3.45 John Smith´s Cup (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) of £200,000.00 3-y-o plus(Class 2 ) 1m. 2f. 56yds.

York Results Sat, 11th Jul, 2026

Going - Good to Firm (Good in places).

Placepot Pool - £204,277.15 Winning Units - 854.52 Dividend - £174.50. Quadpot Pool - £19,669.83 Winning Units - 582.3 Dividend - £24.90. Place Six Dividend - £157.89. Place Five Dividend - £65.10.

John Smith´s Cup (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) of £200,000.00 3-y-o plus (Class 2 ) 1m. 2f. 56yds.

1st - £103,080.00, 2nd - £48,340.00, 3rd - £24,180.00, 4th - £12,080.00, 5th - £6,040.00, 6th - £3,020.00 22 Ran
Card

1st

9-2 (Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum )
(Drawn 14)hd² Rated 95
Persian King (IRE) - Qabala (USA)(Scat Daddy (USA))
Breeder - Al Shahania Stud

(Morning price: 4/1 9/2)
(Ring price: 4/1 9/2 5/1) SP 5/1

Roger Varian

R Dawson

Tote Win £6.80 Place £2.30

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

13th Jun, 26 Sandown
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 95 This
Race

2nd

0.75L

9-8 (Mr Mohammed Jaber )
(Drawn 1) Rated 101
Churchill (IRE) - Barter (GB)(Daylami (IRE))
Breeder - Fittocks Stud

(Morning price: 9/1 8/1 15/2)
(Ring price: 15/2 7/1 15/2 13/2 6/1 11/2) SP 11/2

Harry Charlton

Lewis Edmunds

Place £1.90

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

15th May, 26 Newbury
1st Flat Hcp Rated 96 This
Race

(disq) placed 5th

2.5L

8-8 (Johnnie Delta Racing )
(Drawn 16) Rated 87
Dubawi (IRE) - Palmarola (IRE)(Sea The Stars (IRE))
Breeder - Rabbah Bloodstock Limited

(Morning price: 80/1)
SP 80/1

J Goldie

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)

5th Jul, 26 Ayr
3rd Flat Hcp Rated 87 This
Race 16th Jul, 26 Hamilton
4th Flat Hcp Rated 87

3rd

0.5L

8-9 (P D Smith Holdings Ltd )
(Drawn 7)hd² Rated 88
Dubawi (IRE) - Golden Crown(Siyouni (FR))
Breeder - Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum

(Morning price: 12/1)
(Ring price: 12/1 11/1 12/1) SP 12/1

Richard Fahey

Barry McHugh

Place £3.20

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

12th Jun, 26 York
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 88 This
Race

4th

9-9 (Ms Fiona Carmichael & Ballylinch Stud )
(Drawn 3) Rated 102
New Bay (GB) - Quicksand (IRE)(Footstepsinthesand (GB))
Breeder - Mrs S. M. Rogers & Sir Thomas Pilkington

(Morning price: 13/2 11/2)
(Ring price: 6/1 11/2) SP 11/2

Ed Bethell

D Tudhope

Place £2.00

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)

25th May, 26 Redcar
1st Flat Hcp Rated 94 This
Race

6th

8-10 (Blue Chip Bloodstock )
(Drawn 15) Rated 89
Kameko (USA) - Golden Spell (GB)(Al Kazeem (GB))
Breeder - The Golden Spell Partnership

(Morning price: 40/1)
SP 40/1

Oli Rix

Jonny Peate

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

19th Jun, 26 Newmarket
3rd Flat Hcp Rated 89 This
Race

7th

9-10 (The JC Organization & Partner )
(Drawn 8) Rated 103
Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Astonished (IRE)(Sea The Stars (IRE))
Breeder - Forenaghts Stud Farm

(Morning price: 16/1 22/1)
SP 22/1

K R Burke

S A Gray

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

17th Jun, 26 Ascot
15th Flat Hcp Rated 103 This
Race

8th

1.5L

9-4 (Empire State Racing Partnership )
(Drawn 17)ts⁺ Rated 97
Belardo (IRE) - Snowtime (IRE)(Galileo (IRE))
Breeder - Cover and Carry Limited

(Morning price: 66/1)
SP 66/1

Tom Dascombe

Pierre-Louis Jamin

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

5th Jun, 26 Epsom
7th Flat Hcp Rated 97 This
Race

9th

1.5L

9-12 (Highclere Thoroughbred Racing - Teal )
(Drawn 20)hd⁺ Rated 105
Ghaiyyath (IRE) - Cross My Mind (IRE)(Cape Cross (IRE))
Breeder - Mr & Mrs John Banahan

(Morning price: 16/1)
(Ring price: 16/1 18/1) SP 18/1

A Balding

P J McDonald

handy, raced keenly, pushed along 3f out, fading when hampered well over 1f out

5th Jun, 26 Epsom
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 105 This
Race

10th

0.75L

9-12 (HM The King & HM The Queen )
(Drawn 9)ts³ Rated 105
Frankel (GB) - Diploma (GB)(Dubawi (IRE))
Breeder - Queen Elizabeth II

(Morning price: 5/2 3/1)
(Ring price: 11/4 3/1) SP 3/1fav

John Gosden

R Havlin

wore red hood to post, front mid-division, pushed along 3f out, no impression when hampered well over 1f out, soon held

19th Jun, 26 Ascot
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 105 This
Race

11th

0.5L

9-0 (Chris & David Stam )
(Drawn 22) Rated 93
Make Believe (GB) - Avizare (IRE)(Lawman (FR))
Breeder - Rathasker Stud

(Morning price: 80/1)
(Ring price: 80/1 100/1) SP 100/1

Ed Walker

P Mulrennan

towards rear, ridden well over 1f out and switched right, never on terms

12th Jun, 26 York
5th Flat Hcp Rated 93 This
Race

12th

1.25L

8-5 (Mr Peter Timmins )
(Drawn 10) Rated 87
Hello Youmzain (FR) - Quara (IRE)(Pivotal (GB))
Breeder - Etreham, Marmion Varville, Riviera Equin

(Morning price: 66/1)
SP 66/1

Richard Fahey

Warren Fentiman(3)

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

25th Jun, 26 Newcastle
5th Flat Hcp Rated 87 This
Race

13th

2.5L

9-7 (Wathnan Racing )
(Drawn 6)hd¹ Rated 100
Persian King (IRE) - Edavanna (FR)(Wootton Bassett (GB))
Breeder - Ecurie X

(Morning price: 9/1 12/1)
(Ring price: 12/1 14/1 16/1) SP 16/1

H Al Jehani

Rob Hornby

mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, no progress when checked well over 1f out

5th Jun, 26 Epsom
6th Flat Hcp Rated 100 This
Race

14th

9-1 (Peter Timmins, John Rhodes & Partner )
(Drawn 19)vs⁺ Rated 94
Havana Gold (IRE) - Secret Existence (IRE)(Sakhee's Secret (GB))
Breeder - Kildaragh Stud

(Morning price: 100/1)
(Ring price: 100/1 80/1 100/1 80/1 100/1) SP 100/1

Richard Fahey

Billy Garritty

prominent, pushed along 2f out, soon badly hampered and lost ground, not recover

5th Jun, 26 Epsom
12th Flat Hcp Rated 95 This
Race

15th

1.25L

8-2 (Lord Carnarvon )
(Drawn 5) Rated 88
Cotai Glory (GB) - Safiyna (FR)(Sinndar (IRE))
Breeder - Safiyna Partnership

(Morning price: 33/1)
SP 33/1

Richard Hannon

Cameron Hardie

chased leaders, ridden and dropped away 3f out

30th Jun, 26 Salisbury
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 88 This
Race

16th

1.5L

9-4 (Rabbah Racing )
(Drawn 2)cp⁴ Rated 97
Masar (IRE) - Lady Marian (GER)(Nayef (USA))
Breeder - Godolphin

(Morning price: 33/1 40/1)
SP 40/1

S Crisford

Mason Paetel(5)

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

25th Jun, 26 Newcastle
1st Flat Hcp Rated 97 This
Race

17th

shd

9-11 (Sheikh Juma Dalmook Al Maktoum )
(Drawn 13) Rated 104
Sea The Stars (IRE) - Muffri'Ha (IRE)(Iffraaj (GB))
Breeder - Rabbah Bloodstock Limited

(Morning price: 9/1 8/1)
(Ring price: 17/2 8/1 15/2 7/1) SP 7/1

William Haggas

Jason Hart

rear mid-division, pushed along 3f out, no response

2nd May, 26 Goodwood
1st Flat Hcp Rated 92 This
Race

18th

9-6 (Lamont Racing )
(Drawn 21) Rated 99
Phoenix Of Spain (IRE) - Jive Lady (IRE)(Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Breeder - Glenanore Stud

(Morning price: 50/1)
SP 50/1

Lucinda & Scud

T Eaves

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

18th Sep, 25 Ayr
8th Flat Hcp Rated 91 This
Race

19th

8-4 (Belgate Racing Limited )
(Drawn 18) Rated 83
Frankel (GB) - Aneen (IRE)(Lawman (FR))
Breeder - Shadwell Estate Company Limited

(Morning price: 16/1 20/1)
(Ring price: 20/1 22/1 25/1) SP 25/1

J Goldie

Lauren Young(5)

went to post early wearing red hood, in rear, pushed along 2f out, soon hampered and beaten

5th Jul, 26 Ayr
1st Flat Hcp Rated 83 This
Race

20th

4.75L

8-6 (Ryedale Partners No 3 )
(Drawn 4)cp⁺ Rated 85
Footstepsinthesand (GB) - Nonetheless (IRE)(Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Breeder - Mr James Ross Ancell

(Morning price: 66/1)
SP 66/1

Tim Easterby

D Fentiman

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

25th Jun, 26 Newcastle
8th Flat Hcp Rated 84 This
Race

21st

1.25L

8-12 (Mr Gordon McDowall )
(Drawn 12) Rated 86
Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Praskovia (IRE)(Manduro (GER))
Breeder - Sebastian Curran

(Morning price: 18/1 22/1)
SP 22/1

James Owen

R G Ryan

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

4th Jul, 26 Newmarket
1st Flat Hcp Rated 86 This
Race

22nd

0.75L

9-2 (Anamoine Ltd )
(Drawn 11) Rated 95
New Bay (GB) - Velvetina (IRE)(Barathea (IRE))
Breeder - Windflower Overseas

(Morning price: 25/1 22/1)
SP 22/1

Mrs John Harrington

O J Orr

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

23rd May, 26 Curragh
3rd Flat Hcp Rated 92 This
Race

Off 3.46
Time 2m. 9.35 secs, which is 0.59 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £49.40
Tote Trifecta- £581.90
CSF- £32.24
Tricast- £340.73 (11, 7 and 17) £2103.33 (11, 7 and 20) .

Stewards Enquiry - Amended Result

2025 Fox Legacy 4 9-4 P J McDonald 10/1 (A Balding) (Drawn 19)

2024 Enfjaar 4 9-1 Jack Mitchell 15/2 (Roger Varian) (Drawn 1)

2023 Pride Of America 6 9-5 Frederick Larson (3) 18/1 (Amy Murphy) (Drawn 2)

2022 Anmaat 4 9-8 Kevin Stott 5/1JFav (Owen Burrows) (Drawn 10)

2021 Johnny Drama 6 8-13 Joshua Bryan 22/1 (A Balding) (Drawn 1)