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)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
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)
3 C Good Andrew Balding 128 lbs 12/1 Won
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2nd
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)
3 C AVG Ralph Beckett 130 lbs 11/4F 0.05
3rd
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)
3 C Good S Wattel 130 lbs 4/1 1
4th
Midfield - headway over 2f out - challenging over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 7/1)
3 G AVG Joseph Patrick O'Brien 125 lbs 9/1 3.5
5th
Prominent on outer - led narrowly 2f out - headed 1f out - soon weakened(op 80/1)
2 C AVG Archie Watson 129 lbs 66/1 3.75
6th
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)
3 C Poor Niels Petersen 126 lbs 33/1 0.3
7th
Midfield - no impression(op 28/1)
3 C Elite Ralph Beckett 129 lbs 33/1 0.3
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8th
Prominent on inner - weakened over 1f out(op 16/1 tchd 20/1)
3 C AVG John & Thady Gosden 132 lbs 18/1 0.2
9th
Took keen hold - held up in midfield - headway over 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 25/1)
3 G AVG S Woods 125 lbs 28/1 .5
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10th
Prominent - weakened over 1f out(tchd 50/1)
3 C AVG A P O'Brien 135 lbs 66/1 0.3
11th
Held up in midfield on inner - switched left over 1f out - no impression inside final furlong(op 6/1 tchd 9/2)
2 C AVG J P Murtagh 129 lbs 5/1 .5
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12th
Midfield - weakened over 1f out(tchd 28/1)
3 G Good J P Murtagh 127 lbs 25/1 1.75
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13th
Towards rear - weakened 2f out(tchd 14/1)
3 G Elite George Boughey 130 lbs 12/1 5
14th
Pressed leader - led narrowly after 2f - headed over 3f out - weakened and eased 2f out(tchd 22/1)
3 C AVG A P O'Brien 127 lbs 20/1 44
15th
In touch with leaders on outer - pushed along over 4f out - weakened and eased 2f out(op 11/1 tchd 9/1)
3 C AVG John & Thady Gosden 127 lbs 10/1 2