York Horse Racing Results | 15:10 12th July 2025

Horse Racing York' Results | 12th July 2025

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

(18 ran, Non Runners: Paddy The Squire. 18 finished)

Race Card

Race Type

Flat Turf

Class

Classifications

Cup, Handicap, Heritage

Ground

Good To Firm

Distance

1m 2f 56y

Prize Money

£200,000

Time

02:10:10

Win Odds

Place Pays

1/5

BF Win

14.22

BF Place

3.35

Winning jockey

P J McDonald

Winning trainer

A M Balding

Results
Charts

Position		Horse	Odds	Age	Trainer	Jockey	Weight Finishing Time	OR	Horse Most Likely To Win
1 (19)	8	Fox Legacy 4174-16 D G Cl Hcp Win Place “Mid-division on outside, soon prominent, upsides 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, soon clear, stayed on well”	11.5 £11.5	4	A M Balding 24.66%	P J McDonald 14.29%	9-4 130.1	96	6%
2 (10) (1)	11	See That Storm 111-122 CD G Cl Hcp Place “In touch with leaders on outside, going well 3f out, ridden and outpaced 2f out, stayed on well final 100 yards, never nearer”	11.5 £11.5	4	E Bethell 5.26%	Callum Rodriguez 8.33%	9-3 130.3	95	12%
3 (6) (1.75)	18	Archivist 222-211 C G Cl Hcp Place “Led, ridden over 2f out, soon hard pressed, headed approaching final furlong, kept on”	11.5 £11.5	3	W J Haggas 25%	A J Farragher 18.18%	8-7 130.45	90	20%
4 (14) (1.95)	6	Erzindjan 677000- D Hcp “Held up towards rear on outside, going okay off pace 2f out, soon ridden and switched to far side, stayed on strongly final 100 yards”	11.5 £11.5	7	T Kent 0%	Ray Dawson 18.18%	9-6 130.49	98	2%
5 (3) (3.2)	16	Austrian Theory 10-2277 CD G Cl Hcp “Chased leaders on inside, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, stayed on well insde final furlong, never on terms”	11.5 £11.5	6	T D Easterby 6.17%	Warren Fentiman 12%	8-3 130.74	86	3%
6 (17) (4.45)	1	Thunder Run 1314-01 CD G Cl Hcp “Rear of mid-division on inside, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong”	11.5 £11.5	4	K R Burke 18.92%	C Lee 13.33%	9-12 130.99	104	10%
7 (8) (5.7)	14	Dark Moon Rising 12-3870 B CD G Cl Hcp “Held up in touch on inside, pushed along off pace 4f out, late headway inside final furlong”	11.5 £11.5	6	K A Ryan 7.5%	Josephine Gordon 8.33%	8-11 131.24	89	1%
8 (13) (6.2)	2	Naqeeb 200-653 C D G Cl Hcp “Rear of mid-division on outside, ridden and outpaced 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never on terms”	11.5 £11.5	5	Miss J A Camacho 25.93%	K Stott 19.23%	9-11 131.34	103	8%
9 (18) (7.45)	10	Brioni 210-881 P CD G Cl Hcp “Held up in touch, going okay off pace 2f out, headway under pressure far side when short of room and switched, kept on final 100 yards”	11.5 £11.5	4	A King 37.5%	Rossa Ryan 15.38%	9-4 131.59	91	5%
10 (7) (9.95)	15	Mirabeau 0115-35 C D Cl Hcp “Close up on outside, going well 3f out, soon ridden and outpaced, weakened final furlong”	11.5 £11.5	3	D J S Ffrench Davis 0%	Jason Hart 14.29%	8-10 132.09	98	3%
11 (15) (10.25)	3	Ancient Rome 4-70903 D G Cl Hcp “Mid-division, pushed along and made no impression 3f out”	11.5 £11.5	6	C Hills 8%	Rob Hornby 30.77%	9-10 132.15	102	3%
12 (11) (10.45)	13	Romieu 12-1502 T C D G Cl Hcp “Mid-division on outside, pushed along and made no impression over 3f out”	11.5 £11.5	4	A Keatley 0%	Elizabeth Gale 19.23%	8-7 132.19	90	5%
13 (4) (11.2)	5	Soldier's Empire 424140 H D G Cl Hcp “Slowly away, held up towards rear, pushed along off pace 3f out, plugged on final furlong”	11.5 £11.5	4	M Botti 10%	Hollie Doyle 16.22%	9-9 132.34	101	1%
14 (9) (12.45)	4	Hand Of God 51/11-96 D G Cl Hcp “Third on inside, ridden to challenge briefly over 2f out, soon outpaced, short of room when no extra approaching final furlong”	11.5 £11.5	4	Harry Charlton 20%	D Tudhope 15.56%	9-10 132.59	102	8%
15 (5) (12.65)	12	Have Secret 6-01320 V CD G Cl Hcp “Mid-division, switched to near side over 3f out, soon pushed along and outpaced, no extra final furlong”	11.5 £11.5	5	R A Fahey 5.17%	Billy Garritty 11.54%	9-1 132.63	93	3%
16 (12) (18.15)	9	Faylaq 116535 CD G Cl Hcp “Held up towards rear, ridden off pace 2f out, never a factor”	11.5 £11.5	9	J S Goldie 7.14%	P Mulrennan 11.63%	9-4 133.73	96	3%
17 (2) (21.4)	19	Qitaal 475744 V CD G Cl Hcp “In touch with leaders on inside, keen thoughout, saddle slipped 7f out, weakened and eased down 3f out”	11.5 £11.5	6	C Johnston 11.67%	Joanna Mason 18.18%	8-5 134.38	83	1%
18 (1) (75.4)	7	Auld Toon Loon 4/143-20 T D G Cl Hcp “Slowly away, in rear, detached 4f out, soon eased down”	11.5 £11.5	6	Tom Dascombe 0%	Pierre-Louis Jamin 10.53%	9-5 145.18	97	1%