Racecards
14:45 York
Emirates Airline Yorkshire Cup (group 2) (Class 1)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 5f 197y
- Going: Soft, Heavy in places in the back straight
- Surface: Turf
- Form 05019-7
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey Kerrin McEvoy
led, driven and headed over 3f out, soon beaten
Orcadian
7- Form 6183-72
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer J M P Eustace
- Jockey N Callan
tracked leader, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, one pace final furlong
- Form 2365/20-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer J Howard Johnson
- Jockey D Holland
steadied at start and held up, headway 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden and edged left approaching final furlong, kept on well
- Form 13121-4
- Age 7
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey A Munro
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, hardridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
The Geezer
230- Form 311224-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey L Dettori
tracked leaders, pushed along over 4f out, effort over 3f out, no impression
- Form 3589-75
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey K Darley
towards rear, soon chased along, never a factor
- Form 12122-1
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer J M Oxx
- Jockey Mick Kinane
jumped right at start and held up, driven and headway over 2f out, ridden when weakening over 1f out
- Form 3121-62
- Age 8
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey Dean McKeown
Nonrunner
- Form 11212-1
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey Richard Hughes
Nonrunner
- Form 245416-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer D R C Elsworth
- Jockey J P Spencer
Nonrunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
A really competitive race in prospect for the day's feature. Short list material here looks to be Day Flight, The Geezer, Sergeant Cecil and Kastoria, and the vote goes to the last-named. John Oxx is not known for sending his runners to England for the travel experience and HRH The Aga Khan will be expecting a decent return on his travel expenses here. The mare is lightly raced and may not have stopped improving. By Selkirk, she should handle testing ground well and we know she gets the trip. Already twice placed in Group 2 company, we know she has the class for this and with doubts about the others she is taken to score. Day Flight is an obvious alternative, having proved his wellbeing with a Sandown win on his reappearance. By Sadler's Wells, he will revel in the mud, but the big question is whether he will last home. He has won over 13 furlongs before but has not been tried over this trip and other certain stayers will surely try to expose any doubts about his stamina. The Geezer will have no trouble on that score but cannot be put up here due to the dismal run of form for Godolphin thus far, while Ebor winner Sergeant Cecil returns to the course and distance over which he won that famed handicap. He has proved that Group company is not beyond him, but the ground is not certain to suit him and although he should go well, he may have to give best here to Irish raider Kastoria.
Formwatch
Cherry Mix (FR) 7-2 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden to challenge 3f out, never threatened, 7th of 10, 10l behind Oracle West (8-11) at Nad Al Sheba 1m 4f Grp 3 (A) gd in Mar.
Orcadian 10-1 (9-0) Soon led, hung right from over 7f out, reluctant to race and headed 5f out, rallied to lead 2f out, headed inside final furlong, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind The Whistling Teal (9-0) at Chester 1m 5f Grp 3 (1) gs.
Percussionist (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Held up mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 12th of 17, well behind Westerner (9-2) at York 2m 4f Grp 1 (1) gf in Jun.
Sergeant Cecil 9-1 (8-12) Settled in rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on well from over 1f out, not reach leaders, 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Mubtaker (9-1) at Newbury 1m 4f Grp 3 (1) gd in Apr.
The Geezer (9-2) Mid-division, headway over 4f out, ran on until no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 3l behind Shamdala (8-13) at Longchamp 1m 7f 3yo Grp 2 (1) sft in Oct.
Winged d'Argent (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Prominent, ridden 4f out, no extra towards finish, 5th of 17, 2l behind Admiral (8-1) at Chester 2m 3f hcap (2) gf.
Kastoria (IRE) 1-2fav (9-1) Tracked leaders in 5th, improved into 4th 4f out, 3rd over 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, kept on well under pressure final furlong, won at Navan 1m 5f lst stk (1) gf in Apr beating Virginia Woolf (8-12) by 1l, 7 ran.
Collier Hill 22-1 (8-11) Close up, challenged 3f out, kept on well, no chance with winner, 2nd of 14, 4 1/2l behind Heart's Cry (8-11) at Nad Al Sheba 1m 4f Grp 1 (1) std in Mar.
Day Flight 10-3 (9-3) Held up in touch, headway from 2f out, closed on leader entering final furlong, led final 150 yards, stayed on well, won at Sandown 1m 2f Grp 3 (1) gd in Apr beating Notable Guest (9-3) by 1l, 10 ran.
Art Eyes (USA) 11-4 (8-0) Tracked leader, led over 5f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 9, 23l behind Cover Up (9-0) at Newmarket 2m Grp 3 (1) gs in Oct.