Rahiebb Yorkshire Cup bound after Chester re-route

St Leger runner-up Rahiebb will finally get his season up and running at York today after being redirected to the Boodles Yorkshire Cup Stakes.
Roger Varian’s exciting staying prospect was due to kick off his campaign in Chester’s Ormonde Stakes last week before being declared a non-runner on account of the ground issues that plagued day two of the May Festival.
He now heads to the Knavesmire for what could be an exciting clash with Ralph Beckett’s Amiloc, a Royal Ascot scorer last season and last seen finishing fourth in the Breeders’ Cup Turf.
Tom Clover’s Al Nayyir picked up a bronze medal in the Dubai Gold Cup in March and has some smart form at this venue, with David O’Meara’s Epic Poet a length further adrift in fifth in Meydan and a standing dish of this division.
Further and Tarriance give Andrew Balding a two-strong hand, with the field rounded off by Jessica Bedi’s Deira Mile.
The supporting Michael Seely Memorial Fillies’ Stakes promises to be a cracking contest with Nell Gwyn third Act Of Kindness representing Charlie Appleby and So Regal and Fashion People two fillies with huge potential running for John and Thady Gosden.
Add into the mix Ed Walker’s impressive Newbury scorer Synchronicity, Balding’s Breeders’ Cup runner-up Pacific Mission and unbeaten pair Botagoz (Varian) and Lilt (William Haggas) and this Listed race as all the hallmarks of a race to savour.
There is also Listed action for the juveniles in the Design Tonic Out Of This World Spaces At The Races EBF Marygate Fillies’ Stakes where Amo Racing holds a strong hand amongst the 10 declared, with the Karl Burke-trained Bath scorer Lady Blanche and Kevin Philippart De Foy’s unbeaten Lover Girl.