- Ryan Moore has three rides on Wednesday and eight on Thursday in York
- He talks about the form and prospects of his rides at the Dante Festival
- Robin Goodfellow’s racing tips: the best bets for Wednesday, May 15
Ryan Moore has eight rides on Wednesday and Thursday at the Dante Festival in York.
These include Spycatcher (Wednesday, 3:15 PM), who he believes has a decent chance, and Infinite Cosmos (Thursday, 3:15 PM), who is in good form at home and fit for the track.
Here, Honestly Ambassador Moore makes his rounds on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Jockey Ryan Moore has given his thoughts ahead of his eight rides in York on Wednesday and Thursday
Wednesday
3:15 York
Spy catcher
I have ridden him once, but that was a long time ago and since then he has developed into a very good sprinter.
He was consistently excellent last year, he is versatile off-road, he was not beaten far on his return to the Abernant and he has very good course form, finishing second to Highfield Princess in this race a few years ago.
He has plenty of opportunities in what is obviously a very open and competitive Group 2.
3:45 York
Mayfair
She clearly has a lot to like here, but the combination of the step up in trip – all her races so far have been over 7f – and the expected better terrain could see her make a significant leap forward here. The less rain, the better for her the day ahead.
She’s not sure if she gets the trip on the pedigree, even though she is by Justify and her Cheveley Park-winning mother was a Galileo, but there is a way to find out. Friendly Soul seems to be the player to beat, although Classical Song is in Group 1 form, so the rest of us are probably struggling with that pair.
4:15pm York
Expensive dream
She looks fairly treated in her second-place finish at Newmarket last season, but perhaps more importantly, she has an attractive pedigree, so hopefully a grade of 83 can make her competitive here.
Moore has three rides on Wednesday and gives Expensive Dream a chance to be ‘competitive’
Thursday
2:45pm York
Navagio
It doesn’t seem like he ran particularly well at Newbury last time, but he did it the time before when third in the Lincoln, and he has a clear chance here on that run. It was soft at Doncaster but he has form on a better surface in Ireland.
3:15 York
Infinite Cosmos
Free Wind and Bluestocking are clearly the in-form fillies, but the boss has his horses in good form and hopefully much more to come from Infinite Cosmos, who finished third in the Musidora at this meeting last season as a four-year-old.
You would hope that there is progress in her after the four starts, and she comes home in good shape. I’m happy with her. I think the track will suit her, just like the recent rain.
Infinite Cosmos (left) is fit for the track and is in good form at home, so Moore is happy with her
3:45 York
Cambridge
We thought he might get caught a mile on his return, so I was happy with his fourth in the Craven. His pedigree shows that this longer trip suits him, so I expect improvement from Newmarket.
It will be necessary as he has more than a stone to find in the book along with Doncaster Group 1 winner Ancient Wisdom, as well as other higher rated horses. Hopefully the potential is there though, and a little rest in the ground will suit him well.
4:45pm York
Seattle
We had five newcomers here and we rely on Seattle, a Siyouni foal out of a Galileo mare. It cost a lot at last year’s sale and hopefully he can report back well. He shows it well at home, but he may need the experience sometimes.
5:20 York
London city
By Justify out of four-time Group 1 winner Winter, he has certainly been bred to be better than a score of 93 and I liked him when he won at Dundalk.
Perhaps that 93 figure isn’t overly generous for his naked form, but he’s all about potential after just the three runs and this longer journey should match what we saw from him last time. Again, I think the track will play to its strengths and run well.