Sky Bet Race To The Ebor Grand Cup Stakes (Listed Race)

York

15:00

Date 2025-06-14

Distance 1m5f188y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £39,697

Winning Time 2m 58.21s (slow by 1.61s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Al Qareem (IRE) Clifford Lee · K R Burke	9/2	Won
2nd	Absurde (FR) Daniel Tudhope · W P Mullins	EvensF	4.5
3rd	El Cordobes (IRE) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	5/1	5
4th	Alsakib (GB) James Doyle · Andrew Balding	100/30	32

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
2 (1)	Absurde Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:W P Mullins	J:Daniel Tudhope T:W P Mullins	128	—	/415-3	109	127	109	37d	—	—	-8	30.3	0.31/1	5/4 44%
Fifth in Melbourne Cup last November; good third in Chester Group 3 latest; leading player
3 (4)	Alsakib Grey J:James Doyle T:Andrew Balding	J:James Doyle T:Andrew Balding	128	—	4178-4	110	125	115	29d	—	—	-1	21.7	0.69/1	11/4 27%
C&D Group 3 winner last July; reappearance run here can be upgraded; contender
1 (3)	Al Qareem Bay J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	133	—	14-312	112	123	100	37d	—	—	+3	20.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Runner-up in Group 3 Ormonde last time; 2lb worse off with the third Absurde; respected
4 (2)	El Cordobes Bay J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	128	—	7-2213	108	124	84	28d	—	—	+4	18.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Group 3 3rd last time; further improvement needed but lightly raced and in excellent hands
NR (5)	Raja Raja Bay J:David Probert T:David Simcock	J:David Probert T:David Simcock	128	—	5941-7	82	116	79	28d	—	—	—	8	—	—
Last of seven in Group 3 Aston Park and faces another very tough task today

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Absurde	5/4	5/4	5/4
Alsakib	11/4	11/4	11/4
Al Qareem	9/2	9/2	9/2
El Cordobes	9/2	9/2	9/2
Raja Raja	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Absurde

30.3

OR: 14.8 Form: 3 Odds: 12.5

5/4

2nd

Alsakib

21.7

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

11/4

3rd

Al Qareem

20.5

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

El Cordobes

18.9

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Raja Raja

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Al Qareem	112	123	100
Alsakib	110	125	115
Absurde	109	127	109
El Cordobes	108	124	84
Raja Raja	82	116	79

Last Run