City of York Stakes

Group – 2
Course – York
Race Type – Flat
Distance – 7 Furlongs
Ages – 3yo’s +
Weights – 9st 3lbs (3yo), 9st 8lbs (4yo+), (3lb allowance for fillies)
Penalties – 7lbs for Group 1 winners, 5lbs for Group 2 winners, 3lbs for Group 3 winners
Sponsor – Skybet

Group 2

Recent Form and Trends

Trends

Age – 5 of the last 12 winners were aged 3, 7 of the last 12 winners were aged 4 or older
Price – 6 of the last 12 winners were favourites/joint favourites, 9/12 winners were in the top 3 in the betting
Last Run – 1 of the last 12 winners won on their last run before the City of York Stakes, 10/12 winners had their last run within the last 41 days
4/12 winners ran in the Lennox Stakes (Goodwood) on their last run, 1 of the 4 won, 1 placed
Previous Course Form – 5/12 winners had at least 1 previous run at York, 4/12 winners had at least 1 previous win at York
Previous Distance Form – 9/12 winners had at least 3 previous runs over 7 furlongs, 11/12 winners had at least 1 previous win over 7 furlongs
Previous Flat Form – 10/12 winners had at least 7 previous flat runs, 10/12 winners had at least 2 previous flat wins
Rating – 11/12 winners had a rating of 104 or higher
Group Wins – 6/12 winners had at least 1 win in a group 1-3 race
Season Form – 10/12 winners had at least 3 runs that season, 9/12 winners had at least 1 previous win that season

Future Form

Trends

Next Run –
3 of the last 12 winners won on their next run after the City of York Stakes, 3/12 placed on their next run
3/12 winners ran in the Sceptre Stakes (Doncaster) on their next run, 0 of the 3 won, 0 placed
3/12 winners ran in the Park Stakes (Doncaster) on their next run, 1 of the 3 won, 0 placed

Rest of Season Run’s –
11/12 winners ran in at least 2 more races that season
6/12 winners won at least 1 other race that season, 5/12 winners placed in at least 1 more race that season

Prix de la Foret Run –
5/12 winners ran in the Prix de la Foret (Longchamp) that season, 3 of the 5 won, 2 placed