16:25 Royal Ascot

Friday 21 June 2024

All14:3015:0515:4516:2517:0517:4018:15

Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes (Handicap)

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 2m 30.56s

1^st

(4)

Crystal Black

69-10

11/1

T: G KeaneJ: C T Keane

Held up towards rear, closer out wide 2f out, soon ridden, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, sustained challenge under pressure to lead inside final furlong, stayed on strongly, won going away op 9/1

2^nd

2 ¼

(16)

Epic Poet

59-4

25/1

T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope

Off the pace towards rear, good headway out wide over 1f out, ridden and stayed on well inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner op 33/1

3^rd

(13)

Ziggy

69-0

11/1

T: Harry EustaceJ: Tom Marquand

Held up towards rear, looking for room 2f out, headway between horses under pressure over 1f out, stayed on strongly towards finish, went never nearer 3rd final strides op 14/1

4^th

(18)

Ethical Diamond

49-1

7/4f

T: W P MullinsJ: R L Moore

Raced wide early and took keen hold tracking leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, well held and lost two places towards finish

5^th

(17)

Mandoob

69-10

22/1

T: B J MeehanJ: S M Levey

Raced wide early, soon tracking leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened towards finish op 20/1 tchd 25/1

6^th

(2)

Fairbanks

49-1

11/1

T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy

Tracked leaders on inside, angled out turning in, ridden pressing leaders inside final 2f, weakened inside final furlong

7^th

(21)

Deakin

49-4

7/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: D McMonagle

Raced wide early, tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened inside final 110 yards op 8/1

8^th

(12)

Kolossal

69-12

66/1

T: J A OsborneJ: Saffie Osborne

Raced keenly tracing leaders, pushed along and hung right over 2f out, weakened quickly final furlong op 80/1

9^th

(15)

Party Central

89-3

33/1

T: G ElliottJ: D P McDonogh

Mid-division out wide, pushed along over 3f out, some headway out wide edging right 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 28/1

10^th

(9)

Sheer Rocks

59-0

50/1

T: Eve Johnson HoughtonJ: Charles Bishop

Off the pace and always towards rear op 33/1

11^th

nse

(22)

Bague D'or

69-3

10/1

T: J FergusonJ: Daniel Muscutt

Forced to race wide early, soon steadied rear, never in contention op 12/1

12^th

1 ¼

(8)

Struth

49-1

50/1

T: C JohnstonJ: R Kingscote

Raced keenly, in mid-division, pushed along 4f out, outpaced home turn, never dangerous after tchd 66/1

13^th

2 ¼

(11)

Safecracker

69-8

14/1

T: J P MurtaghJ: W Buick

Towards rear of mid-division, pushed along and struggling over 3f out, never a factor

14^th

1 ¾

(6)

Sea King

59-3

22/1

T: Sir Mark PrescottJ: L Morris

Held up in mid-division on inside, pushed along 4f out, weakening when hung right over 2f out op 33/1

15^th

(5)

Vaguely Royal

49-1

40/1

T: J & T GosdenJ: K Shoemark

Slowly into stride, ridden and struggling turning in, off the pace and always towards rear op 28/1

16^th

(10)

Cumulonimbus

59-4

80/1

T: George BakerJ: Hollie Doyle

Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened rapidly, soon behind, tailed off op 50/1

17^th

(19)

Shadow Dance

49-1

15/2

T: R VarianJ: James Doyle

Off the pace and always towards rear, never a factor, tailed off op 7/1

18^th

(3)

Tony Montana

49-0

25/1

T: M L W BellJ: David Egan

Soon tracking leaders on inside, ridden and hung right over 2f out, weakened quickly entering final 2f tchd 22/1

19^th

(7)

Marhaba The Champ

59-3

33/1

T: K A RyanJ: Rossa Ryan

Steadied start, held up off the pace and always behind op 22/1

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Non-Runners

(1)

La Yakel²⁵¹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: W J Haggas J: Non Runner

(14)

Teumessias Fox⁸⁴

Weight: 9-12| Age: 5

T: A M Balding J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£13.95Pl:£4.05, £8.80, £4.70EX:£539.90Trifecta:£11,511.90Tricast:£3,131.01SF:£276.82Swingers:£70.20, £32.00, £60.85

Forecasts

Ethical Diamond (7/4), Deakin (7/1), Shadow Dance (15/2), Bague D'or (10/1), La Yakel (10/1), Crystal Black (11/1), Ziggy (11/1), Fairbanks (11/1), Safecracker (14/1), Teumessias Fox (20/1), Mandoob (22/1), Sea King (22/1), Epic Poet (25/1), Tony Montana (25/1), Party Central (33/1), Marhaba The Champ (33/1), Vaguely Royal (40/1), Sheer Rocks (50/1), Struth (50/1), Kolossal (66/1), Cumulonimbus (80/1)

ETHICAL DIAMOND continued his theme of race-by-race progress on his first start on the Flat for his top NH stable when narrowly denied by another upwardly mobile sort at Leopardstown 6 weeks ago and, with the step back up in trip holding no fears, he makes plenty of appeal under Ryan Moore. Last month's Curragh 1-2 Crystal Black and Deakin bolster a strong Irish challenge and are feared, with returning Shadow Dance another to note. Bague d'Or and Vaguely Royal also make each-way appeal.