Ascot Races
Ascot
16:25
Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes (Handicap)
Ascot
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024
Distance: 1m4f
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Firm
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £13.95
Place: £4.05 £8.80 £4.70
Exacta: £539.90
Tricast: £3131.01
Trifecta: £11511.90
Non-Runners: La Yakel (self certificate), Teumessias Fox (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Crystal Black (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Gerard Keane | 136 lbs | 11/1 | Won | Took keen hold - held up in midfield - headway on outer from over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - led inside final furlong - kept on well final 110yds(op 9/1) | ||
| 2nd | 8 | Epic Poet (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | David O'Meara | 130 lbs | 25/1 | 2.25 | Held up in rear - headway from over 2f out - ran on well inside final furlong - went second towards finish(op 33/1) | ||
| 3rd | 20 | Ziggy (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Harry Eustace | 126 lbs | 11/1 | 0.3 | Raced wide - took keen hold - midfield - short of room over 2f out - soon outpaced - rallied from over 1f out - kept on well and went third final stride(op 14/1) | ||
| 4th | 16 | Ethical Diamond (IRE) | 4 G | Good | W P Mullins | 127 lbs | 7/4F | 0.2 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway over 2f out - briefly disputed lead inside final furlong - no extra and lost two places towards finish | ||
| 5th | 4 | Mandoob (GB) | 4 G | Poor | Brian Meehan | 136 lbs | 22/1 | .75 | Raced wide early - soon raced in second - led narrowly 3f out - headed when edged left over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 20/1 tchd 25/1) | ||
| 6th | 14 | Fairbanks (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Andrew Balding | 127 lbs | 11/1 | .75 | Prominent on inner - pressed leaders against far rail 2f out - no extra final 110yds | ||
| 7th | 9 | Deakin (FR) | 3 C | AVG | Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 130 lbs | 7/1 | 0.3 | Raced wide early - prominent - pressed leader going easily over 2f out - led narrowly over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - weakened final 110yds(op 8/1) | ||
| 8th | 1 | Kolossal (GER) | 6 M | AVG | Jamie Osborne | 138 lbs | 66/1 | 1 | Took keen hold - prominent - no impression from over 1f out - weakened final 110yds (vet said mare lost her right-fore shoe)(op 80/1) | ||
| 9th | 12 | Party Central (IRE) | 8 M | Good | Gordon Elliott | 129 lbs | 33/1 | 3 | Raced wide - took keen hold - midfield - some headway 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(op 28/1) | ||
| 10th | 19 | Sheer Rocks (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Eve Johnson Houghton | 126 lbs | 50/1 | 1 | Reared start - in rear - short of room 2f out - soon outpaced - rallied final furlong(op 33/1) | ||
| 11th | 11 | Bague d'Or (IRE) | 6 G | Good | James Ferguson | 129 lbs | 10/1 | 0.05 | Switched sharply right soon after start - took keen hold - held up in rear - switched right and headway from 2f out - not pace to challenge(op 12/1) | ||
| 12th | 17 | Struth (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Charlie Johnston | 127 lbs | 50/1 | 1.25 | Took keen hold - midfield - bit short of room home turn - brief headway over 1f out - soon weakened(tchd 66/1) | ||
| 13th | 5 | Safecracker (GB) | 5 G | Poor | J P Murtagh | 134 lbs | 14/1 | 2.25 | Never better than midfield | ||
| 14th | 13 | Sea King (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Sir Mark Prescott Bt | 129 lbs | 22/1 | 1.75 | Midfield on inner - some headway when switched left and not clear run over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 33/1) | ||
| 15th | 18 | Vaguely Royal (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | John & Thady Gosden | 127 lbs | 40/1 | 11 | Slowly away - never better than midfield - weakened 2f out(op 28/1) | ||
| 16th | 7 | Cumulonimbus (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | George Baker | 130 lbs | 80/1 | .75 | Led - headed 3f out - weakened 2f out(op 50/1) | ||
| 17th | 15 | Shadow Dance (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Roger Varian | 127 lbs | 15/2 | 9 | Raced wide - took keen hold - always behind (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the going on this occasion - which was officially described as good to firm - and would prefer a slower surface)(op 7/1) | ||
| 18th | 21 | Tony Montana (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Michael Bell | 126 lbs | 25/1 | .75 | Dwelt start - in touch with leaders on inner - weakened from 2f out(tchd 22/1) | ||
| 19th | 10 | Marhaba The Champ (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Kevin Ryan | 129 lbs | 33/1 | 15 | Took keen hold - always behind - hung right and dropped to last over 2f out(op 22/1) |