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18:10 Royal Ascot

Saturday 21 June 2025

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All14:3015:0515:4016:2017:0017:3518:10

Queen Alexandra Stakes (Conditions Race) (GBBPlus Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   2m 5f 143y  |   Good to Firm  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 18:10  |   Winning time: 4m 48.04s
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(3)
Horse silk
Sober40
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-7| J: R L Moore| T: W P Mullins| OR:  104
4/5
Smart stayer on Flat in France for Andre Fabre (dual Group 2 winner) and perfect start sent hurdling for new yard when taking 5-runner Killarney novice (20.2f) on return to action 6 weeks ago. Top stable no stranger to success in this race and he's of significant interest.
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(10)
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33/1
Fair winning handicap hurdler who got back on the scoresheet at Taunton (19f) in November. Creditable efforts on 2 of his 3 starts since, off 4 months prior to finishing fourth of 7 in handicap hurdle at Warwick (21f) 31 days ago. This looks a tough enough ask on debut in this sphere.
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(7)
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Samuip,t4
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-4| J: C T Keane| T: G Elliott| OR:  102
10/3
Useful hurdler who was progressive in this code last term and he arrives having shaped well when third in the Copper Horse Handicap here 4 days ago, doing good late work behind a pair of thriving 4-y-os. No surprise to see him figure over this markedly longer trip.
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Scottish Anthemt94
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-4| J: K S McHugh| T: Michael Keady| OR:  87
66/1
Irresolute performer who didn't kick on from a promising start for Simon & Ed Crisford but did at least show some aptitude for hurdling despite being pulled up on stable debut at Huntingdon (19.6f) in March. However, hard to warm to in a race like this and his losing run stretches back to 2022.
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(9)
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Trooper Bisdee29
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-4| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR:  90
8/1
Won 6 of his first 9 handicaps at up to 18f but the assessor appeared to catch up with him during second half of last season. Resumed from 7 months off with an encouraging fifth at Goodwood (2m) 4 weeks ago however, and he's got an each-way squeak.
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(8)
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Youthful Kingh7
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-4| J: Jack Dace| T: L A Dace| OR:  89
25/1
Reacted well to the application of a hood, building on the promise of his Salisbury second when going one place better in 10-runner handicap at Sandown (14f, good to firm) 7 days ago. This will demand a good deal more over this much longer trip, though.
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(1)
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Dallas Star22
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-3| J: D Egan| T: A Murray| OR:  101
17/2
Useful colt. Made winning return at Dundalk in February and largely run with credit since, third of 8 in listed race at Down Royal (2m) last month. Holds claims on these terms if seeing out this longer trip but both career victories on turf have come on soft/heavy.
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Toby Topsb,t32
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-3| J: George Wood| T: Dylan Cunha| OR:  69| BF| C
33/1
Raised his game when landing back-to-back handicaps at up to 2m in March/April. Further progress when taking an apprentice riders' race here (2m) in May and possibly found race coming too soon when last of 3 at Nottingham 32 days ago. However, hard to envisage him playing a part on these terms.
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Wild Wavesh19
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-3| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR:  99
11/1
Won first 2 handicap starts last season and later a strong-finishing fourth in the Melrose at York (13.8f). Gelded over the winter and not kicked on so far this term, last of 4 in listed race at Rome (11.9f) 19 days ago. Still, not one to write off yet now tackling this much longer trip.
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Non-Runners

5
(4)
Horse silk
Tashkhan265
Weight: 9-4|  Age: 7
T: B Ellison  J: Callum Shepherd
NR
9
(5)
Horse silk
Paradoxical21
Weight: 9-3|  Age: 4
T: J Candlish  J: Warren Fentiman
NR

Forecasts

Sober (4/5), Samui (10/3), Trooper Bisdee (8/1), Dallas Star (17/2), Wild Waves (11/1), Tashkhan (12/1), Youthful King (25/1), King Of The Road (33/1), Toby Tops (33/1), Scottish Anthem (66/1), Paradoxical (100/1)

Verdict

A smart stayer on the Flat in France for Andre Fabre (dual Group 2 winner), SOBER made the perfect start for his new yard when successful over hurdles at Killarney 6 weeks ago. He makes plenty of appeal returned to this sphere for a stable that has won this race 4 times. Samui was an encouraging third in a handicap over shorter here earlier in the week and is feared. Wild Waves and Dallas Star are others in the mix.

  1. Samui10/3

Previous Winners

2024
Weight: 9-4  |Age: 5
2/1
2023
Weight: 9-4  |Age: 6
2/1
2022
Weight: 9-7  |Age: 9
10/1
2021
Weight: 9-2  |Age: 8
4/1

Prize Money

1st: £59,400.002nd: £27,885.003rd: £13,948.004th: £6,974.00

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