15:05 Royal Ascot

Thursday 22 June 2023

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

King George V Stakes (Heritage Handicap)

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 2m 29.56s

1^st

(21)

Desert Hero

38-13

18/1

T: W J HaggasJ: Tom Marquand

Off the pace towards rear, headway chasing leaders when not clear run and switched right over 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead final 100 yards

2^nd

(8)

Valiant King

38-11

7/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: Oisin Murphy

Off the pace towards rear, headway out wide chasing leaders over 2f out, not clear run and switched right inside final 2f, went 2nd and stayed on final 100 yards, always just held op 15/2

3^rd

1 ¼

(16)

Bertinelli

39-9

6/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore

Held up off the pace towards rear, good headway out wide over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed and no extra in 3rd final 100 yards tchd 13/2

4^th

1 ¾

(22)

Cloudbreaker

38-8

22/1

T: C FellowesJ: K Shoemark

Off the pace in last trio, headway out wide 2f out, soon chasing leaders, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, no extra in 4th final 100 yards op 20/1

5^th

2 ¾

(10)

Perfuse

38-13

4/1f

T: Sir Michael StouteJ: R Kingscote

Chased leaders, headway out wide over 3f out, led 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, weakened final 110 yards

6^th

(13)

Tagabawa

39-2

6/1

T: C ApplebyJ: W Buick

Held up in mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders over 3f out, wide turning in, went 2nd inside final 2f, soon ridden and every chance, lost 2nd 1f out, weakened final 110 yards tchd 11/2

7^th

(4)

Land Legend

38-8

16/1

T: J FergusonJ: Hollie Doyle

Restless in stalls, slowly away and well in rear, headway when not clear run and switched sharply right 2f out, soon hung right and ridden, keeping on when badly hampered and snatched up entering final furlong, not recover op 18/1

8^th

(12)

Wonder Legend

38-13

17/2

T: J FergusonJ: Daniel Muscutt

Chased leaders out wide, led turning in, ridden and headed 2f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened inside final furlong op 9/1

9^th

2 ¼

(5)

Burglar

38-11

15/2

T: J & T GosdenJ: L Dettori

Wore hood to post, towards rear of mid-division, headway chasing leaders out wide over 2f out, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 6/1

10^th

1 ½

(3)

Inquiring Minds

38-8

33/1

T: J & T GosdenJ: Benoit D L Sayette

Off the pace towards rear, headway between horses when hampered 2f out, no chance after

11^th

3 ¼

(1)

Crackovia

38-11

66/1

T: C JohnstonJ: Andrea Atzeni

Mid-division on inside, pushed along and some headway on inside over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f

12^th

2 ¾

(7)

Greysful Storm

38-6

50/1

T: Darryll HollandJ: Jason Watson

Off the pace and always towards rear

13^th

1 ¼

(11)

Struth

39-0

16/1

T: C JohnstonJ: J Fanning

Chased leaders on rail, pushed along 4f out, weakened inside final 3f

14^th

1 ½

(9)

Lieber Power

38-9

100/1

T: A M BaldingJ: Harry Davies (3)

Off the pace and towards rear op 125/1

15^th

(2)

Double March

38-6

50/1

T: S WoodsJ: David Probert

Off the pace and always towards rear op 40/1

16^th

(15)

Duke Of Oxford

38-9

66/1

T: M L W BellJ: Dylan Browne McMonagle

Steadied and switched right start, off the pace towards rear, never on terms

17^th

2 ¾

(14)

Mr Mistoffelees

38-10

40/1

T: H MorrisonJ: S M Levey

Chased leaders, went 2nd halfway, led inside final 3f, ridden and headed turning in, weakened quickly over 2f out, eased when no chance op 50/1

18^th

2 ¾

(18)

Sisyphus Strength

38-8

40/1

T: A M BaldingJ: David Egan

Led and set strong pace, headed 9f out, chased leader until halfway, chased leaders weakened quickly over 2f out op 66/1

19^th

(19)

Davideo

38-11

7/1

T: R M BeckettJ: Rossa Ryan

Soon chasing leader out wide, led 9f out, headed turning in, weakened rapidly, tailed off op 13/2

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Non-Runners

(17)

Gallerist³³

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: F Graffard J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£23.85Pl:£7.30, £2.80, £2.60EX:£264.80Trifecta:£1,990.90Tricast:£881.42SF:£141.96Swingers:£31.85, £32.00, £12.80

Forecasts

Perfuse (4/1), Bertinelli (6/1), Tagabawa (6/1), Valiant King (7/1), Davideo (7/1), Burglar (15/2), Wonder Legend (17/2), Land Legend (16/1), Struth (16/1), Desert Hero (18/1), Gallerist (20/1), Cloudbreaker (22/1), Inquiring Minds (33/1), Mr Mistoffelees (40/1), Sisyphus Strength (40/1), Greysful Storm (50/1), Double March (50/1), Crackovia (66/1), Duke Of Oxford (66/1), Lieber Power (100/1)

Stacks of potential improvers in what is invariably one of the hottest handicaps of the season. WONDER LEGEND gets the nod to gain some compensation for the narrow defeat of the same connections' Deauville Legend in this race last year but there are any number of possible dangers, headed by London Gold Cup winner Bertinelli, who promises to relish the step up to 1½m. Perfuse, Burglar and Davideo also make the shortlist.

WONDER LEGEND (IRE)
BERTINELLI (USA)
PERFUSE

Previous Winners

2022

Secret State

Weight: 9-6 |Age: 3

J: W Buick | T: C Appleby

4/1

Prize Money

1st: £51,540.002nd: £24,170.003rd: £12,090.004th: £6,040.005th: £3,020.006th: £1,510.00