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15:15 York

Betway Yorkshire Cup (British Champions Series) (Group 2) (Class 1)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 6f
  • Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £150,000 added
  • Winner: £85,065
  • 2nd: £32,250
  • 3rd: £16,140
  • 4th: £8,040
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 57.64s
  • Off Time: 15:16:19
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Snow Sky

5/2

    2
    Silk -

    Brown Panther

    13/8

      1(6)
      Silk - Turquoise, dark blue cap

      Brown Panther

      48 D
      13/8
      • Form 32310-1
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 118

      tracked leaders in 4th, went 3rd over 4f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on and just held towards finish

      2(4)
      Silk - White, Emerald Green hoops, Dark Blue sleeves and cap

      Havana Beat (IRE)

      48
      12/1
      • Form 5713-44
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 109

      tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong

      3(1)
      Silk - Black, Emerald Green sleeves, striped cap

      Times Up

      232 CCD
      20/1
      • Form 8/77385-
      • Age 9
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 104

      in rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      4(5)
      Silk - Royal blue

      Romsdal

      27 BF
      5/2
      • Form 2372-13
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 115

      tracked leader, led 4f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

      5(3)
      Silk - Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves, GREEN CAP

      Snow Sky

      152
      5/2
      • Form 141237-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 113

      towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, headway over 3f out, led over narrowly over 1f out, held on near finish

      6(2)
      Silk - Red, White star, Black and White check sleeves, Red cap, Black star

      Island Remede

      13
      33/1
      • Form 724-226
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 100

      led to 4f out, soon weakened

      Previous results

      2014
      (2)
      Silk -

      Gospel Choir

      7/2
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-0

      2013
      (4)
      Silk -

      Glen's Diamond

      25/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-0

      2012
      (4)
      Silk -

      Red Cadeaux

      4/1
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-0

      In depth

      Verdict

      Brown Panther is penalised for last year's success in the Irish St Leger but had Havana Beat well behind when landing a Group 2 at Meydan back in March. He should still make a bold bid and is preferred to the veteran stayer Times Up, well beaten the last time he competed in this back in 2012. The latter's stablemate Island Remede also looks up against it but Group 3 winner Snow Sky has every chance on last year's third in the St Leger when a length behind runner-up ROMSDAL (NAP). John Gosden's colt was caught a bit flat-footed in the lead at Newbury last time but was rallying at the finish and the return to 1m6f can see him get his head back in front.

      Formwatch

      Brown Panther 4-1fav (9-0) won at Meydan(UAE) 2m Grp 2 gd in Mar beating Star Empire (9-0) by 3 1/2l, 15 ran.

      Havana Beat (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) 4th of 15, 5l behind Brown Panther (9-0) at Meydan(UAE) 2m Grp 2 gd in Mar.

      Times Up 11-2 (9-3) Difficult to get to start, keen close up in 4th, weakened 3f out, soon eased, last of 5, 45l behind Pallasator (9-3) at Newmarket 2m Listed stks (1) gd in Sep.

      Romsdal 13-8fav (8-13) Led, pushed along and joined over 2f out, ridden and headed well over 1f out, driven in 3rd and unable to quicken over 1f out, stayed on again in closing stages, 3rd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Arab Spring (9-0) at Newbury 1m 4f Grp 3 (1) gf in Apr.

      Snow Sky 7-1 (8-9) Held up mid-division, effort 2f out, no extra, 7th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Flintshire (9-0) at Sha Tin 1m 4f Grp 1 (1) gd-fm in Dec.

      Island Remede 7-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway on inside 4f out, tracking leaders 3f out, 2nd well over 2f out until well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 5l behind Miss Marjurie (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 4f fll lst stks (1) gd.