18:10 Royal Ascot

Saturday 21 June 2025

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Queen Alexandra Stakes (Conditions Race) (GBBPlus Race)

Off time: 18:10 | Winning time: 4m 48.04s

(3)

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.

Form: 295451-

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(10)

King Of The Road³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: David Probert| T: B Pauling

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.

Form:

(7)

Samui^p,t⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Colin 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.

Form: 2320-53

(2)

Scottish Anthem^t⁹⁴

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.

Form: 634654-

(9)

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.

Form: 11040-5

(8)

Youthful King^h⁷

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.

Form: 034621

(1)

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.

Form: 0-14623

(6)

Toby Tops^b,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.

Form: 611313

(11)

Wild Waves^h¹⁹

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.

Form: 046-084

Non-Runners

(4)

Tashkhan²⁶⁵

Weight: 9-4| Age: 7

T: B Ellison J: Callum Shepherd

(5)

Paradoxical²¹

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: J Candlish J: Warren Fentiman

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)

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.