Sky Bet Yorkshire Cup |
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| Group 2, York £140,000 added, 4yo plus, 1m 6f, Class 1 |
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| Friday 16th May 2014 | |
1 Gospel Choir 7/2
2 Tac De Boistron 4/1
3 Tiger Cliff 10/1
NR: Biographer
12 ran Distances: nk, ½l, 2½l
TIME 3m 0.36s (slow by 2.86s)
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Sir Michael Stoute nominates the Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot as the most likely next destination.
Winner of the Jockey Club Stakes last time out, Sir Michael Stoute's five-year-old was stepping up in trip under the unstoppable Ryan Moore and was sent off at 7-2.
Moore was keen not to hit the front too early and plenty held chances with a furlong to run, but Gospel Choir took over and went a length clear. Tac De Boistron, racing on ground faster than he prefers and over a trip short of his best, came from out of the pack and was closing with every stride to get to within a neck. It was a further half-length to Tiger Cliff.
Moore said: "I'm not sure he wants a mile and six really, but he was good enough today."
Stoute added: "He's a very admirable, competitive horse, he sticks his neck out and doesn't like to get beaten. Ryan had doubts about the trip and he gave him a very good ride. That was a very good horse he's beaten, albeit he was getting 4lb from him. What's very important to him is the ground, he doesn't want bad ground.
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Tac De Boistron's trainer Marco Botti said: "I think the drying ground and the drop in trip were not ideal, but we have to be very, very happy.
"The Gold Cup is the priority, but we would want cut in the ground, ideally. There is also the Irish St Leger later in the season and then back to France for the Cadran and the Royal-Oak."
Sky Bet Yorkshire Cup (British Champions Series) (Group 2)
£140,000 added, 4yo plus, 1m 6f, Class 1
12 ran
Going: Good
| Horse Trainer |
Jockey Weight |
SP Distance |
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| 1 |
Gospel Choir Sir Michael Stoute |
R L Moore 9st 0lbs |
7 - 2 Winner |
| 2 |
Tac De Boistron M Botti |
Andrea Atzeni 9st 4lbs |
4 - 1 Neck |
| 3 |
Tiger Cliff A King |
T P Queally 9st 0lbs |
10 - 1 1/2 length |
| 4 |
Seal Of Approval J R Fanshawe |
Hayley Turner 9st 1lbs |
10 - 1 2 1/2 lengths |
| 5 |
High Jinx J R Fanshawe |
S W Kelly 9st 0lbs |
14 - 1 1/2 length |
| 6 |
Ahzeemah S bin Suroor |
K Fallon 9st 0lbs |
8 - 1 Neck |
| 7 |
Camborne J H M Gosden |
W Buick 9st 0lbs |
9 - 1 1/2 length |
| 8 |
Glen's Diamond R A Fahey |
T Hamilton 9st 0lbs |
16 - 1 1/2 length |
| 9 |
Khione L M Cumani |
J Fanning 8st 11lbs |
16 - 1 1 length |
| 10 |
Repeater D O'Meara |
D Tudhope 9st 0lbs |
33 - 1 1 1/4 length |
| 11 |
Cubanita R M Beckett |
Jim Crowley 8st 11lbs |
10 - 1 3 1/2 lengths |
| 12 |
Penglai Pavilion C Appleby |
James Doyle 9st 0lbs |
25 - 1 1 1/4 length |
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Biographer D R Lanigan |
T E Durcan 9st 0lbs |
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