25 Jul 2026 14:35 York
Winner: £165,000 (Penalty: £93,572); Distance: 1m 2f 56y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places).
Sky Bet York Stakes (Group 2)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
5(4) |
| - |
Item (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 2) |
11-19 / 3 |
Flat (49) | Rob Hornby | A M Balding Juddmonte |
3/1 | |
| chased leader until over 4f out, soon outpaced, rallied 2f out, led over 1f out, clear final 110 yards, stayed on well | ||||||||||
2nd |
4(5) |
| 2¾ L |
Pride Of Arras (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 8) |
10014-8 / 4 |
Flat (20) | Rossa Ryan | R M Beckett Mrs David Aykroyd |
9/1 | |
| led, ridden 3f out, edged right 2f out, headed over 1f out, no impression on winner final 110 yards, kept on | ||||||||||
3rd |
2(3) |
| ½ L |
Damysus (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 8) |
011-165 / 4 |
Flat (39) | James Doyle | J & T Gosden Wathnan Racing |
5/4 | |
| held up in last, headway over 3f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, pressed for second inside final 110 yards, no impression on winner, kept on | ||||||||||
4th |
1(2) |
| 2¼ L |
Royal Champion (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 13) |
7131-14 / 8 |
Flat (90) | C Lee | K R Burke Exors Of The Late… |
10/3 | |
| held up in touch, took keen hold, headway over 5f out, went second over 4f out until ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
5th |
3(1) |
| 8 L |
Dancing Gemini (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 8) |
390-645 / 5 |
Flat (38) | K Shoemark | R A Teal Fishdance Ltd |
16/1 | |
| held up in touch, dropped to last when waiting for room over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, no impression, well beaten from over 1f out | ||||||||||