G1 City of York Stakes

Saturday, York, post time: 15:00, THE SKY BET CITY OF YORK STAKES-G1, £665,000, 3yo/up, 7fT Field: Annaf (Ire) (Muhaarar {GB}), Audience (GB) (Iffraaj {GB}), Lake Forest (GB) (No Nay Never), Never So Brave (Ire) (No Nay Never), Qirat (GB) (Showcasing {GB}), Quinault (Ger) (Oasis Dream {GB}), Rosallion (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}), Ten Bob Tony (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Maranoa Charlie (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Seagulls Eleven (Ire) (Galileo Gold {GB}), Exactly (Ire) (Frankel {GB}). TDN Verdict: If Rosallion gives his best, few here will be able to live with...

Friday, York, post time: 15:35, THE COOLMORE WOOTTON BASSETT NUNTHORPE STAKES-G1, £697,500, 2yo/up, 5fT Field: Jm Jungle (Ire) (Bungle Inthejungle {GB}), Kerdos (Ire) (Profitable {Ire}), Manaccan (GB) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}), Night Raider (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), Rumstar (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}), Spartan Arrow (Ire) (Sioux Nation), Washington Heights (GB) (Washington DC {Ire}), Ain't Nobody (Ire) (Sands Of Mali {Fr}), Arizona Blaze (GB) (Sergei Prokofiev), Asfoora (Aus) (Flying Artie {Aus}), Frost At Dawn (Frosted), Mgheera (GB) (Zoustar {Aus}), She's Quality (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}), Celandine (GB) (Kingman {GB}), Sayidah Dariyan (Ire)...

York's Knavesmire is the battleground for Europe's elite over the next four days, with the Ebor Festival playing out on the flat expanse as renowned for its uncomplicated nature as the folk who emanate from the county. Fair and upfront in true Yorkshire spirit, the track which sealed the reputation of City Of Troy 12 months ago will make or break the leading protagonists of the four Group 1 races staged over the piece, including the newly-upgraded City Of York on Saturday, Britain's first seven-furlong event in this category. That...

Three-time Group 1 winner Rosallion has been withdrawn from the G1 The Aga Khan Studs Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville on Sunday with a bruised foot, according to trainer Richard Hannon. The G1 City Of York Stakes is next on the docket for the colt on August 23. Owned by Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum, the son of Blue Point won the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere at two and added the Irish 2000 Guineas and St James's Palace Stakes at three. He has been tantalisingly close to added more top-drawer...