15:00 Royal Ascot

Thursday 18 June 2020

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:40

Chesham Stakes (Listed)

Off time: 15:03 | Winning time: 1m 30.62s

1^st

(6)

Battleground

29-3

11/4f

T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore

Chased leaders, shaken up and effort over 2f out, led over 1f out, edged left entering final furlong, stayed on strongly tchd 3/1

2^nd

2 ½

(8)

March Law

29-3

18/1

T: C & M JohnstonJ: S De Sousa

Led, ridden 2f out, edged left and headed over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, stayed on op 28/1

3^rd

1 ¾

(3)

Seattle Rock

28-12

80/1

T: S KirkJ: David Egan

Held up in rear, headway 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, hung badly right to far rail, no impression on winner op 66/1

4^th

1 ¼

(5)

Golden Flame

29-3

5/1

T: C & M JohnstonJ: L Dettori

Chased leader, driven 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong op 4/1

5^th

(2)

Modern News

29-3

4/1

T: C ApplebyJ: W Buick

Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, beaten 1f out, well held inside final 150 yards

6^th

(1)

Bright Devil

29-3

7/1

T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy

Last to break, held up, headway and switched right 2f out, driven and beaten over 1f out, well held inside final furlong op 5/1 tchd 9/2

7^th

2 ¾

(7)

Clarendon Cross

29-3

14/1

T: R HannonJ: P J Dobbs

Chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened op 20/1 tchd 12/1

8^th

6 ½

(9)

First Prophet

29-3

7/2

T: C FellowesJ: James Doyle

Soon restrained towards rear, shaken up and hanging left over 2f out, no impression, well beaten over 1f out op 5/1

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Non-Runners

(4)

Concessions⁹

Weight: 8-12| Age: 2

T: R Hannon J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.70Pl:£1.50, £4.45, £8.70EX:£38.70Trifecta:£560.70Tricast:£3,060.74SF:£50.00Swingers:£8.95, £26.00, £36.40

Forecasts

Battleground (11/4), First Prophet (7/2), Modern News (4/1), Golden Flame (5/1), Bright Devil (7/1), Concessions (8/1), Clarendon Cross (14/1), March Law (18/1), Seattle Rock (80/1)

This looks a strong renewal of the Chesham on paper, with four once-raced winners joined by some equally promising sorts that seem destined to improve markedly. Modern News beat an expensive stablemate on debut at Newmarket and has scope for better for his in-form trainer while the filly Concessions can also build on her Chelmsford win. Battleground didn't win on debut but Aidan O'Brien sends him here and that's notable given his recent Chesham record. Similarly, GOLDEN FLAME was second on debut at Haydock recently but that should prove a great learning aid for him and the Mark Johnston inmate can thrive over this stiff course and with his battling skills already sharpened.

Golden Flame
Modern News
Battleground

Previous Winners

2019

Pinatubo

Weight: 9-3 |Age: 2

J: James Doyle | T: C Appleby

3/1

Prize Money

1st: £23,680.002nd: £8,956.003rd: £4,476.004th: £2,236.00