Sky Bet York Stakes (Group 2) – York

York

14:40

Sky Bet York Stakes (Group 2)

Date 2025-07-26

Distance 1m2f56y

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £85,065

Winning Time 2m 5.64s (fast by 2.66s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Royal Champion (IRE) Clifford Lee · K R Burke	8/1	Won
2nd	Almaqam (GB) Kieran Shoemark · Ed Walker	6/4F	2.75
3rd	Ecureuil Secret (FR) Oisin Orr · Richard Fahey	50/1	2
4th	Green Impact (IRE) Shane Foley · Mrs John Harrington	9/2	.5
5th	Stanhope Gardens (IRE) Rossa Ryan · Ralph Beckett	9/4	1.25
6th	Bay City Roller (IRE) Callum Shepherd · George Scott	12/1	0.3
7th	Certain Lad (GB) George Bass · Jack Channon	50/1	1.25

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 (6)	Almaqam Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Ed Walker	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Ed Walker	134	—	632-31	117	129	116	58d	—	—	-8	28.2	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Beat Ombudsman to win the Group 3 Brigadier Gerard and holds leading form claims
7 (4)	Stanhope Gardens Chestnut J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	125	—	312-15	111	119	93	49d	—	—	-3	23.3	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Fine fifth in the Derby when losing two places close home and this trip could be ideal
6 (1)	Green Impact Bay J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	125	—	11-616	112	120	108	27d	—	—	+3	20.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Sixth in Irish Derby; bigger run needed today but every chance he'll continue to progress
4 (3)	Royal Champion Bay J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	134	—	01-147	115	124	87	38d	—	—	+9	18.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Won Group 3 at Southwell in February and could be involved
5 (5)	Bay City Roller Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:George Scott	J:Callum Shepherd T:George Scott	125	—	111-22	110	116	93	27d	—	—	+9	17.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Runner-up in French Group 2 last time; improvement needed today but remains lightly raced
2 (2)	Certain Lad Bay J:George Bass T:Jack Channon	J:George Bass T:Jack Channon	134	—	221-36	112	121	83	78d	—	—	+13	16.3	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Lost a shoe when below par at Chester; won French Group 3 last September and likes it here
3 (7)	Ecureuil Secret Bay J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	134	—	323-10	112	120	102	39d	—	—	+13	16.3	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Impressive in handicap at Epsom then maybe didn't handle the fast ground at Royal Ascot

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Almaqam	15/8	7/4	15/8	13/8	11/8
Stanhope Gardens	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	5/2
Green Impact	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Royal Champion	8/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	9/1
Bay City Roller	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	8/1
Certain Lad	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Ecureuil Secret	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Almaqam

28.2

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 11.4

15/8

2nd

Stanhope Gardens

23.3

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 8

5/2

3rd

Green Impact

20.5

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Royal Champion

18.9

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Bay City Roller

17.5

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Certain Lad

16.3

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

28/1

Ecureuil Secret

16.3

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Almaqam	117	129	116
Royal Champion	115	124	87
Green Impact	112	120	108
Certain Lad	112	121	83
Ecureuil Secret	112	120	102
Stanhope Gardens	111	119	93
Bay City Roller	110	116	93

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Green Impact	27d ago	Fit
Bay City Roller	27d ago	Fit
Royal Champion	38d ago	Fit
Ecureuil Secret	39d ago	Fit
Stanhope Gardens	49d ago	Fresh
Almaqam	58d ago	Fresh
Certain Lad	78d ago	Fresh