2025 John Smith's Silver Cup Stakes Betting Tips

Al Qareem was a winner at York last time out and returns to the Knavesmire for the John Smith's Silver Cup Stakes, with the horse previously obliging in the Race to the Ebor Grand Cup Stakes. That was an excellent four and a half length success when beating favourite Absurde, with that coming after a runner-up performance at Chester.

That second place came in the Ormonde Stakes, with the horse not far behind favourite Illinois, with Military Academy potentially the pick of the four-year-old. John & Thady Gosden saddles a horse who was last seen finishing second out of five horses at Goodwood. In the Tapster Stakes, just a neck separated the horse from favourite Hamish.

Tabletalk was able to finish second in consecutive races at the beginning of the season, with the first of these efforts coming at Newbury in the Group 3 Surprise Stakes. There was only a short head denying the horse a victory, with the runner then performing well in the Aston Park Stakes before finishing sixth out of twelve horses at Royal Ascot.

In the Group 2 Hardwicke Stakes, the runner was able to perform well at odds of 25/1 in a race which was won by favourite Rebel’s Romance. That came over one mile and four furlongs. Subsequent was able to perform well last season but hasn’t appeared at a track this season. There were three notable wins last time out.

2023 John Smith's Silver Cup Stakes Tips

Hamish is the worthy market leader and the bookmakers are taking no chances with their odds regarding a runner who was successful at Chester last time out. After a break of over 200 days, the horse was able to oblige in the Ormonde Stakes over one mile, five and a half furlongs, with the runner winning by over a length on 11 May.

The horse was previously runner-up in the St Simon Stakes at Newbury Racecourse on 22 October, with the 8/11 favourite losing by a head to 22/1 shot Max Vega, although William Haggas will be confident of scoring with a horse who won the Cumberland Lodge Stakes at Ascot when being sent off as the 11/10 market leader.

Tashkan is bidding to land a first victory of the season, with the five-year-old running for trainer Brian Ellison and there could be an improvement after the horse finished fourth in the Prix de Barbeville over one mile, seven and a half furlongs. That came after a third placed finish out of five runners in the Further Flight Stakes at Nottingham.

First Ruler runs for trainer Charlie Appleby and the four-year-old finished second out of four runners at Goodwood in early June, with the runner finishing second in Bahrain over one mile and four furlongs. Previously to this, there was a success at Meydan in early February although it’s hard to marry this form compared to the UK runners.