16:20 Royal Ascot

Thursday 22 June 2023

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

Gold Cup (Group 1) (British Champions Series)

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 4m 20.97s

1^st

(9)

Courage Mon Ami

49-3

15/2

T: J & T GosdenJ: L Dettori

Wore hood to post, held up off the pace in last trio, headway on inside chasing leaders over 2f out, angled out and went 2nd over 1f out, sustained challenge inside final furlong, led final 110 yards, well on top towards finish op 6/1

2^nd

(12)

Coltrane

69-4

11/4f

T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy

Held up in mid-division, headway on inside chasing leaders over 3f out, angled out turning in, went 2nd 2f out, ridden to lead inside final 2f, strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed and no extra final 110 yards op 3/1 tchd 5/2

3^rd

3 ¾

(11)

Subjectivist

69-4

9/2

T: C JohnstonJ: J Fanning

Raced kenely, led after 11/2f, went clear halfway, reduced lead 5f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, lost 2nd 2f out, chased leaders, plugged on gamely inside final furlong to hold 3rd op 7/1

4^th

(3)

Emily Dickinson

49-0

11/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore

Ta,rcked leaders in 3rd, edged left 2f out, soon ridden, unable to quicken over 1f out, plugged on pressing for modest 3rd op 10/1

5^th

(4)

Nate The Great

79-4

50/1

T: A M BaldingJ: Harry Davies

Held up in mid-division, headway out wide and hung right over 2f out, soon ridden, hampered entering final 2f, plugged on but never dangerous tchd 66/1

6^th

1 ¼

(6)

Yibir

59-4

8/1

T: C ApplebyJ: W Buick

Started slowly, held up well in rear, plugged on past weakening rivals inside final furlong, never involved tchd 9/1

7^th

(10)

Eldar Eldarov

49-3

6/1

T: R VarianJ: David Egan

Held up off the pace in last trio, never involved op 5/1

8^th

(7)

Echoes In Rain

79-1

10/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Tom Marquand

Held up in mid-division on inside, angled out turning in, chasing leaders when hampered 2f out, weakened final furlong op 12/1

9^th

1 ¾

(2)

Lone Eagle

59-4

22/1

T: R M BeckettJ: Rossa Ryan

Raced keenly and led over 1f, tracked leader when went clear halfway, closer 5f out, led over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, lost 2nd over 1f out, soon weakened tchd 25/1

10^th

2 ½

(14)

Broome

79-4

12/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: Wayne Lordan

Held up off the pace in 4th, pushed along out wide home turn, soon ridden and outpaced, weakening when slightly hampered inside final 2f

11^th

(13)

Big Call

69-4

40/1

T: C FerlandJ: S Pasquier

Off the pace in last pair, never involved tchd 33/1

12^th

(5)

Wise Eagle

69-4

28/1

T: A NicolJ: D Tudhope

Held up off the pace in 5th on inside, weakened quickly 3f out, soon behind and eased, tailed off op 22/1

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Non-Runners

(1)

Tashkhan⁵³

Weight: 9-4| Age: 5

T: B Ellison J: James Doyle

(8)

Trueshan⁵⁰

Weight: 9-4| Age: 7

T: A King J: Hollie Doyle

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.95Pl:£3.25, £1.40, £2.00EX:£44.40Trifecta:£321.10Tricast:£107.09SF:£27.64Swingers:£7.00, £13.60, £4.65

Forecasts

Coltrane (11/4), Subjectivist (9/2), Eldar Eldarov (6/1), Courage Mon Ami (15/2), Yibir (8/1), Echoes In Rain (10/1), Emily Dickinson (11/1), Broome (12/1), Trueshan (20/1), Lone Eagle (22/1), Wise Eagle (28/1), Big Call (40/1), Nate The Great (50/1), Tashkhan (50/1)

ELDAR ELDAROV relished the emphasis on stamina when winning the St Leger last season and again did his best work at the finish when a close second in the Yorkshire Cup last time. Still with fewer miles on the clock than most in this field, he's taken to gain a second Royal Ascot success at the chief expense of the much-improved Coltrane, who has to be viewed positively after a tidy success in the Sagaro. 2021 winner Subjectivist and relatively unexposed Emily Dickinson complete the shortlist.

ELDAR ELDAROV
COLTRANE (IRE)
SUBJECTIVIST

Previous Winners

2022

Kyprios

Weight: 9-3 |Age: 4

J: R L Moore | T: A P O'Brien

13/8

Prize Money

1st: £340,260.002nd: £129,000.003rd: £64,560.004th: £32,160.005th: £16,140.006th: £8,100.00