Boodles Yorkshire Cup Stakes (Group 2) (British Champions Series)

York

15:45

Date 2024-05-17

Distance 1m5f188y

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £102,078

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (3)	Tower Of London Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	132	—	249-11	116	127	112	48d	—	—	-4	25.9	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Fine start to 2024 with big-money wins from off the pace at Riyadh (1m7f) and Meydan (2m)
3 (1)	Giavellotto Chestnut J:Oisin Murphy T:Marco Botti	J:Oisin Murphy T:Marco Botti	129	—	153-35	114	129	114	48d	—	—	+3	21.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Won this last year; ran well here in August; solid runs this year behind Tower Of London
7 (2)	Vauban Chestnut J:William Buick T:W P Mullins	J:William Buick T:W P Mullins	129	t	1/110-	114	131	116	192d	—	—	+11	28	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Leading contender on 2023 Royal Ascot form and no shock if he's still capable of better
4 (4)	Gregory Bay J:James Doyle T:John & Thady Gosden	J:James Doyle T:John & Thady Gosden	129	—	11135-	111	127	113	244d	—	—	+18	31	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Needs to find a bit extra but it may be possible, starting out on just his second campaign
2 (6)	Al Qareem Bay J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	129	—	0112-2	112	126	114	27d	—	—	+14	23.2	2.00/1	8/1 11%
In career-best form last four starts, all 1m4f but return to 1m6f may well suit him
6 (5)	Naqeeb Bay J:Jim Crowley T:William Haggas	J:Jim Crowley T:William Haggas	129	—	2113-3	104	122	94	14d	—	—	+14	17.6	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Probably more to offer but hanging right is a concern and he is bottom of these on ratings
NR (7)	Hamish Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:William Haggas	J:NON-RUNNER T:William Haggas	129	—	1111-1	117	130	-	27d	—	—	—	26.8	—	—
Grand 8yo; major contender; all his races from 2020 onwards have been on softer than good

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Tower Of London	7/4	13/8	7/4	7/4	7/4
Giavellotto	4/1	4/1	4/1	10/3	7/2
Vauban	4/1	4/1	7/2	9/2	7/2
Gregory	5/1	11/2	11/2	11/2	6/1
Al Qareem	15/2	8/1	15/2	15/2	8/1
Naqeeb	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	18/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Gregory

OR: 15.3 Form: 12.1 Odds: 3.6

6/1

2nd

Vauban

OR: 16 Form: 7 Odds: 5

9/2

3rd

Hamish

26.8

OR: 16.8 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Tower Of London

25.9

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

7/4

Al Qareem

23.2

OR: 15.5 Form: 5 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Giavellotto

21.2

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Naqeeb

17.6

OR: 13.5 Form: 3 Odds: 1.1

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Hamish	117	130	—
Tower Of London	116	127	112
Giavellotto	114	129	114
Vauban	114	131	116
Al Qareem	112	126	114
Gregory	111	127	113
Naqeeb	104	122	94

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Naqeeb	14d ago	Fit
Al Qareem	27d ago	Fit
Hamish	27d ago	Fit
Tower Of London	48d ago	Fresh
Giavellotto	48d ago	Fresh
Vauban	192d ago	Long break
Gregory	244d ago	Long break