16:20 Royal Ascot

Thursday 16 June 2022

All14:3015:0515:4016:2017:0017:3518:10

Gold Cup (Group 1) (British Champions Series)

Off time: 16:22 | Winning time: 4m 26.52s

1^st

(5)

Kyprios

49-3

13/8f

T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore

Held up in mid-division, good headway out wide tracking leaders over 2f out, led inside final 2f, ridden and hung right to inside rail over 1f out, driven and pressed inside final furlong, stayed on strongly to assert final 100 yards

2^nd

(7)

Mojo Star

49-3

15/2

T: R HannonJ: Rossa Ryan

Held up off the pace in last trio, headway out wide 2f out, ridden and went 2nd over 1f out, strong challenge inside final furlong, found no extra and held final 100 yards op 10/1

3^rd

(2)

Stradivarius

89-4

2/1

T: J & T GosdenJ: L Dettori

Led by rider part of way to start, waited with in 6th on inside, rider looking for room from over 2f out, not clear run and angled out just inside final 2f, stayed on into 3rd over 1f out, ridden and battled on gamely towards finish, always held

4^th

(8)

Burning Victory

69-1

18/1

T: W P MullinsJ: W Buick

Steadied rear, good headway on inside 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on same pace in 4th inside final furlong

5^th

3 ½

(6)

Tashkhan

49-3

25/1

T: B EllisonJ: Ben Robinson

Tracked leader after 1f, led over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, hung right and lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 22/1

6^th

1 ¾

(4)

Princess Zoe

79-1

13/2

T: A MullinsJ: J M Sheridan

Tracked leaders out wide, challenged 2f out, soon ridden and carried right, weakened over 1f out op 6/1

7^th

1 ¼

(3)

Bubble Smart

59-1

33/1

T: M DelzanglesJ: G Mosse

Tracked leaders in 3rd on inside, pushed along turning in, ridden and weakened 2f out tchd 28/1

8^th

(1)

Alignak

69-4

100/1

T: J A OsborneJ: Saffie Osborne

Wore hood to post, slowly into stride, held up in last pair and bit keen, closer on inside 4f out, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and beaten inside final 2f op 80/1

9^th

(10)

Earlofthecotswolds

89-4

40/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Liam Keniry

Led after 1f, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon outpaced and weakened quickly op 33/1

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Non-Runners

(9)

Trueshan⁷¹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 6

T: A King J: Hollie Doyle

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.63Pl:£1.15, £2.50, £1.25EX:£12.60Trifecta:£42.50Tricast:£24.51SF:£13.61Swingers:£3.90, £1.95, £4.65

Forecasts

Kyprios (13/8), Stradivarius (2/1), Trueshan (5/1), Princess Zoe (13/2), Mojo Star (15/2), Burning Victory (18/1), Tashkhan (25/1), Bubble Smart (33/1), Earlofthecotswolds (40/1), Alignak (100/1)

KYPRIOS has looked a stayer of serious potential in Ireland this spring and is taken to improve past more-established pair Stradivarius and Princess Zoe and provide his trainer with an eighth success in the meeting showpiece. Tashkhan will relish this return to 2½m and is one who could go well at likely bigger odds, while Trueshan will be major player if turning out (reportedly unlikely to run if the ground stays good to firm).

KYPRIOS (IRE)
STRADIVARIUS (IRE)
PRINCESS ZOE (GER)

Previous Winners

2021

Subjectivist

Weight: 9-1 |Age: 4

J: J Fanning | T: C & M Johnston

13/2

Prize Money

1st: £283,550.002nd: £107,500.003rd: £53,800.004th: £26,800.005th: £13,450.006th: £6,750.00