Ascot
16:20
St James's Palace Stakes (Colts)
Ascot Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2025 Distance: 1m Type: Flat Going: Good To Firm Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £1.73 Place: £1.10 £1.30 £1.25 Exacta: £4.80 Trifecta: £7.70
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Field Of Gold (IRE) 3 C Elite John & Thady Gosden 128 lbs 8/11F Won Travelled strongly - held up in rear - smooth headway from 3f out - led 2f out - soon edged right but quickened clear - ridden and kept on well inside final furlong - impressive(op 5/6 tchd 4/6)
2nd 3 Henri Matisse (IRE) 2 C Elite A P O'Brien 128 lbs 4/1 - Held up in last - good headway 2f out - soon bumped - no chance with winner but edged right and went second 1f out - kept on well(op 7/2)
3rd 6 Ruling Court (USA) 3 C Elite Charlie Appleby 128 lbs 4/1 - Sweating - in touch with leaders on inner - niggled along 5f out - outpaced over 3f out - rallying when short of room then bumped under 2f out - soon switched right - went third inside final furlong - kept on(op 3/1)
4th 5 Rashabar (IRE) 2 C Poor Brian Meehan 128 lbs 25/1 - In touch with leaders - headway over 2f out - soon outpaced and bumped - went fourth inside final 110yds(op 28/1)
5th 4 Officer (IRE) 3 C Good A P O'Brien 128 lbs 20/1 - Disputed lead - led clearly 5f out - headed 2f out - no extra and lost fourth inside final 110yds(op 28/1)
6th 7 Windlord (GB) 2 C AVG Andrew Balding 128 lbs 80/1 - Disputed lead - pressed leader 5f out - weakening when bit short of room against far rail over 1f out(tchd 66/1 and tchd 100/1)
7th 2 First Wave (FR) 3 C AVG A P O'Brien 128 lbs 100/1 - Slowly into stride - pushed along soon after start - in touch with leaders - brief headway on outer home turn - weakened quickly 2f out(op 150/1)