17:00 Royal Ascot

Tuesday 17 June 2025

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

Ascot Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 4m 24.63s

1^st

(6)

Ascending

69-7

20/1

T: H De BromheadJ: W J Lee

Held up in mid-division, switched left and headway over 3f out, led over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, held on tchd 25/1

2^nd

(20)

Nurburgring

59-5

16/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: C T Keane

Mid-division, closed from over 6f out, ridden 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on well, just held

3^rd

(16)

Comfort Zone

69-5

33/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: Tom Marquand

In touch in mid-division, switched left and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish tchd 28/1

4^th

(17)

Leinster

49-4

25/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: D McMonagle

Prominent, took keen hold, wide early, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, no extra close home op 22/1 tchd 18/1

5^th

(5)

Divine Comedy

79-11

28/1

T: Harry EustaceJ: David Probert

Held up in mid-division, not clear run when headway over 2f out, not clear run and switched left over 1f out, not much room inside final furlong, kept on, went 5th last strides op 25/1

6^th

nse

(18)

East India Dock

49-8

18/5

T: James OwenJ: James Doyle

Broke well, prominent, pushed along over 2f out, driven and every chance over 1f out, held up inside final furlong, kept on op 4/1 tchd 7/2

7^th

(13)

Align The Stars

49-10

66/1

T: C JohnstonJ: J Fanning

Prominent, not clear run over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong

8^th

(11)

Alphonse Le Grande

69-5

15/2

T: A J MartinJ: J P Spencer

Held up in rear, headway when not clear run over 2f out, soon switched left, troubled passage after until inside final furlong, never had chance to get on terms op 12/1 tchd 16/1

9^th

(1)

Reaching High

49-5

11/4f

T: W P MullinsJ: R L Moore

Mid-division on inside, not clear from over 2f out until over 1f out, closed but never had chance to get on terms and eased well inside final furlong tchd 3/1

10^th

(12)

San Salvador

99-11

125/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: H J Horgan (5)

Held up towards rear, not much room over 2f out, headway over 1f out, never going pace to trouble leaders

11^th

2 ½

(14)

Feigning Madness

49-9

50/1

T: R M BeckettJ: Hector Crouch

Held up in rear, pushed along and outpaced on outside over 2f out, no threat after op 66/1

12^th

1 ½

(7)

Mr Hampstead

49-2

25/1

T: Raphael FreireJ: D Egan

Mid-division, switched left final bend, never really threatened, well held final furlong op 16/1

13^th

2 ¼

(9)

Artistic Star

59-12

66/1

T: R M BeckettJ: Jack Dace (7)

Prominent, outpaced 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out

14^th

(19)

Dawn Rising

89-12

28/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: D P McDonogh

Switched right soon after start, held up in rear, switched left and ridden over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, never involved tchd 33/1

15^th

2 ¼

(4)

Manxman

59-7

11/1

T: S & E CrisfordJ: S D Bowen

Tracked leaders, not much room and switched right over 2f out, soon lost place, well beaten over 1f out op 10/1

16^th

3 ¼

(2)

Woot City

89-3

40/1

T: F ChappetJ: S Pasquier

Slowly away, always towards rear tchd 33/1

17^th

(10)

Poniros

49-2

3/1

T: W P MullinsJ: W Buick

Held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, well beaten final 2f, tailed off op 5/2 tchd 10/3

18^th

(15)

Liari

59-7

33/1

T: M L W BellJ: K Shoemark

Soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased, tailed off

19^th

(8)

Zoffee

99-6

40/1

T: H PalmerJ: Oisin Murphy

Rear of mid-division, not clear run over 2f out, soon well beaten, eased, tailed off tchd 33/1

20^th

1 ¾

(3)

Saturn

59-5

50/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: S Foley

Held up in touch in mid-division, lost place over 2f out, tailed off op 40/1 tchd 66/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£26.85Pl:£6.70, £7.15, £8.40EX:£665.70Trifecta:£11,658.00Tricast:£10,130.96SF:£309.82Swingers:£89.60, £120.50, £85.10

Forecasts

Reaching High (11/4), Poniros (3/1), East India Dock (18/5), Alphonse Le Grande (15/2), Manxman (11/1), Nurburgring (16/1), Ascending (20/1), Leinster (25/1), Mr Hampstead (25/1), Divine Comedy (28/1), Dawn Rising (28/1), Comfort Zone (33/1), Liari (33/1), Woot City (40/1), Zoffee (40/1), Feigning Madness (50/1), Saturn (50/1), Align The Stars (66/1), Artistic Star (66/1), San Salvador (125/1)

No shortage of potential players in a cracking renewal with REACHING HIGH selected to come out on top. He made a very solid start for Willie Mullins when finding only one ridden more prominently too good on return at Leopardstown (12f) 32 days ago and, completely unexposed over marathon trips, he's of firm interest again. Poniros was a remarkable winner of the Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham in March and also needs factoring in. Chester Cup winner East India Dock and Manxman are others to consider.