17:40 Royal Ascot

Friday 21 June 2024

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King Edward VII Stakes (Group 2)

  • 3YO only  |   Class 1  |   1m 3f 211y  |   Good to Firm  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:40  |   Winning time: 2m 29.11s
1st
Horse silk
2
(13)
11/2
T: F GraffardJ: S Pasquier
Slowly into stride, held up well off the pace in last headway out wide turning in, chased leaders over 2f out, ridden and sustained run to lead inside final 2f, clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly op 6/1 tchd 5/1
2nd
Horse silk
6
10
(8)
9/2
T: W J HaggasJ: James Doyle
Raced keenly, held up towards rear of mid-division, headway out wide turning in, chasing leaders and hung badly right over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner tchd 4/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¾
9
(12)
40/1
T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy
Held up towards rear, headway out wide over 2f out, soon angled out then hampered inside final 2f, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong, no chance with winner op 33/1 tchd 50/1
4th
Horse silk
¾
8
(10)
25/1
T: Mme P BrandtJ: W Buick
Started very slowly, held up well in rear, headway out wide over 2f out, still plenty to do over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, never almost snatched 3rd, never going pace to mount an challenge op 22/1 tchd 28/1
5th
Horse silk
1
11
(6)
40/1
T: A P O'BrienJ: D P McDonogh
Raced wide tracking leaders, hung right 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out tchd 50/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ½
7
(14)
20/1
T: R M BeckettJ: Rossa Ryan
Tracked leaders out wide, went 2nd 10f out, closed on leader who went clear halfway, led turning in, ridden and headed inside final 2f, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened and lost places inside final furlong tchd 22/1
7th
Horse silk
2 ¾
1
(4)
39-2
13/2
T: A P O'BrienJ: D McMonagle
Tracked leader 2f, handy 3rd, pushed along out wide 3f out, ridden and weakening when not much room over 1f out tchd 6/1
8th
Horse silk
2
6
(9)
28/1
T: E WalkerJ: Tom Marquand
Restless in stalls, held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders going well turning in, disputing close 2nd when hung right 2f out, weakened inside final 2f tchd 33/1
9th
Horse silk
2 ½
14
(11)
40/1
T: Owen BurrowsJ: Jim Crowley
Off the pace and always towards rear tchd 33/1
10th
Horse silk
12
5
(5)
2/1f
T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore
Held up in mid-division on inside, pushed along and angled out turning in, no impression on leaders when hung right 2f out, weakened soon after tchd 11/5
11th
Horse silk
5 ½
12
(7)
18/1
T: J & T GosdenJ: K Shoemark
Off the pace and always towards rear op 12/1
12th
Horse silk
1 ½
3
(1)
14/1
T: A P O'BrienJ: W M Lordan
Soon led, went clear halfway, reduced lead over 3f out, ridden and headed turning in, weakened quickly over 2f out tchd 12/1
13th
Horse silk
5 ½
13
(2)
39-2
18/1
T: R HannonJ: P J Dobbs
Tracked leaders on inside, pushed along 4f out, soon weakened and behind, tailed off op 16/1 tchd 14/1
14th
Horse silk
21
4
(3)
50/1
T: R VarianJ: S De Sousa
Raced keenly early, soon steadied mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, headway chasing leaders turning in, soon ridden, weakened quickly inside final 2f op 66/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.50Pl:£2.15, £1.95, £8.60EX:£44.50Trifecta:£867.40Tricast:£911.81SF:£27.80Swingers:£7.20, £32.40, £32.35

Forecasts

Diego Velazquez (2/1), Space Legend (9/2), Calandagan (11/2), Agenda (13/2), Chief Little Rock (14/1), Theory Of Tides (18/1), Voyage (18/1), Macduff (20/1), Mondo Man (25/1), Harper's Ferry (28/1), Royal Supremacy (40/1), The Euphrates (40/1), War Rooms (40/1), Defiance (50/1)

Verdict

SPACE LEGEND would have surely run out a comfortable winner with a clear passage in a listed event at Goodwood last month and, with further progress on the cards, he's taken to gain compensation in this higher grade. Theory of Tides defied a penalty in the manner of a fine prospect at Yarmouth and looks very interesting pitched into better company, with Ballydoyle pair Agenda and Diego Velazquez completing the shortlist.

  1. SPACE LEGEND (IRE)
  2. THEORY OF TIDES
  3. AGENDA (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023
King Of Steel
Weight: 9-2  |Age: 3
J: K Stott  |  T: R Varian
11/10

Prize Money

1st: £154,818.002nd: £58,695.003rd: £29,375.004th: £14,633.005th: £7,343.006th: £3,685.00

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