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15:35 York

Paddy Power Yorkshire Cup Stakes (Group 2) (British Champions Series) (Class 1)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 5f 188y
  • Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £175,000 added
  • Winner: £99,242
  • 2nd: £37,625
  • 3rd: £18,830
  • 4th: £9,380
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 58.33s
  • Off Time: 15:35:39
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Stradivarius (IRE)

6/4

    2
    Silk -

    Thunderous (IRE)

    17/2

      1(1)
      Silk - Black, Yellow cap

      Stradivarius (IRE)

      209 CDCD
      6/4
      • Form 141123-
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 118

      held up behind leaders, ridden over 3f out, progress over 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on final furlong

      2(2)
      Silk - Red, black stripe, striped sleeves

      Max Vega (IRE)

      27
      7/1
      • Form 0/7532-1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 110

      tracked leader, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out

      3(4)
      Silk - Light blue, dark blue hollow box, striped sleeves and cap

      Tashkhan (IRE)

      16 D
      17/2
      • Form 12552-5
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 116

      held up in rear, ridden over 4f out, no impression

      4(5)
      Silk - Light blue, dark blue armlets, dark blue cap

      Thunderous (IRE)

      8 b C
      17/2
      • Form 7324-62
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 108

      led, ridden over 3f out, headed over 1f out, ran on final furlong

      5(3)
      Silk - Black, White sleeves, Red cap, Black star

      Search For A Song (IRE)

      20 BFCD
      2/1
      • Form 25614-2
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 114

      keen behind leading pair, ridden and no impression from over 2f out

      Previous results

      2021
      (2)
      Silk -

      Spanish Mission (USA)

      11/2
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-4

      In depth

      Verdict

      STRADIVARIUS is 5-5 around here and won this in 2018 and 2019. He goes well fresh so fitness is unlikely to be an issue and a 3lb penalty will make little difference if he is at his best. However, he’s not getting any younger and doesn’t have much in hand at the weights over Dermot Weld’s mare Search For A Song, who is a Group 1 winner herself and will be all the better for a pipe-opener at Navan. Thunderous made Hamish work hard for victory in last week’s Ormonde Stakes but was earlier well behind Max Vega in the John Porter at Newbury. Ralph Beckett’s charge has a bit to find on these terms but is consistently underestimated. Tashkhan was a progressive stayer last terms but may find conditions too quick.

      Formwatch

      Stradivarius (IRE) 7-2 (9-7) Held up off the pace towards rear, headway out wide tracking leaders over 2f out, ridden in 3rd over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression when hung right and weakened into 3rd final 110 yards, 3rd of 10, 4l behind Trueshan (9-7) at Ascot 2m Grp 2 (1) gs in Oct.

      Max Vega (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Tracked leader, led inside final 2f, shaken up and went clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly, won at Newbury 1m 4f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Apr beating Raymond Tusk (9-0) by 1 3/4l, 7 ran.

      Tashkhan (IRE) 13-2 (9-0) Tracked leader until led inside final 2f, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 3 1/4l behind Princess Zoe (8-13) at Ascot 2m Grp 3 stks (1) gf in Apr.

      Thunderous (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Hamish (9-5) at Chester 1m 5f Grp 3 stks (1) gs in May.

      Search For A Song (IRE) 6-5fav (9-4) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, headway early straight and pushed along to go 2nd over 2f out, ridden over 1f out and no impression on winner inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Kyprios (9-5) at Navan 1m 6f lst stks (1) gd in Apr.