Ascot
17:00
Ascot Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)
Ascot Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2025 Distance: 2m4f Type: Flat Going: Good To Firm Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £26.85 Place: £6.70 £7.15 £8.40 Exacta: £665.70 Tricast: £10130.96 Trifecta: £11658
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 9 Ascending (IRE) 5 G AVG Henry De Bromhead 133 lbs 20/1 Won Took keen hold - towards rear on outer - steady headway over 3f out - ridden when edged right and led over 1f out - soon faced challenges - stayed on final 110yds - just prevailed(tchd 25/1)
2nd 13 Nurburgring (IRE) 5 G AVG Joseph Patrick O'Brien 131 lbs 16/1 0.3 Raced wide early - midfield - steady headway 7f out - prominent over 2f out - pressed winner inside final 110yds - just held
3rd 16 Comfort Zone (IRE) 6 G AVG Joseph Patrick O'Brien 131 lbs 33/1 .5 Raced wide early - midfield - waiting for room over 2f out - headway and edged right over 1f out - pressed leaders inside final 110yds - stayed on(tchd 28/1)
4th 17 Leinster (IRE) 4 G Good Joseph Patrick O'Brien 130 lbs 25/1 .5 Raced wide early - pressed leader - led over 2f out - headed over 1f out - no extra inside final 110yds(op 22/1 tchd 18/1)
5th 3 Divine Comedy (IRE) 6 M AVG Harry Eustace 137 lbs 28/1 .5 Towards rear - not clear run repeatedly from over 2f out - switched left and headway when in the clear over 1f out - stayed on final 110yds(op 25/1)
6th 7 East India Dock (GB) 3 G Good James Owen 134 lbs 18/5 0.05 In touch with leaders - headway over 2f out - pressed leader over 2f out - lost second over 1f out - no extra inside final 110yds(op 4/1 tchd 7/2)
7th 5 Align The Stars (IRE) 4 G AVG Charlie Johnston 136 lbs 66/1 1 Took keen hold early - prominent - short of room and switched left over 2f out - no extra inside final furlong
8th 14 Alphonse Le Grande (IRE) 5 G AVG A J Martin 131 lbs 15/2 0.1 Held up in rear - not clear run over 2f out - not clear run over 1f out - switched left and headway inside final furlong - kept on final 110yds(op 12/1 tchd 16/1)
9th 15 Reaching High (IRE) 4 G AVG W P Mullins 131 lbs 11/4F .75 Took keen hold - midfield on inner - not clear run repeatedly from 3f out - headway when in the clear over 1f out - keeping on when not clear run final 110yds - not recover (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run on run to line)(tchd 3/1)
10th 4 San Salvador (IRE) 8 G Good Joseph Patrick O'Brien 132 lbs 125/1 0.3 Held up in rear - headway 2f out - no extra inside final furlong
11th 6 Feigning Madness (GB) 4 G AVG Ralph Beckett 135 lbs 50/1 2.5 Towards rear - steady headway on outer over 4f out - weakened over 1f out(op 66/1)
12th 19 Mr Hampstead (USA) 3 C AVG Raphael E Freire 128 lbs 25/1 1.5 Midfield - brief headway on outer over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 16/1)
13th 2 Artistic Star (IRE) 5 G AVG Ralph Beckett 131 lbs 66/1 2.25 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - weakened over 1f out
14th 1 Dawn Rising (IRE) 8 G AVG Joseph Patrick O'Brien 138 lbs 28/1 .5 Slowly into stride - switched right soon after start - always behind(tchd 33/1)
15th 8 Manxman (IRE) 4 G Good Simon & Ed Crisford 133 lbs 11/1 2.25 In touch with leaders on inner - bit short of room and switched right over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 10/1)
16th 18 Woot City (FR) 7 G Poor F Chappet 129 lbs 40/1 3.25 Dwelt start - always behind(tchd 33/1)
17th 20 Poniros (GB) 4 G AVG W P Mullins 128 lbs 3/1 29 Took keen hold - always behind - eased inside final furlong (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 5/2 tchd 10/3)
18th 10 Liari (FR) 5 G Good Michael Bell 133 lbs 33/1 40 Led but pestered - headed over 2f out - weakening when bit short of room over 1f out - eased inside final furlong
19th 11 Zoffee (GB) 9 G Poor Hugo Palmer 132 lbs 40/1 0.3 Towards rear throughout - eased inside final furlong(tchd 33/1)
20th 12 Saturn (IRE) 5 H Good Mrs John Harrington 131 lbs 50/1 1.75 Took keen hold - midfield on inner - weakened over 2f out - eased over 1f out (jockey said horse stopped quickly)(op 40/1 tchd 66/1)