17:40 Royal Ascot

Saturday 22 June 2024

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

Golden Gates Stakes (Handicap)

Off time: 17:40 | Winning time: 2m 5.18s

1^st

(17)

Hand Of God

39-0

9/4f

T: Harry CharltonJ: W Buick

Held up towards rear of midfield, raced wide home turn, pushed along when making rapid headway from 3f out, led inside 2f out, went two lengths clear 1f out, ran on strongly final furlong, always doing enough near finish, comfortably op 5/2 tchd 2/1

2^nd

1 ¾

(18)

Cambridge

39-9

17/2

T: A P O'BrienJ: W M Lordan

Held up last, headway from 4f out, raced wide home turn, ran on strongly down centre from 2f out, went second 1f out, stayed on but no impression on winner final 110 yards op 11/1

3^rd

3 ½

(8)

Black Run

39-7

16/1

T: P & O ColeJ: J P Spencer

Pushed along to go prominent early, chased leaders from 3f out, briefly went second inside 2f out, outpaced by front pair inside final furlong, kept on tchd 14/1

4^th

2 ¼

(10)

Nerano

39-1

18/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: D McMonagle

In touch with leaders, raced wide home turn, outpaced 2f out, rallied to go fourth inside final furlong, kept on but no impression front three inside final 110 yards op 16/1 tchd 20/1

5^th

2 ½

(19)

Whiskey Pete

38-11

9/1

T: R M BeckettJ: Hector Crouch

Held up towards rear, outpaced home turn, son rallied and made headway on far rail, slightly short of room before 1f out, kept on, nearest finish tchd 11/1

6^th

(2)

Palace Green

38-13

17/2

T: R HughesJ: Oisin Murphy

Keen in midfield early, chased leaders from 3f out, slightly hampered rival 1f out, modest headway inside final furlong, weakened final 50 yards op 9/1

7^th

(6)

Approval

38-13

6/1

T: W J HaggasJ: Tom Marquand

Soon led, set strong tempo, pushed along inside 3f out, headed inside 2f out, soon struggling, weakened final 110 yards tchd 11/2

8^th

(3)

Portsmouth

38-10

11/1

T: A M BaldingJ: Hayley Turner

Prominent, going well when went second 3f out, ridden 2f out, soon lost position, weakened quickly final furlong op 17/2

9^th

(1)

Grey Cuban

38-11

20/1

T: H PalmerJ: Hollie Doyle

Midfield, pushed along before 3f out, lost ground quickly from 2f out, weakened from 1f out op 16/1

10^th

(9)

Treasure

39-4

33/1

T: R M BeckettJ: Rossa Ryan

Held up towards rear, outpaced from 3f out, soon struggling, dropped towards rear before 1f out, weakened final furlong op 28/1

11^th

3 ¼

(14)

Miletus

38-12

40/1

T: C HillsJ: James Doyle

Prominent, soon raced in second, pushed along when lost position turning for home, outpaced from 2f out, weakened quickly inside final furlong op 25/1

12^th

(13)

Old Faithful

38-12

7/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore

Always towards rear, outpaced from 3f out, weakened and dropped to last inside final furlong op 13/2 tchd 15/2

Watch Race Replay

Unlimited race replays of all UK & Irish racing

Access to exclusive features all for FREE - No monthly subscription fee

Log in with your existing Sporting Life, Sky Bet, or Sky Games account. If you don't have any of those, it's completely FREE to register!

Non-Runners

(5)

Balmacara²²

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: Eve Johnson Houghton J: Charles Bishop

(4)

Primo Lara²⁸

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: Jane Chapple-Hyam J: David Egan

(11)

Dambuster⁵⁸

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: A M Balding J: David Probert

(15)

Arabic Legend⁴²

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: K R Burke J: C Lee

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.25Pl:£1.80, £3.05, £4.35EX:£32.20Trifecta:£284.80Tricast:£252.43SF:£21.01Swingers:£7.55, £11.20, £24.30

Forecasts

Hand Of God (9/4), Approval (6/1), Old Faithful (7/1), Cambridge (17/2), Palace Green (17/2), Whiskey Pete (9/1), Portsmouth (11/1), Primo Lara (12/1), Dambuster (14/1), Arabic Legend (14/1), Black Run (16/1), Nerano (18/1), Grey Cuban (20/1), Balmacara (25/1), Treasure (33/1), Miletus (40/1)

There was a lot to like about the way PRIMO LARA came clear at York last time and he's selected to defy another rise in the weights. The draw could have been kinder to Hand of God but it looks like he's been saved for this since his Esher Cup success so he's still second choice ahead of Palace Green and Approval.