Favorite Insurgent’s Romance received the 2025 Yorkshire Cup by a head from Epic Poet.
The Charlie Appleby-trained seven-year-old was 11-10 favorite for the characteristic race on the ultimate day of the Dante Pageant at York.
However he was made to work all the way in which to the road in a dramatic race during which all 5 runners had been in rivalry for victory till the ultimate half-furlong.
Amid good situations underneath shiny sunshine, the tempo of the one mile, six furlong race was sluggish till the ultimate bend.
Insurgent’s Romance sat second, with jockey William Buick angling him out to the far facet of the course to attempt to discover house for the ultimate dash, which noticed the sector unfold throughout the observe just about degree as they charged for house.
Insurgent’s Romance edged out 7-1 probability Epic Poet, with 10-3 second favorite Candy William third.
There have been lower than two lengths between all of the runners on the ending line, and Buick stated that whereas it had been a tough race, the standard of his mount had instructed.
“It was a really sluggish tempo,” he instructed ITV Racing. “He is high class, a dream to journey. Nothing suited him there – it was a messy tempo. However he is a dream horse.”
