17:35 Royal Ascot

Thursday 17 June 2021

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

King George V Stakes (Handicap)

Off time: 17:38 | Winning time: 2m 32.39s

1^st

(17)

Surefire

38-9

5/1

T: R M BeckettJ: H Crouch

Held up towards rear on outside, pushed along over 3f out, switched left final bend, headway on outside over 2f out, hung right over 1f out, edged right and led inside final furlong, held on

2^nd

(11)

Sir Lamorak

39-7

4/1f

T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore

Held up in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, just held op 7/2

3^rd

(21)

Parachute

38-9

16/1

T: E WalkerJ: Tom Marquand

Wide early, prominent, challenged over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon edged left, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish tchd 14/1

4^th

(10)

Siskany

39-3

15/2

T: C ApplebyJ: W Buick

Chased leaders, bumped and pushed left over 1f out, held final 75 yards, kept on op 11/2

5^th

(15)

Military Mission

38-9

18/1

T: H PalmerJ: Oisin Murphy

Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, switched left over 1f out, not clear run inside final furlong, ran on well op 22/1

6^th

(2)

Nagano

39-1

12/1

T: R VarianJ: David Egan

Chased leaders, pushed along briefly 8f out, switched left and slightly outpaced over 2f out, rallied and carried right over 1f out, soon badly hampered, unable to recover op 9/1

7^th

1 ½

(7)

First Light

38-11

17/2

T: J & T GosdenJ: L Dettori

Made most until over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong op 8/1 tchd 9/1

8^th

(8)

Marshall Plan

38-11

16/1

T: J & T GosdenJ: R Havlin

Tracked leaders, switched left over 1f out, unable to pick up, stayed on same pace op 28/1

9^th

(1)

Tashkhan

38-7

18/1

T: B EllisonJ: Ben Robinson

Ridden away from stalls, chased leaders on inside, outpaced over 2f out, kept on without threatening inside final furlong op 14/1

10^th

(6)

Just Fine

38-12

28/1

T: Sir Michael StouteJ: R Kingscote

Prominent, driven over 2f out, unable to quicken from over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong op 33/1

11^th

(13)

Francesco Guardi

38-12

100/1

T: J FergusonJ: Daniel Muscutt

Steadied start, took keen hold held up towards rear, kept on final furlong, never dangerous tchd 66/1

12^th

(16)

Sir William Bruce

38-11

22/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: Seamie Heffernan

Steadied start, held up in rear, some progress over 1f out, no impression op 33/1

13^th

(3)

Soapy Stevens

38-8

20/1

T: C & M JohnstonJ: F Norton

Slowly into stride, mid-division, no impression from over 2f out op 16/1

14^th

(22)

Too Friendly

38-9

40/1

T: George ScottJ: Callum Shepherd

Wide early, mid-division, headway over 3f out, lost place over 1f out op 50/1 tchd 66/1

15^th

3 ¾

(14)

Act Of Wisdom

38-13

25/1

T: C ApplebyJ: James Doyle

Held up in mid-division, some headway over 2f out, no impression

16^th

(5)

San Martino

38-9

100/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: Wayne Lordan

Pushed away from stalls, always behind

17^th

(9)

Kondo Isami

38-11

17/2

T: C & M JohnstonJ: B A Curtis

Pushed away from stalls, towards rear, well beaten over 2f out op 12/1

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Non-Runners

(20)

Lord Protector³⁵

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: R M Beckett J: Rob Hornby

(19)

Surrey Gold³⁴

Weight: 8-8| Age: 3

T: H Morrison J: Jason Watson

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.55Pl:£2.20, £1.85, £5.70EX:£35.00Trifecta:£631.40Tricast:£303.55SF:£22.78Swingers:£6.95, £20.85, £19.90

Forecasts

Sir Lamorak (4/1), Surefire (5/1), Siskany (15/2), First Light (17/2), Kondo Isami (17/2), Lord Protector (10/1), Surrey Gold (10/1), Nagano (12/1), Parachute (16/1), Marshall Plan (16/1), Military Mission (18/1), Tashkhan (18/1), Soapy Stevens (20/1), Sir William Bruce (22/1), Act Of Wisdom (25/1), Just Fine (28/1), Too Friendly (40/1), Francesco Guardi (100/1), San Martino (100/1)

Always one of the hottest 3-y-o handicaps of the season. FIRST LIGHT routed his field at Ripon last time and gets a narrow vote to make a successful transition to handicap company. A step up to 1½m will suit Nagano and he heads the many dangers along with Ralph Beckett pair Surefire and Lord Protector. Mark Johnston has an excellent record in this so Kondo Isami is also a must for the shortlist.

FIRST LIGHT
NAGANO
SUREFIRE

Previous Winners

2020

Hukum

Weight: 8-11 |Age: 3

J: Jim Crowley | T: Owen Burrows

12/1

Prize Money

1st: £35,100.002nd: £16,478.003rd: £8,242.004th: £4,121.00