16:20 Royal Ascot
Thursday 21 June 2018
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Gold Cup (Group 1) (British Champions Series)
- 4YO plus | Class 1 | 2m 3f 210y | Good to Firm (Watered) | 9 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 4m 21.08s
T: J & T GosdenJ: L Dettori
Tracked leaders on inside, switched left over 2f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden to lead over 1f out, joined inside final furlong, stayed on strongly to assert final 100 yards op 2/1
T: A De Royer DupreJ: C Soumillon
Held up towards rear, good headway between horses over 2f out, 2nd and every chance 1f out, pressed winner until no extra final 100 yards op 5/1
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: C O'Donoghue
Tracked leader, led narrowly over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong, kept on pressing for 2nd, not pace of winner tchd 16/1
T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore
Bit reluctant going to post, tracked leaders, pushed along over 4f out, ridden and went 2nd over 2f out, every chance until winner quickened on over 1f out, hung right and weakened inside final furlong tchd 6/4
T: A M BaldingJ: Jim Crowley
Held up in 6th, pushed along on outside over 3f out, 5th and no impression when switched left inside final 2f
T: D M SimcockJ: M Harley
Held up in 5th, some headway on outside and hung right from over 2f out, plugged on in 6th and no impression final 2f op 25/1
T: W P MullinsJ: W Buick
Steadied start, held up in rear, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, no chance when slightly hampered inside final 2f, never a factor op 25/1
T: R M BeckettJ: Harry Bentley
Led and set steady pace until halfway, headed over 3f out, ridden and lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f op 40/1
T: D R C ElsworthJ: S De Sousa
Always behind, never a factor, tailed off op 10/1
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£2.60Pl:£1.10, £1.40, £3.40EX:£9.90Trifecta:£64.80Tricast:£84.86SF:£10.22Swingers:£1.70, £3.40, £7.90
Forecasts
Stradivarius (7/4), Order Of St George (7/4), Vazirabad (9/2), Desert Skyline (11/1), Torcedor (14/1), Max Dynamite (20/1), Sheikhzayedroad (33/1), Mount Moriah (33/1), Scotland (50/1)
Stradivarius was impressive when winning the Group 2 Yorkshire Cup on return to action and there's every chance we haven't seen the best of him yet, but ORDER OF ST GEORGE is likely to prove very hard to beat. Aidan O'Brien's charge was only narrowly touched off in this race last year and he was impressive when landing 2016's renewal. Vazirabad isn't one to rule out on his first start in the UK and his performance in the Dubai Gold Cup in March suggest he's as good as ever. If any at the front of the market fail to give their running, Sheikhzayedroad will be doing all his best work in the finish and shouldn't be ruled out for a place.
- Order Of St George
- Vazirabad
- Stradivarius
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £283,550.002nd: £107,500.003rd: £53,800.004th: £26,800.005th: £13,450.006th: £6,750.00
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