who arrives in solid form having won two of his last three starts.
  7. 7Poetic Sound59/100Useful performer who showed his best form when winning a 1m5f handicap at the Curragh in May before a creditable third at Leopardstown last time.
  8. 8Klassleader59/100Useful performer who won on his only previous visit to York and has a solid record on good to soft ground.
  9. 9Hopewell Rock58/100Useful performer who arrives in decent nick after a win and a solid third in stronger company.
  10. 10Emit58/100Useful performer who has been consistent rather than progressive this year with a string of placed efforts but no wins.
  11. 11Furthur58/100Smart performer who has run creditably at this track without winning.
  12. 12Dancing In Paris57/100Useful performer who won over this trip earlier in the season and has a solid record on good to soft ground, finishing placed in all four starts.
  13. 13Mr Hollywood57/100Mr Hollywood is a smart performer with a solid recent record that includes a win and placed efforts at a high level.
  14. 14Daiquiri Bay55/100Smart performer who has won both starts this year and looks to have more to come.
  15. 15Circus Of Rome55/100Useful performer who has struggled this season with three poor efforts after a respectable finish in a handicap at the end of last year.
  16. 16Enemy53/100Useful performer who has been largely out of form this season with a recent string of poor efforts.
  17. 17Paradias52/100Smart performer who has been a regular in good races and arrives in solid recent form with a third and a win among his last six starts.
  18. 18Love Me Tender52/100Useful performer on the back of just three career runs.
  19. 19Real Dream51/100Useful performer who has run well here on his better days, finishing third on his most recent visit to York.
  20. 20Square Necker51/100Square Necker is a useful performer who arrives in excellent order after winning two of his last three starts.
  21. 21Stressfree50/100Stressfree is a useful performer who has been placed three times from six runs at York without winning.
  22. 22Paddy The Squire49/100Useful performer who has run three times at York without winning but has placed once.
  23. 23Align The Stars49/100Useful performer who has run well here once, finishing second on his latest visit to the track.
  24. 24Burdett Road47/100Useful performer who has been largely out of form this year with a string of modest efforts.

The contenders

Tarriance KTB Fit 69/100

Form 7-3854 · Andrew Balding · Colin Keane

Smart performer who has already won over this trip and at this track. Recent form has been a bit patchy yet the ratings still back him up strongly and the yard's solid record here adds confidence. Unproven on good to soft ground remains the main question mark.

Ascending KTB Fit 62/100

Form 26-706 · Henry De Bromhead · Oisin Orr

Useful performer who has shown enough placed form to stay competitive at this level. Has already placed over today's trip and on good to soft ground, though the step up from 1m4f asks a fresh question. Only one run at York and the trainer's small sample here make the track element hard to weigh up.

Opportunity KTB Fit 62/100

Form 9-3112 · William Haggas · James Doyle

Smart performer with a solid recent record of 9-3112 and strong ratings to match. Haggas has an 18% strike rate from 776 runs at York while Doyle is a regular rider for the yard. Steps up in trip on ground it has never tried, with the first run at this track also an unknown.

Epic Poet KTB Fit 60/100

Form 553465 · David O'Meara · Daniel Tudhope

Smart performer who has run well here on several occasions without winning, most recently finishing second over this trip. Consistent on good to soft ground with a solid strike rate and placed efforts at this distance. Trainer's modest record at the track is a slight negative against strong course connections.

Beylerbeyi KTB Fit 60/100

Form 236084 · Ian Williams · Clifford Lee

Useful performer who has won once and been placed twice from three starts at this track. He has shown fair form on good to soft ground with two wins and four places from seven runs while his placed effort at this trip adds some encouragement. Ian Williams has a solid 9 percent strike rate from 208 runs here and Clifford Lee takes the ride.

The rest of the field

Spinning WheelKTB Fit 60/100

Useful performer who arrives in solid form having won two of his last three starts.

Poetic SoundKTB Fit 59/100

Useful performer who showed his best form when winning a 1m5f handicap at the Curragh in May before a creditable third at Leopardstown last time.

KlassleaderKTB Fit 59/100

Useful performer who won on his only previous visit to York and has a solid record on good to soft ground.

Hopewell RockKTB Fit 58/100

Useful performer who arrives in decent nick after a win and a solid third in stronger company.

EmitKTB Fit 58/100

Useful performer who has been consistent rather than progressive this year with a string of placed efforts but no wins.

FurthurKTB Fit 58/100

Smart performer who has run creditably at this track without winning.

Dancing In ParisKTB Fit 57/100

Useful performer who won over this trip earlier in the season and has a solid record on good to soft ground, finishing placed in all four starts.

Mr HollywoodKTB Fit 57/100

Mr Hollywood is a smart performer with a solid recent record that includes a win and placed efforts at a high level.

Daiquiri BayKTB Fit 55/100

Smart performer who has won both starts this year and looks to have more to come.

Circus Of RomeKTB Fit 55/100

Useful performer who has struggled this season with three poor efforts after a respectable finish in a handicap at the end of last year.

EnemyKTB Fit 53/100

Useful performer who has been largely out of form this season with a recent string of poor efforts.

ParadiasKTB Fit 52/100

Smart performer who has been a regular in good races and arrives in solid recent form with a third and a win among his last six starts.

Love Me TenderKTB Fit 52/100

Useful performer on the back of just three career runs.

Real DreamKTB Fit 51/100

Useful performer who has run well here on his better days, finishing third on his most recent visit to York.

Square NeckerKTB Fit 51/100

Square Necker is a useful performer who arrives in excellent order after winning two of his last three starts.

StressfreeKTB Fit 50/100

Stressfree is a useful performer who has been placed three times from six runs at York without winning.

Paddy The SquireKTB Fit 49/100

Useful performer who has run three times at York without winning but has placed once.

Align The StarsKTB Fit 49/100

Useful performer who has run well here once, finishing second on his latest visit to the track.

Burdett RoadKTB Fit 47/100

Useful performer who has been largely out of form this year with a string of modest efforts.

KTB verdict

KTB's top-rated runner is Tarriance on a Fit Score of 69/100. On our numbers the main dangers are Ascending and Opportunity.

KTB Selection Tarriance

Questions about this race

Which runner does KTB rate highest in the 3:35 at York?

Tarriance tops the KTB Fit ranking for this race on a score of 69/100.

How many runners are in this race?

24 runners are declared (non-runners excluded).

What is the going for the 3:35 at York?

The going is described as Good To Soft.

What distance is this race run over?

It is run over 1m5f188y.

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