17:35 Royal Ascot

Thursday 17 June 2021

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King George V Stakes (Handicap)

  • 3YO only  |   Class 2  |   1m 3f 211y  |   Good to Firm  |   17 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:38  |   Winning time: 2m 32.39s
1st
Horse silk
16
(17)
5/1
T: R M BeckettJ: Hector Crouch
Held up towards rear on outside, pushed along over 3f out, switched left final bend, headway on outside over 2f out, hung right over 1f out, edged right and led inside final furlong, held on
2nd
Horse silk
nk
1
(11)
4/1f
T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore
Held up in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, just held op 7/2
3rd
Horse silk
½
15
(21)
16/1
T: E WalkerJ: Tom Marquand
Wide early, prominent, challenged over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon edged left, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish tchd 14/1
4th
Horse silk
½
2
(10)
15/2
T: C ApplebyJ: W Buick
Chased leaders, bumped and pushed left over 1f out, held final 75 yards, kept on op 11/2
5th
Horse silk
nk
14
(15)
18/1
T: H PalmerJ: Oisin Murphy
Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, switched left over 1f out, not clear run inside final furlong, ran on well op 22/1
6th
Horse silk
¾
4
(2)
39-1
12/1
T: R VarianJ: David Egan
Chased leaders, pushed along briefly 8f out, switched left and slightly outpaced over 2f out, rallied and carried right over 1f out, soon badly hampered, unable to recover op 9/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ½
11
(7)
17/2
T: J & T GosdenJ: L Dettori
Made most until over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong op 8/1 tchd 9/1
8th
Horse silk
nk
8
(8)
16/1
T: J & T GosdenJ: R Havlin
Tracked leaders, switched left over 1f out, unable to pick up, stayed on same pace op 28/1
9th
Horse silk
sh
19
(1)
18/1
T: B EllisonJ: Ben Robinson
Ridden away from stalls, chased leaders on inside, outpaced over 2f out, kept on without threatening inside final furlong op 14/1
10th
Horse silk
¾
7
(6)
28/1
T: Sir Michael StouteJ: R Kingscote
Prominent, driven over 2f out, unable to quicken from over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong op 33/1
11th
Horse silk
¾
6
(13)
100/1
T: J FergusonJ: Daniel Muscutt
Steadied start, took keen hold held up towards rear, kept on final furlong, never dangerous tchd 66/1
12th
Horse silk
¾
10
(16)
22/1
T: A P O'BrienJ: J A Heffernan
Steadied start, held up in rear, some progress over 1f out, no impression op 33/1
13th
Horse silk
½
18
(3)
20/1
T: C & M JohnstonJ: F Norton
Slowly into stride, mid-division, no impression from over 2f out op 16/1
14th
Horse silk
1
12
(22)
40/1
T: George ScottJ: Callum Shepherd
Wide early, mid-division, headway over 3f out, lost place over 1f out op 50/1 tchd 66/1
15th
Horse silk
3 ¾
5
(14)
25/1
T: C ApplebyJ: James Doyle
Held up in mid-division, some headway over 2f out, no impression
16th
Horse silk
12
13
(5)
100/1
T: A P O'BrienJ: W M Lordan
Pushed away from stalls, always behind
17th
Horse silk
nk
9
(9)
17/2
T: C & M JohnstonJ: B A Curtis
Pushed away from stalls, towards rear, well beaten over 2f out op 12/1

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Non-Runners

3
(20)
Horse silk
Lord Protector35
Weight: 9-1|  Age: 3
T: R M Beckett  J: Rob Hornby
NR
17
(19)
Horse silk
Surrey Gold34
Weight: 8-8|  Age: 3
T: H Morrison  J: Jason Watson
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.55Pl:£2.20, £1.85, £5.70EX:£35.00Trifecta:£631.40Tricast:£303.55SF:£22.78Swingers:£6.95, £20.85, £19.90

Forecasts

Sir Lamorak (4/1), Surefire (5/1), Siskany (15/2), First Light (17/2), Kondo Isami (17/2), Lord Protector (10/1), Surrey Gold (10/1), Nagano (12/1), Parachute (16/1), Marshall Plan (16/1), Military Mission (18/1), Tashkhan (18/1), Soapy Stevens (20/1), Sir William Bruce (22/1), Act Of Wisdom (25/1), Just Fine (28/1), Too Friendly (40/1), Francesco Guardi (100/1), San Martino (100/1)

Verdict

Always one of the hottest 3-y-o handicaps of the season. FIRST LIGHT routed his field at Ripon last time and gets a narrow vote to make a successful transition to handicap company. A step up to 1½m will suit Nagano and he heads the many dangers along with Ralph Beckett pair Surefire and Lord Protector. Mark Johnston has an excellent record in this so Kondo Isami is also a must for the shortlist.

  1. FIRST LIGHT
  2. NAGANO
  3. SUREFIRE

Previous Winners

2020
Hukum
Weight: 8-11  |Age: 3
12/1

Prize Money

1st: £35,100.002nd: £16,478.003rd: £8,242.004th: £4,121.00

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