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15:35 Royal Ascot

Thursday 18 June 2020

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:40

Gold Cup (Group 1) (British Champions Series)

Off time: 15:39 | Winning time: 4m 32.6s

1^st

(2)

Stradivarius

69-2

4/5f

T: J & T GosdenJ: L Dettori

Mid-division, headway going well over 3f out, went 2nd on bit over 2f out, shaken up to lead over 1f out, quickened smartly and immediately clear, impressive op 10/11 tchd 8/11

2^nd

(1)

Nayef Road

49-1

11/1

T: C & M JohnstonJ: R L Moore

Raced keenly, led, got more lit up when pressed 10f out, headed over 1f out, no chance with winner, stayed on op 14/1

3^rd

(6)

Cross Counter

59-2

7/1

T: C ApplebyJ: James Doyle

Got warm before race, slowly into stride, held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, stayed on from over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with winner op 10/1

4^th

(7)

Withhold

79-2

40/1

T: H & R CharltonJ: Jason Watson

Chased leader, challenged over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, lost 2nd over 2f out, no chance with winner over 1f out, one pace and lost 3rd inside final furlong op 50/1

5^th

2 ¼

(4)

Mekong

59-2

33/1

T: J A OsborneJ: Jim Crowley

Started slowly, held up in rear, some headway over 3f out, no impression and well beaten final 2f op 22/1

6^th

(8)

Prince Of Arran

79-2

33/1

T: C FellowesJ: Andrea Atzeni

Mid-division, lost place over 3f out, well beaten over 2f out op 40/1

7^th

2 ½

(5)

Technician

49-1

4/1

T: M MeadeJ: Oisin Murphy

Raced in 6th, pushed along over 6f out, driven over 3f out, well beaten over 2f out op 10/3 tchd 11/4 and tchd 9/2

8^th

(3)

Moonlight Spirit

49-1

10/1

T: C ApplebyJ: W Buick

Raced in 3rd, ridden over 3f out, no chance with winner over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong tchd 11/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.50Pl:£1.20, £2.50, £2.10EX:£8.30Trifecta:£31.80Tricast:£38.79SF:£10.85Swingers:£3.30, £2.80, £7.65

Forecasts

Stradivarius (4/5), Technician (4/1), Cross Counter (7/1), Moonlight Spirit (10/1), Nayef Road (11/1), Mekong (33/1), Prince Of Arran (33/1), Withhold (40/1)

STRADIVARIUS seems to hold the aces in his bid to become the third three-time winner of this great event. John Gosden's star stayer has lost his veneer of invincibility after successive defeats but his Coronation Cup run recently was a perfect prep for this. He's 5-5 racing beyond two-miles and can break the will of his rivals late on. Four-year-olds have won six of the last eight Gold Cups and Nayef Road took another step forward when winning the Sagaro at Newcastle recently. He's a lively player, while Moonlight Spirit can also get in the scrap for places. The third of that generation, Technician, would have his claims enhanced by any moisture that gets into the ground.