York Races
York
15:00
Sky Bet City Of York Stakes
York
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2025
Distance: 7f
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Firm
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £4.50
Place: £1.40 £2.80 £1.70
Exacta: £38.50
Tricast: £351.79
Trifecta: £186.10
Non-Runners: Ten Bob Tony (self certificate, unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Never So Brave (IRE) | 4 G | Good | Andrew Balding | 134 lbs | 7/2 | Won | Pushed along early - in rear - steady headway from 4f out - led over 1f out - edged right inside final furlong - ran on(op 3/1) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Lake Forest (GB) | 3 C | AVG | William Haggas | 134 lbs | 12/1 | - | In rear - not clear run over 2f out - soon switched right - short of room 1f out - ran on well final 110yds - went second post | ||
| 3rd | 9 | Maranoa Charlie (FR) | 2 C | Elite | Christopher Head | 129 lbs | 9/1 | - | Prominent behind clear leaders - headway 2f out - not clear run over 1f out - disputing second final furlong - kept on(op 14/1 tchd 17/2) | ||
| 4th | 7 | Rosallion (IRE) | 4 C | Good | Richard Hannon | 134 lbs | EvensF | - | Raced wide - towards rear - raced near side and dropped to rear 4f out - headway 2f out - disputing second final furlong - kept on but no extra and lost position towards finish | ||
| 5th | 5 | Qirat (GB) | 3 G | AVG | Ralph Beckett | 134 lbs | 20/1 | - | Prominent behind clear leaders - headway and disputing second 2f out - lost position then no extra from over 1f out(tchd 16/1) | ||
| 6th | 11 | Exactly (IRE) | 3 F | AVG | A P O'Brien | 126 lbs | 9/1 | - | Midfield - towards rear when switched right and towards near side under 4f out - headway over 2f out - in touch with leaders when short of room inside final furlong - no extra final 110yds(op 10/1 tchd 17/2 and tchd 11/1) | ||
| 7th | 1 | Annaf (IRE) | 6 H | AVG | Michael Appleby | 134 lbs | 66/1 | - | In rear - not clear run 2f out - headway and in touch with leaders over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 80/1 tchd 50/1) | ||
| 8th | 10 | Seagulls Eleven (IRE) | 3 G | AVG | Hugo Palmer | 129 lbs | 50/1 | - | In rear - brief headway on far side of group 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 40/1) | ||
| 9th | 2 | Audience (GB) | 6 G | AVG | John & Thady Gosden | 134 lbs | 20/1 | - | Raced in second - soon chased clear leader - switched right and raced near side over 4f out - brief headway 3f out - lost position 2f out - soon weakened(tchd 18/1) | ||
| 10th | 6 | Quinault (GER) | 5 G | Good | Stuart Williams | 134 lbs | 25/1 | - | Led at fast pace - soon clear - reduced lead from 2f out - drifted right then headed over 1f out - weakened final furlong(tchd 22/1) |