St Leger runner-up Rahiebb inspired Gold Cup dreams when making a winning return in the Boodles Yorkshire Cup on the Knavesmire.
Roger Varian’s Frankel colt found only Scandinavia too good at Doncaster in September and was making slightly belated return at York having been a late withdrawal from the Ormonde Stakes at Chester last week.
After travelling kindly in the hands of Ray Dawson as Ralph Beckett’s 8-13 favourite Amiloc cut out the running, Rahiebb (4-1) moved stylishly into contention and when hitting the front showcased his stamina to pull two and a quarter lengths clear of Tom Clover’s Al Nayyir in second.
The winner was immediately cut to 7-1 from 14s for Royal Ascot’s staying showpiece, where he could rematch his Town Moor conqueror.
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