Sky Bet City Of York Stakes (Group 1)

1st

Never So Brave (IRE)

No. 4, stall 7

4yo, 9-8, OR 115

J: Oisin Murphy · T: Andrew Balding

4 9-8 115

Oisin Murphy

Andrew Balding

1:22.93 £377,122

Slightly hesitant start - settled towards the back pulling hard - made progress from over 3f out - hit the front inside the final 2f - drifted right approaching the last furlong - kept up to task for the win

2nd

Lake Forest (GB)

No. 3, stall 8

4yo, 9-8, OR 113

J: Tom Marquand · T: William Haggas

4 9-8 113

Tom Marquand

William Haggas

½ £142,975

Settled towards back early - pushed along with 2f left - shifted right approaching final furlong - briefly short of space - drifted left then found a gap close home - kept responding to the line - nabbed second spot in the closing strides but caught by half a length

3rd

Maranoa Charlie (FR) ^h

No. 9, stall 4

3yo, 9-3, OR 115

J: Aurelien Lemaitre · T: Christopher Head

3 9-3 115

Aurelien Lemaitre

Christopher Head

0.2 £71,554

Settled with the pack early - pushed along and finding more from over 2f out - drifted left with space tight a furlong out - stayed on late to finish third three-quarters of a length behind the winner

4th

Rosallion (IRE)

No. 7, stall 11

4yo, 9-8, OR 120

J: Sean Levey · T: Richard Hannon

4 9-8 120

Sean Levey

Richard Hannon

0.2 £35,644

Held up in midfield on the wide side - drifted right approaching 3f out then rallied and drifted left with a furlong left - closed on the leader inside the final furlong - couldn't find more late and held for 4th

5th

Qirat (GB)

No. 5, stall 3

4yo, 9-8, OR 115

J: Colin Keane · T: Ralph Beckett

4 9-8 115

Colin Keane

Ralph Beckett

1½ £17,889

Sat close to the front group early - pushed along and moved left approaching the final furlong - unable to quicken and held late to finish 5th

6th

Exactly (IRE)

No. 11, stall 10

3yo, 9-0, OR 110

J: Ryan Moore · T: A P O'Brien

3 9-0 110

Ryan Moore

A P O'Brien

½ £8,978

Settled with the pack early - dropped back approaching 4f out - shifted right with 3f out to run then rallied but drifted left inside the final furlong - held no more inside the last and finished sixth

7th

Annaf (IRE)

No. 1, stall 9

6yo, 9-8, OR 105

J: Rossa Ryan · T: Michael Appleby

6 9-8 105

Rossa Ryan

Michael Appleby

0.1

Settled at back of field - found room and made progress with under a furlong left - couldn't quicken again near the finish - beaten into 7th

8th

Seagulls Eleven (IRE)

No. 10, stall 1

3yo, 9-3, OR 109

J: William Buick · T: Hugo Palmer

3 9-3 109

William Buick

Hugo Palmer

1

Settled towards the back - pushed along and drifted left approaching final furlong but failed to land a blow - faded close home

9th

Audience (GB) ^b

No. 2, stall 6

6yo, 9-8, OR 115

J: Robert Havlin · T: John & Thady Gosden

6 9-8 115

Robert Havlin

John & Thady Gosden

¾

Sat close to front and moved right 4f out - pressed for effort with 2f left - lost place late to finish 9th

10th

Quinault (GER) ^ht

No. 6, stall 5

5yo, 9-8, OR 112

J: Jason Hart · T: Stuart Williams

5 9-8 112

Jason Hart

Stuart Williams

1

Took a strong hold early - hit the front and set the pace - pushed along and lost command over 1f out - dropped away close home to finish 10th