16:25 Royal Ascot

Friday 21 June 2024

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Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes (Handicap)

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 2  |   1m 3f 211y  |   Good to Firm  |   19 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:25  |   Winning time: 2m 30.56s
1st
Horse silk
3
(4)
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
2nd
Horse silk
2 ¼
8
(16)
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
3rd
Horse silk
nk
20
(13)
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
4th
Horse silk
hd
16
(18)
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
5th
Horse silk
¾
4
(17)
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
6th
Horse silk
¾
14
(2)
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
7th
Horse silk
nk
9
(21)
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
8th
Horse silk
1
1
(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
9th
Horse silk
3
12
(15)
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
10th
Horse silk
1
19
(9)
50/1
T: Eve Johnson HoughtonJ: Charles Bishop
Off the pace and always towards rear op 33/1
11th
Horse silk
nse
11
(22)
10/1
T: J FergusonJ: Daniel Muscutt
Forced to race wide early, soon steadied rear, never in contention op 12/1
12th
Horse silk
1 ¼
17
(8)
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
13th
Horse silk
2 ¼
5
(11)
14/1
T: J P MurtaghJ: W Buick
Towards rear of mid-division, pushed along and struggling over 3f out, never a factor
14th
Horse silk
1 ¾
13
(6)
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
15th
Horse silk
11
18
(5)
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
16th
Horse silk
¾
7
(10)
80/1
T: George BakerJ: Hollie Doyle
Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened rapidly, soon behind, tailed off op 50/1
17th
Horse silk
9
15
(19)
15/2
T: R VarianJ: James Doyle
Off the pace and always towards rear, never a factor, tailed off op 7/1
18th
Horse silk
¾
21
(3)
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
19th
Horse silk
15
10
(7)
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

6
(1)
Horse silk
La Yakel251
Weight: 9-7|  Age: 5
T: W J Haggas  J: Non Runner
NR
2
(14)
Horse silk
Teumessias Fox84
Weight: 9-12|  Age: 5
T: A M Balding  J: Non Runner
NR

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)

Verdict

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.

  1. ETHICAL DIAMOND (IRE)
  2. CRYSTAL BLACK (IRE)
  3. DEAKIN (FR)

Previous Winners

2023
Okita Soushi
Weight: 9-9  |Age: 5
9/1

Prize Money

1st: £56,694.002nd: £26,587.003rd: £13,299.004th: £6,644.005th: £3,322.006th: £1,661.00

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