15:40 Royal Ascot
Wednesday 21 June 2017
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Duke Of Cambridge Stakes (Group 2) (Str)
- 4YO plus | Class 1 | 1m | Good to Firm (Watered) | 14 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 15:44 | Winning time: 1m 38.34s
T: J C RougetJ: Gregory Benoist
Raced near side, held up towards rear and took keen hold, good headway on outside of group over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, 2nd 2f out, led 1f out, ridden and ran on op 15/8
T: M BottiJ: A Kirby
Raced near side, held up, good headway outside of group from 2f out, under pressure, stayed on into 2nd inside final furlong and kept on, not quite pace to reach winner tchd 50/1
T: A FabreJ: M Barzalona
Raced near side, took keen hold, soon steadied rear, good headway when on clear run and switched right over 1f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong, no reach 1st 2 op 10/3 tchd 5/2
T: Sir Michael StouteJ: R L Moore
Overall leader near side, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, no extra and lost 2 places op 4/1 tchd 5/1
T: F DoumenJ: P J McDonald
Slowly into stride, raced near side, held up and behind, good headway on outside of group pressing leaders 2f out, weakened inside final furlong op 50/1
T: J S BolgerJ: K J Manning
Raced near side, chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 20/1
T: R VarianJ: Andrea Atzeni
Mid-division near side, pushed along over 2f out, no headway
T: H MorrisonJ: Jim Crowley
Raced near side, held up towards rear of mid-division, weakened op 20/1
T: J & T GosdenJ: O Peslier
Raced near side, took keen hold, chased leaders, weakened inside final 2f tchd 16/1
T: S KobayashiJ: Aurelien Lemaitre
Chased far side leader until 2f out, led group again inside final furlong, no chance with near side op 50/1
T: E A L DunlopJ: Gavin Lerena
Raced near side, chased leaders, weakened inside final 2f op 100/1
T: C F WallJ: W Buick
Raced in group of 3 in centre, held up, led group 2f out until inside final furlong, never on terms with main group op 9/1
T: M R ChannonJ: Oisin Murphy
Prominent near side, ridden and weakened 2f out op 28/1
T: M R ChannonJ: G Lee
Led centre group trio, never on terms with main group leaders, headed in group 2f out, soon beaten op 100/1
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Laugh Aloud18
Weight: 9-0| Age: 4
T: J & T Gosden J: James Doyle
NR
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(5)
Absolute Blast18
Weight: 9-0| Age: 5
T: A Watson J: Non Runner
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£3.10Pl:£1.40, £11.00, £1.50EX:£97.40Trifecta:£456.90Tricast:£299.44SF:£116.28Swingers:£21.00, £2.70, £27.50
Forecasts
Laugh Aloud (9/4), Qemah (5/2), Usherette (11/4), Smart Call (9/2), Mix And Mingle (8/1), Pirouette (14/1), Greta G (14/1), Turret Rocks (16/1), Dawn Of Hope (33/1), Opal Tiara (33/1), Aljazzi (40/1), Aim To Please (40/1), Furia Cruzada (66/1), Absolute Blast (66/1), Same Jurisdiction (125/1), Summer Icon (150/1)
LAUGH ALOUD is still progressing and it would be no surprise to see her in the mix after an easy win at Epsom last time. Usherette will do well to win back-to-back renewals of this after some uninspiring performances but she can't be dismissed if she can find her form again. Mick Channon does well in pattern races with his fillies and he saddles Opal Tiara who still appears to be on an upward curve and ran a fine race in Meydan earlier this year in similar conditions.
- Laugh Aloud
- Usherette
- Opal Tiara
Prize Money
1st: £114,271.002nd: £43,322.003rd: £21,681.004th: £10,800.005th: £5,420.006th: £2,720.00
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