15.15
Good To FirmSky Bet York Stakes (Group 2)
- Prize money: £76558.5
- 1m 2f 56y
- Class 1
- 4 runners
Runners: 4 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
9/4 (Won)
- Win: £3.25
Form: 1/15-4 CD
Last run: 38 days
W: 9st 8lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 118
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 1 (11) |
21st Aug 2024 Good To Firm 1m 2f 56y Class 1 |
9st 8lb |
Unraced on ground softer than good; edged ahead close home over C&D last month, winning the York Stakes (Group 2) for a second time and taking form figures here to 2111; smart horse who looks an ideal International type, given his excellent record at this venue; enters calculations. |
10/1 |
|
1st 2 (2) |
27th Jul 2024 Good To Firm 1m 2f 56y Class 1 |
9st 8lb |
Has raced on only good or good to firm; won this on his 2023 reappearance and added to his solid record fresh when fourth (Royal Rhyme neck back in fifth) of ten to Auguste Rodin in the Prince Of Wales's at Royal Ascot last month; should go well in this race again. |
9/4 |
|
4th 1 (2) |
19th Jun 2024 Good To Firm 1m 1f 212y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Has raced on only good or good to firm; highly progressive in 2022 (bar a modest run at this meeting) and added a 1m2f Group 2 success at York last July; had only one other race as 4yo, when about 3l fifth of eight to Auguste Rodin in Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown, in a detached last for most of the way but running on well; in each-way calculations. |
8/1 |
9/4
Form: 812-12 D BF
Last run: 37 days
W: 8st 13lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 112
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 4 (5) |
8th May 2026 Good 1m 2f 70y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
No wins since landing two of his first four starts having been highly tried in the meantime, but he has a consistent record in Group/Listed company shy of the top level (22363522); again ran well when chasing home the smart Damysus on his return in the Earl Of Sefton at Newmarket (1m1f, good) last month; shortlisted with the run under his belt. |
13/2 |
|
2nd 3 (5) |
15th Apr 2026 Good 1m 1f 0y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
No wins in nine Group/Listed races since landing the London Gold Cup at Newbury on his seasonal/handicap debut in 2024; frequently ran well, though, albeit with this trip looking a bare minimum when fifth of eight in York Group 3 in August on his penultimate start; can't be confidently ruled out but will need to resume in top order to make his Group-race breakthrough. |
9/1 |
|
4 (4) |
20th Sep 2025 Good To Soft 1m 2f 0y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Expensive to follow in Group/Listed races on his eight starts since winning a handicap at Newbury in May 2024; however, the drop back to 1m1f was against him at York last time and he has plenty of form that puts him firmly in the picture today; seems versatile in terms of ground. |
7/2 |
13/8
Form: 1301-1 D
Last run: 78 days
W: 9st 11lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 117
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 (3) |
27th Jul 2024 Good To Firm 1m 2f 56y Class 1 |
9st 11lb |
Failed to stay in last year's Derby and most progressive otherwise, accounting for easy Wolferton winner Israr (pair well clear) in Group 2 Huxley at Chester (extended 1m2f, good to firm) on his reappearance in May; among the market leaders for the Group 1 Prince Of Wales's at Royal Ascot on the back of that but had to miss it due to an infection; has a 3lb penalty for Chester but still the one beat. |
13/8 |
|
1st 6 (4) |
10th May 2024 Good 1m 2f 70y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
slowly into stride, in touch with leaders, waiting for room on inner 2f out, switched right and ran on over 1f out, ridden to lead final 110yds |
9/4 |
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1st 6 (4) |
10th May 2024 Good 1m 2f 70y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
slowly into stride, in touch with leaders, waiting for room on inner 2f out, switched right and ran on over 1f out, ridden to lead final 110yds |
9/4 |
9/1
Form: 115-15 D
Last run: 38 days
W: 9st 8lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 113
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 6 (8) |
8th May 2026 Good 1m 2f 70y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Did well early in his carerer including when beating three rivals in the 2024 Brigadier Gerard (1m2f, soft); 0-8 since, albeit twice placed at the highest level; pulled too hard when beaten over 6l into sixth of 12 behind Starford on his return in a Group 3 at the Curragh (1m2f, soft) last month, but that should have taken the freshness out of him; could probably do with the ground easing, though. |
7/1 |
Non-runners
Ancient Rome
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £6.90 |
| Straight Forecast | £8.00 |
| Trifecta | £13.30 |
Selections
The Star:
Alflaila