Racecards
17:00 Ascot
Britannia Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (Str) (Class 2)
- 30 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Good to Firm (Watered)
- Surface: Turf
- £120,000 added
- Winner: £74,700
- 2nd: £22,368
- 3rd: £11,184
- 4th: £5,592
- Form 1-20535
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey C Soumillon
raced stands side, tracked leaders, lost place over 1f out, soon weakened and eased
- Form 123-18
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey L Dettori
led stands side group 3f, tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression when lost place inside final furlong
- Form 1254-45
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
raced centre, ridden 2f out, never on terms, weakened final furlong
- Form 16-255
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey R Kingscote
raced stands side, mid-division, driven over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 121
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 100
raced stands side, held up behind, driven over 2f out, not clear run and switched towards rail inside final 2f, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
Landshark
26- Form 12-9
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer Mrs J Harrington
- Jockey C O'Donoghue
raced stands side, held up behind, driven over 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, not pace to threaten leaders
- Form 21-110
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Tom Marquand
raced centre, mid-division, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, weakened final furlong
- Form 21-48
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer A P O'Brien
- Jockey D O'Brien
raced stands side, mid-division, ridden 2f out, never a threat, weakened final furlong
- Form 4144-68
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey A Kirby
raced stands side, mid-division, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace, never reached leaders
- Form 3-31221
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer A P O'Brien
- Jockey R L Moore
raced stands side, held up towards rear, outpaced 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
- Form 31212
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey James Doyle
raced stands side, mid-division, ridden 2f out, never on terms, weakened and eased final furlong
- Form 321-92
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey Jim Crowley
raced in far side trio, tracked leader, led that group 2f out, soon ridden and edged left towards centre, kept on same pace, no chance with stands side
- Form 151637
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer E Walker
- Jockey P Cosgrave
raced centre, always behind, weakened final furlong
- Form 51-4791
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey M Barzalona
raced stands side, in touch, driven and lost place 2f out, weakened and eased final furlong
- Form 43147-7
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer E J O'Neill
- Jockey D C Costello
raced stands side, mid-division, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression, weakened final furlong
- Form 31167-2
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer H Palmer
- Jockey James McDonald
raced stands side, held up behind, headway 3f out, chased leaders when switched right inside final 2f, ridden and stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, always held
- Form 4-21625
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer A P O'Brien
- Jockey J A Heffernan
raced centre, behind, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, never threatened leaders
- Form 552-11
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer C G Cox
- Jockey David Probert
slowly into stride, behind stands side, ridden when switched towards centre 2f out, stayed on into mid-division inside final furlong, never pace to challenge
- Form 42-12
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer R Hughes
- Jockey J P Spencer
raced stands side, held up behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer
- Form 03-1112
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer E F Vaughan
- Jockey S Donohoe
raced centre, tracked winner until left in lead of group after 3f, in touch when merged with stands side 4f out, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 112733
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
raced stands side, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression
Magnificent
47- Form 6422-22
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 91
raced centre, mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not reach front pair
- Form 03-221
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey R Havlin
raced centre, chased leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
- Form 722-31
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
raced centre, mid-division, merged with stands side 4f out, ridden and outpaced 2f out, never on terms, weakened final furlong
- Form 751-241
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey M Harley
raced centre, held up behind, ridden and headway inside final 2f, never reached leaders, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 3170-24
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 90
raced centre, in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 51-11
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer H Palmer
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
raced stands side, towards rear, driven and headway 2f out, soon ridden, kept on final furlong, not pace to threaten leaders
- Form 332-536
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer E Walker
- Jockey L P Keniry
raced in far side trio, behind, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to lead that pair inside final furlong, no chance with stands side
- Form 22-221
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer S & E Crisford
- Jockey S De Sousa
led centre group until came towards stands side and led overall after 3f, made rest, grabbed rail over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly final furlong
- Form 197-10
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey M Dwyer
led far side trio to over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
The first of two impossible-looking three-year-old handicaps to end the day’s action. This huge field will almost certainly split into at least two groups and many of the fancied runners are drawn high, though likely favourite Crack On Crack On will come out of stall 17. He finished strongly to get the better of Completion, Finniston Farm and Simpson in the Silver Bowl at Haydock and a 7lb rise shouldn’t halt any further improvement. Lethal Steps could be interesting at big odds on his first run for Andrew Balding while the tough Vale Of Kent was ahead of subsequent winner Maverick Officer when third at Goodwood two runs ago. Bond Street never seems to run a bad race and George Of Hearts may well have caught Society Power over 7f here on his reappearance had he got going a bit sooner. CURIOSITY won over 7f here last year before taking his chance in the Vintage Stakes at Goodwood. In his first run since being gelded, he just failed to catch hot favourite Symbolization over this trip at Newmarket when subsequent Doncaster scorer Sam Gold was only third. That will have brought him forward and he may be able to go one better, despite a 5lb rise. Hugo Palmer also runs Corrosive, who is on a four-timer, but other recent winners First Contact and Ostilio need to up their game.
Formwatch
Rufus King 10-1 (9-7) Close up, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headway entering final furlong, keeping on when slightly hampered inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Maksab (8-0) at Newmarket 7f hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Il Primo Sole (9-2) 8th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Olmedo (9-2) at Longchamp 1m Grp 1 gd in May.
Lethal Steps 25-1 (9-3) Ran freely towards rear early, 7th halfway, ridden under 1f out, kept on to 5th close home, never on terms, 5th of 8, 5l behind Hazapour (9-3) at Leopardstown 1m 2f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in May.
Finniston Farm 7-1 (9-7) Raced wide headway to lead over 5f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 15, 4 3/4l behind Crack On Crack On (8-6) at Haydock 1m hcp (2) gd in May.
First Contact (IRE) 10-11fav (9-9) Held up towards rear, headway 3f out, led over 1f out, soon edged left, kept on strongly, won at Doncaster 7f stks (5) sft in Mar beating Robsdelight (9-2) by 3l, 13 ran.
Landshark 33-1 (9-0) Held up, 8th 3f out, soon no impression, 9th of 11, 10 1/2l behind Romanised (9-0) at Curragh 1m Grp 1 (1) gf in May.
Qaysar (FR) 5-2fav (9-4) Towards rear, wide and headway over 2f out,weakened final furlong, 10th of 15, 8 1/4l behind Crack On Crack On (8-6) at Haydock 1m hcp (2) gd in May.
James Cook (IRE) 9-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never a factor, 8th of 9, 10 1/4l behind Roaring Lion (9-0) at York 1m 2f Grp 2 stks (1) gf in May.
Petrus (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, 8th of 9, 5 3/4l behind Without Parole (9-0) at Sandown 1m lst stks (1) gd in May.
Bond Street (IRE) 10-11fav (9-1) Pushed along early to be soon close up, almost on terms after 3f, led before straight, ridden to assert from over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, won at Leopardstown 7f gf in Jun beating Mattymolls Gaga (9-3) by 3l, 6 ran.
Completion (IRE) 5-1 (8-12) Close up, ridden and headway 2f out, led approaching final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 15, 1 1/4l behind Crack On Crack On (8-6) at Haydock 1m hcp (2) gd in May.
Moqarrar (USA) 25-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, went 2nd inside furlong, strong challenge close home, just failed, 2nd of 10, hd behind Voyager Blue (8-9) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (2) pol in May.
Desert Doctor (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Mid-division on inside, kept on final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 7th of 15, 3 1/4l behind Clubbable (8-7) at York 7f hcp (3) gf in May.
Ventura Knight (IRE) 17-2 (9-7) Tracked leaders, challenged and hung left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Doncaster 1m hcp (3) gf in May beating Maverick Officer (9-0) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Ballymount (8-12) last of 7, 10 1/4l behind Wusool (8-12) at Saint-Cloud 1m stks gs in May.
Curiosity (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Hampered start, close up, headway over 1f out, pressed winner inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 7, nk behind Symbolization (9-7) at Newmarket 1m hcp (2) gd in May.
Full Moon (IRE) 5-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, towards rear, closer entering straight, pushed along under 2f out and hampered 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 4 1/4l behind True Valour (9-9) at Leopardstown 7f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in Jun.
Crack On Crack On 7-1 (8-6) Dwelt towards rear, headway 2f out, chased leader inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Haydock 1m hcp (2) gd in May beating Completion (8-12) by 1 1/4l, 15 ran.
George Of Hearts (FR) 7-2 (8-8) Hampered start, held up in last trio, headway over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, not reach winner, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Society Power (8-13) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) gf in May.
Desert Wind (IRE) 8-1 (8-10) Tracked leader until over 8f out, chased leaders, 2nd again over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Poet's Prince (8-6) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in May.
Vale Of Kent (IRE) 5-2fav (9-1) Chased leaders on outside, went 2nd over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, lost 2nd and one pace in 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Voyager Blue (8-9) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (2) pol in May.
Magnificent 11-4 (9-3) Led, ridden, over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, headed and no extra towards finish, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Masaarr (9-6) at Doncaster 1m hcp (3) gd in May.
Stylehunter 9-4 (9-0) Tracked leader, led 3f out, clear over 1f out, easily, won at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (5) pol in May beating Sawwaah (9-7) by 6l, 10 ran.
Sam Gold (IRE) Evensfav (9-8) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to go 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, clear towards finish, readily, won at Doncaster 1m hcp (4) sft in Jun beating Glencadam Master (9-4) by 2 1/2l, 7 ran.
Maverick Officer 7-2 (9-1) Held up toward rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon pressed, held on gamely, won at Haydock 1m hcp (3) gf in Jun beating Ulshaw Bridge (9-1) by nk, 6 ran.
Alfa McGuire (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Led, headed over 6f out, prominent, driven 2f out, very chance well inside final furlong, held close home, 4th of 8, 1/2l behind Mont Kinabalu (8-13) at Haydock 1m hcp (3) gf in May.
Corrosive (USA) 7-2 (9-8) Keen in mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Ascot 1m hcp (4) gf in May beating Al Jellaby (9-7) by 1/2l, 17 ran.
Simpson (IRE) 20-1 (8-10) Held up, headway when not clear run and hampered over 1f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 15, 4 3/4l behind Crack On Crack On (8-6) at Haydock 1m hcp (2) gd in May.
Ostilio 5-4fav (9-6) Keen made all, shaken up over 1f out, ran on, won at Newmarket 1m hcp (4) gf in May beating Exhort (9-4) by 2 3/4l, 7 ran.
Statuario 12-1 (8-2) Chased leaders, weakened over 2f out, 12th of 16, 8 1/2l behind Society Power (8-11) at Goodwood 7f hcp (2) gd in May.