15:05 Royal Ascot

Thursday 22 June 2023

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King George V Stakes (Heritage Handicap)

  • 3YO only  |   Class 2  |   1m 3f 211y  |   Good (Good to Firm in places)  |   19 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:05  |   Winning time: 2m 29.56s
1st
Horse silk
5
(21)
18/1
T: W J HaggasJ: Tom Marquand
Off the pace towards rear, headway chasing leaders when not clear run and switched right over 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead final 100 yards
2nd
Horse silk
hd
11
(8)
7/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: Oisin Murphy
Off the pace towards rear, headway out wide chasing leaders over 2f out, not clear run and switched right inside final 2f, went 2nd and stayed on final 100 yards, always just held op 15/2
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
1
(16)
6/1
T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore
Held up off the pace towards rear, good headway out wide over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed and no extra in 3rd final 100 yards tchd 13/2
4th
Horse silk
1 ¾
18
(22)
22/1
T: C FellowesJ: K Shoemark
Off the pace in last trio, headway out wide 2f out, soon chasing leaders, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, no extra in 4th final 100 yards op 20/1
5th
Horse silk
2 ¾
6
(10)
38-13
4/1f
T: Sir Michael StouteJ: R Kingscote
Chased leaders, headway out wide over 3f out, led 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, weakened final 110 yards
6th
Horse silk
nk
3
(13)
6/1
T: C ApplebyJ: W Buick
Held up in mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders over 3f out, wide turning in, went 2nd inside final 2f, soon ridden and every chance, lost 2nd 1f out, weakened final 110 yards tchd 11/2
7th
Horse silk
½
15
(4)
16/1
T: J FergusonJ: Hollie Doyle
Restless in stalls, slowly away and well in rear, headway when not clear run and switched sharply right 2f out, soon hung right and ridden, keeping on when badly hampered and snatched up entering final furlong, not recover op 18/1
8th
Horse silk
¾
7
(12)
17/2
T: J FergusonJ: Daniel Muscutt
Chased leaders out wide, led turning in, ridden and headed 2f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened inside final furlong op 9/1
9th
Horse silk
2 ¼
10
(5)
38-11
15/2
T: J & T GosdenJ: L Dettori
Wore hood to post, towards rear of mid-division, headway chasing leaders out wide over 2f out, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 6/1
10th
Horse silk
1 ½
16
(3)
33/1
T: J & T GosdenJ: Benoit D L Sayette
Off the pace towards rear, headway between horses when hampered 2f out, no chance after
11th
Horse silk
3 ¼
9
(1)
66/1
T: C JohnstonJ: Andrea Atzeni
Mid-division on inside, pushed along and some headway on inside over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f
12th
Horse silk
2 ¾
20
(7)
50/1
T: Darryll HollandJ: Jason Watson
Off the pace and always towards rear
13th
Horse silk
1 ¼
4
(11)
39-0
16/1
T: C JohnstonJ: J Fanning
Chased leaders on rail, pushed along 4f out, weakened inside final 3f
14th
Horse silk
1 ½
14
(9)
100/1
T: A M BaldingJ: Harry Davies (3)
Off the pace and towards rear op 125/1
15th
Horse silk
17
19
(2)
50/1
T: S WoodsJ: David Probert
Off the pace and always towards rear op 40/1
16th
Horse silk
1
13
(15)
66/1
T: M L W BellJ: D McMonagle
Steadied and switched right start, off the pace towards rear, never on terms
17th
Horse silk
2 ¾
12
(14)
40/1
T: H MorrisonJ: S M Levey
Chased leaders, went 2nd halfway, led inside final 3f, ridden and headed turning in, weakened quickly over 2f out, eased when no chance op 50/1
18th
Horse silk
2 ¾
17
(18)
40/1
T: A M BaldingJ: David Egan
Led and set strong pace, headed 9f out, chased leader until halfway, chased leaders weakened quickly over 2f out op 66/1
19th
Horse silk
16
8
(19)
38-11
7/1
T: R M BeckettJ: Rossa Ryan
Soon chasing leader out wide, led 9f out, headed turning in, weakened rapidly, tailed off op 13/2

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Non-Runners

2
(17)
Horse silk
Gallerist33
Weight: 9-3|  Age: 3
T: F Graffard  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£23.85Pl:£7.30, £2.80, £2.60EX:£264.80Trifecta:£1,990.90Tricast:£881.42SF:£141.96Swingers:£31.85, £32.00, £12.80

Forecasts

Perfuse (4/1), Bertinelli (6/1), Tagabawa (6/1), Valiant King (7/1), Davideo (7/1), Burglar (15/2), Wonder Legend (17/2), Land Legend (16/1), Struth (16/1), Desert Hero (18/1), Gallerist (20/1), Cloudbreaker (22/1), Inquiring Minds (33/1), Mr Mistoffelees (40/1), Sisyphus Strength (40/1), Greysful Storm (50/1), Double March (50/1), Crackovia (66/1), Duke Of Oxford (66/1), Lieber Power (100/1)

Verdict

Stacks of potential improvers in what is invariably one of the hottest handicaps of the season. WONDER LEGEND gets the nod to gain some compensation for the narrow defeat of the same connections' Deauville Legend in this race last year but there are any number of possible dangers, headed by London Gold Cup winner Bertinelli, who promises to relish the step up to 1½m. Perfuse, Burglar and Davideo also make the shortlist.

  1. WONDER LEGEND (IRE)
  2. BERTINELLI (USA)
  3. PERFUSE

Previous Winners

2022
Secret State
Weight: 9-6  |Age: 3
J: W Buick  |  T: C Appleby
4/1

Prize Money

1st: £51,540.002nd: £24,170.003rd: £12,090.004th: £6,040.005th: £3,020.006th: £1,510.00

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