5:20 York
A 22-runner Flat class 2 contest over 1m2f56y at York (5:20), 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
- 1Erzindjan KTB Selection68/100Useful performer who has run three times here without winning but has shown enough to be competitive.
- 2Dain Ma Nut In68/100Useful performer who has won two of three starts here and knows how to handle this track.
- 3Raammee66/100Raammee is a useful performer who has won both starts at this trip including a victory here on his only previous visit to York.
- 4Thunder Run65/100Useful performer who has won twice at this track from five runs and also has a win at today's trip on his record.
- 5Accredit65/100Useful performer who won two of his three starts last season and has the right connections for a step up in class.
- 6Diego El Queso63/100Useful performer who arrives in solid form with a recent win at today's trip.
- 7King's Code58/100Useful performer who has shown his best at this trip, winning four times from 21 attempts.
- 8Al Aali57/100Al Aali is a useful performer who arrives in decent nick after two wins in his last three starts and has already shown he handles this trip.
- 9Have Secret56/100Useful performer who has run nine times here without winning yet has placed on three occasions including a solid third.
- 10Parole d'Oro55/100Useful performer who has run well at this track before, finishing second here on his only visit.
- 11Mr Swivell54/100Useful performer who has run well at this track once before when second over a mile.
- 12Bourbon Blues54/100Useful sort who has shown enough in better company to suggest he can be competitive here.
- 13Dhahabi52/100Useful performer on his day but has been out of form for some time and arrives with a recent record of 00-00.
- 14Castle Stuart48/100Useful performer who has run well here on several occasions, finishing placed three times from five visits without winning.
- 15Nepal48/100Nepal is a fair performer who has won once over today's trip from six attempts and showed he handles good to soft ground when placed on his only run on it.
- 16Double Parked47/100Double Parked is a fair performer who has won once from four runs at York and looks well suited by good to soft ground having scored once and placed once from j…
- 17Quai De Bethune47/100Useful performer who has won over today's trip.
- 18Shafdar47/100Shafdar is a fair performer who has shown mixed form this year with a best of second on his penultimate start.
- 19Dark Moon Rising46/100Fair performer who has won twice at this track from 20 runs and has also scored at today's trip.
- 20Sujet44/100Sujet is a fair performer who has been largely out of form this year with a string of poor efforts.
- 21Rainbow Nebula43/100Rainbow Nebula is a fair performer who has shown mixed form this year and was well held in both previous runs at York.
- 22Salam Dubawi39/100Salam Dubawi is a fair performer who has run respectably at this track once without troubling the judge.
The contenders
Erzindjan KTB Fit 68/100
Useful performer who has run three times here without winning but has shown enough to be competitive. Steps up in trip today having been placed without winning at this distance before, while his sole run on good to soft ground brought no joy. Trainer has a solid 15% strike rate from 20 runs at York.
Dain Ma Nut In KTB Fit 68/100
Useful performer who has won two of three starts here and knows how to handle this track. Steps up in trip today having won three times from six starts at this distance so the extra furlong looks a fair question rather than a negative. Has failed to place in three runs on good to soft though and the trainer's small sample at York gives little guidance.
Raammee KTB Fit 66/100
Raammee is a useful performer who has won both starts at this trip including a victory here on his only previous visit to York. Recent form of 11-421 shows progressive form and he has the benefit of a strong draw in stall 5. The yard's modest 12% strike-rate at the track from a large sample is the main negative.
Thunder Run KTB Fit 65/100
Useful performer who has won twice at this track from five runs and also has a win at today's trip on his record. He has shown only modest form this season though and the wide draw in stall 13 is far from ideal on good to soft ground. Trainer K R Burke has a 9 percent strike rate from 666 runs at York while jockey Clifford Lee is 0 from 12 here.
Accredit KTB Fit 65/100
Useful performer who won two of his three starts last season and has the right connections for a step up in class. He handles good to soft ground and the yard's 20% strike rate at York adds some confidence. Stepping up to 1m2f for the first time asks a fresh question though, and the wide draw in stall 20 is far from ideal.
The rest of the field
Diego El QuesoKTB Fit 63/100
Useful performer who arrives in solid form with a recent win at today's trip.
King's CodeKTB Fit 58/100
Useful performer who has shown his best at this trip, winning four times from 21 attempts.
Al AaliKTB Fit 57/100
Al Aali is a useful performer who arrives in decent nick after two wins in his last three starts and has already shown he handles this trip.
Have SecretKTB Fit 56/100
Useful performer who has run nine times here without winning yet has placed on three occasions including a solid third.
Parole d'OroKTB Fit 55/100
Useful performer who has run well at this track before, finishing second here on his only visit.
Mr SwivellKTB Fit 54/100
Useful performer who has run well at this track once before when second over a mile.
Bourbon BluesKTB Fit 54/100
Useful sort who has shown enough in better company to suggest he can be competitive here.
DhahabiKTB Fit 52/100
Useful performer on his day but has been out of form for some time and arrives with a recent record of 00-00.
Castle StuartKTB Fit 48/100
Useful performer who has run well here on several occasions, finishing placed three times from five visits without winning.
NepalKTB Fit 48/100
Nepal is a fair performer who has won once over today's trip from six attempts and showed he handles good to soft ground when placed on his only run on it.
Double ParkedKTB Fit 47/100
Double Parked is a fair performer who has won once from four runs at York and looks well suited by good to soft ground having scored once and placed once from just two starts on it.
Quai De BethuneKTB Fit 47/100
Useful performer who has won over today's trip.
ShafdarKTB Fit 47/100
Shafdar is a fair performer who has shown mixed form this year with a best of second on his penultimate start.
Dark Moon RisingKTB Fit 46/100
Fair performer who has won twice at this track from 20 runs and has also scored at today's trip.
SujetKTB Fit 44/100
Sujet is a fair performer who has been largely out of form this year with a string of poor efforts.
Rainbow NebulaKTB Fit 43/100
Rainbow Nebula is a fair performer who has shown mixed form this year and was well held in both previous runs at York.
Salam DubawiKTB Fit 39/100
Salam Dubawi is a fair performer who has run respectably at this track once without troubling the judge.
KTB verdict
KTB's top-rated runner is Erzindjan on a Fit Score of 68/100. On our numbers the main dangers are Dain Ma Nut In and Raammee.
KTB Selection Erzindjan
This is the narrative read of the 5:20 York. For the live card — runner-by-runner stats, the full Fit Score breakdown and current odds — see the York racecard. New here? How KTB works explains the Fit Score and why we publish both.
Questions about this race
Which runner does KTB rate highest in the 5:20 at York?
Erzindjan tops the KTB Fit ranking for this race on a score of 68/100.
How many runners are in this race?
22 runners are declared (non-runners excluded).
What is the going for the 5:20 at York?
The going is described as Good To Soft.
What distance is this race run over?
It is run over 1m2f56y.
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