John Smith's Cup Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)

York

3:10

Date 2025-07-12

Distance 1m2f56y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £103,080

Runners (19)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
18 (6)	Archivist ch J:Adam Farragher T:William Haggas	J:Adam Farragher T:William Haggas	119	—	22-211	95	115	71	14d	—	—	-7	19.3	5/2 29%
Progressive 3yo who was strong at the finish for 1m win here last time; tops the list
11 (10)	See That Storm b J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	129	—	11-122	95	114	98	29d	—	—	+2	14.9	6/1 14%
Second to exciting Gosden prospect over C&D last time and could play a leading role
1 (17)	Thunder Run ch J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	138	—	314-01	104	114	100	57d	—	—	+6	16.6	7/1 13%
Made it 4-8 with C&D win in May & this progressive 4yo could still be ahead of handicapper
4 (9)	Hand Of God ch J:Daniel Tudhope T:Harry Charlton	J:Daniel Tudhope T:Harry Charlton	136	—	/11-96	102	112	80	22d	—	—	+5	16.1	8/1 11%
Shaped at Royal Ascot as though he would benefit from this drop back in trip; chance
8 (19)	Fox Legacy b J:P J McDonald T:Andrew Balding	J:P J McDonald T:Andrew Balding	130	—	174-16	96	115	88	24d	—	—	+6	13.6	11/1 8%
Sixth of 30 in Royal Hunt Cup last month and could have more to offer now back up in trip
2 (13)	Naqeeb b J:Kevin Stott T:Julie Camacho	J:Kevin Stott T:Julie Camacho	137	—	00-653	103	113	100	22d	—	—	+6	16.1	10/1 9%
Third in 1m4f handicap at Royal Ascot and could appreciate today's drop back in trip
7 (1)	Auld Toon Loon b J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:Tom Dascombe	J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:Tom Dascombe	131	t	143-20	97	112	88	22d	—	—	+8	13.1	18/1 5%
Merely mid-division in Duke Of Edinburgh at Royal Ascot; others have more pressing claims
13 (11)	Romieu ch J:Elizabeth Gale(5) T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Elizabeth Gale(5) T:Adrian Paul Keatley	124	t	2-1502	90	114	80	16d	—	—	+9	15.1	16/1 6%
Unlucky second at Newcastle last time; unexposed at the trip and could have a part to play
19 (2)	Qitaal ch J:Joanna Mason T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joanna Mason T:Charlie Johnston	117	v	475744	83	109	92	6d	—	—	+5	9.3	20/1 5%
Fair fourth on last two starts but needs something extra in the first-time visor
10 (18)	Brioni b J:Rossa Ryan T:Alan King	J:Rossa Ryan T:Alan King	130	p	10-881	96	111	101	29d	—	—	+9	12.5	25/1 4%
Did it nicely in 1st-time cheekpieces at Sandown; could have more to offer in the headgear
12 (5)	Have Secret ch J:Billy Garritty T:Richard Fahey	J:Billy Garritty T:Richard Fahey	127	v	-01320	93	111	99	36d	—	—	+16	19.6	25/1 4%
In good form in the second half of spring; may not have been suited by Epsom last time
3 (15)	Ancient Rome b/br J:Rob Hornby T:Charles Hills	J:Rob Hornby T:Charles Hills	136	—	-70903	102	113	82	7d	—	—	+13	17	28/1 3%
Close 3rd at Sandown last Saturday; has to build on that now back up 2lb in a warmer race
15 (7)	Mirabeau gr/ro J:Jason Hart T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	J:Jason Hart T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	122	—	115-35	98	105	90	65d	—	—	+10	12.8	33/1 3%
Creditable Listed third at Epsom on first of his two 3yo starts; improvement needed today
9 (12)	Faylaq b J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	130	—	116535	96	111	97	14d	—	—	+14	16.3	33/1 3%
Versatile 9yo who has never won off a mark this high but is not ruled out each-way
16 (3)	Austrian Theory b J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:Tim Easterby	J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:Tim Easterby	120	—	0-2277	86	113	100	29d	—	—	+7	9.7	33/1 3%
Started his season well but merely mid-division over this C&D on his last two starts
5 (4)	Soldier's Empire ch J:Hollie Doyle T:Marco Botti	J:Hollie Doyle T:Marco Botti	135	h	424140	101	107	72	24d	—	—	+17	19.3	40/1 2%
Won in Bahrain in March; mid-division in Royal Hunt Cup last month; others more compelling
14 (8)	Dark Moon Rising b J:Josephine Gordon T:Kevin Ryan	J:Josephine Gordon T:Kevin Ryan	123	b	2-3870	89	109	74	29d	—	—	+12	13.6	66/1 1%
Course winner but yet to threaten this season and a major turnaround is required
6 (14)	Erzindjan b J:Ray Dawson T:T J Kent	J:Ray Dawson T:T J Kent	132	—	77000-	98	110	53	347d	—	—	+11	12.3	80/1 1%
Talented in his prime but below par when last seen; best watched back from absence
NR (16)	Paddy The Squire b J:NON-RUNNER T:Iain Jardine	J:NON-RUNNER T:Iain Jardine	119	—	74-132	85	-	-	7d	—	—	—	8.8	—
Non-runner

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Archivist	2/1	5/2	9/4	2/1	9/4
See That Storm	11/2	6/1	11/2	11/2	11/2
Thunder Run	13/2	7/1	13/2	6/1	13/2
Hand Of God	15/2	8/1	15/2	6/1	15/2
Fox Legacy	10/1	11/1	10/1	11/1	10/1
Naqeeb	10/1	10/1	10/1	13/2	9/1
Auld Toon Loon	16/1	18/1	16/1	14/1	16/1
Romieu	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Qitaal	20/1	20/1	18/1	20/1	20/1
Brioni	25/1	22/1	20/1	22/1	20/1
Have Secret	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1
Ancient Rome	28/1	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Mirabeau	33/1	28/1	28/1	33/1	25/1
Faylaq	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1
Austrian Theory	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1
Soldier's Empire	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Dark Moon Rising	66/1	50/1	50/1	66/1	50/1
Erzindjan	80/1	66/1	66/1	80/1	80/1
Paddy The Squire	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Have Secret

19.6

OR: 10.8 Form: 8 Odds: 0.9

25/1

2nd

Archivist

19.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 8

5/2

3rd

Soldier's Empire

19.3

OR: 12.8 Form: 6 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Ancient Rome

OR: 13 Form: 3 Odds: 1

28/1

Thunder Run

16.6

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Faylaq

16.3

OR: 11.5 Form: 4.1 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Hand Of God

16.1

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Naqeeb

16.1

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

10/1

Romieu

15.1

OR: 10 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.6

16/1

See That Storm

14.9

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Fox Legacy

13.6

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Dark Moon Rising

13.6

OR: 9.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Auld Toon Loon

13.1

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Mirabeau

12.8

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Brioni

12.5

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Erzindjan

12.3

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

80/1

Austrian Theory

9.7

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Qitaal

9.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

20/1

Paddy The Squire

8.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Thunder Run Top Rated	104	114	100
Naqeeb	103	113	100
Hand Of God	102	112	80
Ancient Rome	102	113	82
Soldier's Empire	101	107	72
Mirabeau	98	105	90
Erzindjan	98	110	53
Auld Toon Loon	97	112	88
Fox Legacy	96	115	88
Brioni	96	111	101
Faylaq	96	111	97
Archivist	95	115	71
See That Storm	95	114	98
Have Secret	93	111	99
Romieu	90	114	80
Dark Moon Rising	89	109	74
Austrian Theory	86	113	100
Paddy The Squire	85	—	—
Qitaal	83	109	92

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Qitaal	6d ago	Quick return
Ancient Rome	7d ago	Quick return
Paddy The Squire	7d ago	Quick return
Archivist	14d ago	Fit
Faylaq	14d ago	Fit
Romieu	16d ago	Fit
Hand Of God	22d ago	Fit
Naqeeb	22d ago	Fit
Auld Toon Loon	22d ago	Fit
Fox Legacy	24d ago	Fit
Soldier's Empire	24d ago	Fit
See That Storm	29d ago	Fit
Brioni	29d ago	Fit
Austrian Theory	29d ago	Fit
Dark Moon Rising	29d ago	Fit
Have Secret	36d ago	Fit
Thunder Run	57d ago	Fresh
Mirabeau	65d ago	Fresh
Erzindjan	347d ago	Long break