Overview

• Ridden by Oisin Murphy, the four-year-old held off Lake Forest by half a length, with Maranoa Charlie third and even-money favorite Rosallion fourth.
• The City of York Stakes carried Group 1 status for the first time, marking the winner’s successful step up to the top level.
• The finish delivered sire No Nay Never his ninth winner at the highest level and a 1-2 with paternal half-sibling Lake Forest.
• Since moving from Sir Michael Stoute to Andrew Balding, Never So Brave has added this win to victories in the Buckingham Palace Stakes and the Group 2 Summer Mile at Ascot.
• Bred by the late Christopher Hanbury at Triermore Stud and sold for 240,000gns at Book 1, the winner races in Saeed Suhail’s silks.