Racecards
17:30 Ascot
Buckingham Palace Stakes (Handicap) (Class B)
- 27 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Form 23036-0
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer D K Weld
- Jockey P J Smullen
raced stand side, towards rear, hard ridden 2f out, never dangerous
Gateman
31- Form 1/256-32
- Age 5
- Weight 9-12
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey K Darley
raced far side, chased leaders to over 2f out, soon weakened
Suggestive
39- Form 11-4
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey Michael Hills
raced stand side, with leader, led 2f out, soon headed, weakened final furlong
- Form 215-102
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer C Collins
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
raced stand side, held up in touch until ridden and weakened 2f out
- Form 34-5010
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey D Holland
raced stand side, slowly into stride, held up well in rear, headway well over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 20-3050
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey D Corby
raced stand side, chased leaders and every chance 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 251-600
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey S J Drowne
raced stand side, held up mid-division, pushed along halfway, kept on one pace
- Form 432610-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer P Makin
- Jockey Mick Kinane
raced stand side, held up and behind, headway 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on
- Form 116336
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey S W Kelly
raced far side, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
- Form 00-0002
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey D J O'Donohoe
led centre until ridden and weakened 2f out
Top Dirham
46- Form 0115-0
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey Johnny Murtagh
raced stand side, behind and raced wide, ridden and beaten 2f out
Hand Chime
25- Form 3100-23
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey J Fortune
raced stand side, mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten and eased
- Form 0/00-065
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey M Fenton
raced stand side, always in rear
Tussle
27- Form 40020/0
- Age 7
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey T Quinn
raced stand side, always behind
- Form 0-40022
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer D W P Arbuthnot
- Jockey J P Spencer
raced far side, tracked leader, led 3f out, hard ridden and headed well inside final furlong, no chance with stand side group
Lunar Leo
48- Form 13042-0
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey M Dwyer
raced stand side, held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on well, not pace of winner
- Form 2-163
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer E J Alston
- Jockey Fran Berry
raced stand side, prominent until ridden and weakened 2f out
- Form 00-5502
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer P Harris
- Jockey Ted Durcan
raced centre, hard ridden and edged right over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 02060-6
- Age 4
- Weight 8-5
- Trainer J D Bethell
- Jockey E Ahern
raced stand side, always behind
- Form 22-11
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
raced stand side, led until 2f out, gradually weakened
- Form 3103-25
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey L Dettori
raced centre, held up behind, hard ridden and no impression final 2f
- Form 0-61
- Age 4
- Weight 8-5
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey Richard Hughes
raced stand side, held up in touch, headway going well 2f out, led well over 1f out, ran on strongly
- Form 02-4001
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Trainer B Hanbury
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
raced centre, prominent until ridden and beaten over 1f out
Kareeb (FR)
16- Form 2-02065
- Age 5
- Weight 8-3
- Trainer W J Musson
- Jockey Pat Eddery
raced stand side, held up in rear, headway 2f out, chased leaders final furlong, ran on, nearest finish
Rudik (USA)
13- Form 000640
- Age 5
- Weight 8-2
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey Clare Roche
raced stand side, held up towards rear, headway 2f out, edged right over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never nearer
Espada (IRE)
16- Form 022411
- Age 6
- Weight 8-2
- Trainer J A Glover
- Jockey P Hanagan
raced far side, led to 3f out, soon weakened and eased
- Form 1-03003
- Age 4
- Weight 8-2
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey F Norton
raced stand side, slowly into stride, in rear, never on terms
In depth
Verdict
Scotty's Future never really landed a blow in the Royal Hunt Cup on Wednesday but can be given another chance to redeem himself. He quickened up nicely over course and distance in the Victoria Cup the previous time and will be hard to beat if he can reproduce something like that effort. Lincoln Dancer has been given a chance of reversing that form with the David Nicholls' horse and is another to consider if he can cope with the faster ground. Suggestive looked a class act before injury put his career on hold last term, but he fared well enough on his return at Windsor last month to indicate that there is still plenty more to come from him. Al Maali, Gateman and Lord Protector are others to consider along with the unpredictable Rudik, who has the ability to go close if he is on a going day.