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14:30 Royal Ascot

Thursday 22 June 2023

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Norfolk Stakes (Group 2)

Off time: 14:31 | Winning time: 59.75s

1^st

(5)

Valiant Force

29-3

150/1

T: A MurrayJ: Rossa Ryan

Raced far side, always prominent, went 2nd in group before halfway, led inside final 2f, clear final furlong, ran on strongly

2^nd

1 ¼

(6)

Malc

29-3

66/1

T: R A FaheyJ: O J Orr

Raced far side, held up in last trio, headway chasing leaders halfway, went overall 2nd over 1f out, no chance with winner op 33/1

3^rd

(4)

Elite Status

29-3

7/4f

T: K R BurkeJ: C Lee

Raced in far side group, held up in last trio, good headway chasing leaders and switched right 2f out, ridden hung left and hampered rival 1f out, kept on same pace in 3rd tchd 9/4

4^th

(16)

His Majesty

29-3

11/2

T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore

Slowly into stride, raced in group near side, behind, good headway between horses over 1f out, stayed on to lead group inside final furlong, and went clear in group, not pace of leaders far side op 17/2

5^th

1 ½

(8)

Thunder Blue

29-3

20/1

T: D J S Ffrench DavisJ: K Stott

Raced far side, quickly away, led, pushed along halfway, headed entering final 2f, hung right and lost 2nd over 1f out, badly hampered 1f out, weakened soon after tchd 22/1

6^th

1 ¼

(7)

Devious

29-3

14/1

T: Donnacha O'BrienJ: G M Ryan

Raced far side group, held up in rear, some headway near side of group edging right 2f out, soon ridden and weakened tchd 12/1

7^th

(2)

Reveiller

29-3

33/1

T: A WatsonJ: Hollie Doyle

Wore hood to post, raced far side, chased leader until pushed along before halfway, chased leaders, ridden and weakened inside final 2f op 50/1

8^th

(9)

Mon Na Slieve

29-3

25/1

T: K A RyanJ: T Eaves

Raced near side, chased leaders, led group briefly over 1f out, went 2nd in group final 100 yards, no chance with far side op 33/1

9^th

(15)

No Nay Mets

29-3

13/2

T: George WeaverJ: L Dettori

Ponied to post, raced near side, prominent, every chance in group 2f out, went 3rd in group inside final 100 yards, no chance with far side op 5/1 tchd 7/1

10^th

(13)

The Fixer

29-3

22/1

T: F GraffardJ: M Barzalona

Led near side group, ridden inside final 2f, headed 1f out, weakened into 4th in group inside final furlong tchd 20/1

11^th

1 ¼

(14)

Toca Madera

29-3

66/1

T: B J MeehanJ: S M Levey

Raced near side, chased leaders, ridden and weakened inside final furlong op 80/1

12^th

(12)

Shayekh

29-3

200/1

T: Alice HaynesJ: K T O'Neill

Raced near side, chased leader, pushed along halfway, ridden inside final 2f, soon lost 2nd, weakened inside final furlong tchd 250/1

13^th

(1)

American Rascal

29-3

4/1

T: Wesley WardJ: Joel Rosario

Ponied to post, raced in far side group, chased leaders, pushed along halfway, hung right and weakened inside final 2f tchd 10/3

14^th

2 ½

(11)

Noche Magica

29-3

17/2

T: P TwomeyJ: W J Lee

Raced near side, always behind op 8/1

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Non-Runners

(3)

Baheer³⁴

Weight: 9-3| Age: 2

T: R Hannon J: P J Dobbs

(10)

Hala Emaraaty¹

Weight: 9-3| Age: 2

T: Alice Haynes J: Tom Marquand

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£151.00Pl:£21.15, £16.85, £1.35EX:£5,369.60Trifecta:£25,166.00Tricast:£19,266.56SF:£3,478.24Swingers:£404.15, £70.45, £34.30

Forecasts

Elite Status (7/4), American Rascal (4/1), His Majesty (11/2), No Nay Mets (13/2), Noche Magica (17/2), Devious (14/1), Thunder Blue (20/1), The Fixer (22/1), Mon Na Slieve (25/1), Reveiller (33/1), Hala Emaraaty (50/1), Malc (66/1), Toca Madera (66/1), Baheer (100/1), Valiant Force (150/1), Shayekh (200/1)

ELITE STATUS looked potentially out of the top drawer when bolting up in the National Stakes at Sandown and, with further progress surely in the pipeline, Karl Burke's colt is fancied to remain unbeaten. Wesley Ward has won this race twice in the last decade and his American Rascal looks an obvious danger having scored by double-digits at Keeneland on debut. Noche Magica and His Majesty met last month and are another couple to look out for.