Full Result 3.00 York | 23 August 2025

Sky Bet City Of York Stakes (Group 1)

(Class 1) (3yo+) 7f Good To Firm

1st £377,121.50 2nd £142,975 3rd £71,554 4th £35,644 5th £17,888.50 6th £8,977.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	4. Never So Brave (IRE) 7/2 Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	4	98	115	90	120	–
b g No Nay Never (USA) - Chica Whopa (IRE) (Oasis Dream)
Pushed along early, in rear, steady headway from 4f out, led over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, ran on (op 3/1)

2⁽⁸⁾ ½	3. Lake Forest 12/1 Tom Marquand William Haggas	Tom Marquand William Haggas	4	98	113	89	119	–
ch c No Nay Never (USA) - Lady Aquitaine (USA) (El Prado)
In rear, not clear run over 2f out, soon switched right, short of room 1f out, ran on well final 110yds, went second post

3⁽⁴⁾ hd [¾]	9. Maranoa Charlie (FR) 9/1 Aurelien Lemaitre Christopher Head	Aurelien Lemaitre Christopher Head	3	93 h	115	85	116	–
b c Wootton Bassett - Koubalibre (IRE) (Galileo)
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)

4⁽¹¹⁾ hd [1]	7. Rosallion (IRE) EvensF Sean Levey Richard Hannon	Sean Levey Richard Hannon	4	98	120	88	118	–
b c Blue Point (IRE) - Rosaline (IRE) (New Approach)
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

5⁽³⁾ 1½ [2½]	5. Qirat 20/1 Colin Keane Ralph Beckett	Colin Keane Ralph Beckett	4	98	115	84	114	–
ch g Showcasing - Emulous (Dansili)
Prominent behind clear leaders, headway and disputing second 2f out, lost position then no extra from over 1f out (tchd 16/1)

6⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [3]	11. Exactly (IRE) 9/1 Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	3	90	110	77	108	–
ch f Frankel - Heartache (Kyllachy)
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)

7⁽⁹⁾ shd [3]	1. Annaf (IRE) 66/1 Rossa Ryan Michael Appleby	Rossa Ryan Michael Appleby	6	98	105	82	112	–
br h Muhaarar - Shimah (USA) (Storm Cat)
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)

8⁽¹⁾ 1 [4]	10. Seagulls Eleven (IRE) 50/1 William Buick Hugo Palmer	William Buick Hugo Palmer	3	93	109	77	108	–
ch g Galileo Gold - Thrilled (IRE) (Kodiac)
In rear, brief headway on far side of group 2f out, weakened final furlong (op 40/1)

9⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [4¾]	2. Audience 20/1 Robert Havlin John & Thady Gosden	Robert Havlin John & Thady Gosden	6	98 b¹	115	78	108	–
b g Iffraaj - Ladyship (Oasis Dream)
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)

10⁽⁵⁾ 1 [5¾]	6. Quinault (GER) 25/1 Jason Hart Stuart Williams	Jason Hart Stuart Williams	5	98 ht	112	75	105	–
b g Oasis Dream - Queimada (GER) (Dansili)
Led at fast pace, soon clear, reduced lead from 2f out, drifted right then headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong (tchd 22/1)

10 ran Off time: 3:00:41 Winning time: 1m 22.93s (slow by 0.03s) Total SP: 117%
Non-runners: Ten Bob Tony (self certificate, unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Saeed Suhail (Never So Brave) 1st breeder: C O P Hanbury
2nd owner: Tony Bloom & Ian McAleavy (Lake Forest)
3rd owner: Bond Thoroughbred Limited (Maranoa Charlie)
Tote win: £4.50 PL: £1.40 £2.80 £1.70 Ex: £38.50 CSF: £40.37 Tricast: £351.79 Trifecta: £186.10
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 45 (14%) M [5-8] 57 (33%) H [9-11] 48 (53%)

3:00 York 23 Aug 2025

Sky Bet City Of York Stakes (Group 1)