16:40 Royal Ascot

Saturday 20 June 2020

All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:40

Queen Alexandra Stakes (Conditions Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   2m 5f 143y  |   Good (Round Course: Good to Soft, Good in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:44  |   Winning time: 4m 59.88s
1st
Horse silk
9
(3)
1/1f
T: A KingJ: Tom Marquand
Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, joined inside final furlong, stayed on to assert towards finish op 10/11 tchd 5/6
2nd
Horse silk
nk
8
(9)
11/4
T: Ian WilliamsJ: R Kingscote
Bit keen, held up in 6th, good headway on outside over 2f out, ridden and went 2nd approaching final furlong, every chance inside final furlong, found no extra towards finish tchd 3/1
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¼
10
(6)
40/1
T: Miss Gay KellewayJ: B A Curtis
Bit keen tracking leaders on inside, pushed along over 3f out, outpaced 2f out, rallied and kept on in 3rd inside final furlong op 50/1
4th
Horse silk
2
11
(8)
4/1
T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy
Raced wide 1st 2f, tracked leader, ridden 2f out, lost 2nd approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong op 5/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ½
5
(11)
28/1
T: R SpencerJ: Hollie Doyle
Held up in 7th, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and no impression when hung right over 1f out
6th
Horse silk
2
2
(10)
25/1
T: Jamie SnowdenJ: James Doyle
Raced wide 1st 2f, led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 16/1 tchd 14/1 and tchd 28/1
7th
Horse silk
5
1
(1)
14/1
T: H MorrisonJ: Jim Crowley
Held up in 5th, ridden and weakened over 2f out op 18/1 tchd 16/1
8th
Horse silk
42
3
(7)
80/1
T: Martin SmithJ: Hector Crouch
Dwelt, always behind, tailed off op 100/1
9th
Horse silk
8
7
(5)
66/1
T: K DalgleishJ: J Fanning
Slowly into stride, always behind op 80/1

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4
(4)
Horse silk
Imphal351
Weight: 9-2|  Age: 6
T: G & J Moore  J: R L Moore
NR
6
(2)
Horse silk
Mekong2
Weight: 9-2|  Age: 5
T: J A Osborne  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.95Pl:£1.01, £2.00, £10.35EX:£4.60Trifecta:£80.50Tricast:£59.03SF:£3.72Swingers:£1.60, £16.25, £22.95

Forecasts

Who Dares Wins (1/1), Mekong (9/4), The Grand Visir (11/4), Nate The Great (4/1), Imphal (12/1), Fun Mac (14/1), Adrrastos (25/1), Its'afreebee (28/1), Mukha Magic (40/1), Monsieur Co (66/1), Affluence (80/1)

Verdict

Such extreme tests of stamina can often produce surprising results, although at these weights it's relatively easy to separate the wheat from the chaff. On official figures the Ascot finale lies between the globetrotting Mekong and last year's feature race winners The Grand Visir (Ascot Stakes) and WHO DARES WINS (Northumberland Plate). The latter pair have competed over timber and birch respectively (with modest fortunes) in more recent times, returning to the Flat seeking a revival. Preference is for the stamina-laden Alan King-trained runner, who can also sport rock-solid Chester Cup form (fourth, third and second between 2017 & 2019) on his CV.
  1. Who Dares Wins
  2. The Grand Visir
  3. Mekong

Previous Winners

2019
Cleonte
Weight: 9-2  |Age: 6
7/2

Prize Money

1st: £22,642.002nd: £6,738.003rd: £3,367.004th: £1,684.00

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