2025 City of York Stakes Betting Odds at York racecourse

Saturday, 23 August 2025

There’s likely to be a big field lining up in the City of York Stakes, with Audience commanding the most respect from the bookies. John & Thady Gosden train a runner who boasts solid credentials, with two victories coming from his three races this season. However, there are lots of other lively chances including Kinross.

The seven-year-old hasn’t been in the winners’ enclosure this season, with Ralph Beckett hoping that his horse can deliver the goods, with Lake Forest having secured successive runner-up finishes this season. Haatem has landed two victories and could go well for Richard Hannon, with the three-year-old having a lively chance.

Rosallion
Rosallion
4.50
Rosallion
Rosallion
Best Odds4.50
All Odds3/17/2
Lazzat
Lazzat
5.00
Lazzat
Lazzat
Best Odds5.00
All Odds7/24/1
Shadow Of Light
Shadow Of Light
8.00
Shadow Of Light
Shadow Of Light
Best Odds8.00
All Odds6/17/1
Cosmic Year
Cosmic Year
8.00
Cosmic Year
Cosmic Year
Best Odds8.00
All Odds6/17/1
Notable Speech
Notable Speech
9.00
Notable Speech
Notable Speech
Best Odds9.00
All Odds8/18/1
Docklands
Docklands
15.00
Docklands
Docklands
Best Odds15.00
All Odds5/114/1
Inisherin
Inisherin
17.00
Inisherin
Inisherin
Best Odds17.00
All Odds6/116/1
Diego Velasquez
Diego Velasquez
13.00
Diego Velasquez
Diego Velasquez
Best Odds13.00
All Odds12/1SP
Jonquil
Jonquil
13.00
Jonquil
Jonquil
Best Odds13.00
All Odds12/112/1
Flora Of Bermuda
Flora Of Bermuda
15.00
Flora Of Bermuda
Flora Of Bermuda
Best Odds15.00
All Odds10/114/1
Whistlejacket
Whistlejacket
17.00
Whistlejacket
Whistlejacket
Best Odds17.00
All Odds10/116/1
Audience
Audience
21.00
Audience
Audience
Best Odds21.00
All Odds8/120/1
Kinross
Kinross
17.00
Kinross
Kinross
Best Odds17.00
All Odds12/116/1
More Thunder
More Thunder
17.00
More Thunder
More Thunder
Best Odds17.00
All Odds12/116/1
Lake Forest
Lake Forest
17.00
Lake Forest
Lake Forest
Best Odds17.00
All Odds12/116/1
Never So Brave
Never So Brave
17.00
Never So Brave
Never So Brave
Best Odds17.00
All Odds16/114/1
Ten Bob Tony
Ten Bob Tony
21.00
Ten Bob Tony
Ten Bob Tony
Best Odds21.00
All Odds16/120/1
Noble Champion
Noble Champion
21.00
Noble Champion
Noble Champion
Best Odds21.00
All Odds20/116/1
The Lion In Winter
The Lion In Winter
21.00
The Lion In Winter
The Lion In Winter
Best Odds21.00
All Odds20/116/1
Quinault
Quinault
21.00
Quinault
Quinault
Best Odds21.00
All Odds20/116/1
Diego Velazquez
Diego Velazquez
21.00
Diego Velazquez
Diego Velazquez
Best Odds21.00
All OddsSP20/1
Paborus
Paborus
26.00
Paborus
Paborus
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/120/1
Topgear
Topgear
26.00
Topgear
Topgear
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/120/1
Maranoa Charlie
Maranoa Charlie
34.00
Maranoa Charlie
Maranoa Charlie
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/114/1
Poet Master
Poet Master
26.00
Poet Master
Poet Master
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/125/1
Spy Chief
Spy Chief
34.00
Spy Chief
Spy Chief
Best Odds34.00
All Odds20/133/1
Exactly
Exactly
34.00
Exactly
Exactly
Best Odds34.00
All Odds25/133/1
Alyanaabi
Alyanaabi
34.00
Alyanaabi
Alyanaabi
Best Odds34.00
All Odds25/133/1
Comanche Brave
Comanche Brave
34.00
Comanche Brave
Comanche Brave
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/133/1
Elite Status
Elite Status
51.00
Elite Status
Elite Status
Best Odds51.00
All Odds20/150/1
Marvelman
Marvelman
41.00
Marvelman
Marvelman
Best Odds41.00
All Odds33/140/1
City Of Memphis
City Of Memphis
41.00
City Of Memphis
City Of Memphis
Best Odds41.00
All Odds33/140/1
Scorthy Champ
Scorthy Champ
51.00
Scorthy Champ
Scorthy Champ
Best Odds51.00
All Odds25/150/1
Annaf
Annaf
51.00
Annaf
Annaf
Best Odds51.00
All Odds33/150/1
Jabaara
Jabaara
67.00
Jabaara
Jabaara
Best Odds67.00
All Odds25/166/1
Iberian
Iberian
67.00
Iberian
Iberian
Best Odds67.00
All Odds25/166/1
Ides Of March
Ides Of March
67.00
Ides Of March
Ides Of March
Best Odds67.00
All Odds33/166/1
Zodiac Bear
Zodiac Bear
81.00
Zodiac Bear
Zodiac Bear
Best Odds81.00
All Odds33/180/1
Excellent Believe
Excellent Believe
67.00
Excellent Believe
Excellent Believe
Best Odds67.00
All Odds50/166/1
Balmacara
Balmacara
101.00
Balmacara
Balmacara
Best Odds101.00
All Odds66/1100/1

2024 City of York Stakes Tips

Audience has solid credentials when it comes to the City of York Stakes, with the five-year-old having won at Goodwood at the end of July. It was a superb victory by four lengths in the Group 2 Lennox Stakes over seven furlongs. There was also plenty to like about a success at Newbury in May, with the horse having run well at Ascot.

Kinross is an older adversary who could prove to be a strong challenger this time around, with the Ralph Beckett-trained runner having finished third last time out. Having been sent off as the 7/2 favourite in the Lennox Stakes, Audience proved too strong and that came after finishing eighth in the July Cup Stakes.

Lake Forest has the potential to go well at a bigger price, with the William Haggas-trained charge having finished runner-up on two occasions this season. The horse was narrowly beaten in the Hackwood Stakes at Newbury, with this coming after finishing runner-up in the Commonwealth Cup over six furlongs.

Haatem has landed two wins this season and has to be respected, with Richard Hannon saddling a runner who was able to score in the Jersey Stakes at Royal Ascot. That was over seven furlongs, with the horse so close to landing a victory in the Irish 2,000 Guineas over a mile when being narrowly touched off by Rosallion.


2023 City of York Tips

Kinross and Isaac Shelby were engaged in a close encounter in the World Pool Lennox Stakes, with the former able to claim a narrow victory by a neck. With Frankie Dettori on board, the horse travelled strongly over seven furlongs on good to soft ground. The horse was arguably always doing enough but this could be another close encounter.

Isaac Shelby was only a neck behind Kinross in the Glorious Goodwood encounter, with the horse opening the season in April with a victory. The runner then performed well when finishing second in the Emirates Poule d'Essai des Poulains and then came a credible fourth-placed finish in the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Kinross was previously third in the July Cup Stakes when finishing third over six furlongs and that came after a seventh-placed finish in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes over six furlongs. However, Al Suhail could be able to perform well at bigger odds and the Charlie Appleby-trained runner has landed two victories this term.

There were back to back wins for the Charlie Appleby-trained charge at Meydan before finishing third in the Al Quoz Sprint as the 11/4 favourite, with the horse then performing well in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at odds of 14/1. It’s worth noting that this put the runner ahead of Kinross on that occasion.


2022 City of York Stakes Betting Tips

There is going to be some interesting price movements leading into this race, with the early betting suggesting that Sacred could be the one to beat. Don’t be misled by the fact that the four-year-old has recorded two fifth-placed finishes this season considering that the first of these took place at Royal Ascot in a Group One encounter.

The horse produced a solid performance when finishing fifth in the Platinum Jubilee Stakes over six furlongs and that form continued when the runner was able to run a decent race when landing the same position in the World Pool Lennox Stakes at Glorious Goodwood, with the race being won by Sandrine.

Sandrine will line up in this race and there was plenty to like about that performance on the Sussex Downs, with the three-year-old seemingly coming to the boil after falling short in his first three outings of the flat season, with the horse keeping on well over seven furlongs and will go over the same distance at the Knavesmire.

Kinross was second in that particular race and only lost by a neck, so this horse has to enter the reckoning on this occasion. He went second in the final strides of the World Pool Lennox Stakes and we should see the Ralph Beckett-trained runner prominent in the field when this race takes place on Saturday.