Sky Bet City Of York Stakes (Group 1) – York

York

15:00

Sky Bet City Of York Stakes (Group 1)

Date 2025-08-23

Distance 7f

Class Class 1

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £377,122

Runners (11)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
7 (11)	Rosallion Bay J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	134	—	11-322	120	129	98	24d	—	—	-13	32.5	0.28/1	11/10 48%
Has gone close in 1m Group 1s the last twice; strong claims if return to 7f isn't an issue
4 (7)	Never So Brave Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	134	—	20-211	115	125	114	42d	—	—	-1	23.5	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Won Royal Ascot handicap and followed up in Ascot Group 2; respected now in a Group 1
11 (10)	Exactly Chestnut J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	126	—	1-2465	110	120	106	20d	—	—	+17	24.1	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Aidan O'Brien's sole runner; worth a second look but others have more substance to claims
9 (4)	Maranoa Charlie Bay J:Aurelien Lemaitre T:Christopher Head	J:Aurelien Lemaitre T:Christopher Head	129	h	4-1412	115	125	103	48d	—	—	+12	18	3.50/1	14/1 7%
French-trained front-runner who went very close in Group 1 latest; firmly in calculations
3 (8)	Lake Forest Chestnut J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	134	—	1-4562	113	125	88	25d	—	—	+18	24.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Beaten nearly 3l when runner-up in Group 2 Lennox Stakes; may find a few too good
5 (3)	Qirat Chestnut J:Colin Keane T:Ralph Beckett	J:Colin Keane T:Ralph Beckett	134	—	22-201	115	120	98	24d	—	—	+13	17.5	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Pacemaker when winning Sussex Stakes at 150-1; major doubts about him reproducing the form
2 (6)	Audience Bay J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	134	b	40-973	115	124	98	25d	—	—	+13	17.5	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Last season's Lockinge winner; leading claims on that form but below his best this year
6 (5)	Quinault Bay J:Jason Hart T:Stuart Williams	J:Jason Hart T:Stuart Williams	134	ht	-37014	112	122	100	25d	—	—	+20	24.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Something to find but York is his favourite course and he may well make another bold bid
10 (1)	Seagulls Eleven Chestnut J:William Buick T:Hugo Palmer	J:William Buick T:Hugo Palmer	129	—	0-0621	109	118	106	22d	—	—	+13	15.3	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Won 4-runner Group 3 at Glorious Goodwood; supplemented for this but could be vulnerable
1 (9)	Annaf Brown J:Rossa Ryan T:Michael Appleby	J:Rossa Ryan T:Michael Appleby	134	—	330270	105	119	99	21d	—	—	+16	17.2	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Went close in Group 3 Chipchase on AW in June; two lesser runs since and up against it
NR (2)	Ten Bob Tony Chestnut J:William Buick T:Ed Walker	J:William Buick T:Ed Walker	134	—	4245-1	112	121	85	84d	—	—	—	25.5	—	—
Career best to win Group 3 John Of Gaunt; further improvement needed but that's possible

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Rosallion	evn	evn	evn	11/10	11/10
Never So Brave	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	11/4
Exactly	10/1	10/1	10/1	9/1	9/1
Maranoa Charlie	12/1	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Lake Forest	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Qirat	20/1	20/1	20/1	18/1	16/1
Audience	22/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	18/1
Quinault	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	22/1
Seagulls Eleven	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1	33/1
Annaf	80/1	80/1	80/1	50/1	50/1
Ten Bob Tony	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Rosallion

32.5

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 15

11/10

2nd

Ten Bob Tony

25.5

OR: 15.5 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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3rd

Lake Forest

24.7

OR: 15.8 Form: 7 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Exactly

24.1

OR: 15 Form: 7 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Quinault

24.1

OR: 15.5 Form: 7.6 Odds: 1

25/1

Never So Brave

23.5

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

3/1

Maranoa Charlie

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Qirat

17.5

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Audience

17.5

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Annaf

17.2

OR: 13.8 Form: 3.1 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Seagulls Eleven

15.3

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Rosallion	120	129	98
Never So Brave	115	125	114
Maranoa Charlie	115	125	103
Qirat	115	120	98
Audience	115	124	98
Lake Forest	113	125	88
Quinault	112	122	100
Ten Bob Tony	112	121	85
Exactly	110	120	106
Seagulls Eleven	109	118	106
Annaf	105	119	99

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Exactly	20d ago	Fit
Annaf	21d ago	Fit
Seagulls Eleven	22d ago	Fit
Rosallion	24d ago	Fit
Qirat	24d ago	Fit
Lake Forest	25d ago	Fit
Audience	25d ago	Fit
Quinault	25d ago	Fit
Never So Brave	42d ago	Fit
Maranoa Charlie	48d ago	Fresh
Ten Bob Tony	84d ago	Fresh

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Maranoa Charlie	Front Runner
Quinault	Front Runner

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 11 runners classified.