16:20 Royal Ascot

Thursday 22 June 2023

All14:3015:0515:4016:2017:0017:3518:10

Gold Cup (Group 1) (British Champions Series)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 3f 210y  |   Good to Firm  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:20  |   Winning time: 4m 20.97s
1st
Horse silk
11
(9)
15/2
T: J & T GosdenJ: L Dettori
Wore hood to post, held up off the pace in last trio, headway on inside chasing leaders over 2f out, angled out and went 2nd over 1f out, sustained challenge inside final furlong, led final 110 yards, well on top towards finish op 6/1
2nd
Horse silk
¾
3
(12)
11/4f
T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy
Held up in mid-division, headway on inside chasing leaders over 3f out, angled out turning in, went 2nd 2f out, ridden to lead inside final 2f, strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed and no extra final 110 yards op 3/1 tchd 5/2
3rd
Horse silk
3 ¾
6
(11)
9/2
T: C JohnstonJ: J Fanning
Raced kenely, led after 11/2f, went clear halfway, reduced lead 5f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, lost 2nd 2f out, chased leaders, plugged on gamely inside final furlong to hold 3rd op 7/1
4th
Horse silk
hd
14
(3)
11/1
T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore
Ta,rcked leaders in 3rd, edged left 2f out, soon ridden, unable to quicken over 1f out, plugged on pressing for modest 3rd op 10/1
5th
Horse silk
4
5
(4)
50/1
T: A M BaldingJ: Harry Davies
Held up in mid-division, headway out wide and hung right over 2f out, soon ridden, hampered entering final 2f, plugged on but never dangerous tchd 66/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ¼
10
(6)
59-4
8/1
T: C ApplebyJ: W Buick
Started slowly, held up well in rear, plugged on past weakening rivals inside final furlong, never involved tchd 9/1
7th
Horse silk
nk
12
(10)
6/1
T: R VarianJ: David Egan
Held up off the pace in last trio, never involved op 5/1
8th
Horse silk
nk
13
(7)
10/1
T: W P MullinsJ: Tom Marquand
Held up in mid-division on inside, angled out turning in, chasing leaders when hampered 2f out, weakened final furlong op 12/1
9th
Horse silk
1 ¾
4
(2)
22/1
T: R M BeckettJ: Rossa Ryan
Raced keenly and led over 1f, tracked leader when went clear halfway, closer 5f out, led over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, lost 2nd over 1f out, soon weakened tchd 25/1
10th
Horse silk
2 ½
2
(14)
79-4
12/1
T: A P O'BrienJ: W M Lordan
Held up off the pace in 4th, pushed along out wide home turn, soon ridden and outpaced, weakening when slightly hampered inside final 2f
11th
Horse silk
½
1
(13)
40/1
T: C FerlandJ: S Pasquier
Off the pace in last pair, never involved tchd 33/1
12th
Horse silk
99
9
(5)
28/1
T: A NicolJ: D Tudhope
Held up off the pace in 5th on inside, weakened quickly 3f out, soon behind and eased, tailed off op 22/1

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8
(8)
Horse silk
Trueshan50
Weight: 9-4|  Age: 7
T: A King  J: Hollie Doyle
NR
7
(1)
Horse silk
Tashkhan53
Weight: 9-4|  Age: 5
T: B Ellison  J: James Doyle
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.95Pl:£3.25, £1.40, £2.00EX:£44.40Trifecta:£321.10Tricast:£107.09SF:£27.64Swingers:£7.00, £13.60, £4.65

Forecasts

Coltrane (11/4), Subjectivist (9/2), Eldar Eldarov (6/1), Courage Mon Ami (15/2), Yibir (8/1), Echoes In Rain (10/1), Emily Dickinson (11/1), Broome (12/1), Trueshan (20/1), Lone Eagle (22/1), Wise Eagle (28/1), Big Call (40/1), Nate The Great (50/1), Tashkhan (50/1)

Verdict

ELDAR ELDAROV relished the emphasis on stamina when winning the St Leger last season and again did his best work at the finish when a close second in the Yorkshire Cup last time. Still with fewer miles on the clock than most in this field, he's taken to gain a second Royal Ascot success at the chief expense of the much-improved Coltrane, who has to be viewed positively after a tidy success in the Sagaro. 2021 winner Subjectivist and relatively unexposed Emily Dickinson complete the shortlist.

  1. ELDAR ELDAROV
  2. COLTRANE (IRE)
  3. SUBJECTIVIST

Previous Winners

2022
Kyprios
Weight: 9-3  |Age: 4
13/8

Prize Money

1st: £340,260.002nd: £129,000.003rd: £64,560.004th: £32,160.005th: £16,140.006th: £8,100.00

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