P U Z Z L E CORNER GUESS WHO?
Here is Copper Knight winning over the Knavesmire, can you guess who is riding him here.
Yorks Racing Challenge 1.
The mighty Stradivarius has won both the Paddy Power Yorkshire Cup and Gold Cup at Royal Ascot on multiple occasions, but can you name the three horses that achieved that particular double before him, Clue it proved to be a golden era for people linking Knavesmire to Berkshire form. Bonus points for connections and years.
2.
Similar theme, different crossover- Stradivarius has both G2 staying contests at York on his CV, so name the next most recent horse to land both the Paddy Power Yorkshire and Weatherbys Hamilton Lonsdale Cups - you know how to earn your bonus points.
3.
Locally based handler Les Eyre was on winning form on this day last year, first can you name his winner in 2021, then cast your mind back to his biggest success on the Knavesmire.
Can you name the runners today from these cryptic clues: 4.
Female relation of Don Mclean’s iconic hit song
5.
Singular version of the Duran Duran hit of 1981
6.
A fresh faced runner, of Italian origin
7.
We know it as Newcastle but the Romans called it
8.
Childhood home of nobel laureate, Seamus Heaney
Answers to today’s puzzles can be found on page 76. 17
