Who won the 14:35 York on 25 July 2026?
Item (GB) won the 14:35 York at SP 4.00. Ridden by Rob Hornby. Trained by Andrew Balding.
14:35 York
Sky Bet York Stakes (Group 2)
1m2½f · Flat · Class 1 · Good To Firm · 5 runners · £93,572 · Saturday, 25 July 2026
Result
AI top pick placed 3rdRace report
- 1stItem (GB)Rob Hornby·Andrew Balding3/1·4.00SP
- 2ndPride Of Arras (IRE)Rossa Ryan·Ralph Beckett·beaten 2.75 lengths9/1·10.00SP
- 3rdDamysus (GB)AI top pick · 78.9James Doyle·John & Thady Gosden·beaten .5 lengths5/4F·2.25SP
Race time
2m 11.56s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Item (GB))
“Up with the front-runner until four furlongs out - dropped away soon after - fought back two furlongs out to hit the front approaching the final furlong - went further ahead and kept on strongly to win”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.25 pt return on the winnerTipping P&L →
Furlong's verdict
Reading the form…
AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.
Pundit corner
Racing Post · third-partyPundit pick: Dancing Gemini
Royal Champion heads our figures on 121 for this Class 1 ten-furlong test at York, with Damysus and Dancing Gemini both rated 120 and splitting the pair by the narrowest of margins. We prefer Roger Teal's Dancing Gemini, whose blend of fitness and a progressive profile edges him ahead of the pack, even though the figures alone favour Royal Champion and Damysus. K. R. Burke's Royal Champion and John & Thady Gosden's Damysus both loom as the chief dangers on rating alone, with Ralph Beckett's Pride Of Arras also capable of running into the frame. Confidence in the selection is low given how close this trio is rated, but Dancing Gemini gets our vote.
Editorial from Racing Post analysts via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha. Formbook forecast prices are estimates, not market prices.
Why the model rates this top
Damysus
James Doyle · John & Thady Gosden · 4yo
Top-rated of 5
score 78.9 · +2.3 clear of next best (76.6)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Trainer20% weight100very strongJohn & Thady Gosden: 8/19 winners last 14d (42%)
- Freshness10% weight85very strong39d since last run (fresh)
- Ratings50% weight79strongOR 118
- Form20% weight55averageLast 6: 1-1-1-6-5
MarketNo market price available yet.
v1.3 rating — a field-relative score, not a win probability; for market-derived value see the Fair column in the runners table. Weights and method on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.
Draw bias — York 1m2½f
full course data →Strong: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.38).
Low (1–2)
IV 1.38
Mid (3–4)
IV 0.71
High (5–5)
IV 0.87
Today: Royal Champion (draw 2) and Dancing Gemini (draw 1) get the bias; Damysus (draw 3) is in the least-favoured band.
IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 83 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | J: Rob Hornby · T: Andrew Balding · draw 4 3yo · C · ch | 1119 | 117 | 72.0 | 3/1·4.00 SP |
| 2 | 4 | J: Rossa Ryan · T: Ralph Beckett · draw 5 4yo · G · b | 00148 | 114 | 69.1 | 9/1·10.00 SP |
| 3 | 2 | J: James Doyle · T: John & Thady Gosden · draw 3 4yo · C · ch | 11165 | 118 | 78.9 | 5/4F·2.25 SP |
| 4 | 1 | J: Clifford Lee · T: K. R. Burke · draw 2 8yo · G · b | 13114 | 121 | 76.6 | 100/30·4.33 SP |
| 5 | 3 | J: Kieran Shoemark · T: Roger Teal · draw 1 5yo · H · bp | 90645 | 118 | 53.1 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 14:35 York?
No — the AI top pick (Damysus) finished 3.
What were the placings in the 14:35 York?
Top finishers: 1. Item (GB) (4.00), 2. Pride Of Arras (IRE) (10.00), 3. Damysus (GB) (2.25).
What was the winning time for the 14:35 York?
The winning time was 2m 11.56s.
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