Aidan O’Brien’s Continuous was produced with a promising run but did not quite seem to get home and dead-heated for third with Sir Michael Stoute’s once-raced Passenger, who looked unlucky with jockey Richard Kingscote unable to find a gap when it mattered. He ran on well once finding daylight.Aidan O’Brien’s Continuous was produced with a promising run but did not quite seem to get home and dead-heated for third with Sir Michael Stoute’s once-raced Passenger, who looked unlucky with jockey Richard Kingscote unable to find a gap when it mattered. He ran on well once finding daylight.
Aidan O’Brien’s Continuous was produced with a promising run but did not quite seem to get home and dead-heated for third with Sir Michael Stoute’s once-raced Passenger, who looked unlucky with jockey Richard Kingscote unable to find a gap when it mattered. He ran on well once finding daylight.

Day two of the Dante Festival at York Racecourse in pictures as punters descend on the Knavesmire

By Daniel Sheridan
Published 18th May 2023, 16:42 BST
Updated 18th May 2023, 16:58 BST
Punters descended on the Knavesmire in York for day two of The Dante festival on Thursday.

The Foxes took a muddling Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Dante Stakes at York that left the Betfred Derby market in something of a flux.

The Andrew Balding-trained, King Power-owned Churchill colt was given a polished ride by Oisin Murphy, who was happy to sit off a well-contest pace early on from his good draw in stall two.

Liberty Lane, Killybegs Warrior and Dancing Magic helped set a decent clip, with Craven Stakes runner-up The Foxes (6-1) travelling sweetly in mid-division.

Murphy decided to switch left with a furlong to run and he quickened nicely to score by a neck from White Birch, who came from last to first under Shane Foley.

Here are some of the best pictures from Yorkshire Post photographer Jonathan Gawthorpe.

Liberty Lane, Killybegs Warrior and Dancing Magic helped set a decent clip, with Craven Stakes runner-up The Foxes (6-1) travelling sweetly in mid-division.

“You’d have to think Epsom is the next step as long as you take the usual caveats into account, it comes close enough for example, but if he comes out of it well I think we’d have to give it a go."

5. Day two of the Dante Festival at York Racecourse

“You’d have to think Epsom is the next step as long as you take the usual caveats into account, it comes close enough for example, but if he comes out of it well I think we’d have to give it a go." Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe

Photo Sales
“The way he’s hit the line there he’d give himself every chance of getting the trip, it didn’t look like he was stopping at the end there to me."

6. Day two of the Dante Festival at York Racecourse

“The way he’s hit the line there he’d give himself every chance of getting the trip, it didn’t look like he was stopping at the end there to me." Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe

Photo Sales
“I think the main thing is he’d give himself every chance of staying because of his demeanour.”

7. Day two of the Dante Festival at York Racecourse

“I think the main thing is he’d give himself every chance of staying because of his demeanour.” Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe

Photo Sales
Previous
2 / 2
Next Page
Related topics:York Racecourse