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BBC News
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Rebel's Romance wins Yorkshire Cup by a head
Favourite Rebel's Romance won the 2025 Yorkshire Cup by a head from Epic Charlie Appleby-trained seven-year-old was 11-10 favourite for the feature race on the final day of the Dante Festival at he was made to work all the way to the line in a dramatic race in which all five runners were in contention for victory until the final good conditions under bright sunshine, the pace of the one mile, six furlong race was slow until the final Romance sat second, with jockey William Buick angling him out to the far side of the course to try to find space for the final sprint, which saw the field spread across the track virtually level as they charged for Romance edged out 7-1 chance Epic Poet, with 10-3 second favourite Sweet William were less than two lengths between all the runners at the finishing line, and Buick said that while it had been a difficult race, the quality of his mount had told."It was a very slow pace," he told ITV Racing. "He's top class, a dream to ride. Nothing suited him there - it was a messy pace. But he's a dream horse."
Daily Mirror
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Newsboy's tips from Friday's five meetings including six races live on ITV
Newsboy is backing Sweet William to win the featured Group 2 Yorkshire Cup at York and he expects Consecrated to deliver in the Listed Sky Bet Fillies' Stakes, both on ITV SWEET WILLIAM gets the vote over favourite Rebel's Romance in the Group 2 Boodles Yorkshire Cup (3.45) at York on John and Thady Gosden-trained six-year-old proved better than ever in 2024 with a win at this level in the Doncaster Cup in September. Sweet William can look ungainly under pressure but has made the frame in every one of his 15 career starts and the step back to a mile and three-quarters should not inconvenience Rab Havlin's partner. Karl Burke is fancied to saddle a double before the ITV cameras, completed by THUNDER RUN in the Knights Solicitors Handicap (2.42).The preceding Listed Clipper EBF Marygate Fillies' Stakes (2.10) is a good opportunity for stablemate LOVE OLIVIA to add to an impressive debut victory at Wolverhampton in the Listed Clipper EBF Marygate Fillies' Stakes (2.10).Also seeking to defend an unbeaten record at Listed level is CONSECRATED, who is taken to add to a first-time-up score at Newbury in the Sky Bet Fillies' Stakes (3.13). He missed out by a short head at Doncaster on his return, but ACRISIUS has strong claims of going one better in the Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Handicap (4.15).At Newbury, SOVEREIGN SEA should appreciate the chance to tackle a mile and a quarter when he engages with 14 opponents for the Titan Wealth Handicap (2.25). FRIDAY'S SELECTIONSYORK 2.10 LOVE OLIVIA2.42 THUNDER RUN (NB)3.13 CONSECRATED3.45 SWEET WILLIAM4.15 ACRISIUS4.55 BOWMARK5.30 MERESIDE DIVA NEWBURY 1.55 MY AMBITION2.25 SOVEREIGN SEA3.00 TITLE ROLE3.33 MONTPELLIER4.05 INDIAN SPRINGS4.45 HINCHINBROOKE5.20 SILENT AFFAIR5.55 AN BRADAN FEASA NEWMARKET 2.18 STATOCRACY2.52 BEDOUIN PRINCE3.25 STACEY RACEY4.00 LOGI BEAR4.38 FOURONEOHFEVER5.15 MY MATE KEV AINTREE 5.10 LEMON LEAF5.45 SAINTE DOCTOR6.20 RAMBO T6.55 THE WOLF7.30 VERSACE TWENTYONE8.05 BANNISTER8.40 ANGEL OF MY DREAMS HAMILTON PARK 5.35 NEWYORKSTATEOFMIND (NAP)6.05 HARLEQUIN BAY6.40 MAFTING7.15 WHATHAPPENSINVEGAS7.50 BODORGAN8.25 RING OF GOLD9.00 ISHE WORTH AGAMBLEDOUBLE: NEWYORKSTATEOFMIND and THUNDER RUN
