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17:00 Ascot

Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (Class B) (Class B)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 28.74s
  • 13 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Wunderwood (USA)

15/2

    2
    Silk -

    Pagan Dance (IRE)

    8/1

      3
      Silk -

      Swift Tango (IRE)

      9/2

        1(4)
        Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue seams, Light Blue sleeves, Dark Blue seams, Dark Blue and Yellow hooped cap

        Counsel's Opinion (IRE)

        15
        9/1
        • Form 0110-34
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-13

        took keen hold, held up and always in rear

        2(12)
        Silk - White, Dark Blue chevron, White sleeves, Dark Blue stars, Dark Blue cap

        Hambleden

        31
        10/1
        • Form 5312-60
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-9

        tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong

        3(6)
        Silk - White, Red epaulets, striped sleeves and cap

        Swift Tango (IRE)

        14
        9/2
        • Form 023412
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7

        held up, headway 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, no impression and lost 2nd on line

        4(3)
        Silk - Orange

        Trust Rule

        14
        7/1
        • Form 102-065
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-4

        took keen hold in touch, pushed along 5f out, soon lost place and behind

        5(1)
        Silk - EMERALD GREEN, BLACK seams, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, BLACK spots and spots on cap

        Nopekan (IRE)

        36
        66/1
        • Form 0606-56
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-3

        in touch to halfway, weakened rapidly

        7(9)
        Silk - Pink, Maroon braces and cap

        Prince Nureyev (IRE)

        37
        16/1
        • Form 2440-00
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-1

        chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        8(13)
        Silk - Yellow, Black chevron, Yellow and Black halved sleeves, Yellow cap, Black star

        Wunderwood (USA)

        14
        15/2
        • Form 014-001
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-1

        in touch, headway 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden clear final furlong

        9(8)
        Silk - Grey, Maroon epaulets, Maroon cap

        Pagan Dance (IRE)

        49
        8/1
        • Form 440-342
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-1

        took keen hold and held up well in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on final furlong, took 2nd on line but no chance with winner

        10(17)
        Silk - Black, Grey stripe, striped cap

        Highland Games (IRE)

        14
        20/1
        • Form 60-2024
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-10

        held up, headway when not clear run on inside rail over 2f out, and again over 1f out, switched left and stayed on final furlong, not pace to reach leaders

        11(10)
        Silk - White, Emerald Green hoop

        Anticipating

        14
        11/2
        • Form 1460-04
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-8

        held up in touch, headway on inside over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        13(11)
        Silk - Purple and Yellow (quartered), diamonds on sleeves

        Ocean Avenue (IRE)

        28
        8/1
        • Form 0/2431-1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-7

        soon led, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        16(16)
        Silk - N/A

        Ocean of Storms (IRE)

        15
        50/1
        • Form 643-210
        • Age 9
        • Weight 8-1

        reluctant to race and always tailed off in rear

        17(14)
        Silk - Beige, White chevron, Black cap

        Briareus

        16
        22/1
        • Form 000203
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-1

        chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong

        6(15)
        NR

        Forest Magic (IRE)

        35
        • Form 11/4050
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2

        Nonrunner

        12(2)
        NR

        Balkan Knight

        39 v
        • Form 01/1-61
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-7

        Nonrunner

        14(5)
        NR

        Nawamees (IRE)

        119
        • Form 5236-42
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-7

        Nonrunner

        15(7)
        NR

        Wait For The Will (USA)

        30 b
        • Form 426-000
        • Age 8
        • Weight 8-5

        Nonrunner

        Previous results

        2003
        (1)
        Silk -

        Waverley (IRE)

        14/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-0

        2002
        (12)
        Silk -

        Thundering Surf

        11/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-0

        2001
        (9)
        Silk -

        Takamaka Bay (IRE)

        10/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-0

        In depth

        Verdict

        Con Horgan's Ocean Avenue was able to make all of the running to land a seemingly competitive Kempton handicap last month and, despite an 8lb rise, is taken to follow up at the main expense of Swift Tango and Pagan Dance. The last mentioned deserves to win a race of this nature having been placed in similarly tough handicaps at Epsom and Newmarket previously this term. However, like David Loder's York winner Balkan Knight, Amanda Perrett's gelding may want a softer surface. Top weight Counsel's Opinion, a winner here over 10 furlongs last October, may be in the grip of the handicapper at present, while the Lady Herries-trained Wunderwood may find this tougher than the classified stakes race that he won at Newmarket last time. A bigger threat is likely to come from Ed Dunlop's Swift Tango, who followed his Newbury success last month with a respectable second to Starry Lodge at Epsom on Derby day. Another 2lb rise since then is of concern though and preference is for Ocean Avenue, who was impressive at Kempton and is taken to follow up that success.