15:05 Royal Ascot

Wednesday 16 June 2021

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Queen's Vase (Group 2)

Off time: 15:06 | Winning time: 3m 4.02s

(13)

Arturo Toscanini^t²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 105

8/1

Impressive debut winner who proved a different proposition to his reappearance when second in Gallinule Stakes at the Curragh (10f) 24 days ago. Will be suited at least 1½m and not taken lightly.

Form: 1-82

(7)

Benaud^t³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Colin Keane| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 97

25/1

Won his final start at 2 yrs and improved again after 7 months off/gelding operation to follow up in 1¼m Naas minor event on return. Will stay beyond 1¼m and likely to progress further.

Form: 57041-1

(1)

Dancing King¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: S De Sousa| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 97

8/1

In rampant mood since returning this year, completing 4-timer in 7-runner handicap (14.5f) at Doncaster 11 days ago, suited by increase in trip. Further progress by no means out of the question.

Form: 73-1111

(2)

Dirham Emirati³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Tom Marquand| T: D M Simcock| OR: 80

150/1

Confirmed debut promise when readily landing a 5-runner novice (11/8) at Newcastle (12.4f) in March. Ran creditably under a penalty at Thirsk last month but surely flying too high here.

Form: 513

(10)

Golden Flame⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: A Kirby| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 91| D

25/1

Made the most of a good opportunity when making all in 11.6f maiden at Bath in April. Not hard pressed to follow up on Chelmsford handicap debut and could have more to offer at this trip.

Form: 523-211

(3)

Kemari¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby

15/2

Runner-up to a high-class prospect on debut and went one better in impressive fashion in 11.5f maiden at Yarmouth 19 days ago. Sure to stay at least 1½m and should do better still.

Form: 21

(9)

Law Of The Sea^p1⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: James Doyle| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 95

16/1

Son of Golden Horn who improved by the run first 3 starts, readily bagging 1m4f novices at Kempton and Leicester. Reported to have been coughing when well beaten last time. Cheekpieces on first time.

Form: 4-116

(6)

Pied Piper^p1²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 86

80/1

Improved to get off the mark at the third attempt in 1¼m maiden at Newbury in October. However, he hasn't looked straightforward both starts back this season. Tried in a change of headgear.

Form: 621-23

(14)

Recovery Run³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding| OR: 103

40/1

Useful juvenile but not at his best either start this season. Up in trip with bit to prove.

Form: 1212-95

(4)

Ruling¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Oisin Murphy| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 104

12/1

Promising maiden who showed much-improved form when third in 1½m listed race at Leopardstown (good) 13 days ago. Looks sure to progress again, so in the mix.

Form: 4-23

(12)

Stowell^t1⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: L Dettori| T: J & T Gosden| C

12/1

Big eyecatcher on debut and confirmed that promise when prevailing in 3-runner maiden here (12f) 40 days ago. Wears first-time tongue tie and seems sure to go on to better things.

Form: 21

(8)

Taipan^b1²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 103| BF

8/1

An expensive son of Frankel who make a successful debut in good style at Naas in November. Just respectable efforts up in grade this term but first-time blinkers could sharpen him up from the stalls.

Form: 1-354

(5)

Wordsworth^t³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 103| BF

10/3

Confirmed debut promise in a tongue tie with victory in 21-runner maiden at the Curragh in April. Edged out only by a lesser-fancied stablemate in Navan listed race since and open to more progress.

Form: 2-12

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 15p in the pound

Non-Runners

(15)

Kyprios³⁹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: A P O'Brien J: Seamie Heffernan

(11)

Zinc White²⁷

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: O Greenall & J Guerriero J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Wordsworth (10/3), Kyprios (9/2), Kemari (15/2), Taipan (8/1), Arturo Toscanini (8/1), Dancing King (8/1), Stowell (12/1), Ruling (12/1), Law Of The Sea (16/1), Benaud (25/1), Golden Flame (25/1), Zinc White (25/1), Recovery Run (40/1), Pied Piper (80/1), Dirham Emirati (150/1)

WORDSWORTH has made a highly-promising start to his career and is very much the type to go on improving now tackling 1¾m being a full brother to St Leger winner Kew Gardens, so he's taken to continue his trainer’s domination of this race. Ruling looks the sort to progress again, while Dancing King and Arturo Toscanini are other credible rivals.