Newmarket Races
Newmarket
14:25
King Charles II Stakes ()
Newmarket
Date: Fri, 05 May 2023
Distance: 7f
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £4
Place: £1.30 £1.60 £1.90
Exacta: £18.90
Trifecta: £89.60
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Shouldvebeenaring (GB) | 4 C | AVG | Richard Hannon | 131 lbs | 3/1 | Won | Towards rear - headway on far side of group over 1f out - soon ridden - kept on to lead final 110yds | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Benacre (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Charlie Johnston | 131 lbs | 11/2 | .75 | Prominent - ridden and pressed leader from under 2f out - kept on and went second final stride(op 6/1) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Arabian Storm (GB) | 3 C | Poor | Andrew Balding | 131 lbs | 4/1 | 0.1 | Led - ridden under 2f out - headed final 110yds - kept on but lost second final stride(op 6/1) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Majestic Pride (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Charlie Appleby | 131 lbs | 5/2F | 0.1 | Took keen hold - midfield on near side of group - drifted right but headway over 1f out - soon ridden and disputing second - kept on(tchd 11/4) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Wiltshire (GB) | 4 G | Good | Freddie & Martyn Meade | 131 lbs | 14/1 | 1.25 | Prominent - pressed leader 2f out - ridden 1f out - no extra final 110yds(tchd 12/1) | ||
| 6th | 6 | Tenjin (GB) | 2 C | Poor | John Ryan | 131 lbs | 80/1 | 1.25 | Ponied to start - pulled hard - held up in rear - switched right and ridden under 2f out - some headway 1f out - kept on but no impression inside final furlong(op 66/1 tchd 100/1) | ||
| 7th | 8 | Crystallium (GB) | 2 F | AVG | Peter Chapple-Hyam | 126 lbs | 16/1 | 3 | Midfield - ridden over 2f out - drifted right and weakened over 1f out(op 14/1 tchd 12/1 and 18/1) | ||
| 8th | 1 | Iconic Moment (IRE) | 3 C | AVG | James Tate | 134 lbs | 8/1 | 1.5 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - ridden 2f out - soon unbalanced and weakened (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 11/2 tchd 5/1) |