Virgin Bet Celebration Mile Stakes (Group 2)

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 1m 36.80s

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Odds

Ice Max

7/1, 13/2, 6/1, 11/2, 5/1, 9/2

5/1

Make Me King

3/1, 16/5, 10/3, 16/5, 3/1, 16/5, 10/3, 3/1, 11/4

5/2

Persica

10/3, 3/1, 10/3, 3/1, 10/3

7/2

Arisaig

11/1, 10/1, 11/1

12/1

Jonquil

3/1, 11/4

3/1

Saqqara Sands

5/1, 11/2, 6/1, 13/2, 7/1, 15/2, 17/2

8/1

SP Book Percentage 111.26

Non-Runners

(4)

Balmacara⁷¹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: Eve Johnson Houghton J: Charles Bishop

Forecasts

Make Me King (5/2), Jonquil (3/1), Persica (7/2), Ice Max (5/1), Saqqara Sands (8/1), Arisaig (12/1), Balmacara (25/1)

PERSICA is a dual Group 3 winner already this season and was far from disgraced in a German Group 1 last month. He's taken to make a breakthrough at Group 2 level and is narrowly preferred to Jonquil, whose second in the French 2000 Guineas represents the strongest form on offer, though he needs to get back on track having lost his way a little since then. Most of the others have claims, notably Make Me King who was better than ever when winning a shade cosily in listed company last time.