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14:35 York

Queen Mother's Cup (Lady Amateur Riders) Handicap (Class C)

  • 18 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 3f 198y
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 24.64s
  • 18 Ran
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1
Silk -

Sporting Gesture

8/1

    2
    Silk -

    Kylkenny

    16/1

      3
      Silk -

      Kuster

      7/1

        4
        Silk -

        Quel Fontenailles (FR)

        10/1

          1(12)
          Silk - Orange and Royal Blue (quartered), Orange sleeves and cap

          Sequential

          288
          33/1
          • Form 35110-
          • Age 4
          • Weight 11-0

          in touch, ridden and lost place over 4f out, soon eased

          2(1)
          Silk - Royal Blue, White chevron, Light Blue cap

          Golden Lariat (USA)

          28
          10/3
          • Form 316-0
          • Age 4
          • Weight 10-12

          in touch and keen, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, soon eased

          3(8)
          Silk - Black, Brown cross belts, Brown cap

          Kuster

          30 b
          7/1
          • Form 00/40-00
          • Age 7
          • Weight 10-11

          towards rear, ridden and headway over 3f out, stayed on same pace final 2f

          4(15)
          Silk - Yellow, black sash, white sleeves, black and white quartered cap

          Tioman (IRE)

          21
          16/1
          • Form 340-15
          • Age 4
          • Weight 10-10

          chased leader and keen, lost place 4f out, soon eased

          5(4)
          Silk - Dark Green, White cross belts, hooped sleeves, quartered cap

          Kylkenny

          41
          16/1
          • Form 131640
          • Age 8
          • Weight 10-10

          mid-division, ridden and headway to go 2nd over 3f out, led 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, caught post

          6(5)
          Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets

          Nazimabad (IRE)

          78
          66/1
          • Form 100-000
          • Age 4
          • Weight 10-5

          mid-division and keen, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened

          7(19)
          Silk - DARK GREEN and ORANGE (quartered), WHITE sleeves and cap

          Autumn Fantasy (USA)

          31
          66/1
          • Form 31-0000
          • Age 4
          • Weight 10-3

          slowly away, switched left start, held up and behind, never a factor

          8(18)
          Silk - YELLOW, royal blue stars, striped sleeves, yellow cap

          Indian Solitaire (IRE)

          13
          12/1
          • Form 250-506
          • Age 4
          • Weight 10-3

          mid-division, ridden over 3f out, kept on final 3f

          9(2)
          Silk - Maroon, grey star, grey sleeves, maroon armlets, quartered cap

          Court of Appeal

          37
          11/1
          • Form 250-201
          • Age 6
          • Weight 10-1

          mid-division, effort over 3f out, onepaced after

          10(13)
          Silk - Pink and Purple diabolo, striped sleeves, Pink cap

          Ridgeway (IRE)

          279
          33/1
          • Form 031460-
          • Age 8
          • Weight 10-0

          in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f

          11(16)
          Silk - PURPLE, GREY star

          Sporting Gesture

          13
          8/1
          • Form 414224
          • Age 6
          • Weight 9-11

          mid-division, headway on inner over 4f out, soon ridden, kept on gamely to lead post

          13(7)
          Silk - BROWN, WHITE spots, BROWN sleeves and cap

          Quel Fontenailles (FR)

          15
          10/1
          • Form 00-6062
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-7

          chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, kept on final 2 furlongs

          14(3)
          Silk - Red, Light Blue seams, Light Blue cap, Red spots

          Olivia Rose (IRE)

          12
          20/1
          • Form 006533
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-6

          held up and never a factor

          15(14)
          Silk - RED, ROYAL BLUE Cross of Lorraine, RED sleeves, WHITE armlets and star on RED cap

          Azur (IRE)

          15
          14/1
          • Form 410-334
          • Age 6
          • Weight 9-5

          towards rear, headway over 3f out, stayed on final 2f

          16(17)
          Silk - Pink and Black diamonds, halved sleeves, Black cap

          Ash Moon (IRE)

          2
          25/1
          • Form 0-00204
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-2

          held up, ridden over 3f out, steady headway approaching final 2f

          17(11)
          Silk - SAXE BLUE, YELLOW armlets, BLUE and RED quartered cap

          Repulse Bay (IRE)

          7
          16/1
          • Form 000001
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-1

          held up and keen, kept on, no impression

          18(6)
          Silk - Black, White diamond, diabolo on sleeves and diamond on cap

          Border Tale

          3
          15/2
          • Form 231423
          • Age 3
          • Weight 8-12

          led, clear over 4f out, soon ridden, headed 2f out, no extra inside final furlong

          19(10)
          Silk - Purple, Emerald Green stars, Purple sleeves, Purple cap, Emerald Green star

          Party Ploy

          10
          33/1
          • Form 65-0035
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-10

          chased leaders, weakened over 2 furlong out

          12(9)
          NR

          Thunder Canyon (USA)

          8
          • Form 03221-0
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-11

          Nonrunner

          In depth

          Verdict

          Sporting Gesture has been done very few favours by the draw and, from stall one, Golden Lariat is given one more chance with Tioman and Court of Appeal rated the main dangers. A low draw often proves to be a big advantage over this sort of trip on the Knavesmire so Golden Lariat could hardly be better berthed. Admittedly the son of Mr Prospector hardly covered himself in glory on his reappearance but that run at Newbury should have blown away the cobwebs and he is taken to improve Sir Michael Stoute's already impressive record in this contest. Southwell winner Tioman failed to reproduce the form back on turf at Kempton last month but his stable remains in good heart and he has to be respected with the experienced Emma Ramsden on board. However, a draw in stall 15 is hardly helpful and, with Mick Easterby's Sporting Gesture berthed in stall 16, the biggest threat to the selection may come from Court of Appeal. Brian Ellison's gelding beat Easterby's horse by only a neck at Chester last month and is 3lbs worse off at the weights today but has the advantage of a draw in stall two so should confirm the form. The game Kylkenny, the consistent three-year-old Border Tale and recent Doncaster winner Repulse Bay are others to consider but we are happy to stick with the Stoute horse, who may prove to be too classy for his rivals.