3.00 7f. 10 Declared. Sky Bet City Of York Stakes (Group 1) (Class 1 ) of £665,000.00 3-y-o plus
1st - €377,122.00 2nd - €142,975.00 3rd - €71,554.00 4th - €35,644.00 5th - €17,888.00 6th - €8,978.00
Formscan - Audience was odds-on to land this prize last year but had to settle for fourth and faces much tougher opposition now, probably due to the now-Group 1 status of the event. Never So Brave has improved 14lb since switching to the Andrew Balding yard and merits the utmost respect, but it's hard to get away from ROSALLION. Twice a Group 1 winner as a three-year-old, he has been unfortunate not to land another this season. Touched off in the Queen Anne before getting closest to shock Sussex Stakes hero Qirat at Goodwood, the son of Blue Point may just relish this drop in trip and can gain another top-level triumph.