York Dante Festival: Day two runners, riders & odds

A stacked field of eight will put their Derby credentials to the test in the Dante Stakes on Wednesday.

The Group 2 event - from which the three-day meeting gets its name - is a key stop along the Epsom Derby trail and has produced no less than five Derby winners since the turn of the century.

Most recently, it was Desert Crown who stormed up the Knavesmire prior to plundering Classic honours less than a month later.

This year's renewal looks wide open, with Christmas Day (5/2), Item (11/2) and Morshdi (3/1) locked in a three-way battle for favouritism.

An interesting side plot is that Godolphin's King's Trail (13/2) will be the first to test the 2000 Guineas form after Charlie Appleby earmarked him for a step up in trip following his disappointing ninth in the opening Classic of the season.

Prior to the running of the Dante, there is the not-so-small event of the Group 2 Middleton Fillies' Stakes.

See The Fire (5/4) produced arguably the performance of her career to land this race in scintillating fashion 12 months ago and bids for a repeat success after a nice prep in the Nottinghamshire Oaks last month.

Five-time Group 1 winner Fallen Angel (10/3) steps back up to 10 furlongs for the first time she was defeated in the Prix de l'Opera and faces opposition from Diamond Rain (3/1), who has had a considerably lighter career despite matching her for age.

Day 2 confirmed runners & riders

13:45 - ebfstallions.com Novice Stakes

1. Clash Of Hearts (Mikey Sheehy)
2. Craven Force (David Allan)
3. Leave The Bag In (Oisin McSweeney)
4. Mr Minz (Connor Beasley)
5. Persian Spring (Jamie Spencer)
6. Ranting Duke (Diego Lima)
7. Rlasthope (David Nolan)
8. Rock Steady Beat (Clifford Lee)
9. Sir Sirius (Tom Eaves)
10. Star People (Jason Hart)
11. Statten Island (Kevin Stott)
12. Sue's Last Chance (Barry McHugh)
13. The Ginger Kid (Kieran Shoemark)
14. Toon Army (Rowan Scott)
15. Saxy Lass (Billy Garritty)
16. The Resdev Roman (Sam James)

• Latest Betting Odds here

14:20 - Lindum York Handicap

1. Hammer The Hammer (Jack Callan)
2. Jakajaro (Jamie Spencer)
3. Redorange (Ryan Moore)
4. Against The Wind (Jack Nicholls)
5. Luna A Inbhir Nis (Jason Hart)
6. Stormy Impact (Warren Fentiman)
7. Corolla Point (Callum Rodriguez)
8. Heavenly Heather (Barry McHugh)
9. Ziggy's Triton (Daniel Tudhope)
10. Air Force One (PJ McDonald)
11. Sturlasson (Oisin Murphy)
12. Begerac (Shane Gray)
13. Toca Madera (Mark Winn)
14. Eternal Sunshine (Lauren Young)
15. Arklow Lad (Jason Watson)
16. Brazen Bolt (Harry Vigors)
17. I'm Next (Duran Fentiman)
18. Copper Knight (James Sullivan)
19. Blinky (Cam Hardie)
20. Lethal Nymph (Andrew Mullen)
21. Squealer (Faye McManaman)
22. Sports Coach (Ethan Tindall)

• Latest Betting Odds here: Extra Places available

14:55 - Hambleton Handicap

1. Point Lynas (Callum Rodriguez)
2. Diego Ventura (James Doyle)
3. Cerulean Bay (Daniel Tudhope)
4. Vafortino (Billy Loughnane)
5. Godwinson (George Bass)
6. Shout (Oisin Murphy)
7. Thunder Roar (David Nolan)
8. First Principle (Ryan Moore)
9. Mirsky (Mark Winn)
10. Croupier (Ray Dawson)
11. Sea Force (Tom Marquand)
12. Galeron (Jack Callan)
13. Theoryofeverything (Jason Hart)
14. Duke's Command (Jason Watson)
15. Old Cock (Cam Hardie)
16. Walsingham (Harry Davies)
17. Point Of Contact (Marco Ghiani)
18. Maybe Not (Saffie Osbourne)
19. Eldrickjones (Sean D Bowen)

• Latest Betting Odds here: Extra Places available

15:30 - Middleton Fillies' Stakes

1. Fallen Angel (James Doyle)
2. Diamond Rain (William Buick)
3. Fairy Glen (Ryan Moore)
4. Red Letter (Colin Keane)
5. See The Fire (Oisin Murphy)

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16:05 - Dante Stakes

1. Action (Wayne Lordan)
2. Al Zanati (Billy Loughnane)
3. Christmas Day (Ryan Moore)
4. Guildmaster (James Doyle)
5. Item (Colin Keane)
6. King's Trail (William Buick)
7. Morshdi (Tom Marquand)
8. Wise Prince (Robert Havlin)

• Latest Betting odds here

16:40 - Westow Stakes

1. Aspect Island (Oisin Murphy)
2. Black Star Boy (Kieran Shoemark)
3. Boston Dan (Oisin Orr)
4. Dickensian (Shane Gray)
5. Exclamation (Ashley Lewis)
6. Manatee Mehmas (Daniel Tudhope)
7. Revival Power (David Allan)
8. Palmeira (Charles Bishop)
9. Simplify (PJ McDonald)
10. Temple Of Athena (Ben Robinson)
11. Wor Faayth (Tom Marquand)

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17:15 - Frank Whittle Partnership Handicap

1. Baltic Fleet (Billy Loughnane)
2. Northern Brave (Paul Mulrennan)
3. Hard To Believe (Oisin Murphy)
4. Parisian Scholar (Jason Hart)
5. Sudbury Hill (Ryan Moore)
6. Pendella (Sam James)
7. Stoneacre Donny (David Allan)
8. Charles Damay (Harry Davies)
9. Knightsail (Sean Levey)
10. Arc Ole Ole (James Doyle)
11. Cotton Bud (Daniel Tudhope)
12. Heroics (Tom Marquand)
13. Dryburgh (Jonny Peate)
14. Wicksey (Andrew Mullen)
15. Howsham (Lewis Chalkley)
16. Tommo's Ginjaninja (Saffie Osbourne)

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Any odds displayed were correct at the time of writing and are subject to fluctuation.