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Yorkshire Cup Betting Tips, Winners & History

Meeting:
Dante Festival
Racecourse:
York
Grade:
Group 2

It is best to enjoy these spring/summer festivals while you can, as they certainly seem to be over in a blink of an eye. Friday sees the culmination of York’s Dante meeting, with the day being crowned by this stellar staying event, the Yorkshire Cup.

First run in 1927 as a handicap, this race is now a Group 2 contest over a distance just under one mile and 6 furlongs and one of the most prestigious long distance flat races in the calendar.

Next Race: TBD

The next renewal of this race has not been scheduled yet. We will update this once the schedule has been released for next season. The race info, trends and tips shown below will be updated for the next renewal once the final declarations have been made.

Last Run: 17th May 2019

  • Winner: Stradivarius
  • SP: 4/5
  • Trainer: John Gosden
  • Jockey: Frankie Dettori

Race Info

One mile, six furlongs is the trip for this Group 2 contest set to be run on good to firm going and offering a total of £165,000 in prize money.

Going Distance Grade Prize Money Runners EW Terms
Good To Firm 1m6f Group 2 £165,000 16 Runners 1/5 1-3

Yorkshire Cup Betting Tips

York, Friday 15th May 2020

Note: The following tips are from the last running of the race. Tips for the next renewal will be added once the final declarations have been made.

Race postponed.

Yorkshire Cup Winners

Year Winner SP Trainer Jockey
2019 Stradivarius 4/5 John Gosden Frankie Dettori
2018 Stradivarius 4/6 John Gosden Frankie Dettori
2017 Dartmouth 11/4 Sir Michael Stoute Ryan Moore
2016 Clever Cookie 5/2 Peter Niven P J McDonald
2015 Snow Sky 5/2 Sir Michael Stoute Ryan Moore
2014 Gospel Choir 7/2 Sir Michael Stoute Ryan Moore
2013 Glen's Diamond 25/1 Richard Fahey Tony Hamilton
2012 Red Cadeaux 4/1 Ed Dunlop Tom McLaughlin
2011 Duncan 11/4 John Gosden William Buick
2010 Manifest 13/8 Henry Cecil Tom Queally

About

Approach to York Racecourse
Photo © DS Pugh (cc-by-sa/2.0)

The advent and growth of all-weather racing has shaken things up when it comes to flat racing. The number of big races and healthy prizes available on the all-weather allows connections to keep even some of their top string of horses running all year round but for many there is an important distinction to be made between flat racing on all-weather surfaces and on turf.

For those that consider themselves racing purists, the flat racing season has a clear schedule beginning with the Lincoln Handicap in April. As one of the big races from the Dante Festival at York, the Yorkshire Cup plays an important part in the earlier stages of the flat racing season. This Group 2 race takes place the day after the Dante Stakes at York Racecourse and always attracts some of the very best stayers on the flat to compete over its 1 mile 6 furlong trip.

A PLATFORM FOR YOUNGER HORSES

The Yorkshire Cup is open to horses aged four and older. Recent years have brought a few older winners such as Clever Cookie in 2016 and Sergeant Cecil in 2007, both of whom were eight, but the general trend suggests that it is a race in which impressive younger stayers have a great chance to show just how good they really are.

Chart Showing the Ages of Yorkshire Cup Winners Between 1990 and 2019

2018 and 2019 winner, Stradivarius, is an excellent case in point. Prior to his first victory, he finished third in the previous season’s St Leger but really announced himself by winning the Yorkshire Cup on his seasonal reappearance as a four-year-old.

Stradivarius went on to win four more times that season including the Gold Cup and the Long Distance Cup (both at Ascot), the Goodwood Cup and on his return to Ascot in the Lonsdale Cup. That sort of success so soon after the Yorkshire Cup is far from the norm but Stradivarius is not the only younger horse to kick on and have success at a Group 1 level leading to the race’s reputation as a hotbed for up and coming staying talent.

THE TRENDS TO CONSIDER

In 2019 Stradivarius became the sixth straight winner of the Yorkshire Cup to be sent off as either the favourite or second favourite. Although the odd surprise winner has gone in, in recent years this is generally a race that the market has a strong handle on and is therefore often a good one for punters.

Chart Showing the Start Price of the Yorkshire Cup Winner Between 1990 and 2019

The timing of the Yorkshire Cup, the demands of the staying division and the number of big prizes coming later in the summer mean that many competitors are making their first appearance of the season. Still, previous form is something to bear in mind as most winners had at least one run over this trip before whilst an official rating of 110 is around the minimum required.

A RACE FOR SPECIALISTS

The staying division of flat racing is a specialist one. That extends beyond the horses. In fact, only one horse has ever won the Yorkshire Cup twice. That’s a record that’s unlikely to change given the weight penalty given to winners of Group 1 and 2 races.

In terms of jockeys, experience certainly helps. The legendary Lester Piggott knew just what it took to guide a horse around this 1 mile 6 furlong trip and used all of his experience to ride a record eight winners of the Yorkshire Cup between 1961 and 1982.

MOST SUCCESSFUL YORKSHIRE CUP JOCKEYS: 1927 – 2019

Wins Jockey First Winner Last Winner
8 Lester Piggott Pandofell (1961) Ardross (1982)
6 Frankie Dettori Arzanni (1991) Stradivarius (2019)
5 Pat Eddery Eastern Mystic (1986) Celeric (1997)
4 Ryan Moore Ask (2009) Dartmouth (2017)
4 Harry Carr Premonition (1954) Raise You Ten (1964)
4 Bill Rickaby Suzerain (1938) Romany Air (1956)
2 Darryll Holland Franklins Gardens (2005) Percussionist (2006)
2 Richard Quinn Assessor (1993) Millenary (2004)
2 Steve Cauthen Verd-Antique (1987) Mountain Kingdom (1989)
2 John Reid Pragmatic (1979) Key To My Heart (1994)
2 Willie Carson Smuggler (1978) Band (1984)
2 Joe Mercer Buoy (1974) Riboson (1975)
2 Doug Smith Kingstone (1945) Honour Bound (1963)
2 Billy Nevett Silversol (1937) Miraculous Atom (1950)
2 Harry Wragg The Bastard (1930) Finis (1939)
2 Tommy Weston Templestowe (1927) Valerius (1936)
2 Joe Childs The Scout II (1931) Trimdon (1932)

In recent years Ryan Moore has an especially strong record thanks largely to his partnership with Sir Michael Stoute who has his own excellent record even if he is someway short of Cecil Boyd-Rochfort’s impressive mark of saddling seven Yorkshire Cup winners.

MOST SUCCESSFUL YORKSHIRE CUP TRAINERS: 1927 – 2019

Wins Trainer First Winner Last Winner
7 Cecil Boyd-Rochfort The Scout II (1931) Apprentice (1965)
5 Sir Michael Stoute Rock Hopper (1992) Dartmouth (2017)
5 Saeed bin Suroor Moonax (1995) Mamool (2003)
4 Sir Henry Cecil Ardross (1981) Manifest (2010)
4 Dick Hern Buoy (1974) Band (1984)
3 John Gosden Duncan (2011) Stradivarius (2019)
3 Joseph Lawson Trimdon (1932) Stirling Castle (1946)
2 John Dunlop Moon Madness (1988) Millenary (2004)
2 Richard Hannon Snr. Assessor (1993) Churlish Charm (1999)
2 Luca Cumani Eastern Mystic (1986) Arzanni (1991)
2 Freddie Maxwell Pandofell (1961) Alto Volante (1971)
2 Noel Murless Aunt Edith (1966) Rangong (1970)
2 Charles Elsey Woodburn (1949) Brioche (1958)
2 Jack Jarvis The Bastard (1930) Eastern Emperor (1952)
2 Frank Butters Orpen (1933) Felicitation (1935)

Other Races of Note at York

  • Dante Stakes
  • Duke Of York Stakes
  • Ebor Handicap
  • Great Voltigeur Stakes
  • John Smith’s Cup
  • Juddmonte International
  • Lonsdale Cup
  • Nunthorpe Stakes
  • Yorkshire Cup
  • Yorkshire Oaks

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