14:30 Royal Ascot

Thursday 19 June 2025

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Norfolk Stakes (Group 2)

Off time: 14:31 | Winning time: 58.87s

1^st

(15)

Charles Darwin

29-3

8/13f

T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore

Made virtually all, ridden and pressed over 1f out, quickened clear inside final furlong, stayed on strongly, readily op 4/6

2^nd

2 ¼

(3)

Wise Approach

29-3

10/1

T: C ApplebyJ: W Buick

Towards rear of mid-division, closed from 2f out, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on, went 2nd close home, no impression on winner op 11/1

3^rd

(7)

Sandal's Song

29-3

9/1

T: George WeaverJ: James McDonald

Prominent, every chance over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home op 8/1 tchd 15/2 and tchd 11/1

4^th

(2)

Ameeq

29-3

100/1

T: K A RyanJ: K Stott

Prominent, every chance 2f out, lost 3rd and no extra well inside final furlong op 125/1

5^th

(6)

Comical Point

29-3

22/1

T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy

Held up in mid-division, hung right over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders op 18/1

6^th

1 ½

(5)

Afjan

29-3

7/1

T: H F DevinJ: Alexis Pouchin

In touch in mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, driven over 1f out, edged left, stayed on same pace inside final furlong tchd 15/2

7^th

nse

(4)

Graft

29-3

50/1

T: Mrs J SoudanJ: K Shoemark

In touch in mid-division, effort over 2f out, stayed on same pace and no impression final furlong op 40/1

8^th

(9)

Naval Light

29-3

14/1

T: K R BurkeJ: James Doyle

Slowly away, towards rear, driven over 1f out, switched right and headway inside final furlong, kept on, never on terms

9^th

(8)

Irish Fighter

29-3

50/1

T: I Mohammed & J SantosJ: S De Sousa

Towards rear, ridden and behind over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous tchd 66/1

10^th

(13)

First Legion

29-3

11/1

T: R HannonJ: Shane Foley

Slowly away, held up in mid-division, ridden and switched left over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, kept on, never dangerous op 12/1 and tchd 14/1

11^th

(16)

Clear Force

29-3

33/1

T: K R BurkeJ: C Lee

Prominent, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, soon edged right, weakened inside final furlong

12^th

(14)

Lil Brother

29-3

66/1

T: P AttwaterJ: T E Whelan

Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, edged right and lost place 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

13^th

1 ½

(10)

Hey Tru Blue

29-3

33/1

T: G BougheyJ: Billy Loughnane

Slowly away, always towards rear

14^th

(12)

Exclamation

29-3

100/1

T: G HarrisJ: Finley Marsh

Chased leaders, not much room and lost place over 3f out, well beaten over 1f out op 80/1

15^th

(11)

Star Material

29-3

66/1

T: A KeatleyJ: Connor Beasley

Prominent, outpaced over 2f out, well beaten from over 1f out op 80/1

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Non-Runners

(1)

London Boy¹⁰

Weight: 9-3| Age: 2

T: Raphael Freire J: D Egan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.62Pl:£1.25, £3.00, £2.60EX:£12.20Trifecta:£76.00Tricast:£40.62SF:£7.89Swingers:£4.85, £4.30, £11.30

Forecasts

Charles Darwin (8/13), Afjan (7/1), Sandal's Song (9/1), Wise Approach (10/1), First Legion (11/1), Naval Light (14/1), Comical Point (22/1), London Boy (25/1), Clear Force (33/1), Hey Tru Blue (33/1), Graft (50/1), Irish Fighter (50/1), Lil Brother (66/1), Star Material (66/1), Ameeq (100/1), Exclamation (100/1)

CHARLES DARWIN posted an outstanding timefigure in seeing off a trio of newcomers at Naas and is very much the one to beat on that form, even before factoring in the potential for further improvement. Naval Light and Afjan both strike as the types to improve markedly from their debuts, so they look most interesting of the opposition.

CHARLES DARWIN (IRE)
NAVAL LIGHT
AFJAN (FR)

Previous Winners

2024

Shareholder

Weight: 9-3 |Age: 2

J: James Doyle | T: K R Burke

12/1

Prize Money

1st: £85,065.002nd: £32,250.003rd: £16,140.004th: £8,040.005th: £4,035.006th: £2,025.00