Ryan Moore on his EIGHT rides at York across Wednesday and Thursday, including London City and Infinite Cosmos who are well-suited to the track

Ryan Moore has eight rides across Wednesday and Thursday at the Dante Festival in York. 

That includes Spycatcher (Wednesday, 15:15), who he thinks has a decent chance, and Infinite Cosmos (Thursday, 15:15), who is in good form at home and suited to the track.

Here, Betfair ambassador Moore goes through his rides on Wednesday and Thursday.  

Wednesday

15:15 York

Spycatcher

I have ridden him once before but that was a long while ago, and he has developed into a very good sprinter since. 

He was consistently excellent last year, he is ground-versatile, he wasn’t beaten far on his return in the Abernant and he has very good course form, finishing second to Highfield Princess in this race a couple of years ago. 

He has a strong enough chance in an obviously very open and competitive Group 2.

15:45 York

Mayfair

She obviously has a lot to find here but the combination of the step up in trip – all her racing has come over 7f so far – and the expected better ground could see her take a fair leap forward here. The less rain the better for her in the next day or so. 

She is not certain to get the trip on pedigree, though she is by Justify and her Cheveley Park-winning dam was a Galileo, but there is one way to find out. Friendly Soul looks the one to beat, though Classical Song has Group 1 form, so the rest of us probably have our work cut out against that pair.

16:15 York

Expensive Dream

She looks fairly treated on her Newmarket second last season but, perhaps more importantly, she has an attractive pedigree, so hopefully a mark of 83 can see her be competitive here.

Thursday 

14:45 York

Navagio

He doesn’t appear to have run particularly well at Newbury last time but he did the time before when third in the Lincoln, and he has a definite chance here on that run. It was soft at Doncaster but he has form on a better surface in Ireland.

15:15 York

Infinite Cosmos

Free Wind and Bluestocking are obviously the form fillies but the boss has his horses in good form and hopefully there is plenty more to come from Infinite Cosmos, who finished third in the Musidora at this meeting last season, as a 4yo. 

You’d hope there is progression in her after just the four starts, and she comes into this in good form at home. I’m happy with her. I think the track will suit her, as will the recent rain.

15:45 York

Cambridge

We thought he might get caught out by a mile on his return, so I was happy with his fourth in the Craven. His pedigree tells you that this longer trip will suit, so I’d expect improvement from Newmarket. 

It will be needed as he has over a stone to find with Doncaster Group 1 winner Ancient Wisdom on the book, as well as other higher-rated horses. The potential is hopefully there though, and a bit of an ease in the ground will suit him.

16:45 York

Seattle

We had five newcomers in here and we rely on Seattle, a Siyouni colt out of a Galileo mare. He cost a lot at the sales last year, and hopefully he can give a good account of himself here. He shows a good bit at home but he could well need the experience.

17:20 York

London City

By Justify out of four-time Group 1 winner Winter, he is certainly bred to be better than a mark of 93 and I liked him when he won at Dundalk. 

Maybe that mark of 93 is not overly-generous on his bare form, but he is all about potential after just the three runs and this longer trip should suit from what we saw from him last time. Again, I think the track will play to his strengths and he will run well.