GBAscot Races

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Ascot
18:10
Buckingham Palace Stakes (Handicap)
Ascot Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2025 Distance: 7f Type: Flat Going: Good To Firm Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £5 Place: £1.75 £2.85 £3.85 Exacta: £52.90 Tricast: £353.18 Trifecta: £810.10
Non-Runners: Array (unsuitable ground), Watch My Tracer
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Never So Brave (IRE) 4 G Good
Andrew Balding 138 lbs 4/1F Won Raced near side - midfield - not clear run over 2f out - switched left under 2f out - pushed along and headway over 1f out - led against near rail and ridden inside final furlong - ran on well - 1st of 23 in group(tchd 9/2)
2nd 24 Akkadian Thunder (GB) 5 G AVG
David O'Meara 128 lbs 7/1 2.25 Raced near side - towards rear over 1f out - headway over 1f out - went second against near rail inside final furlong - ran on - 2nd of 23 in group(op 9/1)
3rd 10 Holguin (GB) 4 C AVG
Hamad Al Jehani 133 lbs 16/1 2.25 Raced near side - headway over 1f out - went third inside final furlong - ran on - 3rd of 23 in group
4th 11 Myal (GB) 4 G Good
Steph Hollinshead 133 lbs 18/1 1.25 Raced near side - prominent - kept on well final furlong - 4th of 23 in group(tchd 14/1)
5th 28 Divine Libra (IRE) 5 G AVG
Charles Hills 127 lbs 14/1 .5 Raced near side - prominent - disputed lead halfway - led clearly 2f out - headed inside final furlong - soon lost second - no extra final 110yds - 5th of 23 in group(op 18/1)
6th 16 Yorkshire (IRE) 4 G Good
Edward Bethell 131 lbs 33/1 0.3 Raced near side - midfield - switched right then headway inside final furlong - ran on - 6th of 23 in group(op 28/1)
7th 9 Northern Express (IRE) 7 G AVG
Michael Dods 134 lbs 28/1 0.2 Raced near side - prominent - weakened inside final furlong - 7th of 23 in group
8th 17 Apiarist (IRE) 4 G AVG
Kevin Ryan 131 lbs 25/1 .5 Taken down early - raced near side - towards rear - headway over 1f out - soon switched left - ran on inside final furlong - 8th of 23 in group(op 22/1 tchd 28/1)
9th 23 Run Boy Run (GB) 4 G AVG
Richard Spencer 128 lbs 33/1 0.1 Raced far side - led group and prominent overall - kept on but no chance with near side final furlong - 1st of 3 in group(tchd 28/1)
10th 26 Gleneagle Bay (IRE) 5 G Poor
Stephen Thorne 128 lbs 7/1 1 Raced near side - midfield - switched right over 2f out - some headway over 1f out - no impression inside final furlong - 9th of 23 in group(tchd 8/1)
11th 27 Fifty Nifty (IRE) 4 G AVG
Tom Clover 128 lbs 25/1 0.1 Slowly away - raced near side - in rear - not clear run from 2f out - ran on when in the clear final furlong - 10th of 23 in group
12th 20 Cerulean Bay (IRE) 3 G AVG
David O'Meara 129 lbs 66/1 1.25 Raced far side - second in group and in touch with leaders overall - no chance with near side from over 1f out - 2nd of 3 in group(tchd 80/1)
13th 25 Mirsky (GB) 6 G AVG
David O'Meara 128 lbs 22/1 0.3 Raced centre - led overall - switched to near side under 6f out - joined halfway - lost position 2f out - weakened 1f out - 11th of 23 in group
14th 7 Two Tempting (IRE) 5 G AVG
Jonathan Portman 134 lbs 66/1 .5 Raced near side - never better than midfield - 12th of 23 in group(op 50/1)
15th 5 Witch Hunter (FR) 5 G AVG
Richard Hannon 136 lbs 14/1 1 Slowly into stride - raced near side - in rear - hung right 2f out - some headway final furlong - 13th of 23 in group(op 22/1)
16th 29 Billyjoh (GB) 5 G AVG
Michael Appleby 127 lbs 28/1 0.05 Raced far side - third in group - disputed second in group over 1f out - soon no chance with near side - never dangerous - 3rd of 3 in group
17th 13 Jayyash (FR) 4 G Poor
Hamad Al Jehani 133 lbs 100/1 0.2 Raced near side - in rear - headway into midfield 2f out - weakened inside final furlong - 14th of 23 in group
18th 14 Oliver Show (IRE) 5 G AVG
George Boughey 132 lbs 12/1 1 Slowly away - raced near side - in rear throughout - 15th of 23 in group(op 10/1)
19th 22 Spangled Mac (IRE) 6 G AVG
George Boughey 128 lbs 80/1 0.2 Raced near side - in rear throughout - 16th of 23 in group
20th 2 Tarkhan (GER) 6 G Poor
Jamie Osborne 138 lbs 125/1 .5 Raced centre - prominent - switched to near side under 6f out - weakened over 1f out - 17th of 23 in group(op 100/1)
21st 19 Thunder Ball (GB) 5 G AVG
Brian Toomey 130 lbs 80/1 1.25 Raced near side - never better than midfield - 18th of 23 in group(tchd 66/1)
22nd 1 Roi De France (IRE) 3 C AVG
John & Thady Gosden 138 lbs 9/1 0.2 Raced near side - midfield - weakened from over 1f out - 19th of 23 in group(op 17/2 tchd 8/1)
23rd 21 Ramazan (IRE) 4 G AVG
Richard Fahey 124 lbs 25/1 2.5 Alone towards far side - midfield - weakened over 1f out(tchd 28/1)
24th 4 Aafoor (USA) 4 C Poor
M Al Attiya 138 lbs 80/1 .5 Raced centre - in touch with leaders - switched to near side under 6f out - weakened over 1f out - 20th of 23 in group(op 100/1 tchd 125/1)
25th 12 English Oak (GB) 4 C AVG
Ed Walker 133 lbs 5/1 2.25 Raced near side - in touch with leaders - weakened over 1f out - 21st of 23 in group (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(tchd 11/2)
26th 18 No Retreat (IRE) 4 C AVG
George Scott 130 lbs 28/1 15 Steadied start - soon switched to near side - soon in rear - weakened and eased over 1f out - 22nd of 23 in group (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 20/1 tchd 33/1)
27th 15 Inside Matters (FR) 4 G Poor
David O'Meara 131 lbs 25/1 71 Took keen hold - raced near side - midfield - weakened 2f out - 23rd of 23 in group (trainer said gelding ran too free in early stages and stopped quickly)(op 20/1 tchd 28/1)