15:10 York

Saturday 12 July 2025

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John Smith's Cup Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)

Off time: 15:11 | Winning time: 2m 10.10s

1^st

(19)

Fox Legacy

49-4

10/1

T: A M BaldingJ: P J McDonald

Mid-division on outside, soon prominent, upsides 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, soon clear, stayed on well

2^nd

(10)

See That Storm

49-3

11/2

T: E BethellJ: Callum Rodriguez

In touch with leaders on outside, going well 3f out, ridden and outpaced 2f out, stayed on well final 100 yards, never nearer tchd 5/1

3^rd

(6)

Archivist

38-7

15/8f

T: W J HaggasJ: A J Farragher

Led, ridden over 2f out, soon hard pressed, headed approaching final furlong, kept on op 9/4

4^th

(14)

Erzindjan

79-6

80/1

T: T KentJ: Ray Dawson

Held up towards rear on outside, going okay off pace 2f out, soon ridden and switched to far side, stayed on strongly final 100 yards tchd 66/1

5^th

1 ¼

(3)

Austrian Theory

68-8

33/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: Warren Fentiman (5)

Chased leaders on inside, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, stayed on well insde final furlong, never on terms tchd 28/1

6^th

1 ¼

(17)

Thunder Run

49-12

15/2

T: K R BurkeJ: C Lee

Rear of mid-division on inside, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong op 13/2

7^th

1 ¼

(8)

Dark Moon Rising

68-11

40/1

T: K A RyanJ: Josephine Gordon

Held up in touch on inside, pushed along off pace 4f out, late headway inside final furlong op 50/1

8^th

(13)

Naqeeb

59-11

12/1

T: Miss J A CamachoJ: K Stott

Rear of mid-division on outside, ridden and outpaced 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never on terms op 9/1

9^th

1 ¼

(18)

Brioni

49-4

25/1

T: A KingJ: Rossa Ryan

Held up in touch, going okay off pace 2f out, headway under pressure far side when short of room and switched, kept on final 100 yards op 20/1

10^th

2 ½

(7)

Mirabeau

38-10

25/1

T: D J S Ffrench DavisJ: Jason Hart

Close up on outside, going well 3f out, soon ridden and outpaced, weakened final furlong op 33/1

11^th

(15)

Ancient Rome

69-10

28/1

T: C HillsJ: Rob Hornby

Mid-division, pushed along and made no impression 3f out op 22/1

12^th

(11)

Romieu

48-12

18/1

T: A KeatleyJ: Elizabeth Gale (5)

Mid-division on outside, pushed along and made no impression over 3f out op 14/1

13^th

(4)

Soldier's Empire

49-9

40/1

T: M BottiJ: Hollie Doyle

Slowly away, held up towards rear, pushed along off pace 3f out, plugged on final furlong

14^th

1 ¼

(9)

Hand Of God

49-10

7/1

T: Harry CharltonJ: D Tudhope

Third on inside, ridden to challenge briefly over 2f out, soon outpaced, short of room when no extra approaching final furlong op 15/2

15^th

(5)

Have Secret

59-1

22/1

T: R A FaheyJ: Billy Garritty

Mid-division, switched to near side over 3f out, soon pushed along and outpaced, no extra final furlong op 25/1

16^th

5 ½

(12)

Faylaq

99-4

33/1

T: J S GoldieJ: P Mulrennan

Held up towards rear, ridden off pace 2f out, never a factor

17^th

3 ¼

(2)

Qitaal

68-5

16/1

T: C JohnstonJ: Joanna Mason

In touch with leaders on inside, keen thoughout, saddle slipped 7f out, weakened and eased down 3f out op 20/1

18^th

(1)

Auld Toon Loon

69-5

12/1

T: Tom DascombeJ: Pierre-Louis Jamin

Slowly away, in rear, detached 4f out, soon eased down op 16/1

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Non-Runners

(16)

Paddy The Squire⁷

Weight: 8-7| Age: 5

T: I Jardine J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£13.10Pl:£2.80, £1.40, £1.40, £28.10EX:£54.30Trifecta:£379.50Tricast:£157.71SF:£65.43Swingers:£9.10, £8.50, £4.00

Forecasts

Archivist (15/8), See That Storm (11/2), Hand Of God (7/1), Thunder Run (15/2), Fox Legacy (10/1), Naqeeb (12/1), Auld Toon Loon (12/1), Qitaal (16/1), Paddy The Squire (16/1), Romieu (18/1), Have Secret (22/1), Brioni (25/1), Mirabeau (25/1), Ancient Rome (28/1), Austrian Theory (33/1), Faylaq (33/1), Dark Moon Rising (40/1), Soldier's Empire (40/1), Erzindjan (80/1)

Three year-olds don't have a great recent record in this race but ARCHIVIST looks capable of bucking that trend and becoming the first of his generation to take this since Wigmore Hall in 2010. See That Storm goes off the same mark as when runner-up over C&D last month and can extend his run of form since joining Ed Bethell and provide the chief threat ahead of Naqeeb and Thunder Run.

ARCHIVIST
SEE THAT STORM (IRE)
NAQEEB (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Enfjaar

Weight: 9-1 |Age: 4

J: J Mitchell | T: R Varian

15/2

Prize Money

1st: £103,080.002nd: £48,340.003rd: £24,180.004th: £12,080.005th: £6,040.006th: £3,020.00