Full Result 3.05 York | 23 July 2011

Sky Bet York Stakes (Group 2)

(Class 1) (3yo+) (1m2f56yds) 1m2½f Good

1st £56,710 2nd £21,500 3rd £10,760 4th £5,360 5th £2,690 6th £1,350

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	1. Twice Over 5/2 Tom Queally Sir Henry Cecil	Tom Queally Sir Henry Cecil	6	95	123	82	120	–
bb h Observatory (USA) - Double Crossed (Caerleon)
Held up towards rear, headway on inner well over 2f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, edged right and stayed on well (tchd 11-4)

2⁽⁶⁾ 1¼	3. Ransom Note 12/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	4	92	114	77	115	–
b c Red Ransom (USA) - Zacheta (Polish Precedent)
Prominent, tracked leader halfway, effort 3f out, ridden 2f out and slightly outpaced over 1f out, driven and kept on well final furlong (tchd 14-1)

3⁽²⁾ shd [1¼]	7. Dominant (IRE) 2/1F Neil Callan Roger Varian	Neil Callan Roger Varian	3	86	108	74	115	–
bl c Cacique (IRE) - Es Que (Inchinor)
Tracked leaders, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, and every chance until driven and edged right entering final furlong, kept on same pace (op 5-2 tchd 15-8 and 11-4 in places)

4⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [2]	2. Class Is Class (IRE) 4/1 Paul Hanagan Sir Michael Stoute	Paul Hanagan Sir Michael Stoute	5	92 v	115	75	113	–
b g Montjeu (IRE) - Hector's Girl (Hector Protector)
Pulled hard, prominent, led well over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, headed and driven entering final furlong, kept on same pace (tchd 10-3)

5⁽³⁾ nk [2½]	4. Saptapadi (IRE) 14/1 Paul Pickard Brian Ellison	Paul Pickard Brian Ellison	5	92	105	75	113	–
ch g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Olympienne (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Held up in rear, headway well over 2f out, effort and not clear run over 1f out, switched left and ridden inside final furlong, kept on, nearest finish (op 12-1 tchd 20-1)

6⁽⁷⁾ nk [2¾]	6. Eleanora Duse (IRE) 12/1 Silvestre De Sousa Sir Michael Stoute	Silvestre De Sousa Sir Michael Stoute	4	813	108	71	109	–
b f Azamour (IRE) - Drama Class (IRE) (Caerleon)
Dwelt, held up towards rear, headway on outer over 4f out, challenged 3f out and soon ridden, every chance until driven and weakened entering final furlong (tchd 11-1 and 14-1)

7⁽⁵⁾ 3 [5¾]	5. Tazeez (USA) 9/1 Tadhg O'Shea John Gosden	Tadhg O'Shea John Gosden	7	92	113	69	106	–
bb g Silver Hawk (USA) - Soiree Russe (USA) (Nureyev)
Set steady pace, quickened over 4f out, ridden and quickened over 3f out, headed well over 2f out, gradually weakened (tchd 8-1 and 10-1)

7 ran Off time: 3:06:00 Winning time: 2m 9.99s (slow by 1.79s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: K Abdullah (Twice Over) 1st breeder: Juddmonte Farms Ltd
2nd owner: H R Mould (Ransom Note)
3rd owner: Highclere Thoroughbred Racing(Isinglass) (Dominant)
Tote win: £3.10 PL: £2 £4.90 Ex: £22.70 CSF: £31.13

3:05 York 23 Jul 2011

Sky Bet York Stakes (Group 2)