16:15 Royal Ascot

Thursday 17 June 2021

All14:3015:0515:4016:1517:0017:3518:10

Gold Cup (Group 1) (British Champions Series)

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 4m 20.28s

1^st

(4)

Subjectivist

49-1

13/2

T: C & M JohnstonJ: J Fanning

Pressed leader, led over 3f out, soon kicked clear off final bend, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, readily op 11/2

2^nd

(5)

Princess Zoe

68-13

28/1

T: A MullinsJ: J M Sheridan

Pushed along leaving stalls, soon held up rear of mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, headway and switched right from final bend, went 2nd 2f out, edged left over 1f out, unable to make any impression on winner, stayed on op 33/1

3^rd

(6)

Spanish Mission

59-2

7/1

T: A M BaldingJ: W Buick

Held up towards rear, raced keenly, started raced keenly on downhill run about 12f out, headway over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, 3rd final furlong, no impression on winner, stayed on

4^th

1 ¾

(8)

Stradivarius

79-2

5/6f

T: J & T GosdenJ: L Dettori

Held up rear of mid-division, not clear run and hampered 3f out, soon switched left, closed and switched right over 2f out, edged right and 3rd over 1f out, 4th and held inside final 150 yards, never any impression on winner op 4/5

5^th

(13)

Emperor Of The Sun

49-1

16/1

T: Donnacha O'BrienJ: Gavin Ryan

Raced wide early, held up towards rear, some headway and switched left over 2f out, 6th and no impression over 1f out, went well held 5th inside final furlong tchd 18/1

6^th

(9)

Nayef Road

59-2

50/1

T: C & M JohnstonJ: B A Curtis

Raced wide early, chased leaders on outside 3f, settled in touch in mid-division after, closed 5f out, ridden 3f out, driven in 2nd over 2f out, 5th and no extra over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 66/1

7^th

3 ¾

(11)

Santiago

49-1

11/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: Seamie Heffernan

Held up towards rear, headway when hampered just over 2f out, no impression, well beaten over 1f out op 16/1

8^th

(3)

Serpentine

49-1

11/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore

Mid-division, closed on outside over 4f out, lost place over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

9^th

3 ¾

(7)

Twilight Payment

89-2

16/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: Tom Marquand

Prominent over 3f, chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, lost place over 2f out, weakened over 1f out tchd 18/1

10^th

(1)

Rip Van Lips

59-2

66/1

T: A SuboricsJ: James Doyle

Chased leaders on inside, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

11^th

(2)

Amhran Na Bhfiann

49-1

40/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: Wayne Lordan

Led, ridden and headed over 3f out, lost place over 2f out, soon weakened

12^th

(12)

Ben Lilly

49-1

150/1

T: D H BrownJ: G Lee

Held up in rear, ridden and lost touch over 6f out, tailed off

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Non-Runners

(10)

Trueshan⁴²

Weight: 9-2| Age: 5

T: A King J: Hollie Doyle

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.95Pl:£1.60, £6.90, £2.15EX:£152.60Trifecta:£1,119.80Tricast:£1,318.72SF:£179.09Swingers:£26.00, £6.90, £24.35

Forecasts

Stradivarius (5/6), Subjectivist (13/2), Spanish Mission (7/1), Trueshan (8/1), Santiago (11/1), Serpentine (11/1), Emperor Of The Sun (16/1), Twilight Payment (16/1), Princess Zoe (28/1), Amhran Na Bhfiann (40/1), Nayef Road (50/1), Rip Van Lips (66/1), Ben Lilly (150/1)

STRADIVARIUS has dominated this division since 2018 and went with all his usual zest when winning the Sagaro here on his return. He can emulate the mighty Yeats and land a fourth Gold Cup. Subjectivist and Trueshan look the chief dangers.

STRADIVARIUS (IRE)
SUBJECTIVIST
TRUESHAN (FR)

Previous Winners

2020

Stradivarius

Weight: 9-2 |Age: 6

J: L Dettori | T: J & T Gosden

4/5

Prize Money

1st: £213,017.002nd: £80,759.003rd: £40,417.004th: £20,134.005th: £10,104.006th: £5,070.00