16:20 Royal Ascot
Tuesday 17 June 2025
All14:3015:0515:4016:2017:0017:3518:10
St James's Palace Stakes (Group 1) (Rnd)
- 3YO only  |  Class 1  |  7f 213y  |  Good to Firm (Good in places)  |  7 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 16:22Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 1m 38.41s
T:Â J & T GosdenJ:Â Colin Keane
Soon steadied and held up in rear pair, headway and switched left final bend, led going well 2f out, soon quickened clear and drifted right, stayed on well, impressive op 5/6 tchd 4/6
T:Â A P O'BrienJ:Â R L Moore
Held up in rear, headway and switched left over 2f out, bumped over 1f out, soon went 2nd, no impression on winner, stayed on op 7/2
T:Â C ApplebyJ:Â W Buick
Sweating, in touch in mid-division, niggled along briefly over 4f out, effort when not much room 2f out, bumped and switched right over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, no impression, kept on op 3/1
T:Â B J MeehanJ:Â S M Levey
Chased leaders, raced keenly, not much room over 2f out, switched left and bumped over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong op 28/1
T:Â A P O'BrienJ:Â Wayne Lordan
Led or disputed lead until 2f out, no extra inside final furlong op 28/1
T:Â A M BaldingJ:Â Oisin Murphy
Led or disputed lead until 4f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong tchd 66/1 and tchd 100/1
T:Â A P O'BrienJ:Â Dylan Browne McMonagle
Slowly into stride, held up rear of mid-division, headway on outside 4f out, soon pushed along, weakened over 2f out op 150/1
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£1.73Pl:£1.10, £1.30, £1.25EX:£4.80Trifecta:£7.70SF:£3.37Swingers:£1.60, £1.55, £2.15
Forecasts
Field Of Gold (8/11), Henri Matisse (4/1), Ruling Court (4/1), Officer (20/1), Rashabar (25/1), Windlord (80/1), First Wave (100/1)
FIELD OF GOLD allowed Ruling Court first run when finishing half a length behind him in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket. He looked a potentially top-class miler when an easy winner of the Irish version under new rider Colin Keane since and can take his revenge on Godolphin's colt now. French Guineas winner Henri Matisse looks clear best of the rest.
- FIELD OF GOLD (IRE)
- RULING COURT (USA)
- HENRI MATISSE (IRE)
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £368,615.002nd: £139,750.003rd: £69,940.004th: £34,840.005th: £17,485.006th: £8,775.00
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