Sky Bet Strensall Stakes (Group 3) – York

York

1:50

Sky Bet Strensall Stakes (Group 3)

Date 2025-08-23

Distance 1m177y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £96,407

Runners 8

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2 (7)	Bullet Point b Tom Marquand · William Haggas	Tom Marquand · William Haggas	133	—	1-1221	103	119	93	2d	—	—	+1	28.9	9/4 31%
Won h'cap here on Thursday; this would be quick turnaround but he has Group-race potential
7 (8)	Gladius b Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	126	—	1211	99	113	96	21d	—	—	+19	41.4	3/1 25%
2-2 in handicaps; today's company demands sizeable improvement but he's not ruled out
6 (2)	Bowmark b William Buick · John & Thady Gosden	William Buick · John & Thady Gosden	126	—	1-210	103	116	100	83d	—	—	+8	25.3	9/2 18%
Weakened in the Prix du Jockey Club but retains potential now back down in trip/grade
4 (5)	King's Gambit ch Daniel Tudhope · Harry Charlton	Daniel Tudhope · Harry Charlton	133	—	37-463	113	125	98	67d	—	—	+7	19.4	13/2 13%
Leading form claims but expensive to follow and a drop back in trip isn't an obvious plus
5 (4)	Skukuza b Ryan Moore · Ed Dunlop	Ryan Moore · Ed Dunlop	133	—	-56119	113	120	101	22d	—	—	+21	30.3	10/1 9%
Of interest on his Listed win at the Curragh in May; slow ground excuses subsequent defeat
8 (1)	King Of Cities ch Sean Levey · Richard Hannon	Sean Levey · Richard Hannon	126	—	2-2933	109	116	108	22d	—	—	+12	20.5	11/1 8%
1m1f Listed runner-up on reappearance and the return to this trip could be in his favour
3 (6)	Checkandchallenge b/br Callum Shepherd · William Knight	Callum Shepherd · William Knight	133	p	835943	108	120	107	27d	—	—	+15	19.3	25/1 4%
On a long losing run but has posted lofty RPRs on his two previous runs here; interesting
1 (3)	Boiling Point b Clifford Lee · K R Burke	Clifford Lee · K R Burke	133	—	194-54	105	115	92	27d	—	—	+11	14.6	25/1 4%
Listed winner last May; has run to form for new yard this year but needs something extra

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Bullet Point	9/4	2/1	9/4	9/4	9/4
Gladius	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Bowmark	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
King's Gambit	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Skukuza	10/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
King Of Cities	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1	11/1
Checkandchallenge	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Boiling Point	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Gladius

41.4

OR: 12.3 Form: 22.5 Odds: 6.7

3/1

2nd

Skukuza

30.3

OR: 15.8 Form: 12 Odds: 2.5

10/1

3rd

Bullet Point

28.9

OR: 13.3 Form: 7 Odds: 8.7

9/4

Bowmark

25.3

OR: 13.3 Form: 7 Odds: 5

9/2

King Of Cities

20.5

OR: 14.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.2

11/1

King's Gambit

19.4

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Checkandchallenge

19.3

OR: 14.5 Form: 3.6 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Boiling Point

14.6

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
King's Gambit Top Rated	113	125	98
Skukuza	113	120	101
King Of Cities	109	116	108
Checkandchallenge	108	120	107
Boiling Point	105	115	92
Bullet Point	103	119	93
Bowmark	103	116	100
Gladius	99	113	96

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Bullet Point	2d ago	Quick return
Gladius	21d ago	Fit
Bowmark	83d ago	Fresh
King's Gambit	67d ago	Fresh
Skukuza	22d ago	Fit
King Of Cities	22d ago	Fit
Checkandchallenge	27d ago	Fit
Boiling Point	27d ago	Fit

Going: Good To Firm

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