June 15 / 15.00 York

15.00

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Sky Bet Race To The Ebor Grand Cup Stakes (Listed Race)

  • Prize money: £39697
  • 1m 5f 188y
  • Class 1
  • 5 runners
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Sky Bet Race To The Ebor Grand Cup Stakes (Listed Race)

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

OUR TIP

3/1 (Won)

  • Win: £4.00
  • Place: £1.70

Form: 1247-4

Last run: 31 days

W: 9st 2lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Won 1m3f maiden (soft) on debut last April; improved form in defeat in Listed race and 1m5f Group 3 on next two starts, before a lesser show in Group 3 last August; given wind surgery three days later and reappeared with creditable fourth of 13 in handicap here (1m4f, good) one month ago; has a bit to find but today's longer trip can suit and this lightly raced 4yo remains open to progress.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

1

(4)

14th Sep 2024

Good

1m 4f 0y

16:00 Leopardstown

Klondike

9st 12lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

towards rear, still plenty to do 1f out, ran on well final 110yds, not reach leaders

5/2

6th

5

(1)

13th Jul 2024

Good To Soft

1m 5f 188y

Class 1

15:45 York

Klondike

9st 0lb

J: Richard Kingscote

T: William Haggas

disputed lead early, prominent after 1f

3/1

1st

2

(1)

15th Jun 2024

Good

1m 5f 188y

Class 1

15:00 York

Klondike

9st 2lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: William Haggas

Won 1m3f maiden (soft) on debut last April; improved form in defeat in Listed race and 1m5f Group 3 on next two starts, before a lesser show in Group 3 last August; given wind surgery three days later and reappeared with creditable fourth of 13 in handicap here (1m4f, good) one month ago; has a bit to find but today's longer trip can suit and this lightly raced 4yo remains open to progress.

3/1

7/1

  • Place: £2.00

Form: 427-36

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 2lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Best effort last season came over 1m5f on heavy ground at Newbury, where he went close in 1m4f Group 3 (good to soft) in April on reappearance this term; good ground may well have been against him at same track four weeks ago; needs to find a bit extra but 1m6f has to be worth a go.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7th

13

9th Feb 2025

Soft To Heavy

1m 7f 150y

13:40 Navan

Salt Bay

11st 12lb

J: Rachael Blackmore

T: Henry De Bromhead

in touch with leaders, weakened gradually from 2 out

11/4

7th

13

9th Feb 2025

Soft To Heavy

1m 7f 150y

13:40 Navan

Salt Bay

11st 12lb

J: Rachael Blackmore

T: Henry De Bromhead

in touch with leaders, weakened gradually from 2 out

11/4

5th

3

(5)

26th Oct 2024

Heavy

1m 4f 0y

Class 1

15:45 Newbury

Salt Bay

9st 6lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Ralph Beckett

in rear

6/1

Form: 436-31

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 2lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Acts on heavy; 3yo season ended with a heavy defeat at Royal Ascot (1m4f Group 2, good to firm) but he's resumed his improvement, leading over 2f out to win a handicap at Epsom (1m4f, good to soft) in good style two weeks ago; new trip is plausible and he has a leading form chance, perhaps with more to give.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8th

1

(20)

24th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

1m 5f 188y

Class 2

15:35 York

Relentless Voyager

9st 12lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Andrew Balding

Won handicap at Epsom (good to soft) on Derby day and good second from the front in Group 3 at Goodwood (good to firm) three weeks ago, both 1m4f; third in 1m6f Listed race at York in between might suggest limitations for today's task but trying to come from off a steady pace will have counted against him, so he's not fully exposed.

12/1

2nd

5

(1)

3rd Aug 2024

Good To Firm

1m 3f 218y

Class 1

13:50 Goodwood

Relentless Voyager

9st 3lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Andrew Balding

Better than ever when readily winning competitive handicap at Epsom (1m4f, good to soft) on Derby day; not seen to best effect in steadily run Listed race at York last time and could have the same problem today, while there's a question as to whether he's fully effective on fast ground; however, this progressive 4yo could yet have more to offer and is not ruled out.

7/2

Form: 92926- BF

Last run: 182 days

W: 8st 11lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Sole win was a four-runner AW handicap two years ago; runner-up in six of her 11 starts since (last nine were in Listed or Group events) and that includes four times by a neck or less, staying 1m6f and appearing to act on almost any going; can go well fresh but has a bit to find on form.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

6

(3)

15th Jun 2024

Good

1m 5f 188y

Class 1

15:00 York

Divine Jewel

8st 11lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Roger Varian

Sole win was a four-runner AW handicap two years ago; runner-up in six of her 11 starts since (last nine were in Listed or Group events) and that includes four times by a neck or less, staying 1m6f and appearing to act on almost any going; can go well fresh but has a bit to find on form.

11/1

2nd

2

(7)

7th Nov 2023

Standard

1m 5f 0y

Class 1

13:47 Lingfield (AW)

Divine Jewel

9st 5lb

J: David Egan

T: Roger Varian

Ran flat in the Group 2 Park Hill at Doncaster (14.5f, soft) last time, but placed four times in Pattern company prior to that as when runner-up in a Chester Listed contest (1m6f, good to soft) on penultimate start; won a four-runner handicap here (1m4f) on only previous AW outing and looks the one to beat.

9/2

9th

2

(4)

14th Sep 2023

Good To Soft

1m 6f 115y

Class 1

15:35 Doncaster

Divine Jewel

9st 7lb

J: Ben Curtis

T: Roger Varian

Creditable second over 1m6f at Leopardstown (Group 3) in July and Chester (Listed) this month; largely consistent but still has only one success on the board and faces a harder task upped to Group 2 level.

10/1

Form: 3103-2 D BF

Last run: 42 days

W: 9st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Well-beaten third favourite in the Ebor at York last August but ran well up to 14.5f in his other four races last term, winning twice, and reappeared with excellent second in 1m4f handicap at Newmarket six weeks ago; no ground worries and stepping back up in trip can help; looks set for a big run.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7th

5

(8)

31st Aug 2024

Good

1m 6f 87y

Class 1

15:15 Chester

Real Dream

9st 8lb

J: Richard Kingscote

T: Sir Michael Stoute

Excellent second in 1m4f handicap at Newmarket in May, after last season's best form had been at about 1m6f; ran poorly in last year's Ebor at York and a good deal worse in Listed race there this June, but the wind surgery soon afterwards might have turned him around; not totally dismissed.

6/1

5th

3

(2)

15th Jun 2024

Good

1m 5f 188y

Class 1

15:00 York

Real Dream

9st 2lb

J: Oisin Orr

T: Sir Michael Stoute

Well-beaten third favourite in the Ebor at York last August but ran well up to 14.5f in his other four races last term, winning twice, and reappeared with excellent second in 1m4f handicap at Newmarket six weeks ago; no ground worries and stepping back up in trip can help; looks set for a big run.

3/1

2nd

2

(7)

4th May 2024

Good

1m 4f 0y

Class 2

16:10 Newmarket

Real Dream

9st 10lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: Sir Michael Stoute

towards rear, headway on outer from over 3f out, went second under 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong

4/1

Non-runners

Chesspiece

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £13.10
Straight Forecast £12.59
Trifecta £36.60

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Real Dream

The Times:

Klondike

The Guardian:

Relentless Voyager

RP RATINGS:

Chesspiece

POSTDATA:

Salt Bay

Daily Record:

Relentless Voyager

TOPSPEED:

Real Dream

NEWMARKET:

Real Dream

Telegraph:

Real Dream

Daily Mirror:

Real Dream

The Sun:

Real Dream

Daily Mail:

Klondike

D Express:

Klondike

The Star:

Klondike