15:45 York

Saturday 11 July 2026

All14:0214:3915:1215:4516:2016:5517:30

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

Off time: 15:46 | Winning time: 2m 9.35s

1^st

(14)

Raammee

49-2

5/1

T: R VarianJ: Ray Dawson

Went to post early, mid-division, pushed along under 3f out and improved edging left, led well over 1f out, drifted left and ridden over 1f out, hung right inside final furlong, stayed on dourly, always doing enough op 4/1

2^nd

(1)

Hand Of God

59-8

11/2

T: Harry CharltonJ: Lewis Edmunds

Mid-division, headway 3f out and pushed along, ridden and took third over 1f out, kept on well but no real impression on winner final 110yds op 15/2

5^th

2 ½

(16)

Salam Dubawi

48-8

80/1

T: J S GoldieJ: A Mullen

Mid-division, pushed along and headway well over 2f out, soon carried left and went second under 2f out, switched right 1f out, lost place final 110yds, kept on one pace (finished 3rd, placed 5th)

3^rd

(7)

Castle Stuart

48-9

12/1

T: R A FaheyJ: Barry McHugh

Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on from 1f out, never nearer (finished 4th, placed 3rd) tchd 11/1

4^th

(3)

Danger Bay

49-9

11/2

T: E BethellJ: D Tudhope

Wore red hood to post, rear mid-division, headway over 3f out, soon denied clear runs and shuffled back, in clear 1f out and ran on well, nearest finish (finished 5th, placed 4th) op 6/1

6^th

(15)

Spell Master

48-10

40/1

T: Oli RixJ: Jonny Peate

Rear mid-division, pushed along 3f out and closed hanging left, ridden in fourth 1f out, no extra

7^th

(8)

Thunder Run

59-10

22/1

T: K R BurkeJ: Shane Gray

Mid-division, pushed along well over 2f out and carried left, took third well over 1f out, faded final furlong

8^th

1 ½

(17)

Auld Toon Loon

79-4

66/1

T: Tom DascombeJ: Pierre-Louis Jamin

Dwelt, towards rear, pushed along 3f out, plugged on, never in contention

9^th

1 ½

(20)

Respond

49-12

18/1

T: A M BaldingJ: P J McDonald

Handy, raced keenly, pushed along 3f out, fading when hampered well over 1f out op 16/1

10^th

(9)

Warrant Holder

49-12

3/1f

T: J & T GosdenJ: R Havlin

Wore red hood to post, front mid-division, pushed along 3f out, no impression when hampered well over 1f out, soon held op 11/4

11^th

(22)

Fantasy Believer

99-0

100/1

T: E WalkerJ: P Mulrennan

Towards rear, ridden well over 1f out and switched right, never on terms op 80/1

12^th

1 ¼

(10)

Rainbow Nebula

48-8

66/1

T: R A FaheyJ: Warren Fentiman (3)

Rear mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, never on terms

13^th

2 ½

(6)

Quai De Bethune

49-7

16/1

T: H Al JehaniJ: Rob Hornby

Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, no progress when checked well over 1f out op 12/1

14^th

(19)

Have Secret

69-1

100/1

T: R A FaheyJ: Billy Garritty

Prominent, pushed along 2f out, soon badly hampered and lost ground, not recover tchd 80/1

15^th

1 ¼

(5)

Pearl River

38-2

33/1

T: R HannonJ: Cam Hardie

Chased leaders, ridden and dropped away 3f out

16^th

1 ½

(2)

Will Scarlet

59-9

40/1

T: S & E CrisfordJ: Mason Paetel (5)

Wore red hood to post, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out

17^th

(13)

Yabher

49-11

7/1

T: W J HaggasJ: Jason Hart

Rear mid-division, pushed along 3f out, no response op 17/2

18^th

(21)

Dain Ma Nut In

59-6

50/1

T: L Russell & M ScudamoreJ: T Eaves

Wore red hood to post, soon led, ridden under 3f out, headed well over 1f out, soon faded and hampered

19^th

(18)

Altareq

48-9

25/1

T: J S GoldieJ: Lauren Young (5)

Went to post early wearing red hood, in rear, pushed along 2f out, soon hampered and beaten op 20/1

20^th

4 ¾

(4)

Per Contra

58-6

66/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: D Fentiman

Slowly away, in rear, not clear run 2f out, never showed

21^st

1 ¼

(12)

Sportingsilvermine

58-12

22/1

T: James OwenJ: Rossa Ryan

Went to post early wearing red hood, chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, soon weakened

22^nd

(11)

Iron Fist

49-2

22/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: O J Orr

Wore red hood to post, front mid-division, pushed along and dropped away under 3f out

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Result Amended

Castle Stuart - Original Position 4th. Amended Position 3rd.

Danger Bay - Original Position 5th. Amended Position 4th.

Salam Dubawi - Original Position 3rd. Amended Position 5th.

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.80Pl:£2.30, £1.90, £3.20, £2.00EX:£49.40Trifecta:£581.90Tricast:£340.73SF:£32.24Swingers:£13.10, £21.10, £15.30

Forecasts

Warrant Holder (3/1), Raammee (5/1), Hand Of God (11/2), Danger Bay (11/2), Yabher (7/1), Castle Stuart (12/1), Quai De Bethune (16/1), Respond (18/1), Thunder Run (22/1), Sportingsilvermine (22/1), Iron Fist (22/1), Altareq (25/1), Pearl River (33/1), Spell Master (40/1), Will Scarlet (40/1), Dain Ma Nut In (50/1), Auld Toon Loon (66/1), Rainbow Nebula (66/1), Per Contra (66/1), Salam Dubawi (80/1), Fantasy Believer (100/1), Have Secret (100/1)

Roger Varian's lightly-raced RAAMMEE rates just the pick of the weights on the back of an excellent Sandown second and with this step up in trip also rating a positive, he looks the way to go in a cracking John Smith's Cup. Both Warrant Holder and Yabher also look to have better days ahead of them and rate major threats. Respond, Danger Bay and Quai De Bethune also warrant plenty of respect in this wide-open contest.

RAAMMEE
WARRANT HOLDER (IRE)
YABHER

Previous Winners

2025

Fox Legacy

Weight: 9-4 |Age: 4

J: P J McDonald | T: A M Balding

10/1

Prize Money

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