The Coolmore City Of Troy Nunthorpe Stakes is scheduled as a Group 1 flat turf race carrying a guaranteed total prize fund of £600,000, according to Racing Post racecard data. Set for Friday, August 21, the contest is open to horses aged two years and older over the class 1 distance, with a premier-tier penalty value of £340,260 earmarked for the winner.
Race Conditions and Weight Structure
According to Racing Post, the race enforces strict entry prerequisites, requiring runners to hold a current British Horseracing Authority (BHA) handicap rating of 80 or higher at midday on the confirmation stage. Unrated horses may participate only if the BHA handicapper issues a provisional assessment of 80 or greater based on prior racecourse performances. The race accommodates a maximum field size of 22 runners.
The official weight distribution is tiered by age and sex. Two-year-old colts and geldings carry 8st 3lb, while fillies carry 8st. Three-year-old colts and geldings are assigned 9st 11lb, against 9st 8lb for fillies. For older contenders, four-year-old and older colts and geldings shoulder 9st 13lb, with fillies at 9st 10lb. The schedule notes a weight-for-age allowance of 24lb from three-year-olds to two-year-olds, and 2lb from four-year-olds upward to three-year-olds.
Prize Money Distribution
Financial distribution spans the first six finishing positions, backed by a confirmation and supplement entry fee of £2,625 as outlined by Racing Post:
- 1st: £340,260.00
- 2nd: £129,000.00
- 3rd: £64,560.00
- 4th: £32,160.00
- 5th: £16,140.00
- 6th: £8,100.00
Contender Profiles and Breeding Data
Early international and domestic interest highlights distinct contenders in the broader picture, as documented in BloodHorse race records. A notable three-year-old entry is conditioned by trainer Wesley A. Ward and ridden by Juan J. Hernandez, owned by MyRacehorse, Gladwell, Dailey, and Dejablu. Bred in Kentucky by Torie Gladwell, Cincinnati EQ, Borrowdale, and Knollwood, this entrant is a son of Maclean’s Music out of a Kantharos mare, boasting a TrueNicks rating of A++ and coming off a 1¼-length margin benchmark in preceding form notes.
Additional prominent listings include a five-year-old contender owned by Mrs. Fitri Hay, trained by Ralph Beckett, and ridden by Rossa Ryan. Bred by Branton Court Stud LLP, this runner passed through the 2022 Tattersalls October Yearling Sale at £63,852. A six-year-old competitor trained by Jonathan Portman and ridden by Rob Hornby, owned by Vincent and Russell Ward, is sired by Havana Grey out of a Sakhee’s Secret mare. Bred by Whitsbury Manor Stud, this gray or roan runner recorded a ½-length margin in prior metrics alongside an A++ TrueNicks rating.
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