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Thursday 19 June 2025

15:05

King George V Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)

Class 2, 1m3f211y, Flat, 3yo, Rated 0-105, 19 runners

Winning time 2m 29.44s

Going
Good To Firm
Surface
Turf

Result

1st

Merchant (IRE)

No. 8, stall 20

3yo, 9-4, OR 90

J: Tom Marquand · T: William Haggas

2:29.44 £56,694

Settled towards the back of the pack - eased across to the left approaching 2f out - began to close in with a furlong left - burst clear inside the final furlong and stayed on strongly to win

2nd

Serious Contender (IRE)

No. 5, stall 21

3yo, 9-6, OR 92

J: Ryan Moore · T: A P O'Brien

1 £26,587

Sent off wide early - settled up with the pace - hit front two furlongs out - pressed for advantage before giving way close home to finish second beaten a length

3rd

Pantile Warrior (GB) h

No. 14, stall 3

3yo, 9-1, OR 87

J: Robert Havlin · T: John & Thady Gosden

0.3 £13,299

Settled in the pack - moved up and shifted left approaching 2f out - pressed the leaders inside the final furlong but faded to finish third

4th

Nautical Force (GB)

No. 2, stall 2

3yo, 9-8, OR 94

J: Ben Coen · T: J P Murtagh

1¾ £6,644

Sat close behind the front group early pulling hard - boxed in briefly approaching 2f out - moved left with a furlong to run - unable to match the front-runners' speed in the closing stages - stayed on to finish fourth beaten 3 lengths

5th

Omni Man (IRE) t

No. 9, stall 16

3yo, 9-4, OR 90

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

¾ £3,322

Settled towards rear of the pack - boxed in and shifted left approaching 2f out - found room and made progress inside final furlong but unable to match front-runners' speed close home

6th

Ammes (IRE) p

No. 15, stall 8

3yo, 9-0, OR 86

J: Silvestre De Sousa · T: James Owen

1½ £1,661

Keen early up front - pushed along and lost command 2f out - couldn't quicken close home finishing 6th

7th

Boatswain (GB)

No. 3, stall 1

3yo, 9-8, OR 94

J: Mickael Barzalona · T: Simon & Ed Crisford

1¼

Settled with the pack early - pushed along with 2f left - stayed on late without threatening the front - finished 7th

8th

Daiquiri Bay (GB)

No. 4, stall 22

3yo, 9-7, OR 93

J: Rossa Ryan · T: Alan King

0.1

Settled towards the back - moved across to find room and made progress inside the final 2f - unable to threaten the front end late on to finish 8th

9th

Sing Us A Song (IRE)

No. 6, stall 17

3yo, 9-6, OR 92

J: James Doyle · T: Ralph Beckett

0.2

Sluggish start - settled towards the rear - pushed along wide with 2f left - kept responding late but not troubling leaders

9th

Waterford Flow (IRE) t

No. 19, stall 4

3yo, 8-10, OR 82

J: Jamie Spencer · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

0

Settled towards the back early - squeezed for space with two furlongs left before finding some late progress - unable to challenge the front group - finished 9th

11th

Mafting (GB)

No. 17, stall 5

3yo, 8-13, OR 85

J: Daniel Tudhope · T: David O'Meara

1½

Tracked front group early - bumped with over a furlong left - lost ground inside the closing furlong - eventually beaten home

12th

Light As Air (IRE) p

No. 12, stall 15

3yo, 9-3, OR 89

J: Wayne Lordan · T: A P O'Brien

¾

Settled in the pack early - began losing touch three furlongs out - unable to make further impression - eventually beaten well home

13th

Chess Dad (GB)

No. 7, stall 12

3yo, 9-5, OR 91

J: Hollie Doyle · T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

½

Settled towards the back of the pack - pushed along with 2f left - moved left approaching final furlong but couldn't land a blow

14th

The Cursor (GB)

No. 13, stall 18

3yo, 9-1, OR 87

J: Rob Hornby · T: Andrew Balding

0.1

Restrained towards the rear - dropped away sharply 2f out and already in trouble over 1f out

15th

Gunship (IRE) t

No. 10, stall 10

3yo, 9-3, OR 89

J: Oisin Murphy · T: James Ferguson

½

Sat close to front pack early - pushed along with over 2f left and found little room approaching final furlong - dropped away near the finish to end 15th

16th

Lightening Mann (GB) t

No. 16, stall 19

3yo, 8-13, OR 85

J: Edward Greatrex · T: Jack Channon

1

Settled at the back of the field - squeezed for space with over 2f to run - unable to find any headway thereafter - well beaten in 16th

17th

Grecian Legacy (IRE) t

No. 18, stall 11

3yo, 8-12, OR 84

J: Jim Crowley · T: Daniel & Claire Kubler

3

Settled midfield early - asked for effort with over 2f left but found little - dropped away final furlong to finish well beaten

18th

Propose (IRE)

No. 11, stall 9

3yo, 9-3, OR 89

J: Sean Levey · T: A P O'Brien

16

Held handy early - driven up with 4f left then lost placings 2f out - dropped away final furlong to finish well down the field

19th

Masai Moon (GB)

No. 1, stall 13

3yo, 9-9, OR 95

J: William Buick · T: Charlie Appleby

½

Settled in the pack - improved into contention 3f out - dropped away over 2f out and trailed home well beaten

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.

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