16:40 Ascot

Saturday 18 October 2025

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Balmoral Handicap (Sponsored By Qipco) (Str)

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 2  |   1m  |   Good  |   20 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:44  |   Winning time: 1m 39.43s
1st
Horse silk
13
(23)
Crown Of Oaks
38-12
5/1
T: W J HaggasJ: Tom Marquand
Made virtually all, ridden over 1f out, hard pressed final furlong, held on well op 11/2
2nd
Horse silk
nk
1
(2)
Holloway Boy
59-12
16/1
T: K R BurkeJ: C Lee
Held up rear of mid-division, took keen hold, closed over 5f out, driven and every chance over 1f out, stayed on, held close home tchd 18/1
2nd
Horse silk
dh
5
(1)
Ebt's Guard
49-4
10/1
T: W Muir & C GrassickJ: Lewis Edmunds
Held up towards rear of mid-division, headway over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, pressing for 2nd, stayed on, just held op 9/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ½
12
(14)
Shout
38-13
6/1
T: S & E CrisfordJ: Oisin Murphy
Slowly away, soon prominent, ridden over 1f out, held by leaders final 150 yards, kept on op 7/1
5th
Horse silk
nk
2
(8)
Native Warrior
49-11
4/1f
T: K R BurkeJ: James Doyle
Held up towards rear, headway when not clear run over 1f out, soon switched right, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders op 9/2
6th
Horse silk
2
20
(3)
Bopedro
98-10
22/1
T: D O'MearaJ: Mark Winn
Held up and behind, ridden and switched right over 1f out, stayed on, nearest finish op 20/1
7th
Horse silk
nk
19
(10)
Tribal Chief
48-10
16/1
T: D MenuisierJ: S M Levey
Held up towards rear, not much room and switched left over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer
8th
Horse silk
nse
14
(9)
Orandi
78-12
28/1
T: A J MartinJ: D Egan
Disputed lead early, chased leaders, unable to quicken over 1f out, no impression after, kept on op 25/1 tchd 33/1
9th
Horse silk
nk
15
(22)
Oliver Show
58-12
22/1
T: G BougheyJ: Billy Loughnane
Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong op 18/1
10th
Horse silk
nse
17
(6)
Theoryofeverything
58-12
33/1
T: D O'MearaJ: Jason Watson
Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, no extra inside final 100 yards op 28/1
11th
Horse silk
1
16
(20)
Greek Order
58-12
25/1
T: M L W BellJ: Jack Callan (5)
Held up rear of mid-division, some headway over 1f out, never dangerous op 22/1
12th
Horse silk
¾
3
(19)
Godwinson
59-5
25/1
T: W J HaggasJ: Cieren Fallon
Slowly away, soon in touch in mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, no impression from over 1f out, kept on op 22/1
13th
Horse silk
hd
6
(5)
Cerulean Bay
49-3
9/1
T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope
In touch in mid-division, closed 3f out, closed 3f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
14th
Horse silk
1
8
(7)
Great Acclaim
49-2
25/1
T: Eve Johnson HoughtonJ: Charles Bishop
Held up rear of mid-division, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, weakened inside final furlong op 20/1
15th
Horse silk
nk
18
(13)
Bobby Bennu
48-11
22/1
T: R VarianJ: Ray Dawson
In touch in mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out tchd 25/1
16th
Horse silk
½
10
(11)
Fifth Column
39-1
12/1
T: J & T GosdenJ: W Buick
Chased leaders, not much room and lost place over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
17th
Horse silk
¾
11
(21)
Hafeet Alain
99-0
50/1
T: E WalkerJ: Ashley Lewis (5)
Disputed lead early, prominent, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out
18th
Horse silk
hd
9
(4)
Arisaig
49-1
14/1
T: C JohnstonJ: J P Spencer
Held up in rear, not much room over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, never dangerous tchd 16/1
19th
Horse silk
1 ¼
4
(18)
Witch Hunter
69-5
28/1
T: R HannonJ: Joe Leavy
Slowly away, in rear, ridden and struggling over 2f out tchd 25/1
20th
Horse silk
1 ½
7
(17)
Golden Mind
49-2
33/1
T: R A FaheyJ: Warren Fentiman (5)
Held up rear of mid-division, ridden and struggling over 2f out, soon behind tchd 40/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.55Pl:£2.85, £3.85, £4.10EX:£50.30, £46.60Trifecta:£492.60Tricast:£404.53SF:£25.28Swingers:£16.25, £19.05, £12.00

Forecasts

Native Warrior (4/1), Crown Of Oaks (5/1), Shout (6/1), Cerulean Bay (9/1), Ebt's Guard (10/1), Fifth Column (12/1), Arisaig (14/1), Holloway Boy (16/1), Tribal Chief (16/1), Bopedro (22/1), Oliver Show (22/1), Bobby Bennu (22/1), Greek Order (25/1), Godwinson (25/1), Great Acclaim (25/1), Orandi (28/1), Witch Hunter (28/1), Theoryofeverything (33/1), Golden Mind (33/1), Hafeet Alain (50/1)

Verdict

NATIVE WARRIOR took his record to 3-4 since the visor went on and improved another chunk in the process when impressively taking another big field 7f handicap at this course 2 weeks ago. He may well not have done improving on that evidence and with the return to 1m holding no fears, another bold showing looks firmly on the cards. The most potent dangers may emerge from the 3-y-o brigade, with Crown of Oaks and Fifth Column heading them up along with Shout. Cerulean Bay is another to consider.

  1. NATIVE WARRIOR
  2. CROWN OF OAKS
  3. FIFTH COLUMN (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024
Carrytheone
Weight: 9-6  |Age: 7
J: C Soumillon  |  T: M L W Bell
14/1

Prize Money

1st: £103,080.002nd: £48,340.003rd: £24,180.004th: £12,080.005th: £6,040.006th: £3,020.00

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