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Yorkshire Cup

York · 13 May 2005
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 1
  • PatternGroup 2
  • Distance1m 5f 197y
  • GoingGood To Soft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners9

Franklins Gardens (GB) (13/2) won the Yorkshire Cup at York on 13 May 2005, beating Percussionist (IRE) by a neck under Darryll Holland for trainer Mark H Tompkins. 9 ran on Good To Soft going over 1m 5f 197y; the winning time was 3m 2.78s. The 3/1 favourite, Millenary (GB), finished 9th, beaten 22 lengths.

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Winner Franklins Gardens (GB)
SP: 13/2KTB Rating 80C J: Darryll Holland T: Mark H Tompkins
Won by a neckFav: Millenary (GB) 3/1 · 9th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 7 Franklins Gardens (GB) 5h Darryll Holland Mark H Tompkins 8-10 11080C 3:02.78 81,200 13/2
2nd 6 Percussionist (IRE) 4c nk Robert Winston Howard Johnson 8-9 10979C 3:02.83 30,800 13/2
3rd 2 Defining (GB) 6g 1½ Johnny Murtagh James Fanshawe 8-10 10677C 3:03.10 15,400 20/1
4th 4 Alcazar (IRE) 10g 3 Micky Fenton Hughie Morrison 8-10 11273C 3:03.64 7,000 10/1
5th 8 Papineau (GB) t 5h shd Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 9-1 —77C 3:03.71 3,500 7/2
6th 5 Jardines Lookout (IRE) 8g 5 Kieren Fallon Alan Jarvis 8-10 —65C 3:04.60 2,100 20/1
7th 1 Frank Sonata (GB) 4g ½ Ryan Moore Michael Quinlan 8-9 11163C 3:04.69 — 4/1
8th 3 Massif Centrale (GB) 4c 8 J F Egan David Elsworth 8-9 10156C 3:06.14 — 40/1
9th 9 Millenary (GB) b 8h 3½ T Quinn John Dunlop 8-13 11760C 3:06.78 — 3/1 fav

Winning time 3m 2.78s

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (9 of 9 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

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Quick answers

Who won the Yorkshire Cup at York in 2005?
Franklins Gardens (GB) won the Yorkshire Cup at York on 13 May 2005, ridden by Darryll Holland and trained by Mark H Tompkins.
What was the finishing order of the 2005 Yorkshire Cup at York?
1st Franklins Gardens (GB) (13/2), 2nd Percussionist (IRE) (13/2), 3rd Defining (GB) (20/1).
What price was the winner of the 2005 Yorkshire Cup at York?
Franklins Gardens (GB) returned a starting price of 13/2.
How many horses ran in the 2005 Yorkshire Cup at York?
9 horses ran in the 2005 Yorkshire Cup at York.
What was the winning time of the 2005 Yorkshire Cup at York?
The winning time was 3m 2.78s.

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