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15:30 York

Betway Yorkshire Cup (Group 2) (Class 1)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 5f 188y
  • Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £165,000 added
  • Winner: £93,572
  • 2nd: £35,475
  • 3rd: £17,754
  • 4th: £8,844
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 1.90s
  • Off Time: 15:31:41
  • 8 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Dartmouth

11/4

    2
    Silk -

    Simple Verse (IRE)

    13/2

      3
      Silk -

      High Jinx (IRE)

      40/1

        1(8)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Red epaulets, Dark Blue cap

        Clever Cookie

        252 p CCD
        10/1
        • Form 221757-
        • Age 9
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 109

        held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, soon edged left, stayed on inside final 100 yards, never involved

        2(7)
        Silk - Black, white chevron, red sleeves, white stars, red cap, white star

        Crimean Tatar (TUR)

        27
        9/1
        • Form 11-4
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 109

        held up in rear, shaken up briefly 9f out, driven over 3f out, soon dropped out

        3(3)
        Silk - Purple, Gold braid, Scarlet sleeves, Black velvet cap, Gold fringe

        Dartmouth

        215
        11/4
        • Form 111322-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 118

        tracked leaders, not much room 2f out, soon switched right, ridden and stayed on well inside final furlong, led close home

        4(2)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow striped sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Yellow star

        High Jinx (IRE)

        747
        40/1
        • Form 213124/
        • Age 9
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 102

        led, clear over 11f out until over 6f out, ridden 3f out, headed 2f out, carried left inside final furlong, stayed on

        5(1)
        Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow diabolo, Yellow sleeves, Royal Blue cap

        Marmelo

        19
        5/1
        • Form 21232-1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 110

        last to break, recovered to chase leader after 1f, ridden over 1f out, stayed on, no extra well inside final furlong

        6(5)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap

        Muntahaa (IRE)

        27
        9/2
        • Form 1314-31
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 113

        held up, headway over 3f out, lost place over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out

        7(4)
        Silk - Claret, gold braid, claret sleeves, claret cap, gold tassel

        Simple Verse (IRE)

        216 D
        13/2
        • Form 1/24713-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 113

        mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, headway 3f out, led inside final furlong, edged left, headed close home

        8(6)
        Silk - Royal blue

        Endless Time (IRE)

        208
        5/1
        • Form 11/1922-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 114

        tracked leaders, led 2f out, hung left and headed inside final furlong, stayed on

        Previous results

        2016
        (2)
        Silk -

        Clever Cookie

        5/2
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-1

        2015
        (3)
        Silk -

        Snow Sky

        5/2
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-13

        2014
        (2)
        Silk -

        Gospel Choir

        7/2
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-0

        In depth

        Verdict

        Dartmouth ended last season with a fine run in the Canadian International. He had the classy Simple Verse behind when winning the Hardwicke Stakes at Ascot last summer and won’t be far away if handling the ground. It was fast ground when Clever Cookie won this last year but Peter Niven’s stable star is even more effective on this easier surface and has to be respected. Last year’s St Leger fourth Muntahaa shouldn’t be ignored either while Marmelo won a Group 3 at Chantilly on his reappearance and will handle conditions. ENDLESS TIME gave weight and a beating to Simple Verse as a three-year-old but really came into her own last year. The Godolphin mare, who doesn’t have much to find on official ratings, won the Lancashire Oaks on soft going in July and was later placed in Group 1 contests at Chantilly and Saint-Cloud so gets the nod.

        Formwatch

        Clever Cookie 8-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway into mid-division halfway, chased leaders over 3f out, staying on when hampered over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 11 3/4l behind Sheikhzayedroad (9-3) at Doncaster 2m 2f Grp 2 (1) gd in Sep.

        Crimean Tatar (TUR) 5-1 (8-13) Held up in 5th, pushed along over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not quite pace to challenge, 4th of 8, 2l behind Muntahaa (8-13) at Newbury 1m 4f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in Apr.

        Dartmouth 10-3 (9-0) 2w,press,duel str,game, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Erupt (9-0) at Woodbine 1m 4f stks gd in Oct.

        High Jinx (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) 4th of 8, 8 1/2l behind Alex My Boy (8-10) at Longchamp 1m 7f Grp 3 stks sft in May.

        Marmelo (8-13) won at Chantilly 1m 7f Grp 3 gd in Apr beating Bateel (8-10) by 2 1/2l, 9 ran.

        Muntahaa (IRE) 9-2 (8-13) Tracked leading trio, went 2nd and edged left 2f out, soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, rallied gamely to lead again close home, won at Newbury 1m 4f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in Apr beating Chemical Charge (9-0) by nk, 8 ran.

        Simple Verse (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Tracked leading trio, on outside, headway under pressure over 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, not quite pace to challenge, 3rd of 10, 1l behind Sheikhzayedroad (9-7) at Ascot 2m Grp 2 (1) gd in Oct.

        Endless Time (IRE) (9-1) 2nd of 15, 1 3/4l behind Vazirabad (9-4) at Saint-Cloud 1m 7f Grp 1 gd in Oct.