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Thursday 19 June 2025

18:10

Buckingham Palace Stakes (Handicap)

Class 2, 7f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-105, 27 runners

Winning time 1m 23.90s

Going
Good To Firm
Surface
Turf

Result

1st

Never So Brave (IRE)

No. 3, stall 28

4yo, 9-12, OR 105

J: Oisin Murphy · T: Andrew Balding

1:23.90 £56,694

Held up towards the centre of the field - travelling strongly but met a tight spot 2f out - a passage appeared on the inner before shutting again approaching final furlong - struck the front at the furlong marker - pulled away swiftly - won with plenty in hand

2nd

Akkadian Thunder (GB)

No. 24, stall 29

5yo, 9-2, OR 95

J: W J Lee · T: David O'Meara

2¼ £26,587

Settled towards the back on the far flank early - held up with limited space approaching 2f out - found a gap and made progress inside the final furlong - moved into second close home - kept on but could not challenge the winner

3rd

Holguin (GB)

No. 10, stall 32

5yo, 9-7, OR 100

J: William Buick · T: Hamad Al Jehani

2¼ £13,299

Settled in midfield on the far rail - asked for effort with 2f left - made ground inside final 2f - moved into third close home - stayed on to finish third

4th

Myal (GB)

No. 11, stall 30

4yo, 9-7, OR 100

J: Rossa Ryan · T: Steph Hollinshead

1¼ £6,644

Settled on the far rail - tracked the front group - pushed along with 2f left - moved right approaching the last furlong - progressed into 4th and stayed on to finish fourth

5th

Divine Libra (IRE)

No. 28, stall 25

5yo, 9-1, OR 94

J: James McDonald · T: Charles Hills

½ £3,322

Held up towards the far rail early - pushed into a forward position - hit the front with 3f remaining - overtaken approaching the last furlong and unable to find more late on

6th

Yorkshire (IRE) t

No. 16, stall 31

5yo, 9-5, OR 98

J: Callum Rodriguez · T: Edward Bethell

0.3 £1,661

Settled on the far rail early - held a midfield position - pressed for response with 2f remaining - pushed along inside the final furlong - shifted course right and stayed on to finish sixth

7th

Northern Express (IRE) p

No. 9, stall 18

7yo, 9-8, OR 101

J: Paul Mulrennan · T: Michael Dods

0.2

Settled on the far rail early - held a forward spot - pressed for effort with two furlongs left then unable to find more inside the final furlong

8th

Apiarist (IRE)

No. 17, stall 23

4yo, 9-5, OR 98

J: Tom Eaves · T: Kevin Ryan

½

Settled towards the far rail near the back - moved across left and made ground a furlong out - unable to reach the front pair - stayed on to finish eighth

9th

Run Boy Run (GB) p

No. 23, stall 2

4yo, 9-2, OR 95

J: George Wood · T: Richard Spencer

0.1

Clear early on the far rail - pressed for effort a furlong out - no answer to rivals on the near rail inside the closing stages - finished 9th beaten 7¼ lengths

10th

Gleneagle Bay (IRE) tp

No. 26, stall 9

5yo, 9-2, OR 95

J: David Egan · T: Stephen Thorne

1

Settled towards the far rail in the pack early - pushed along approaching the final furlong - unable to threaten the front-runners late

11th

Fifty Nifty (IRE)

No. 27, stall 12

4yo, 9-2, OR 95

J: Jamie Spencer · T: Tom Clover

0.1

Sluggish start - held up towards the back along the far rail - pushed along and made progress inside the final furlong - unable to reach the front group late

12th

Cerulean Bay (IRE)

No. 20, stall 4

4yo, 9-3, OR 96

J: David Probert · T: David O'Meara

1¼

Settled far flank early - sat second for a spell - unable to match rivals over the far rail - lost momentum in the closing furlong - finished 12th

13th

Mirsky (GB)

No. 25, stall 15

6yo, 9-2, OR 95

J: Tom Marquand · T: David O'Meara

0.3

Went forward from the break on the far rail - clear in front early before being overtaken 3f out - dropped away approaching the last furlong

14th

Two Tempting (IRE)

No. 7, stall 24

6yo, 9-8, OR 101

J: Rob Hornby · T: Jonathan Portman

½

Settled on the far rail in the pack - pressed for a run with 2f left - pushed along a furlong out - dropped away inside the last

15th

Witch Hunter (FR)

No. 5, stall 8

6yo, 9-10, OR 103

J: Sean Levey · T: Richard Hannon

1

Settled towards the back near the far rail - drifted off a true line approaching the final two furlongs - nudged forward late but never threatened - finished well held in 15th

16th

Billyjoh (GB) p

No. 29, stall 3

5yo, 9-1, OR 94

J: Frederick Larson · T: Michael Appleby

0.05

Settled towards the rear on the far rail - found extra pace inside the final furlong - unable to match the leading bunch closer to the far rail through to the line

17th

Jayyash (FR)

No. 13, stall 6

4yo, 9-7, OR 100

J: Mickael Barzalona · T: Hamad Al Jehani

0.2

Held up on the far flank towards the back - angled right approaching 2f out to make headway - unable to threaten leaders - dropped away inside final furlong to finish 17th

18th

Oliver Show (IRE) tp

No. 14, stall 26

5yo, 9-6, OR 99

J: Billy Loughnane · T: George Boughey

1

Left at the start - dropped to the back against the rail - no threat throughout

19th

Spangled Mac (IRE) tp

No. 22, stall 21

6yo, 9-2, OR 95

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: George Boughey

0.2

Held up over towards the far rail - stuck in traffic then angled out with a furlong left - unable to make headway late

20th

Tarkhan (GER) b

No. 2, stall 14

6yo, 9-12, OR 105

J: Saffie Osborne · T: Jamie Osborne

½

Ran on the far rail early - tracked front group - pushed along with two furlongs left before dropping away inside the final furlong

21th

Thunder Ball (GB) b

No. 19, stall 16

5yo, 9-4, OR 97

J: J M Sheridan · T: Brian Toomey

1¼

Held up at the back on the far rail - pushed along 2f out - always out of contention

22th

Roi De France (IRE) p

No. 1, stall 22

4yo, 9-12, OR 105

J: Ryan Moore · T: John & Thady Gosden

0.2

Held handy spot on the far rail early - settled in the pack - urged for effort with two furlongs left but boxed in for space - unable to make headway late

23th

Ramazan (IRE)

No. 21, stall 5

5yo, 8-12, OR 96

J: Warren Fentiman (5) · T: Richard Fahey

2½

Settled in isolation through midfield - close enough to the front group early - lost momentum with over a furlong to run - well held at the finish

24th

Aafoor (USA)

No. 4, stall 11

4yo, 9-12, OR 105

J: Szczepan Mazur · T: M Al Attiya

½

Towards the stands' rail in the pack - dropped away 2f out - a long way back from 1f out

25th

English Oak (GB) p

No. 12, stall 27

5yo, 9-7, OR 100

J: James Doyle · T: Ed Walker

2¼

Prominent on the far rail - unable to find extra when squeezed for space over 1f out - soon dropped away to finish 25th

26th

No Retreat (IRE) tp

No. 18, stall 1

4yo, 9-4, OR 97

J: Callum Shepherd · T: George Scott

15

Settled near the far flank early - held up at the back of the field throughout - dropped away from 2f out and allowed to finish steadily

27th

Inside Matters (FR)

No. 15, stall 13

4yo, 9-5, OR 98

J: Daniel Tudhope · T: David O'Meara

71

Settled on the far rail early - travelling with the pack - dropped away approaching final 2f - allowed to drop away well beaten

Non-runners: Array (unsuitable ground), Watch My Tracer

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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