Bondi skips York date Bondi Beach has not been declared for the Betway Yorkshire Cup on Friday. Aidan O'Brien's colt, demoted into second place in last season's St Leger at Doncaster, made a winning return at Limerick last month but will not head to York. Local hope Clever Cookie features among a small but select field of six runners. The eight-year-old suffered a short-priced defeat on his seasonal reappearance at Nottingham and was narrowly denied once more when runner-up to Mizzou in the Sagaro Stakes at Ascot. He will be a popular winner if he can get back on the winning trail in this Group Two event for Malton-based Peter Niven. John Gosden's Flying Officer and the Richard Fahey-trained Suegioo were third and fourth respectively in the Sagaro and also turn out just over a fortnight later. The highest-rated runner is Second Step, who won a Group One in Germany last summer for Luca Cumani and was last seen finishing down the field in the Canadian International in October. Amanda Perrett's Sagaro seventh Glaring and David Simcock's three-time winner Curbyourenthusiasm complete the line-up.
