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Sky Bet York Stakes (Group 2)

York · Saturday, 25 Jul · 12:35 · 1m 2f 56y · Class 1 · TURF

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Status

13:35

Off time

Runners

Good to Firm (Good in places)

Going

🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3

🏆 Top pick

DAMYSUS

#2 · Dr3 · 2.25

🥈 Second

ITEM

#5 · Dr4 · 4

🥉 Third

ROYAL CHAMPION (IRE

Betting forecast

5 runners

01 · 🏆

Damysus

2.25

5/4

02 · 🥈

Item

3/1

03 · 🥉

Royal Champion

4.33

10/3

Pride Of Arras

9/1

Dancing Gemini

16/1

Runners

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
4th	1	2	Royal Champion (G) Impressive winner of this race last season prior to a fine third in the Irish Champion Stakes. Scored in a Bahrain Group 2 before following up in the Group 1 Neom Turf Cup in Saudi Arabia early this …	131-144	C Lee K R Burke	8	63kg	4.33 10/3
3rd	2	3	Damysus (C) FAV Highly progressive in 2025 aside from a blip in the Derby, ending the year with listed/Group 3 wins before returning to easily defy a penalty in 9f Newmarket Group 3. Mid-field in the Lockinge/Queen …	011-165	James Doyle J & T Gosden	4	60.8kg	2.25 5/4
5th	3	1	Dancing Gemini (H) P Listed/Group 2 winner early last season prior to going close in the Lockinge. Has come up short largely kept to Group 1 company since, though his fourth in this season's Lockinge was sound and he was…	390-645	K Shoemark R A Teal	5	60.8kg	17 16/1
2nd	4	5	Pride Of Arras (G) Smart winner of the Dante and Great Voltigeur here last season, backing up the latter success when fourth to Royal Champion in Group 2 Bahrain International Trophy (1¼m) in November. Should come on f…	0014-82	Rossa Ryan R M Beckett	4	60.8kg	10 9/1
—	4	—	Ghostwriter (C)	35/463-0	Rowan Scott K P De Foy	5	60.8kg	— Sky B… 13 Betfa… 13 Paddy… 13
1st	5	4	Item (C) Won both starts at 2 yrs and confirmed himself a smart performer when making a successful return in the Dante at C&D in May. Perhaps caught out by conditions when only ninth to Christmas Day in Derby…	11-191	Rob Hornby A M Balding	3	58.1kg	4 3/1
—	6	—	Silawi (G)	110-269	— H Al Jehani	6	60.8kg	— Sky B… 26 Betfa… 26 Paddy… 26
—	7	—	Tiffany (M)	32/22-22	— Sir Mark Prescott	6	59.4kg	— Sky B… 17 Betfa… 17 Paddy… 17

Betting forecast: Damysus (5/4), Item (3/1), Royal Champion (10/3), Pride Of Arras (9/1), Dancing Gemini (16/1)

Prize money

Position	Prize
P1	93572.0 GBP
P2	35475.0 GBP
P3	17754.0 GBP
P4	8844.0 GBP
P5	4438.0 GBP
P6	2228.0 GBP