Ascot Races
Ascot
17:35
Golden Gates Stakes (Handicap)
Ascot
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2025
Distance: 1m2f
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Firm
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £13
Place: £4.10 £1.85 £1.75
Exacta: £70.10
Tricast: £164.28
Trifecta: £359.70
Non-Runners: Sallaal (unsuitable ground), The King's Falcon (self certificate, bad scope)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 | Quai De Bethune (FR) | 3 C | Good | Andrew Balding | 128 lbs | 12/1 | Won | Slowly into stride - in rear - pushed along and headway from over 2f out - waiting for room over 1f out - ridden and went second inside final furlong - kept on well and led post(op 10/1) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Seraph Gabriel (IRE) | 3 C | AVG | Ralph Beckett | 130 lbs | 11/4F | 0.05 | Towards rear - switched left and headway from over 2f out - ridden and edged right over 1f out - led 1f out - kept on but headed post(op 5/2) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Best Secret (FR) | 3 C | Good | S Wattel | 130 lbs | 4/1 | 1 | In rear - still plenty to do when short of room over 2f out - headway over 1f out - switched left 1f out - ridden and hung left inside final furlong - went third and kept on well final 110yds (jockey said colt hung left-handed) | ||
| 4th | 16 | Glen To Glen (IRE) | 3 G | AVG | Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 125 lbs | 9/1 | 3.5 | Midfield - headway over 2f out - challenging over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 7/1) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Basalt (IRE) | 2 C | AVG | Archie Watson | 129 lbs | 66/1 | 3.75 | Prominent on outer - led narrowly 2f out - headed 1f out - soon weakened(op 80/1) | ||
| 6th | 14 | War Socks (GB) | 3 C | Poor | Niels Petersen | 126 lbs | 33/1 | 0.3 | Led narrowly - headed and pressed leader after 2f - led again over 3f out - headed 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 40/1 tchd 50/1) | ||
| 7th | 8 | Aurel (GER) | 3 C | Elite | Ralph Beckett | 129 lbs | 33/1 | 0.3 | Midfield - no impression(op 28/1) | ||
| 8th | 3 | Tycoon (GB) | 3 C | AVG | John & Thady Gosden | 132 lbs | 18/1 | 0.2 | Prominent on inner - weakened over 1f out(op 16/1 tchd 20/1) | ||
| 9th | 17 | Brindavan (IRE) | 3 G | AVG | S Woods | 125 lbs | 28/1 | .5 | Took keen hold - held up in midfield - headway over 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 25/1) | ||
| 10th | 1 | Rock Of Cashel (IRE) | 3 C | AVG | A P O'Brien | 135 lbs | 66/1 | 0.3 | Prominent - weakened over 1f out(tchd 50/1) | ||
| 11th | 9 | Dakota Blue (FR) | 2 C | AVG | J P Murtagh | 129 lbs | 5/1 | .5 | Held up in midfield on inner - switched left over 1f out - no impression inside final furlong(op 6/1 tchd 9/2) | ||
| 12th | 13 | Fantazy Man (IRE) | 3 G | Good | J P Murtagh | 127 lbs | 25/1 | 1.75 | Midfield - weakened over 1f out(tchd 28/1) | ||
| 13th | 6 | El Burhan (IRE) | 3 G | Elite | George Boughey | 130 lbs | 12/1 | 5 | Towards rear - weakened 2f out(tchd 14/1) | ||
| 14th | 12 | Roosevelt (GB) | 3 C | AVG | A P O'Brien | 127 lbs | 20/1 | 44 | Pressed leader - led narrowly after 2f - headed over 3f out - weakened and eased 2f out(tchd 22/1) | ||
| 15th | 11 | Ernst Blofeld (IRE) | 3 C | AVG | John & Thady Gosden | 127 lbs | 10/1 | 2 | In touch with leaders on outer - pushed along over 4f out - weakened and eased 2f out(op 11/1 tchd 9/1) |