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15:00 Ascot

King Edward VII Stakes (Group 2) (Class 1)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 3f 211y
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £110,000 added
  • Winner: £65,120
  • 2nd: £24,629
  • 3rd: £12,309
  • 4th: £6,149
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 32.21s
  • Off Time: 15:00:12
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Pyledriver

18/1

    2
    Silk -

    Arthur's Kingdom (IRE)

    9/2

      1(2)
      Silk - Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves, royal blue cap

      Arthur's Kingdom (IRE)

      234
      9/2
      • Form 2212-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 107

      tracked clear leader, closed 5f out, pushed along and every chance over 2f out, kept on one pace

      2(4)
      Silk - Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap

      Mogul

      228
      10/11
      • Form 2114-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 110

      in touch in 4th, switched left over 2f out, effort approaching final furlong, no extra and lost 3rd towards finish

      3(5)
      Silk - Yellow, red star, striped sleeves, red cap

      Mohican Heights (IRE)

      298
      4/1
      • Form 11-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 102

      held up in rear, pushed along and switched left over 2f out, ridden and headway inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish

      4(3)
      Silk - Royal blue, white hoop, striped sleeves, white cap, royal blue star

      Papa Power

      110
      17/2
      • Form 511
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 92

      tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong

      5(1)
      Silk - Emerald green, white disc and sleeves, red cap

      Pyledriver

      13
      18/1
      • Form 1417-2
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 103

      held up towards rear, headway on inner over 3f out, switched left to lead approaching 2f out, ridden and ran on

      6(6)
      Silk - Beige, red epaulets, sleeves and diamond on cap

      Sound Of Cannons

      11
      40/1
      • Form 1254-4
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 103

      soon led, ridden and headed approaching 2f out, weakened final furlong

      Previous results

      2019
      (2)
      Silk -

      Japan

      6/4
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0

      2018
      (9)
      Silk -

      Old Persian

      9/2
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0

      2017
      (11)
      Silk -

      Permian (IRE)

      6/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0

      In depth

      Verdict

      Frankie Dettori's last ride for Aidan O'Brien was on Wichita, beaten a neck in the 2000 Guineas, and though Arthur's Kingdom looks the stable second string here the lightly-raced son of Camelot is no forlorn hope after an excellent second in the Group 1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud in October. There should be much more to come from him this year though the same applies to MOGUL. The latter landed a Group 2 at Leopardstown in September before ending with a good fourth behind Kameko in the Futurity at Newcastle. Mohican Heights changed hands for £520,000 after his Leopardstown maiden victory and had no problems landing a Salisbury Listed contest on his debut for new connections. He's stepping up from a mile but his pedigree suggests he'll be well suited.

      Formwatch

      Arthur's Kingdom (IRE) (8-13) 2nd of 9, 3l behind Mkfancy (8-13) at Saint-Cloud 1m 2f Grp 1 gs in Oct.

      Mogul 7-2 (9-1) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Kameko (9-1) at Newcastle 1m Grp 1 stks (1) pol in Nov.

      Mohican Heights (IRE) 6-1 (9-1) In touch, headway 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on, won at Salisbury 1m lst stks (1) gd in Aug beating Subjectivist (9-1) by 2l, 6 ran.

      Papa Power 8-13fav (9-9) Made all, very easily, won at Newcastle 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Feb beating Da Vinci (9-9) by 1 1/2l, 5 ran.

      Pyledriver 40-1 (9-1) Steadied start, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, no impression, stayed on, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Berlin Tango (9-1) at Kempton 1m 2f Grp 3 stks (1) pol in Jun.

      Sound Of Cannons 13-2 (9-0) Took keen hold, tracked leaders, lost place 8f out, driven and hanging left over 2f out, no impression, plugged on, 4th of 8, 10 1/4l behind English King (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f lst stks (1) gf in Jun.