16:20 Royal Ascot

Tuesday 17 June 2025

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St James's Palace Stakes (Group 1) (Rnd)

Off time: 16:22 | Winning time: 1m 38.41s

1^st

(5)

Field Of Gold

39-2

8/11f

T: J & T GosdenJ: C T Keane

Soon steadied and held up in rear pair, headway and switched left final bend, led going well 2f out, soon quickened clear and drifted right, stayed on well, impressive op 5/6 tchd 4/6

2^nd

3 ½

(1)

Henri Matisse

39-2

4/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore

Held up in rear, headway and switched left over 2f out, bumped over 1f out, soon went 2nd, no impression on winner, stayed on op 7/2

3^rd

3 ¾

(2)

Ruling Court

39-2

4/1

T: C ApplebyJ: W Buick

Sweating, in touch in mid-division, niggled along briefly over 4f out, effort when not much room 2f out, bumped and switched right over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, no impression, kept on op 3/1

4^th

2 ¾

(6)

Rashabar

39-2

25/1

T: B J MeehanJ: S M Levey

Chased leaders, raced keenly, not much room over 2f out, switched left and bumped over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong op 28/1

5^th

(7)

Officer

39-2

20/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: W M Lordan

Led or disputed lead until 2f out, no extra inside final furlong op 28/1

6^th

(4)

Windlord

39-2

80/1

T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy

Led or disputed lead until 4f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong tchd 66/1 and tchd 100/1

7^th

(3)

First Wave

39-2

100/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: D McMonagle

Slowly into stride, held up rear of mid-division, headway on outside 4f out, soon pushed along, weakened over 2f out op 150/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.73Pl:£1.10, £1.30, £1.25EX:£4.80Trifecta:£7.70SF:£3.37Swingers:£1.60, £1.55, £2.15

Forecasts

Field Of Gold (8/11), Henri Matisse (4/1), Ruling Court (4/1), Officer (20/1), Rashabar (25/1), Windlord (80/1), First Wave (100/1)

FIELD OF GOLD allowed Ruling Court first run when finishing half a length behind him in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket. He looked a potentially top-class miler when an easy winner of the Irish version under new rider Colin Keane since and can take his revenge on Godolphin's colt now. French Guineas winner Henri Matisse looks clear best of the rest.