Arcalis beats the draw to land cup in York
Arcalis left the statisticians scratching their heads as he foiled a popular gamble on the Queen’s Promotion to take the 45th running of the John Smith’s Cup at York today.
A royal victory for the well-backed 7-2 favourite looked on the cards when Kieren Fallon’s mount hit the front with just over a furlong to run.
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