Ascot
15:05
King George V Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)
Ascot Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2025 Distance: 1m4f Type: Flat Going: Good To Firm Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £4 Place: £1.65 £4.25 £12.95 Exacta: £34.80 Tricast: £753.18 Trifecta: £1480.10
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 8 Merchant (IRE) 2 C Elite William Haggas 130 lbs 3/1F Won Towards rear - headway over 2f out - ridden to lead inside final 110yds - kept on well(op 10/3)
2nd 5 Serious Contender (IRE) 3 C Good A P O'Brien 132 lbs 7/1 - Raced wide early - prominent - raced in second after 2f - led over 2f out - headed inside final 110yds - stayed on(op 5/1)
3rd 14 Pantile Warrior (GB) 3 G AVG John & Thady Gosden 127 lbs 40/1 - Midfield - headway over 2f out - went second over 1f out - pressed leader inside final furlong - lost second inside final 110yds - stayed on
4th 2 Nautical Force (GB) 3 G AVG J P Murtagh 134 lbs 25/1 - Took keen hold early - in touch with leaders - steady headway over 3f out - briefly went second over 1f out - kept on
5th 9 Omni Man (IRE) 3 C AVG Joseph Patrick O'Brien 130 lbs 11/1 - Held up in midfield - bit short of room when headway over 2f out - stayed on(op 14/1)
6th 15 Ammes (IRE) 2 C AVG James Owen 126 lbs 50/1 - Led - headed over 2f out - no extra inside final furlong
7th 3 Boatswain (GB) 3 G AVG Simon & Ed Crisford 134 lbs 28/1 - Midfield - headway over 2f out - no telling impression(op 33/1)
8th 4 Daiquiri Bay (GB) 3 C AVG Alan King 133 lbs 20/1 - Held up in rear - switched left over 2f out - headway over 1f out - never on terms(op 18/1)
9th 19 Waterford Flow (IRE) 2 C Poor Joseph Patrick O'Brien 122 lbs 50/1 - Held up in rear - headway over 1f out - no impression
9th 6 Sing Us A Song (IRE) 3 C Good Ralph Beckett 132 lbs 100/30 - Slowly away - held up in last - headway on outer over 2f out - never dangerous (jockey said colt was fractious in stalls and slowly away)(op 7/2)
11th 17 Mafting (GB) 3 G AVG David O'Meara 125 lbs 50/1 - In touch with leaders - headway on turn over 2f out - short of room over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong
12th 12 Light As Air (IRE) 3 C AVG A P O'Brien 129 lbs 22/1 - Held up in rear - not clear run over 2f out - some headway inside final furlong - no impression(op 20/1)
13th 7 Chess Dad (GB) 3 C AVG Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole 131 lbs 33/1 - Never better than midfield(op 40/1)
14th 13 The Cursor (GB) 2 C AVG Andrew Balding 127 lbs 40/1 - Raced wide - midfield on outer - headway over 2f out - no extra over 1f out(op 33/1)
15th 10 Gunship (IRE) 2 C AVG James Ferguson 129 lbs 13/2 - In touch with leaders - headway and went third over 3f out - weakened over 1f out
16th 16 Lightening Mann (GB) 3 G AVG Jack Channon 125 lbs 22/1 - In rear - short of room over 1f out - switched right inside final furlong - no impression (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run approaching final furlong)(op 20/1)
17th 18 Grecian Legacy (IRE) 2 C Poor Daniel & Claire Kubler 124 lbs 50/1 - Never better than midfield(tchd 40/1)
18th 11 Propose (IRE) 2 C AVG A P O'Brien 129 lbs 9/1 - Prominent - raced in third after 2f - lost third over 3f out - weakened over 2f out(op 10/1)
19th 1 Masai Moon (GB) 3 C Elite Charlie Appleby 135 lbs 12/1 - Raced wide - midfield on outer - weakened quickly over 2f out(op 14/1)