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16:10 Royal Ascot

Wednesday 17 June 2020

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Windsor Castle Stakes (Listed)

Off time: 16:14 | Winning time: 1m 0.04s

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(6)

Astimegoesby¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: B A Curtis| T: G Boughey

20/1

£40,000 yearling, half-brother to useful 2yo 5f winner Bomb Proof. Dam 1m2f winner. Beaten ¾L into third on debut at Newmarket (6f). Just outstayed there so this drop in trip should help but will need to improve for that outing.

Form: 3

(2)

Chief Little Hawk⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| D

4/1

Air Force Blue colt out of an Unbridled's Song mare and closely related to a number of winners. Travelled strongly throughout when making a taking winning debut at Navan (5f) last week. Yard have won this twice since 2015. Shortlisted.

Form: 1

(8)

Fast Start⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: W Buick| T: S bin Suroor

33/1

Well bred colt whose dam was a Group 1 winner as juvenile. Shaped with promise when second at Haydock (6f, good to soft) last week beaten 4½L. Needs to have improved plenty for that experience to shake up the market leaders.

Form: 2

(14)

Fools Rush In¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: R Kingscote| T: Tom Dascombe

40/1

£60,000 yearling by Mehmas out of an Arcano mare who won over 1m. Ran a nice race at Newcastle (5f) 15 days ago to finish third after missing the break, beaten just 1L. Should go on from that but others have stronger claims in this line-up.

Form: 3

(1)

Get It¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: A Kirby| T: C G Cox

20/1

£20,000 yearling, first foal out of a mare who was a 5f winner. Beaten just ¾L into second on debut at Newmarket (5f) two weeks ago. He knew his job that day and may have got the run of the race in leading against the stands rail (Tactical third).

Form: 2

(17)

Hyde Park Barracks⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: S M Levey| T: A P O'Brien

8/1

€250,000 yearling; half-brother to four winners between 5f-1m2f. Restless in the stalls and no match from Chief Little Hawk at Navan (5f) last week but that was still a fair effort. Yard's juveniles can improve hugely for a run so not dismissed.

Form: 3

(11)

Mighty Gurkha¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson

6/1

Well backed and duly obliged in fine style when annihilating the opposition at Lingfield (6f) on debut, 12 days ago by 7½L. That performance gives him leading claims if he can repeat the dose now down in trip and switched to turf.

Form: 1

(10)

Muker¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: P Mulrennan| T: Phillip Makin| D

40/1

£27,000 yearling, half-brother to three winners. Made all on debut 15 days ago at Newcastle (5f) to win by a neck. The track favoured those on the pace at that time but he could do no more than win and he should be able to improve on that.

Form: 1

(13)

Selected¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: J Fanning| T: R A Fahey

125/1

70,000gns yearling; fifth foal; half-brother to three winners. Was green on debut at Newcastle (5f) recently and outpaced before plugging on to finish fourth. Should have learnt plenty for that run but needs to a big jolt of improvement here.

Form: 4

(16)

Sheriff Bianco^b1²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Oisin Murphy| T: Wesley Ward

13/2

$120,000 yearling; half-brother to dirt 5½f 2yo/7f stakes winner Never Gone South. Shaped promisingly at Churchill Downs (4½f, dirt) last month when second but was no match for the winner. Yard have won this twice since 2009 and needs respecting.

Form: 2

(3)

Stay Smart⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| D

33/1

10,000 gns yearling; dam won over 7f. Did well to win at Wolverhampton (5f) last week after an awkward start and racing greenly. He should be able to build on that but it didn't look a strong race and others have better claims.

Form: 1

(20)

Tactical¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: James Doyle| T: A M Balding

7/2

First foal; dam (Make Fast) was useful for this yard (twice Listed placed). Unlucky on debut at Newmarket (5f) when third and may well have gone close but for being bumped and hampered in the closing stages. Eyecatcher there and shortlisted here.

Form: 3

(15)

Tantastic¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison

100/1

Mayson colt from a tough dam (5f-6f winner). Finished second after missing the break at Newcastle (5f) recently but was no match for the reopposing winner (Macho Pride). Should win races in time but this looks too hot.

Form: 2

(19)

Tenth Century⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: S De Sousa| T: M L W Bell

100/1

£1,000 yearling; half-brother to five winners between 5f-1m. Beaten ½L at Lingfield (5f) last Thursday, showing plenty of pace in the process. The bare form looks short of the standard required here, however, and would be a surprise winner.

Form: 2

(4)

Victory Heights¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: P J McDonald| T: J Tate| D

28/1

Half-brother to a couple of winners including Al Ozzdi (twice a Tapeta winner); dam 2yo 5½f winner. Won what looked a well-contested race at Newcastle (5f) 15 days ago pretty comfortably and shouldn't be too far away with natural improvement.

Form: 1

(5)

Yazaman^b⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas| D

20/1

185,000 gns yearling; from a speedy & precocious family. Blinkered on debut at Yarmouth (5f) last week and won going away from three rivals. Hard to assess that form in this context but he's in good hands a big step forward would be no surprise.

Form: 1

(9)

Honeydew¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: L Morris| T: S Kirk

200/1

Dandy Man filly who fetched 25,000 euros as a yearling; related to plenty of winners up to a mile. Very keen and very green on recent debut at Lingfield (5f). Didn't look devoid of ability but unlikely to be up to this level at this stage.

Form: 5

(12)

Sunshine City^b1⁴⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: L Dettori| T: Wesley Ward| D

9/1

Half-sister to 6f/6½f dirt winner K Choice; dam 5½f turf winner. Ran on strongly from mid-division to win at Gulfstream Park (4½f, dirt) seven weeks ago by 1½L. Blinkers added for a yard with a tremendous juvenile record at this meeting.

Form: 1

Non-Runners

(7)

Macho Pride¹¹

Weight: 9-3| Age: 2

T: B Haslam J: Non Runner

(18)

Steadman¹⁴

Weight: 9-3| Age: 2

T: D O'Meara J: D Tudhope

Forecasts

Tactical (7/2), Chief Little Hawk (4/1), Mighty Gurkha (6/1), Sheriff Bianco (13/2), Hyde Park Barracks (8/1), Sunshine City (9/1), Yazaman (20/1), Get It (20/1), Astimegoesby (20/1), Steadman (20/1), Macho Pride (25/1), Victory Heights (28/1), Fast Start (33/1), Stay Smart (33/1), Muker (40/1), Fools Rush In (40/1), Tantastic (100/1), Tenth Century (100/1), Selected (125/1), Honeydew (200/1)

With four wins in the race between them, none of the Aidan O'Brien (Chief Little Hawk and Hyde Park Barracks) or Wesley Ward (Sheriff Blanco and Sunshine City) runners can be dismissed after promising form from them all. Mighty Gurkha was the most visually impressive of these when winning by over seven lengths at Lingfield whilst Victory Heights was a taking winner on debut at Newcastle. Those aside, the selection is TACTICAL for Andrew Balding. He may well have won on debut at Newmarket but for being bumped and hampered and shouldn't be far away with a better passage here.