July 15 / 15.45 York

15.45

Good

John Smith’s Silver Cup Stakes (Group 3)

  • Prize money: £48203.5
  • 1m 5f 188y
  • Class 1
  • 6 runners
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John Smith’s Silver Cup Stakes (Group 3)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Rain

8/13 (Won)

  • Win: £1.45
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 1212-1 CD

Last run: 65 days

W: 9st 3lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Won twice here in 2019; lightly raced in recent seasons but he was better than ever last term, including when second in the Irish St Leger, and resumed with a Group 3 win at Chester this May; kept to softer than good these days when on turf; very much the one to beat.
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2nd

1

(3)

7th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

1m 3f 218y

Class 1

16:45 Goodwood

Hamish

9st 8lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

10yo who's won a hatful of Group 3s at 1m4f-1m6f in his long and distinguished career, including at Newbury in October when last seen; has been kept to ground softer than good for a long time; kicked off that 2025 campaign with a win in this race and this star has good chance to repeat the dose.

6/4

1st

3

(8)

25th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

1m 4f 0y

Class 1

15:45 Newbury

Hamish

9st 6lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

9yo who's won a hatful of Group 3s at 1m4f-1m6f in his long and distinguished career, one over C&D; beaten a head in this race on heavy going in 2022; produced a rather disappointing show in Ascot Group 3 three weeks ago but had Listed wins over Military Academy and Mount Atlas earlier this term and holds a major chance if returning to form.

7/2

2

(2)

4th Oct 2025

Good

1m 3f 211y

Class 1

14:25 Ascot

Hamish

9st 6lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: William Haggas

9yo who's won a hatful of Group 3s at 1m4f-1m6f in his long and distinguished career, including this race in 2022; also won 1m4f Listed races on last three outings, including in a good scrap involving Military Academy at Goodwood in June and when that rival disappointed at Chester three weeks ago; all of his turf starts in the last six years have been on softer than good; back up to Group 3 but with leading form claims again and a tremendous attitude.

7/4

OUR TIP

16/1

  • Place: £2.50

Form: 5/51-7

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 0lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Useful turf form for Aidan O'Brien; better when winning a 1m4f AW handicap in late December, in the midst of a higher-profile hurdles campaign; held up from wide draw in handicap at Royal Ascot and never got into it, probably running creditably; others in this Group 3 field have better form but he's considered for second.
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8th

3

(20)

26th Aug 2023

Good To Firm

1m 5f 188y

Class 2

15:35 York

Scriptwriter

9st 9lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: Milton Harris

Ex-Aidan O'Brien; has seen more action for current yard, mostly in a hurdles campaign but he's also made advances on the Flat; 10-1 for a five-runner Group 3 over C&D (good to soft, unraced on firmer than good) on latest start and he gave the odds-on favourite Hamish a scare, just in front of Tashkhan; up 3lb but he's a rising force.

12/1

2nd

3

(1)

15th Jul 2023

Good

1m 5f 188y

Class 1

15:45 York

Scriptwriter

9st 0lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: Milton Harris

Useful turf form for Aidan O'Brien; better when winning a 1m4f AW handicap in late December, in the midst of a higher-profile hurdles campaign; held up from wide draw in handicap at Royal Ascot and never got into it, probably running creditably; others in this Group 3 field have better form but he's considered for second.

16/1

7th

5

(15)

20th Jun 2023

Good

1m 6f 34y

Class 2

18:10 Ascot

Scriptwriter

9st 11lb

J: David Egan

T: Milton Harris

Promise at up to 1m2f during short Flat career for Aidan O'Brien; all but one of his runs for this yard have been over hurdles (won juvenile Grade 2), the exception a 1m4f AW win last December; this is tougher but he may have untapped potential at 1m6f; handles good/soft, unraced on good to firm.

25/1

9/2

Form: 543-34 D

Last run: 76 days

W: 9st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Smart stayer, albeit yet to win out of handicap company and not in any race since July 2021; effective here and best results have been on softer than good (withdrawn in May and June when it was good to firm) but this trip is shorter than ideal.
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20th

2

(5)

27th Jun 2026

Standard To Slow

2m 0f 56y

Class 2

15:15 Newcastle (AW)

Tashkhan

9st 7lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Brian Ellison

Off since a mixed hurdles campaign ended in March; formerly very smart on Flat but he's not scored in this sphere since 2023, had a disappointing 2025 and all wins have been on soft or heavy ground; tailed off in this race in 2024.

40/1

Form: 07-110 BF

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 0lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Disappointing favourite on good to firm at Royal Ascot but went there on a handicap hat-trick following convincing 1m4f wins at Kempton (AW) and Newmarket (good; ground changed to good to soft immediately after race); a second crack at 1m6f (tried it last September) is plausible and peak form makes him worth his place in this, albeit not so good as that of Hamish.
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17

(5)

19th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 211y

Class 2

15:40 Ascot

Teumessias Fox

9st 5lb

J: Jason Watson

T: Andrew Balding

6th, 15th and 11th in his three 1m4f handicaps at this meeting; 11-week break is not a concern but slow starts have become an unwelcome habit and he's proved far more potent on AW than turf in recent years, so probably won't be able just yet to exploit what should be a favourable mark.

50/1

5th

4

(13)

3rd Apr 2026

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 2

16:10 Newcastle (AW)

Teumessias Fox

9st 5lb

J: Jason Watson

T: Andrew Balding

Slow starts have become an unwelcome habit but he caught the eye keeping on for fifth of 13 behind King's Code over C&D in January, when denied a clear run; last of three at Lingfield since in a race that wasn't run to suit; each-way claims if getting the breaks.

9/1

3rd

2

(1)

31st Jan 2026

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 2

13:05 Lingfield (AW)

Teumessias Fox

9st 4lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Andrew Balding

Smart at his peak on AW but slow starts have become an unwelcome habit and he's been operating below his very best in AW handicaps this winter; would need to bounce back to his peak form to trouble an on-song Survie.

5/1

Form: 230699 D

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Fifth of 20 in the C&D Ebor last August; good runs at Meydan and Riyadh in February but out of sorts in his four runs since; no ground worries but he needs to refind the spark.
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1st

1

(3)

5th Nov 2024

Standard

2m 0f 56y

Class 4

14:40 Newcastle (AW)

Get Shirty

10st 4lb

J: David Nolan

T: David O’Meara

Long in the tooth and on the downgrade now but still retains a good chunk of ability, as evidenced by his fourth of 20 in Royal Ascot marathon (2m4f, good to firm) in June; moves back up in trip after respectable fourth in deeper race than this here (12.5f) last month; must be considered.

5/4

1st

1

(3)

5th Nov 2024

Standard

2m 0f 56y

Class 4

14:40 Newcastle (AW)

Get Shirty

10st 4lb

J: David Nolan

T: David O’Meara

Long in the tooth and on the downgrade now but still retains a good chunk of ability, as evidenced by his fourth of 20 in Royal Ascot marathon (2m4f, good to firm) in June; moves back up in trip after respectable fourth in deeper race than this here (12.5f) last month; must be considered.

5/4

4th

8

(7)

22nd Oct 2024

Standard

1m 4f 99y

Class 2

16:15 Newcastle (AW)

Get Shirty

9st 3lb

J: David Nolan

T: David O’Meara

Winless in well over two years and takes a drop in trip on his belated AW debut, having run a couple of times over 2m4f in the summer; this is less competitive off a career-low mark and he has claims if stamina comes into the equation.

7/1

Form: /15-52

Last run: 20 days

W: 8st 11lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Debut was on soft, last two starts on good to firm; has raced just five times, winning a Kempton maiden (1m3f, AW) last October; better form since in her two Listed races and a C&D Group 3 in between, and coming from last to second in a ten-runner race at Pontefract (1m4f) caught the eye, but all of that form leaves her with plenty to find.
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6th

6

(13)

20th Jul 2024

Good To Soft

1m 4f 0y

Class 1

18:35 Newmarket (July)

One Evening

9st 6lb

J: Benoit De La Sayette

T: John & Thady Gosden

Improved filly in second half of last season, finishing second in Group 2 Park Hill at Doncaster (soft) before easily going one better in a heavy-ground Listed race at Bath (1m6f again) in October; also went close in a 1m4f York Listed event on good to firm last August so drying ground and a shorter trip aren't major concerns; big player if fully primed after nine months off.

4/1

1st

3

(3)

18th Oct 2023

Soft

1m 6f 0y

Class 1

16:00 Bath

One Evening

9st 6lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: John & Thady Gosden

Just one win from seven starts but she had a near-miss in a Listed race at York (1m4f, good to firm) in August and finished runner-up again in Group 2 Park Hill at Doncaster (1m6f, soft) last time; has found more progress in those last two runs and she's respected back in a Listed event; stablemate of Mimikyu.

11/4

2nd

5

(1)

14th Sep 2023

Good To Soft

1m 6f 115y

Class 1

15:35 Doncaster

One Evening

9st 7lb

J: William Buick

T: John & Thady Gosden

Galileo filly who still has low mileage; went very close in the Galtres at York (1m4f, good to firm) three weeks ago, again shaping as if she's worth another crack at a longer distance; down this pack on ratings but may improve further.

13/2

Non-runners

One Evening

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £4.90
Straight Forecast £5.82
Trifecta £10.00

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Hamish

RP RATINGS:

Hamish

TOPSPEED:

Hamish

POSTDATA:

Hamish

NEWMARKET:

Hamish

The Times:

Hamish

Telegraph:

Hamish

The Guardian:

Hamish

Daily Mail:

Hamish

D Express:

Hamish

Daily Mirror:

Hamish

The Sun:

Hamish

The Star:

Hamish

Daily Record:

Hamish