Racecards
17:35 Ascot
Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes (Handicap) (Class 2)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 1m 3f 211y
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £65,000 added
- Winner: £35,100
- 2nd: £16,478
- 3rd: £8,242
- 4th: £4,121
Alounak (FR)
41- Form 55685-7
- Age 6
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey S De Sousa
held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 26-2111
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey B A Curtis
led, ridden 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on
- Form 2211-54
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey W Buick
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 374-872
- Age 5
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer J P Murtagh
- Jockey Ben Coen
held up, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ran on, nearest finish
- Form 27-6232
- Age 6
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Jim Crowley
towards rear, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden entering final furlong, ran on to go 2nd towards finish
- Form 1018-10
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey Tom Marquand
towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never near leaders
- Form 7754-35
- Age 8
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Hollie Doyle
slowly away in rear, good headway over 3f out, pushed along and every chance 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 213-21
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer S & E Crisford
- Jockey James Doyle
close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace
- Form 27-1191
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer D Loughnane
- Jockey P Cosgrave
towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms
- Form 96/13-1
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
tracked leaders, ridden to lead entering final furlong, soon edged right, ran on(hand time)
- Form 81805-3
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer C Fellowes
- Jockey J P Spencer
keen close up up, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 3235/00
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 96
close up, pushed along over 2f out, weakening when short of room inside final furlong
- Form 1/5203-6
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey H Crouch
raced wide pulled hard, in touch, pushed along and headway 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 1142-31
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer C Fellowes
- Jockey K Shoemark
NonRunner
- Form 191-49
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 100
NonRunner
- Form 12510-3
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey L Dettori
NonRunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Aaddeey and Quickthorn arrive on the back of impressive wins at Newmarket and Haydock respectively. But both have been raised 13lb while the progressive Zabeel Champion bids for a four-timer having beaten GRAND BAZAAR by less than a length at Newmarket last month. That was the latter’s seasonal debut and with improvement expected, the Gosden charge can reverse running. It was soft ground when Scarlet Dragon won last year’s renewal and stablemates Raymond Tusk and Tritonic are preferred with Ryan Moore on board the latter while Favorite Moon reverts to handicapping having won a Group 3 in Australia back in March. Valyrian Steel has been in good form on the all-weather and Mirann travels over from Ireland with a shout.
Formwatch
Alounak (FR) 12-1 (9-0) Held up in mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 11, 26 1/4l behind Albaflora (8-9) at Ascot 1m 4f lst stks (1) sft in May.
Zabeel Champion 9-4 (9-7) Tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on final furlong, led final stride, won at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (2) gf in May beating Global Storm (8-13) by ns, 5 ran.
Win O'Clock 20-1 (9-10) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, stayed on same pace disputing 3rd inside final furlong until towards finish, 4th of 15, 4 1/4l behind Ilaraab (9-9) at York 1m 4f hcp (2) gs in May.
Mirann (FR) 9-1 (9-11) Held up, towards rear halfway, progress on inner over 2f out, not clear run 1 1/2f out, ridden into 4th 1f out, kept on well between horses inside final furlong, pressed winner close home, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Baby Zeus (9-0) at Curragh 1m 2f hcp Soft - Heavy in May.
Raymond Tusk (IRE) 40-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear of mid-division, good headway out wide chasing leaders over 3f out, ridden to lead inside final 2f, headed and outpaced by winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 15, 3l behind Ilaraab (9-9) at York 1m 4f hcp (2) gs in May.
Favorite Moon (GER) (8-0) 13th of 14, 21 1/4l behind Selina (7-12) at Randwick 2m Grp 1 hcp gd in Apr.
Scarlet Dragon 33-1 (10-10) Held up in rear, headway and not much room after 3 out, 2nd briefly when not fluent last, stayed on same pace flat, 5th of 14, 15 1/2l behind Copperless (10-4) at Haydock 2m hcp (1) sft in May.
Aaddeey (IRE) 8-13fav (9-9) In touch, headway 3f out, led entering final 2f out, ran on, readily, won at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in May beating Rodrigo Diaz (9-5) by 4 1/2l, 7 ran.
Tritonic 7-2 (9-7) Chased leader, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 7, 2 1/4l behind Dawaam (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in Apr.
Dark Pine (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Slowly into stride, in rear, headway entering final furlong, ridden and ran on to lead close home, won at Chester 1m 2f hcp (2) gs in May beating Fox Tal (9-7) by nk, 9 ran.
Quickthorn 3-1fav (9-2) Tracked leading trio, smooth headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon shaken up and clear, very easily, won at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (3) gs in May beating Master The Stars (9-10) by 8 1/2l, 6 ran.
Jeremiah 7-1 (9-9) Raced wide, headway to track leaders 8f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, not quicken close home, 3rd of 7, 1l behind Golden Pass (9-0) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (3) gf in Apr.
Khagan (IRE) 66-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden to lead 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 14, 3 3/4l behind Good Birthday (8-7) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in May.
Sam Cooke (IRE) 6-1 (9-1) Raced keenly, led, ridden and headed inside final 2f, weakened 1f out, 6th of 15, 10 1/2l behind Ilaraab (9-9) at York 1m 4f hcp (2) gs in May.
Pirate King 10-11fav (10-4) Close up, headway entering final furlong, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Jan beating Midnights Legacy (9-7) by nk, 5 ran.
Tyson Fury 11-1 (9-0) Prominent on inside, led 8f out, pushed along and headed over 3f out, weakened quickly over 2f out, 9th of 11, 28 1/4l behind Albaflora (8-9) at Ascot 1m 4f lst stks (1) sft in May.
Grand Bazaar 7-2 (9-3) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed final stride, 3rd of 5, shd behind Zabeel Champion (9-7) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (2) gf in May.
Lost Eden (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders on inside until ridden and lost place halfway, soon behind and struggling, tailed off and eased, last of 11, dist behind Albaflora (8-9) at Ascot 1m 4f lst stks (1) sft in May.
Valyrian Steel (IRE) 5-4fav (9-3) Held up in last pair, headway on outside chasing leaders over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, challenged inside final furlong, quickened to lead towards finish, won at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Jun beating Galata Bridge (9-7) by 1/2l, 7 ran.