York Wednesday 15:35 - Price Boost

oddschecker Verdict

A clash of the generations sees champion older horse OMBUDSMAN meet the very exciting Constitution River for the first time. The latter cemented his position as the leading three-year-old middle-distance performer with an impressive display in the Eclipse, which followed on from his French Derby success when defying a wide draw to get the better of Hawk Mountain. That being said, he will need to improve again to stop the Gosdens' superstar. The five-year-old emerged on the Group 1 scene in the 2025 Prince Of Wales's at Royal Ascot and in this very contest 12 months ago, and arguably took his form to another level with a world-class performance back at the Royal meeting in June. It is extremely rare these days to see horses with such a lofty rating that is completely justified and he will get the ideal set-up once again from his pacemaker Devil's Advocate. Item is unbeaten on the Knavesmire, with victories in the Dante and the Sky Bet York Stakes, and is entitled to have more to offer back at the highest level having had excuses in the Derby when hating the softer ground.

Prediction: 1st Ombudsman, 2nd Constitution River, 3rd Item