15:05 Royal Ascot

Friday 23 June 2023

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

Commonwealth Cup (Group 1) (British Champions Series)

  • 3YO only  |   Class 1  |   6f  |   Good to Firm  |   13 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:05  |   Winning time: 1m 13.15s
1st
Horse silk
8
(4)
9/1
T: Miss J A CamachoJ: Oisin Murphy
Reared start and slowly away, recovered in rear over 4f out, keen, headway 2f out, chased leaders entering final furlong, ridden and ran on to lead towards finish op 10/1
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¼
2
(2)
10/11f
T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore
Tracked leader, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed towards finish
3rd
Horse silk
¾
14
(7)
66/1
T: K R BurkeJ: C Lee
Led, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on
4th
Horse silk
hd
12
(8)
25/1
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: C T Keane
In touch, ridden and headway 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, stayed on one pace op 22/1 tchd 28/1
5th
Horse silk
nk
6
(6)
80/1
T: J G PortmanJ: Rob Hornby
Close up, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong tchd 66/1
6th
Horse silk
½
13
(11)
28/1
T: K A RyanJ: Jim Crowley
Keen tracked leaders, pushed along and every chance 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong op 33/1
7th
Horse silk
3 ¾
9
(12)
20/1
T: R HannonJ: S M Levey
Towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong op 25/1
8th
Horse silk
¾
4
(1)
33/1
T: C ApplebyJ: W Buick
Towards rear, ridden 2f out, never a factor op 28/1
9th
Horse silk
nk
5
(5)
12/1
T: C ApplebyJ: James Doyle
In touch, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
10th
Horse silk
1 ¼
11
(14)
38-13
5/1
T: R M BeckettJ: L Dettori
Towards rear, never on terms op 9/2
11th
Horse silk
4 ½
10
(9)
80/1
T: J RyanJ: R Havlin
In touch, pushed along and weakened over 1f out op 50/1 tchd 100/1
12th
Horse silk
3
3
(13)
25/1
T: C FellowesJ: J P Spencer
In touch, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 33/1 tchd 28/1
13th
Horse silk
12
7
(10)
17/2
T: R VarianJ: David Egan
In touch, pushed along and headway 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 15/2 tchd 9/1

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Non-Runners

1
(3)
Horse silk
Cold Case27
Weight: 9-2|  Age: 3
T: K R Burke  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£10.00Pl:£2.30, £1.01, £14.35EX:£26.10Trifecta:£864.00Tricast:£555.68SF:£16.45Swingers:£3.30, £57.85, £19.95

Forecasts

Little Big Bear (10/11), Lezoo (5/1), Sakheer (17/2), Shaquille (9/1), Noble Style (12/1), Shouldvebeenaring (20/1), Ocean Quest (25/1), Marbaan (25/1), Queen Me (28/1), Mischief Magic (33/1), Swingalong (66/1), Rumstar (80/1), The X O (80/1)

Verdict

The outstanding juvenile of 2022, LITTLE BIG BEAR returned lame in the 2000 Guineas but he was expertly prepared to land the Sandy Lane Stakes at Haydock and he's a high-class sprinter who will take all the beating. Several of these revert back to 6f having tackled a Guineas, with Sakheer expected to regain the progressive thread, while Shaquille boasts a slightly different profile in that he's improved by the run and his limit has not yet been established.

  1. LITTLE BIG BEAR (IRE)
  2. SAKHEER (IRE)
  3. SHAQUILLE

Previous Winners

2022
Perfect Power
Weight: 9-2  |Age: 3
7/2

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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