Boodles Yorkshire Cup Stakes (Group 2) – York

York

15:45

Boodles Yorkshire Cup Stakes (Group 2)

Date 2025-05-16

Distance 1m5f188y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £108,997

Winning Time 3m 7.88s (slow by 11.28s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Rebel's Romance (IRE) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	11/10F	Won
2nd	Epic Poet (IRE) Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	7/1	0.2
3rd	Sweet William (IRE) Robert Havlin · John & Thady Gosden	100/30	.75
4th	Alsakib (GB) P J McDonald · Andrew Balding	14/1	.5
5th	Continuous (JPN) Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien	9/2	.5

Runners (5)

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 (2)	Rebel's Romance Brown J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	134	—	311-14	123	129	121	41d	—	—	-6	29.7	0.41/1	13/8 38%
High class; big question is the trip as this 7yo is unraced beyond 1m4f
4 (3)	Continuous Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	129	b	009-39	112	126	107	41d	—	—	+2	21.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
2023 was his heyday and he now sports first-time headgear; still smart though
2 (4)	Sweet William Bay J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	132	v	13212-	117	126	123	209d	—	—	+18	40.8	1.00/1	4/1 20%
C&D second in the 2023 Ebor but it may provide an insufficient stamina test nowadays
5 (5)	Epic Poet Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	129	—	4-1323	110	123	103	41d	—	—	+5	19	1.38/1	11/2 15%
His revival has reached another level this year; not the form pick, but highly respected
3 (1)	Alsakib Grey J:P J McDonald T:Andrew Balding	J:P J McDonald T:Andrew Balding	129	—	34178-	110	124	114	209d	—	—	+14	23.1	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Won C&D Group 3 last July; disappointed after and was gelded; probably needs a career best

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Rebel's Romance	6/4	6/4	6/4	6/4	13/8
Continuous	7/2	7/2	10/3	7/2	7/2
Sweet William	7/2	4/1	7/2	7/2	5/2
Epic Poet	11/2	11/2	5/1	11/2	11/2
Alsakib	10/1	9/1	8/1	9/1	8/1

Predictor

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

1st

Sweet William

40.8

OR: 16.8 Form: 17.4 Odds: 6.7

4/1

2nd

Rebel's Romance

29.7

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 11.4

13/8

3rd

Alsakib

23.1

OR: 15 Form: 5.6 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Continuous

21.2

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Epic Poet

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Rebel's Romance	123	129	121
Sweet William	117	126	123
Continuous	112	126	107
Epic Poet	110	123	103
Alsakib	110	124	114

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