17:00
Ascot Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)
Class 2, 2m3f210y, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 20 runners
Winning time 4m 24.63s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
W J Lee
Henry De Bromhead
Settled midpack early - moved left and made progress into contention 3f out - hit the front inside the final furlong then drifted right - stayed on to prevail
Colin Keane
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled in the pack early - made headway from 6f out - pressed for effort 2f out - up into second inside the last - kept on to go down by a short margin
Tom Marquand
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled among the pack early - eased to the left and made progress under a furlong out - kept up the effort inside the final furlong to edge into third close home
No. 17, stall 17
4yo, 9-4, OR 93
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled up with the pace despite eager early running - drifted wide - went in front over 2f out - pressed and overtaken approaching the final furlong - slipped to fourth soon after - unable to find more late and finished a length and a quarter back
David Probert
Harry Eustace
Settled off the pace in the pack - boxed in when finding room over 2f out - shifted left and still short of space inside the final furlong - stayed on late to snatch 5th close home
James Doyle
James Owen
Quick away and racing handy - pressed for effort with 2f left - still in contention approaching the furlong marker - edged back inside final stages - finished 6th one and three quarter lengths off
Joe Fanning
Charlie Johnston
Raced handy - denied room approaching final 2f then eased right a furlong out - held effort to the line finishing seventh beaten under three lengths
Jamie Spencer
A J Martin
Settled towards the back - found running blocked around 2f out and moved left seeking room - kept finding trouble until inside the final furlong - unable to threaten the front end late finishing 3.0 lengths back in 8th
Ryan Moore
W P Mullins
Settled midpack close to the rail - stayed boxed in until under 2f out - found space and made up ground but couldn't threaten the leaders - allowed to finish without pressure inside the last furlong - beaten 3.75 lengths in 9th
Hugh Horgan (5)
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled towards the back - squeezed for space with 2f left - improved position inside final furlong but couldn't land a blow on the front pack
Hector Crouch
Ralph Beckett
Settled towards the back - urged forward but unable to quicken travelling wide over 2f out - never in contention from there - finished 11th
David Egan
Raphael E Freire
Towards the rear - drifted left rounding the final bend - no impression on the leaders and faded to finish 12th
Jack Dace (7)
Ralph Beckett
Sat close to the front early - lost momentum with three furlongs left despite urging - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish well held
No. 1, stall 19
8yo, 9-12, OR 100
J: Declan McDonogh · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Declan McDonogh
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Moved right early after the start - settled towards the back - shifted course and pushed along approaching 2f out - drifted left again inside the final furlong finishing well beaten
Sean D Bowen
Simon & Ed Crisford
Sat just off the pace early - squeezed for space and eased right approaching 2f out then dropped away - trailing badly with a furlong left
Stephane Pasquier
F Chappet
Poor start - held up towards the back - never a factor - well held in 16th
William Buick
W P Mullins
Settled at back of field - urged forward with 3f left - dropped away over closing furlongs to finish last
Kieran Shoemark
Michael Bell
Went straight to the front - pressed for effort and lost command approaching 2f out - lost touch inside the final furlong - eventually well beaten at the back
Oisin Murphy
Hugo Palmer
Held up towards the back of the pack - boxed in with 2f to run - dropped away quickly - allowed to drop away and finished last
Shane Foley
Mrs John Harrington
Settled just off the pace in the pack - dropped away with two furlongs left - finished a distant last
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.