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t is so exciting to have a full-scale Royal Ascot in operation for the first time since 2019 – even more so in this very special Platinum Jubilee year. The five days of Royal Ascot 2022 will be a fabulous display of elite Thoroughbred racing as we celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s extraordinary achievement. We all hope that another winner in the Royal colours will be added to The Queen’s current tally of 24 winners at the Royal Meeting since 1952.

All of the racecourse enclosures are open again and we are thrilled to be welcoming back everyone who

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wishes to attend, following a year behind closed doors and then a year with restricted crowds in 2021. We have made some reductions to the capacities across the three main enclosures this year, ensuring that all of our guests will be able to enjoy a little bit more space.

Of course, much has changed throughout the last couple of years, and on the track the emergence of Hollie Doyle, Cieren Fallon and Marco Ghiani represents a talented new generation of jockeys. Much remains familiar though, and I am sure that many of you will be hoping

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that Frankie Dettori can add to his already astonishing tally of 76 Royal Ascot winners throughout the week.

Ever the showman, at the age of 51 he remains at the top of his game, and who would bet against him eventually getting close to Lester Piggott’s all-time record of 116 winners at the Royal Meeting.

We are hugely grateful to QIPCO, Longines and Howden, our three Official Partners, as well as to all our Official Sponsors and Suppliers. This year we welcome Peroni Italia for the first time as the Official Beer of Ascot Racecourse. We also welcome Slingsby as our Official Gin Supplier.

We are committed to playing our part in ensuring British racing maintains its position as a worldleading industry. In 2022, we are providing record prize money of £8.65 million across the 35 races – an increase of 18% on 2019 values. Two of the feature events, the Prince of Wales’s Stakes on Wednesday and the renamed Platinum Jubilee Stakes on Saturday, become the first £1 million races at Royal Ascot.

Our eight Group 1 races and a total of 19 Pattern or Listed level contests attract the greatest concentration of equine talent at a single race meeting anywhere in the world. This year

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we are expecting competitors from Japan, America, Australia, Ireland, France and Germany, all aiming to take on the leading British hopes.

Each of the five days of Royal Ascot are World Pool events, meaning that people betting into the pool benefit from increased liquidity and better value. Hosted by the Hong Kong Jockey Club, with whom we launched the venture in 2019, many countries around the world are expected to bet into the Ascot pool.

We look forward to welcoming visitors from across the globe and it will be particularly enjoyable for many friends in the racing world to see each other for the first time in three years. We hope that the millions watching on ITV, Sky Sports Racing, NBC in the USA and Green Channel Japan, as well as many other global networks, enjoy it just as much as those of us lucky enough to be present. I hope that you have a wonderful week.

Yours sincerely

Sir Francis Brooke Bt. Her Majesty’s Representative & Chairman

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Welcome from Sir Francis Brooke Bt. Contents Ascot History Ascot Remembers Lester Piggott Duel Gold Cup Winner Ardross On Equal Terms Tasting the Difference Royal Ascot Racing Club Ascot Equine Welfare Dressed to Thrill Stradivarius – Chasing History, Again ROA Meets Berkshire Parts and Panels Breeders' Cup Looking Ahead World Pool Leading Jockeys Race Histories BGC Charity Fundraiser Leading Trainers Your Royal Ascot Race Guide

contributors Royal Ascot Official Magazine, Eleanore Kelly, Mark Souster, Rosalyn Wikeley

photography Adode Stock, Alamy , Ascot Image Library, cranhamphoto.com, Getty Images, Nicole Hains.

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BELOW LEFT: A PORTRAIT OF QUEEN ANNE, WHO CAN BE THANKED FOR ASCOT’S EXISTENCE

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ew sporting venues can match the rich heritage and history of Ascot Racecourse.

Over the past 300 years, Ascot has established itself as a national institution, with Royal Ascot becoming the centrepiece of the British social calendar and the ultimate stage for the best racehorses in the world.

It was Queen Anne who, in 1711, first saw the potential for a racecourse at Ascot (in those days called East Cote). Whilst out riding near Windsor Castle she came upon an area of open heath that looked, in her words, “ideal for horses to gallop at full stretch”.

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THE FIRST RACE MEETING The first race meeting ever held at Ascot took place later that year, on Saturday 11th August. The inaugural event was Her Majesty’s Plate, worth 100 guineas and open to any horse, mare or gelding over six years of age. Each horse was required to carry a weight of 12 stone and the seven runners were all English hunters – rather different to the speedy thoroughbreds that race on the Flat today.

The nature of the contest also bore little resemblance to modern-day racing at Ascot. That race consisted of three separate heats, each four miles long – about the length of today’s Grand National course. The winning horse would have required tremendous stamina, but sadly there is no record of who claimed that first plate.

Queen Anne’s gift to racing, founding the Royal Racecourse, is marked by the tradition of opening Royal Ascot with the Queen Anne Stakes.

THE FIRST RACECOURSE The racecourse was laid out by William Lowen, assisted by a team including a carpenter, a painter and a racing administrator. The first permanent building was erected around 1794 by a local Windsor builder.

Holding 1,650 people, it was used for almost 50 years.

In 1813, Parliament passed an Act of Enclosure, which ensured that the Ascot Heath would be kept and used as a racecourse for the public in the future. Racing at Ascot was now secure.

ABOVE: CUP DAY AT ASCOT CIRCA 1800s

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BELOW: THE ASCOT GOLD CUP 1834 BY JAMES POLLARD

ROYAL ASCOT The precise origins of the Royal Meeting are unclear, as the event evolved from the first four-day meeting that took place in 1768. The meeting as it’s known today only really started to take shape with the introduction of the Gold Cup in 1807.

Royal Ascot was the only race meeting held at Ascot until 1939.

The Gold Cup remains the feature race of the third day of Royal Ascot, traditionally the busiest day of the week, when high fashion and exquisite millinery take centre stage alongside Flat racing’s most elite stayers. In 2009, Yeats, ridden

by Johnny Murtagh and trained by Aidan O’Brien, won his fourth consecutive Gold Cup – a magnificent achievement, and one that Stradivarius just failed to emulate in 2021 having won the previous three renewals.

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MANAGING ASCOT Although founded by a Queen and located on Crown property, the administration of Ascot is handled on behalf of the Crown by a representative appointed by the monarch.

Up until 1901, the racecourse was managed on the sovereign’s behalf by the Master of the Royal Buckhounds. In 1901, Lord Churchill was appointed as His Majesty’s Representative, responsible for running the course and determining entrance to the Royal Enclosure.

The Ascot Authority was established in 1913 by an Act of Parliament, with His Majesty’s Representative becoming Senior Trustee. Today,

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RECENT HIGHLIGHTS There have been several landmark occasions since Ascot Racecourse reopened in 2006, and none more memorable than two special Gold Cup days – when Yeats completed his four-timer of Gold Cup wins in 2009 and when The Queen herself won the stayers’ championship with Estimate in 2013.

In 2011, Ascot celebrated its tercentenary and staged the inaugural QIPCO British Champions Day, now the culmination of the European elite Flat-racing season.

The great Frankel won the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes on Champions Day in 2011, and the curtain came down on the career of officially the best horse of all time when he won the Champion Stakes a year later.

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In 2012, Ascot Racecourse was at the very heart of the country’s celebrations to mark The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, with the Golden Jubilee Stakes renamed the Diamond Jubilee Stakes and won by the great Australian mare Black Caviar.

Ascot has continued to cement its reputation as Europe’s premier destination for the best horses in the world. In recent years it has been the Americans who have had most success, with Tepin’s win in the 2016 Queen Anne Stakes and Lady Aurelia’s King’s Stand Stakes victory the following year being two notable highlights. The latter filly was trained by Wesley Ward, who has now saddled an impressive 12 winners at the Royal Meeting.

While the grandeur of the Royal Meeting takes centre stage each June, Ascot is also renowned for hosting Europe’s premier midsummer middle-distance contest the following month. The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth QIPCO Stakes has been won by many of racing’s most distinguished champions, including Nijinsky, Mill Reef, Dancing Brave, Nashwan, Galileo and – more recently – the remarkable mare Enable, who in July 2020 made history by becoming the first horse to win three renewals of this prestigious prize. #RoyalAscot

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Lester Piggott Lester Piggott passed away in May this year at the age of 86.

In Ascot’s three-hundred-plus-year history no jockey has dominated the Royal Meeting like him. His tally of 116 Royal Ascot winners stands alone in the modern era, a total that is unlikely to be surpassed and one that came at a time when the meeting was just four days long.

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iggott’s first Royal Ascot victory came in 1952 on Malka’s Boy for trainer Walter Nightingall in the Wokingham Stakes. ‘The Long Fellow’ went on to be associated with some of the greatest horses to have graced Royal Ascot.

He won the Gold Cup a record 11 times, including a then-record threetimes on Sagaro in 1975, 1976 and 1977, one on board Le Moss and a brace with Ardross in 1981 and 1982.

In modern history, he also remains the most successful jockey in the King’s Stand Stakes, Royal Hunt Cup, Norfolk Stakes, Coronation Stakes and Platinum Jubilee Stakes (formerly the Cork and Orrery Stakes). His seven winners in the King’s Stand Stakes included three for Vincent O’Brien in the 1970s as well as one of the leading post-war sprinters, Right Boy, in 1957 who he subsequently partnered to victory in the 1958 and 1959 Cork and Orrery Stakes.

Of those 116 winners, he rode 18 apiece for trainers Noel Murless and Vincent O’Brien. Twice he rode eight winners at a single meeting, in 1965 and 1975.

Success at Royal Ascot wasn’t limited to the saddle either as when he briefly turned his hand to training in the mid1980s he sent out Cutting Blade to win the Coventry Stakes in 1986.

After famously returning to the saddle, his final winner at the Royal Meeting was College Chapel in the 1993 Cork and Orrery Stakes, at the age of 57.

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Piggott went on to enjoy success as a breeder being the joint ownerbreeder of Superstar Leo who won the Norfolk Stakes in 2000. He also part-owned Mont Etoile, trained by his son-in-law William Haggas, who won the Ribblesdale Stakes in 2006. He is therefore the only known person to have ridden, trained, owned and bred a winner at Royal Ascot.

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by William Newton was unveiled at Ascot Racecourse in 2019 and stands on the Brigadier Gerard Lawn. Speaking during the unveiling, Piggott said, “I have enjoyed some great days at Royal Ascot. Everybody looked forward to this meeting. To win the Gold Cup once is special and I was very lucky to win the race on 11 occasions.

"I rode some brilliant horses in the race including Sagaro, but probably the best was a filly called Gladness. It has been a very lucky course for me."

ROYAL ASCOT HIGHLIGHTS • Total Royal Ascot winners - 116 • First Royal Ascot winner – Malka’s Boy in the 1952 Wokingham Stakes • Last Royal Ascot winner – College Chapel in the 1993 Cork and Orrery Stakes • Gold Cup wins – 11 including three on Sagaro in 1975, 1976 and 1977 • Eight winners in a single Royal Ascot twice in 1965 and 1975

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A Look Back at Duel Gold Cup Winner

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Mark Souster reviews the career of the legendary Ardross and his “very special” association with Lester Piggott…

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t is forty years since Ardross won his second and last Gold Cup – today’s feature race - ridden by Lester Piggott to cement his place in the pantheon of supreme staying horses. The legendary Piggott, who died last month, was unequivocal in his regard for the Henry Cecil trained colt, owned by Charles St George.

Never one to say much or show his emotions, the craggy features of the man known as ‘The Long Fellow’ and also ‘Old Stone Face’ broke into a leathery smile when remembering his association with Ardross. “Very special, very special,” he added. He did not need to say more.

The grainy pictures from the BBC show how effortless his second win had been. In a five-strong field, Piggott barely had to break sweat when going round the outside on the final bend, before moving forward strongly to take it up at the furlong pole and pull away for a facile three-and-a-half-length victory.

was last won by Stradivarius in 2019, the mount today of Frankie Dettori. Yeats is the only horse to have achieved Gold Cup success four times in the illustrious history of the race first run in 1807.

The year before had been a similar “He was the horse I enjoyed riding story with a hard held success in the most most,” Piggott once told me. “He prestigious and oldest contest of the was such a great staying horse and I Royal Meeting against three other rivals. didn’t get to ride him until he was four.

Initially trained by Paddy Prendergast He won the Gold Cup twice and 12 in Ireland, ironically Ardross had been Group 1 races. He runner up to Cecil’s Le was extraordinary.

‘Old Stone Face’ broke Moss in the 1980 Gold Nothing like him.”

Cup. Had he won he into a leathery smile would be up there with For Piggott to when remembering the likes of Stradivarius single out Ardross his association with so readily for such Ardross. “Very special, who attempts to win a an accolade among very special,” he added. fourth crown today and the indomitable Yeats. the many great He did not need to say more. champions he rode The Gold Cup is the demonstrates just first leg of Britain’s how good Ardross was and how much Stayers’ Triple Crown which includes the jockey respected the horse. the Goodwood and Doncaster Cups. It

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There is something about great stayers that strike a chord in the hearts of the British racing public. Built like a tank but blessed with a fine turn of foot, the powerful Ardross was bred in Ireland and trained in his former years

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Newmarket in 1981. It proved to be Ardross’s ‘golden years’ in which he won 14 of his 24 starts.

He had run three times as a three old for Prendergast including a 50/1 shock in the Gallinule Stakes at the Curragh on his second outing.

Ardross and Le Moss met three times in 1980. In the Gold Cup Ardross started at 6-1 for Britain’s premier long distance event but despite a sustained challenge just failed by three-quarters of a length to overhaul his rival.

The following month the duo were rematched in the Goodwood Cup with Le Moss again prevailing this time by just a neck. In the Doncaster Cup the result was identical.

It was after that race that Piggott first rode him in what was to become a glittering partnership with man and horse in perfect harmony. Together they won the Jockey Club Cup at Newmarket, producing a late run when looking beaten two out to win by a length and a half. His last appearance that year was in the Prix Royal Oak when finishing third to Gold River.

Thereafter he was never to be beaten again at a distance beyond a mile and a half and the next two seasons saw Ardross in his pomp. As a five-year-old he opened his account by taking the Yorkshire Cup over Nicholas Bill before his inaugural Gold Cup success over Shoot The Line at odds of 100/30-on. The Goodwood Cup was his next prize, before then dropping down in distance in the Geoffrey Freer 14

Stakes. It made no difference and he proved his versatility by drawing away for a five length victory. Third that day was Cut Above who franked the form by going on to beat Shergar in the St Leger later that year.

A tilt at the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe saw him finish fifth before he avenged his defeat by Gold River in that season’s renewal of the Prix Royal Oak. He began his final season at a lick. the Jockey Club Stakes, a second Yorkshire Cup and the Henry II Stakes at Sandown all fell to him in quick succession. At Royal Ascot he went off 1/5 in defence of his crown and success was never in doubt. It was Cecil’s fourth consecutive win in the race and an incredible 11th in total for Piggott.

His final appearance on a racecourse was in Paris at the Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe where he succumbed by a head to the French filly Akiyda.

Ardross was retired to stud and syndicated for £2 million but none of his crop lived up to their father in terms of ability, at least on the Flat. He had more success as a sire of jumpers, among them the 1995 Champion Hurdle winner Alderbrook. Twenty years later one of Ardross’s grandsons, Coneygree, became the first novice chaser to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup in more than 40 years.

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On equal terms Eleanore Kelly catches up with two rising stars who reinforce that gender presents no barrier in racing

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here are few sports where men and women compete on equal terms. Racing is one of them, and in the last few years a growing number of female jockeys have performed consistently at the highest level.

Hayley Turner perhaps paved the way; the first female jockey to ride 100 winners in a calendar year, she has won at Royal Ascot twice. Meanwhile, Hollie Doyle is arguably the most successful female jockey of all time, finishing fifth in the Flat Jockeys Championship in 2021.

Among the many rising stars of the sport is Laura Pearson, who achieved the incredible feat of riding a winner at her first Royal Ascot last year and hopes to repeat, or even better, her performance for 2022.

It was Pearson’s father who initially inspired her to be a jockey; he trained point-to-pointers and rode as an amateur jockey. “I grew up doing everything in the Pony Club, but I liked the faster stuff, so racing suited me,” she reflects.

Pearson chose Flat racing over Jump racing, based on being a suitable OPPOSITE (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT): HOLLIE DOYLE WITH TROPHY AFTER WINNING THE COPPER HORSE STAKES, 2021; LAURA PEARSON AND LOLA SHOWGIRL IN THE KENSINGTON PALACE STAKES AT ROYAL ASCOT 2021; SAFFIE OSBORNE PICTURED AT ASCOT IN JUNE 2021; HAYLEY TURNER WINNING THE SANDRINGHAM STAKES IN 2019

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“I’ve grown up never feeling that I was at a disadvantage in this sport because I was a girl. It was never something I thought about. I get on very well with the lads and they treat you as an equal.” stature for the sport – she is five feet tall and weighs around eight stone five pounds. “It made sense with my weight and height; I can ride comfortably on the Flat. But I have so much respect for Jump jockeys – I would love to do it, but I don’t know if I would be able to deal with all the broken bones!”

‘Making weight’, which means weighing the correct amount before a race, is one of the hardest things for jockeys and many are on strict diets.

Pearson does not have that problem.

“I’m lucky I don’t have to worry about what I eat. It must put so much pressure on, beyond the sport itself,” she admits.

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LEFT: LAURA PEARSON WITH HER KENSINGTON PALACE STAKES TROPHY, 2021

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“Being physically smaller and lighter helps in that way, but I still work hard in the gym; I take pride in looking and being strong.

Physically, men are going to be stronger, but it’s not all about brute strength – it’s about tactics and horsemanship,” she adds. “Some horses go better for girls, just as some go better for men. I think trainers and owners have realised that now.

“I’ve grown up never feeling that I was at a disadvantage in this sport because I was a girl. It was never something I thought about. I get on very well with the lads and they treat you as an equal.”

While opportunities for women are plentiful, Pearson reinforces that it’s hard work and ability that open doors for any jockey. “You have to have something about you and be prepared to work hard. I do seven days a week and sometimes get the odd Sunday off. Often, that’s why jockeys don’t make it, but there are as many lads who have failed as women.”

Pearson’s win in the Kensington Palace Stakes last year was her career highlight so far. “Royal Ascot is what we all aim for – it’s the most prestigious meeting of racing. Last year, when I rode a winner, it didn’t feel real! But it’s not just the feeling that comes with winning that I love; I get a buzz from feeling a horse improve under me.”

At 21, Pearson is at the beginning of her career, and there are a lot of jockeys she would go to for advice. “Hollie Doyle is great, always helpful, and it’s incredible what she has done – she definitely opened people’s eyes to how good women can be in this sport. But I would go to a lot of the lads for advice too.

“My long-term goal is just to keep improving and have a long and happy career. I really want to travel, and we are lucky, as jockeys, that we can race in some amazing places.”

Another key player is Saffie Osborne, who started riding racehorses at the age of 11 for her father, the prolific trainer Jamie Osborne. She was riding in races by the age of 18, and at just 20 she has had a great deal of success already. Growing up, she was also a keen and very able event rider, winning multiple championship medals for British Youth teams, but her focus is now solely on racing.

“The first time I sat on a racehorse, I knew I wanted to be a jockey.

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so I think winning excited me more than anything. As a jockey you are constantly chasing and craving that buzz,” she explains.

Osborne has never felt undermined by her gender. “I don’t think any female jockey has. I didn’t grow up thinking any differently or that it would be difficult because I was a girl. My idols were men rather than women, like Mick Kinane and Ryan Moore. They were riding for Coolmore, with big winners week-in, week-out; that’s what I wanted to do.”

Last year, Osborne had 40 victories in only her first full season, and she hopes 2022 will bring one of those coveted ‘big winners’ – perhaps even at the Royal Meeting. “Royal Ascot is the pinnacle of our sport,” she enthuses. “I was lucky to watch dad train horses for it, so I always knew how much it meant. He has been very successful at Royal Ascot, so hopefully he will be again this year.

better because I have his trust.”

Whilst not wanting to be marked out by gender, Osborne recognises that this gender parity makes the sport more interesting to a wider audience, as well as encouraging women into the sport. “If they see more women on the big stage, riding at Royal Ascot, then hopefully they will follow. It is getting more popular; you see lots of female apprentice jockeys nowadays.

“As my dad always says, ‘If you’re good enough, the opportunities will come’.”

Eleanore Kelly previously evented to elite level. She is now a multimedia journalist, specialising in sport and lifestyle.

“For me, it’s extra special too – I rode there last year and there is a different atmosphere and buzz to anywhere else. I hope to have a few rides, and Alignak will hopefully be going for the Gold Cup.” Osborne rides for multiple trainers, but many of her horses are trained by her father. “We get on really well and understand how each other works. I don’t feel any extra pressure because I know he trusts me, and I think I ride the Royal Ascot Insider

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Tasting the difference Introducing the new Neutro restaurant at Royal Ascot, which is set to play a key part in the racecourse’s sustainability goals

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scot is in a race: a race with the goal of operating the whole racecourse at net zero by 2030.

This will mean that over the coming weeks, months and years, Ascot Racecourse will work to reduce its impact on the environment and focus on mitigating carbon emissions created by its activities. More than half of the racecourse’s annual emissions are created during Royal Ascot, and therefore this year it is launching a net-zero restaurant called Neutro.

Neutro will be the result of numerous teams and individuals across Ascot Racecourse coming together to build and operate a restaurant, whilst producing minimal carbon emissions. Any residual emissions will be offset through working in partnership with a certified scheme that draws carbon out of the atmosphere.

Here are some of the key activities Ascot will explore...

Sourcing food supplies locally and developing a plant-based menu focused around pizza and pasta dishes.

Generating electricity on site, off grid, through using recycled cooking oil, and supplementing with solar power production via a ‘Smartflower’. The Smartflower uses advanced robotics and automation to intelligently track the sun, making up to 40% more energy than traditional stationary solar panels. In addition, every day at sunset, the Smartflower automatically folds up and cleans itself to maintain peak solar utilisation. This device will supplement the power required by the restaurant via biofueled generators.

Ensuring the staff team are local people who travel to work in a sustainable way.

Measuring water consumption and minimising the volume used.

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Hiring upcycled, reusable furniture and chairs to create a ‘shabby chic’ vibe.

Dressing and fitting out the restaurant with used materials, such as refurbished pallets recycled with a view to reuse them in future years.

Ensuring all cleaning materials are eco-friendly.

Offering local UK-based beverages.

Pouring drinks into reusable cups, which are then washed and reused.

Minimising waste with effective segregation to allow recycling and anaerobic digestion to occur.

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Ascot will measure all of the emissions from these various sources, documenting the impact the restaurant has on the environment. This will be the first of many such initiatives over the coming years, as Ascot Racecourse seeks to move all its operations in line with these principles.

This initiative will be educational too – for the racecourse staff, the racegoers and the wider public. The findings of this project will be published to highlight the relationship between sporting events and the environment so that all of us in the sustainability race can gain a better understanding.

Already it is noticeable just how many different staff members and skills are needed to reduce the carbon impact. Across the organisation many teams are involved, from Estates, Maintenance, Cleaning and Operations, to Food & Beverage, HR, Procurement and Waste Management. Their experience and expertise have helped to generate ideas and solutions to the climate change problem.

Naturally, the Neutro restaurant must also provide a great customer experience. It’s not just about doing things in a different way, it’s also about a quality of service. So Ascot is also investing in staff training, the sourcing of food products, and the vibe and atmosphere of the restaurant for you to enjoy. #RoyalAscot

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“If you have tasted being part of a horse that’s run at that level, then you really have sipped from the golden chalice” THE HON. HARRY HERBERT, RACING MANAGER, ROYAL ASCOT RACING CLUB

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A bastion of sociability and style, with superb benefits, wonderful facilities and a devotion to the exceptional. Exclusive, extraordinary and endless fun, the Royal Ascot Racing Club invites you to explore a truly unparalleled experience.

Offering exemplary style and comfort at one of the world’s premier racecourses, this is much more than a racing club – it is a topflight ownership experience providing unprecedented access to the very heart of world-class Flat racing.

As well as some of the world’s finest racing at Ascot’s twenty six racedays, including Royal Ascot, Members also benefit from the Club’s ownership of meticulously selected thoroughbred racehorses and enjoy stable visits to some of the best trainers in the country, all racing luminaries of extraordinary expertise. Other highlights include an annual Newmarket visit with dinner & overnight stay, regular bloodstock updates, viewing of new yearlings at Ascot and owners’ badge privileges at other racecourses.

Within the magnificent Grandstand, Members have access to two beautiful Club Rooms, the first overlooking the unsaddling enclosure and the second the winning line. Dining at the Club is an impeccable experience courtesy of exquisite food by Rhubarb Food and Design, matched with the highest levels of hospitality and service.

The Royal Ascot Racing Club operates as a limited number Membership.

For more information about Membership availability, please contact the Royal Ascot Racing Club Office.

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Horse Welfare at The safety and welfare of horses and jockeys is paramount at Royal Ascot. In recent years several major changes have been made to the racecourse to improve welfare standards.

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uring the redevelopment between 2004-2006, a safer race track was created by cambering the home and old paddock bends and removing the road crossing over the track, replacing them with underpasses.

Further improvements to equine welfare provision were made as part of a £700,000 project to create a new enhanced unsaddling area in 2016. Increased in size to accommodate large field races more comfortably, the Unsaddling Enclosure Lawn is positioned to benefit from maximum shade from the crown of an adjacent mature tree as well as a repositioned tulip tree, which sits to the south of the oval. Equine misting fans were also installed to aid with post-race cooling of horses.

The Flat course pop-up irrigation system underwent a £150,000 overhaul in 2017. All 300 of the pop ups around the track were replaced and a new filter system fitted to the pump station delivering a more efficient watering system.

Five specifically qualified equine vets are on duty every day at Royal Ascot, dedicated to the welfare of all the horses. During each race, vets follow the runners by car and can respond to and attend an incident generally within a minute – as fast as the paramedic teams responsible for jockeys.

There are three equine ambulances on course at all times and three ambulances for any incidents involving injuries to jockeys. Ascot’s two permanent veterinary boxes are supplemented with an X-ray machine to assist with swift diagnosis before administration of treatment on site or any movement necessary to equine hospitals.

The jockeys’ facilities at Ascot include a medical treatment room, rest rooms and a dedicated room for physiotherapy. There are six doctors on site specifically to deal with any jockey injuries.

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Dressed to thrill After a tough couple of years, 2022 is set to be a festival of frivolity in the fashion stakes, says Rosalyn Wikeley

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oyal Ascot’s sartorial heritage is one to be reckoned with.

From Rita Hayworth’s pillbox hat and white glove combination in 1950, to Princess Diana’s tailored cream suit and Jerry Hall and Marie Helvin’s monochrome double act in the ’80s, there’s never a dull moment in its style chronicles.

I first navigated a wide-brimmed hat through the Royal Ascot crowd some 15 years ago – enthralled by the chic ensembles and smug in my wedgeshoe decision (amid an abundance of stilettos sinking into the velvety lawn). The dress had been hunted down for several months and chosen for its picnicfriendly give and its pleasant conversation with my shoes and hat. I felt the same duty then as I do now, to carefully style an outfit in honour of the elegant punters who have animated the world’s most famous horse races and front pages throughout the decades.

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Royal Ascot’s fabled dress codes must also be honoured. While laced in tradition and rules (hemlines falling only just above the knees, straps one inch and thicker), the choreography of outfits within these boundaries becomes the ultimate expression of creativity and individual style.

They also have a knack for taking the social temperature each year – 2022 being one of drama, colour, high energy and frivolity (a vivacious antidote to the subdued loungewear and neutral shades that dressed the solemn lockdown period).

Bright shades of boiled sweets appear to have gripped designers this year, particularly some of the home-grown brands such as Richard Quinn, Emilia Wickstead and Molly Goddard, whose colour choices for select dresses err on tropical. Minimalism has been ditched for

resplendent ruffles, feathers and an allround affinity for the flamboyant (perhaps a symptom of our Bridgerton frenzy and a post-lockdown appetite for revelry).

Whimsical designs from the likes of Simone Rocha, Zimmermann and Cecilie Bahnson are the perfect expression of this retreat to romance, turning up the volume on sleeves, collars and cuffs with nostalgic effect. Cocktail and Gatsbyesque evening dresses have confined the floaty day dress to 30

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The Pimm’sfuelled British summer time is unable to resist the enduring allure of florals pre-pandemic history, stepping into the British sunshine with dazzling confidence for traditionally nocturnal creatures. Metallic and sequined dresses from The Vampire’s Wife best illustrate this sartorial shift – their trademark structured shoulders and ruffle sleeves and hem can be easily traced through a pair of racing binoculars.

wardrobe and an easy bet for this year’s stylish set, with playful renditions such as Justine Bradley-Hill’s iridescent boucle creation.

While guests should, under no circumstances, attend without a hat, handbags and shoes shouldn’t be an afterthought. They can make or break an outfit, tying a look together like the ultimate linchpin – a juicy pop of pink for a clutch bag, or perhaps some velvet mint slingbacks to accompany a cream hat. Accessory stalwart Radley London has embraced both summer pastels and the equestrian theme with a Royal

With the hat trend this year forecast to be big and bold, there’s a distinct absence of restraint in the millinery department. William Chambers has designed a wide-brimmed hat of white feathers – also Bee Smith’s theatrical material of choice for a tilted cobalt number. Lock & Co has dipped into its hatter heritage (as the oldest hat shop in the world) with a girlish, oversized bow spin on the classic boater, while Edwina Ibbotson’s eye-catching creations are a marvel to behold. The pillbox seems to have made a quiet comeback – a staple in Jackie Kennedy’s the Royal Ascot Insider

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years, but ultimately, the Pimm’s-fuelled British summer time is unable to resist the enduring allure of florals.

Ladies’ suits parading trackside at Royal Ascot now display Savile Row-grade tailoring – from elegantly oversized masculinity to a slinkier cut. Both can be achieved by The Deck – Daisy Knatchbull’s women’s tailor, rattling Savile Row into the 21st century and dressing a starry roll call throughout the British season.

Ascot-inspired collection. Expect soft leather bags stamped with illustrations of racing horses and suspended from chains and straps inspired by equestrian bridles (promising more hands to hold betting cards and glasses of Moët & Chandon!).

Transcending the years of Royal Ascot and dominating nearly all style forecasts are florals, demonstrated this year in soft pastel strokes by Temperley London and LK Bennett, and in Yuan Li London’s magnificent crown of roses with a Bo Peep-style ribbon. More-ismore designer CeliaB adds a playful dose of ’60s and ’70s funk to the flower, while Erdem’s signature dresses-inbloom evoke ivy-clad secret gardens and meadows carpeted with wild flowers. Perhaps we owe this botanical proclivity to a green-fingered couple of 32

Since entering the ladies’ Dress Code in 2017, jumpsuit sightings have increased as designers continue to put them on a level footing with the dress.

Department store Fenwick is a treasure trove of refined jumpsuits – some loud enough to warrant gentle accessories, others setting a subdued canvas for elaborate hats, bags and shoes.

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Gentlemen of course turn to the quintessential morning dress, which dates back to the 19th century when elegant coats were worn whilst on horseback. Tailors have since had plenty of time to finesse their designs, with Favourbrook, for example, taking a much fresher approach. Within its Royal Ascot collection is a navy morning suit – a colour that was introduced to the Royal Enclosure Dress Code just last year. Yes – this formalwear retailer may be rooted in tradition, but it was founded in the ’90s on the premise that individual style must be preserved.

So, while those lucky enough to have badges for the Royal Enclosure must dress in formal tails, a waistcoat, shirt, smart black shoes, tie and top hat (with Oliver Brown as the Official Top Hat Licensee), they can play with fabrics, cuts and gentle patterns within the rules.

These are loosened slightly for Queen Anne Enclosure guests, with any colour two or three-piece suit, of the same fabric, permitted for men (Richard James and Hawes and Curtis are safe tailoring bets). Meanwhile, in the Village Enclosure and Windsor Enclosure, a riot of velvet smoking jackets from Beggars Run and elaborate printed suits from the likes of New & Lingwood and Paul Smith is predicted to lift the mood and signal a vibrant return for Royal Ascot.

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journalist wearing? Well, I’m torn in three between a vintage Peter Pilotto dress fished out of a pre-loved boutique, a chiffon and silk lemon yellow maxi dress by Harmur, and a floral Borgo de Nor dress with a ’70s spin and a tangerine orange hem. It’s a fortunate state of indecision following a two-year occasion hiatus, and perhaps an excuse to visit Royal Ascot not once, but thrice this year.

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Stradivarius Chasing history, again It is a very rare thing in the sport of Flat racing for a horse to be dominant in a particular division for an entire season. Even rarer for that dominance to stretch over two seasons. For Stradivarius, we are genuinely entering unprecedented territory as he enters his sixth season at the very top of the staying division.

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e has won multiple Group races in each of the last five seasons, stretching back to 2017. In June of that year, Stradivarius recorded the first of his four Royal Ascot wins, with victory in the Queen’s Vase, going on to win his first Goodwood Cup and finishing third in the St Leger later that summer. At that point in time, paper notes were still in circulation as legal tender, Theresa May was Prime Minister and Gareth Southgate had just taken over as England manager after a calamitous spell on and off the field for the national team.

How the world has changed since then, but not when it comes to highclass Group races over two miles or further in Britain. For all that is new and different to us since 2017, the one constant has been Stradivarius’ ability to produce standard-bearing performances time and time again.

Three straight Gold Cups from 20182020 only tells half the story. Ten straight victories during that period included a brace of Yorkshire Cups, Goodwood Cups and Lonsdales. In doing so he claimed the £1 million bonus from Weatherbys Hamilton in consecutive years and also added a Doncaster Cup and British Champions Long Distance Cup for good measure.

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For all that is new and different to us since 2017, the one constant has been Stradivarius’ ability to produce standardbearing performances time and time again.

Since defeat in that later race in 2019 to Kew Gardens, there have been others that have lowered his colours, most notably Trueshan and Subjectivist. But while those have been relatively rare opponents, Stradivarius remains the most reliable of competitors.

He returned to action in May this year, his seventh season in training, to win a third Yorkshire Cup at York with all his old zest. In doing so he claimed a European-record 18th Group-race success, taking him clear of Cirrus De Aigles. That was a 20th career win from 33 starts but it is one more victory above all others that connections now crave.

Only one horse has ever won four Gold Cups, the mighty Yeats between 2006 and 2009. Having fallen short in the race last year, today Stradivarius will chase that place in history once again.

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ROA M EETS

Berkshire Parts and Panels As the voice of Owners, the ROA are consistently promoting the impact and benefits of ownership whilst working to make ownership more rewarding.

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nce again we will be hailing our popular “ROA Owner of the Day” for Royal Ascot, which showcases an owner with a runner at the meeting.

Today’s (Thursday 16 June) ROA Owner of the Day is Berkshire Parts & Panels Ltd, which owns Berkshire Rebel, a runner in the King George V Handicap (3.05pm).

Horses with the prefix Berkshire will always have racegoers and punters taking a second look at Ascot and neighbouring Windsor and Newbury, and anyone who took that a step further before the Coventry Stakes last year and backed Berkshire Shadow was rewarded with an 11-1 winner.

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The same colt carried the silks of Berkshire Parts & Panels Ltd on the opening day of the Royal meeting this year too, and again did owner Paul Spickett, his family and company proud with a close sixth-placed finish behind Coroebus in the St James’s Palace Stakes.

Spickett and wife Lisa will be back for more at Ascot on Thursday, when Berkshire Rebel runs in the King George V Stakes, the mile-and-a-half handicap for three-year-olds.

Berkshire Parts & Panels is a thriving local business and does what it says on the tin as a large motor factor company - supplying vehicle parts and accessories, and catering for bodyshop and workshop requirements.

Spickett says: “It’s a family-run business based in Aldermaston, near Reading, which is coming up to its 23rd year, so we’re doing well and I can’t grumble! It’s myself, my wife Lisa, my son Lee and daughter Laura in the company.

“It’s what’s behind the Berkshire prefix with the horses. We’ve got a good following from all our clients, and the staff are mad keen on the horses, they support us, come racing, and it’s just a great day out for everyone.”

The first day of Royal Ascot 2021 was an especially memorable day, with Berkshire Shadow confirming the promise of his debut win at Newbury with a Group 2 success in the Coventry, keeping on strongly to win by a length and a quarter.

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“It was a dream come true, you can’t make up days like that,” recalls his owner. “It was just myself and my wife there, and so we thought we’d better not change that, being superstitious, so it’s just the two of us again this week!”

“It was a dream come true, you can’t make up days like that,” recalls his owner. “It was just myself and my wife there, and so we thought we’d better not change that, being superstitious, so it’s just the two of us again this week!”

Their 2022 Royal Ascot week as owners started with Berkshire Shadow, who after winning the Coventry last year finished runner-up in the Vintage Stakes at Glorious Goodwood and closed the campaign with a commendable fourth in the Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes behind the champion two-year-old Native Trail, now of course a Classic winner. #RoyalAscot

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Berkshire Shadow began this season well too, his owner adding: “He ran a very good race in the Guineas to be fifth, first time out this year, so that was very good and we’re looking forward to the rest of the season.”

On Tuesday’s evidence there is plenty of reason to, as Berkshire Shadow finished just a length and three-quarters behind Coroebus in a bunched finish to the St James’s Palace, having been five lengths adrift of that rival on the Rowley Mile.

Attention turns now though to his Andrew Balding stablemate Berkshire Rebel, who has to carry joint-top weight in the King George V off a mark of 96.

He was a winner on his debut at Goodwood last August and has earned prize-money on all five starts, including in two Group 3s. Today he contests his first handicap, however, despite a decent and lightly-raced profile he looks set to start one of the outsiders.

“It’s difficult to weigh up these threeyear-old handicaps, especially a bigfield one like this,” says his owner. “We have got Harry Davies on, who I think is a top apprentice and can claim 5lb so we’re looking forward to him running.

The ROA member continues: “We have got eight in training at the moment. There are four two-year-olds ready to unleash fairly soon who are looking good and four older horses.

We have got three three-year-olds and also Berkshire Rocco, who’s five. He’s coming back and is ready to race.

“They are all with Andrew Balding, I’m a loyal owner! It’s ten minutes down the road so I can torment them as often as I like! No, they are very understanding. If I phone on a whim, they’ll invite me over, so it’s great.”

A fair few connections are content to watch the action on the big screen in the paddock at Ascot, preferring to keep away from the hubbub, but the owners of Berkshire Rebel will not supplement their numbers.

“I’ll be on the finishing line, like always, bang on it, so I know what’s what if there’s a photo-finish before almost everyone else - that’s how I like it,” says Spickett.

If Berkshire Rebel and his young jockey in his red and white silks motor past the winning post in front on Thursday, you might well catch a glimpse of a couple celebrating an unexpected victory.

“He’s a compact little horse and the good to firm ground should suit him well. He didn’t like the soft at Chester last time [when fourth of four in the Chester Vase].”

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Breeders' Cup Winners of the following races will earn automatic berths, travel and paid entry fees into the equivalent races at the 2022 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Keeneland:

winners Barathea and Goldikova have gone on to win the Breeders’ Cup Mile while Prince of Wales’s Stakes winners Fantastic Light and Highland Reel went on to be successful in the Breeders’ Cup Turf.

• The Queen Anne Stakes • The King’s Stand Stakes • The Prince of Wales’s Stakes • The Norfolk Stakes All four races will be televised live and streamed in the U.S. as part of NBC Sports Group’s live coverage of Royal Ascot.

The Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series presented by America’s Best Racing consists of the best races from around the world and awards each winner an automatic and free entry into the Breeders’ Cup World Championships.

It’s simple, they win and they’re in.

The winner of the Group 2 Norfolk Stakes, for two-year-olds over five furlongs, will receive a free berth into the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint while the King’s Stand Stakes victor gains an automatic berth into the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint, which will be run at 5 1/2 furlongs.

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Looking ahead

The excitement at Royal Ascot needn’t fade when the gates close – there are plenty more race meetings to look forward to this year at Ascot Racecourse 8th-9th July

Summer Mile Racing Weekend The Summer Mile Racing Weekend presents two days of thrilling racing action at the world’s most famous racecourse,where the pristine lawns are in full midsummer bloom and the grounds are alive with atmosphere.

22nd-23rd July

QIPCO King George Diamond Weekend The first day of the QIPCO King George Diamond Weekend offers a relaxed afternoon of racing where racegoers can wander across the racecourse's luscious lawns and sample the many Champagne and cocktail bars on offer under the glorious English sunshine. The Saturday is QIPCO King George Diamond Day – a sparkling cocktail of summer style, socialising and exceptional racing, where the headline act, the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth QIPCO Stakes, is Europe’s indisputable midsummer middle-distance showpiece, attracting the best horses from across the continent.

6th August

Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup A unique fixture in the global racing calendar, the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup is one of Ascot Racecourse’s most popular events, and sees the world’s top jockeys compete in a competition format as they join forces to try and lift racing’s ultimate team prize. To round off the day, this year’s concert will be headlined by Grammy Award-winning Clean Bandit, with multi-platinum-selling The Hoosiers also performing, and more artists still to be announced!

2nd-3rd September

September Racing Weekend

The September Racing Weekend presents two days of fantastic Flat racing. The action gets underway with two potentially informative two-year-old races that have produced Group-level performers in recent years. Then, the second day features seven competitive contests with the racing highlight being the Lavazza Stakes, a valuable Heritage Handicap run over a mile-and-a-half.

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30th September-1st October

Peroni Italia Autumn Racing Weekend This quality two-day Flat meeting begins with a competitive six-race card.

The feature race of the first day is the Noel Murless Stakes, a Listed contest designed as a stepping stone to the following season’s Group contests over staying trips. Saturday’s racing highlights include two Group 3 contests and the big betting contest of the day, the Challenge Cup. 15th October

QIPCO British Champions Day Don’t miss the thrilling finale to the British Flat season as the leading horses and jockeys from Europe and beyond descend on Ascot Racecourse in their quest to be crowned the champions of 2022.

29th October

Fireworks Spectacular Family Raceday The Jumps season returns to Ascot with a bang at the annual fireworks spectacular.

A high-quality card featuring the Bateaux London Grade 3 Gold Cup Handicap Chase is followed by one of the region’s largest fireworks displays.

A breathtaking pyro-musical show will launch more than 20,000 fireworks from the centre of the racecourse.

18th-19th November

November Racing Weekend This meeting provides the perfect opportunity to see some of the Jump stars of the future, as a collection of promising novice hurdlers and chasers traditionally line up on the opening day of the weekend. The second day is headlined by a brace of Grade 2 contests over mid-range trips, attracting some of the biggest names in the sport.

16th-17th December

Howden Christmas Racing Weekend

Celebrate the festive season in style at Ascot’s final meeting of the year. The racing is set to be thrilling, with a quality Jumps card featuring a pair of Grade 2 races – the Kennel Gate Novices’ Hurdle and the Howden Noel Novices’ Chase – on the Friday, and the Grade 1 Howden Long Walk Hurdle the following day. An abundance of seasonal fun can also be enjoyed on the Saturday, with fairground rides, candle-lit carol singing with the Ascot Brass Band and a special appearance by Father Christmas and his reindeer. the Royal Ascot Insider

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Bet with Ascot – World Pool In 2019, Ascot Racecourse worked in partnership with the Hong Kong Jockey Club and Tote to commingle betting pools at Royal Ascot to increase UK liquidity.

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nown as World Pool, this global first was designed to improve value for customers and make pool betting more attractive as a result. World Pool has been in operation for each subsequent Royal Ascot and is also now a feature of other major racedays in Britain, including QIPCO King George Diamond Day and QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot.

The World Pool will once again be in operation on all five days of Royal Ascot, allowing racegoers to bet into a global pool consisting of over 20 countries, increasing liquidity and the potential for better value. All 35 races will this be included in the World Pool for the first time.

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Last year was the fourth year of World Pool which saw 20 leading racing nations involved (including UK, Hong Kong, Australia, Singapore, South Africa and the USA) and 2021 generated turnover of £129m worldwide across the Royal Meeting helping to create greater value for customers betting into the World Pool either via Bet With Ascot on course or remotely.

The First Two (Exacta) and the Bet with Ascot treble, covering the last three races of each day, will be included for the first time this year. The bet types included in World Pool therefore are: •

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7-20 declared runners: 1st, 2nd or 3rd (3 places remain if 5 or 6 runners, void if less than 5 actual runners)

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21 – 34 declared runners: 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th (4 places remain for 20 or less runners)

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RACE HISTORIES

Thursday The Norfolk Stakes (Group 2)

Five furlongs, Two Year Olds First run in 1843, this race was formerly known as the New Stakes and staged over a distance of just under four furlongs. In 1973 it was renamed after the Duke of Norfolk, Her Majesty’s Representative at Ascot between 1945 and 1972.

For two-year-olds, it was promoted to Group 2 status in 2006.

The King George V Stakes (Handicap)

One mile, four furlongs, Three Year Olds Like the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes, this is a Handicap for middle distance performers, staged over one and a half miles for three-year-olds only. The inaugural running was in July 1946, as part of the fixture list expansion to include racing in July, September and October, before the race was transferred to Royal Ascot in 1948.

The Ribblesdale Stakes (Group 2)

One mile, four furlongs, Three Year Old Fillies This race, mirroring the conditions of the Oaks, is named after the fourth Baron Ribblesdale, Master of the Buckhounds between 1892 and 1895. First run in 1919, this race was originally staged over a mile for three and four-year-olds. It is now restricted to Classic generation fillies and run over the longer distance of a mile and a half. John Gosden has won four of the last five renewals, including when training in partnership with his son Thady for the first time in 2021 with Loving Dream.

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The Gold Cup (Group 1)

Two miles, four furlongs, Four Year Olds & Upwards Founded in 1807, the Gold Cup (which, contrary to popular opinion is not called the “Ascot Gold Cup”) is the oldest and one of the most prestigious races at Royal Ascot. Staged over the marathon trip of two-and-a-half miles, the race is a stiff test of stamina and attracts the very best staying horses in Europe. Many horses have distinguished themselves with multiple Gold Cup wins, enhancing the race’s reputation as a specialists’ event. Sagaro won three times in the 1970s and Stradivarius claimed his third straight success in 2020 but Yeats still stands tallest of all, becoming a four-time winner in 2009. The Queen’s Estimate won the 2013 Gold Cup, becoming the first horse to win the Gold Cup for a reigning monarch.

The Britannia Stakes (Heritage Handicap)

One mile, Three Year Old Colts & Geldings First run in 1928 over the straight mile of the Royal Hunt Cup course and run under similar conditions today. Open to three-year-old colts and geldings only, the Britannia is almost as popular these days as the Royal Hunt Cup.

The Hampton Court Stakes (Group 3)

One mile, two furlongs, Three Year Olds This 10-furlong event, restricted to three-year-olds, was originally part of the Saturday Heath Day card, under the title of the New Stakes, and joined Royal Ascot as part of the Golden Jubilee celebrations in 2002. It was rechristened The Tercentenary Stakes in 2011, when the racecourse celebrated 300 years since its inauguration and was also promoted from Listed to Group 3 in tandem.

The race reverted back to being the Hampton Court Stakes in 2017.

The Buckingham Palace Stakes (Handicap)

Seven furlongs, Three Year Olds & Upwards One of six races added to Royal Ascot for 2020, the seven-furlong Buckingham Palace Handicap was reintroduced to the card having been lost when The Commonwealth Cup was created in 2015. Available to three-year-olds and upwards, it was first established in 2002 when a fifth day was added to the meeting to mark the Golden Jubilee. In 2020 it opened the Royal Meeting and is now retained permanently as part of the expanded programme and concludes the Thursday card.

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Charities To Benefit From Bookmaker Profits

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or the past two years, several members of the Betting & Gaming Council (BGC) have signed up to a fundraising initiative that sees bookmaker’s donate their profits from the Britannia Stakes, which will be run today at 5pm, to charity.

Last year the race generated £1.25million for Prostate Cancer UK, Marie Curie, the three Armed Forces charities and Care Radio after 18/1 shot Peretto crossed the finishing line first, bringing the total donated to charity since 2020 to £1.5 million.

The ABF The Soldiers’ Charity, Sue Ryder, The Ivors Academy Trust and Cotswold Riding for the Disabled will be the

nominated beneficiaries this year while money will also be donated to the Ascot Racecourse Supports Community Fund.

We would encourage all punters to have a flutter on this race to increase the potential money that could be raised for these hugely valuable charities.

Michael Dugher, chief executive of the BGC, said: “I am absolutely delighted that the BGC’s largest members are once again raising vital funds at the Royal Meeting for some of the country’s top charities, especially in this, the year of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

“Her Majesty’s passion for racing is known across

the globe. It’s a sport that has the power to bring people together and Royal Ascot is one of the great highlights of the calendar.

Millions of people enjoy a flutter and I’m proud that betting companies will donate their profits from one of Royal Ascot’s top races, the Britannia Stakes, to go towards some great charities. I am once again indebted to everyone at Royal Ascot for their continued support.”

Alastair Warwick, Managing Director, Ascot Racecourse, said: “We are delighted that Royal Ascot will once again play a part in raising valuable funds for these deserving charities.

“I know this fantastic initiative from the betting industry is hugely appreciated and the money will be used for some extremely worthwhile causes.”

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Royal Ascot Fashion Design COMPETITION 2022

Following the inaugural launch of this competition in 2021, we once again invited local secondary school students to submit their designs for an outfit that could be worn to the Queen Anne Enclosure during Royal Ascot.

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he winning outfit was brought to life by Ellie Lines, a British luxury dress designer based in London while milliner Jess Collett beautifully hand crafted the hat from her Notting Hill studio.

Samsung, Ascot’s digital TV providers, also donated a prize to the winning school – one of their innovative Flipcharts – which encourages interactivity and design within a school setting.

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Holly Harrand, 15, from The Marist School in Ascot was announced this year’s winner and her fantastic design can be seen here. Holly will be wearing her outfit today having been given the ultimate accolade of being invited to attend Royal Ascot wearing her bespoke outfit.

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2.30 First Race

Ascot Racecourse is giving gi a prize of £300 to the lad or girl responsible for the best turned out horse, and a prize of £300 to the lad or girl responsible for the winning horse.

The Norfolk Stakes Stak 1

(Group 2)

Fi Furlongs (5f ) (1,000 metres) Five For Two Yrs Old

Stalls - Centre

(Class 1) Total race value va £110000 (FOR CONDITIONS OF THIS RACE SEE PAGE 86)

Owners Prize Money. ne Winner £51304; Second £20966; Third £10483; Fourth £5247. ney.

47 47.

(Penalty Value Va £65120) A SS

Form

Owner

1 BAKEEL (GB) (50) 1

Trainer

Ch c Sioux Nation Na (USA) SA - Volute (FR) (Rock of Gibraltar (IRE)) SA) SHEIKH ABDULLAH ALMALEK ALSABAH ANDREW BALDING, Kingsclere

Groom - Amelia Foster

st lb

(lbs)

9 3 (129) Jack Mitchell

(Breeder - Volute Partnership)

Dra Draw

CD

WHITE, GOLD braid, GREEN sleeves, 3 GREEN cap with GOLD tassel.

Foaled 24.1.2020. HHH Successful debut in five fi -runner C&D conditions event ev (good to firm) seven weeks ago; those in behind have ha n’t done much for the form but he remains a very useful prospect.

Official BHA Rating -

2 BRAVE BRA NA NATION (IRE) (54) 1

B c Sioux Nation (USA) SA - Suite (IRE) (Invincible SA) (In Spirit (IRE)) MR BRIAN GOODYEAR GOOD MICHAEL BELL, Newmarket

Groom - Denis Collins

9 3 (129) James Doyle Do

(Breeder - Basil Brindley)

Dra Draw

D

EMERALD GREEN, YELLOW YELLO diamond, striped sleeves 9 and diamonds on cap cap.

Foaled 27.3 27 .2020. HHHH Bred for speed and he displaye displa d plenty of it when making all by 6l on 5f Doncaster debut (good to firm) in April, drawing aw right away awing aw despite hanging to his right; the runner-up has finished second again since and the third has won, so the form isn’t too bad; one to note for a stable whose last two tw runners in this were Hoh Mike Mik (unlucky (unluck second in 2006) and Official BHA Rating The Lir Jet (won (w in 2020).

3 CRISPY CAT CA (GB) (21)

122

9 3 (129)

B c Ardad (IRE) - Mara Grey (IRE) (Azamour (IRE)) AMO RACING LIMITED Sil stre De Sousa Silve M. D. O’CALL O’C AGHAN, Ireland (Breeder - Saeed Nasser Al Romaithi)

D BF

Dra Draw

4

PURPLE, WHITE cap, PURPLE stars.

Foaled 27.3 27 .2020. HHHH Made all at Cork (good) on debut and narrowl narrowly wly denied in Listed races at the Curragh (y (yielding; short-headed by Blackbeard) and Sandown Sando (good to soft; beaten a neck by Maria Branwe an ll); Rossa Ryan anwe Ry seemingly emingl emingly prefers Walb Wa ank but this one is firmly rml in the mix on form. rmly Official BHA Rating -

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Trainer

4 JUNGLE FEVER (IRE) (20)

51

B c Bungle Inthejungle - Titian Saga (IRE) (Titus Livius Li (FR)) KINGSLEY PARK 28 - GOLD CHARLIE & MARK JOHNSTON, Middleham

Groom - Gavin Ga Hardisty D

st lb

(lbs)

9 3 (129) Joe Fanning

(Breeder - Newlands House Stud)

Dra Draw

5

RO L BLUE, LIGHT GREEN epaulets.

ROYA

Foaled 29.4.2020. HH Brother to very smart sprinter Winter Powe Po r; faded after showing sho speed on Musselburgh debut but sa things out a lot better when making all over the extended saw ex 5f at Brighton (good to firm) 18 days da later; his bare form is some wa remove way remo d from the standard required to win this but he’s he’ capable of better. er er.

Official BHA Rating -

5 MY FIRST RODEO (IRE) (-)

9 3 (129)

Br c Kodiac - Rashaaqa (Oasis Dream) Darragh Keenan MR A. CRYA CR NS JOHN RYAN RY , Newmarket

Groom - Thomas Miles

(Breeder - Shadwell Estate Company Compan Limited)

Dra Draw

7

ORANGE, BROWN stars on sleeves.

Foaled 20.5.2020. H €30,000breeze-up purchase who is a half-brother to winners Mumaya Muma z (7f 2yo; 2y RPR 77) 77 and Saat (5f/6 Saatty (5f f AW; AW 75); surely surel firmly firml up against it pitched into this Group 2 on debut.

Official BHA Rating -

6 REDEMPTION TIME (GB) (13)

331

B c Harry Angel (IRE) - Red Box (Exceed And Excel (AUS (A )) ATLANTIC EQUINE CLIVE COX, Hungerford

Groom - Curtis Doyle

9 3 (129) Adam Kirby

(Breeder - Cheveley Park Stud Limited)

Dra Draw

D

RO L BLUE, WHITE stars, WHITE and RED halve ROYA hal d 1 sleeves, s, RED cap cap.

Foaled 6.3.2020. HH £220,000 yearling who was third on first two tw starts (3l behind Walb Wa ank over C&D latterl latterly) terly) before making it third time lucky luck with a tongue-strap added in a small-field race at Bath (5f, good to firm) 13 days da ago; has potential for better again but it would still be a bit of a surprise were he to provide pro his yard with a second win in this after Reckless Abandon in 2012.

Official BHA Rating -

7 THE ANTAR ANT CTIC (IRE) (32)

11

Gr c Dark Angel (IRE) - Anna Law La (IRE) (Lawman (La (FR)) MAGNIER/TAB GNIER/T OR/SMITH/WESTERBERG/BRANT GNIER/TAB AIDAN O’BRIEN, Ireland

Groom - Sarmite Loca D

9 3 (129) Ry Moore Ryan

(Breeder - Ballyphilip Ball Stud)

Dra Draw

10

DARK BLUE.

Foaled 7.2.2020. HHHH Brother to crack sprinter Battaash Bat and has looked look a smart prospect when winning 5f events ev at Tipperary ar (soft) and Naas (good) this spring; more to come and major playe ary pla r for a stable seeking a third success in this since 2015.

Official BHA Rating -

8 THE RIDLER (GB) (19) (19

413

B c Brazen Beau (AUS (A ) - Colorada (Lope de Vega (IRE)) MR STEVE BRADLEY RICHARD FAHEY, HEY Malton HEY,

Groom - Hayley Ha Irvine D

9 3 (129) Pa Hanagan Paul

(Breeder - Smarden Thoroughbreds)

RED, BLACK Cross of Lorraine, striped sleeves.

Dra Draw

2

Foaled 11.2.2020. HHH First two tw starts at Ripon on good, winning 5f novic no e on second occasion; better form when third to Chateau in 5f Beverley rle conditions event rley ev (good to firm) since, finishing off well from further back than ideal; trainer/jock ainer/jockey ainer/jock /jockey combination won this last year and also had a close second in 2019.

Official BHA Rating -

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The Norfolk Stakes (Group 2) - continued Form

Owner

Trainer

9 THUNDER MOOR (IRE) (36)

61

1

st lb

(lbs)

9 3 (129)

Ch c Dandy Man (IRE) - Play Pla Mate (Showcasing) Daniel Tudhope BRONTE COLLECTION 1 KEVIN RYAN RY , Hambleton

Groom - Charlotte Allday Allda

(Breeder - Ballyhane) Ball

Dra Draw

D

RO L BLUE and WHITE check, chevrons on sleeves, ROYA 11 RO L BLUE cap ROYA cap.

Foaled 3.3.2020. HHH Coltish in the preliminaries when well-beaten favo fa urite on his Musselburgh debut in April but better behave beha d beforehand and showe sho d his true colours with ready ad all-the-way ady wa York success (5f, good) last month; that form way was boosted by the sub su sequent wins of the second and third (twice); interesting that Danny Dann Tudhope is on him rather ra than Pillo Talk; Pillow Ta trainer sent out Bapak Chinta to take tak this in 2011.

Official BHA Rating -

10 WALBANK (IRE) (25) 21

B c Kodiac - No Lippy (IRE) (Oasis Dream) AMO RACING AND OMNIHORSE RACING DA DAVID LOUGHNANE, Tern Hill

Groom - Michelle Mullineaux

9 3 (129) Rossa Ryan Ry

(Breeder - Tallyll Ho Stud) lly-

Dra Draw

D

PURPLE, WHITE stars, WHITE sleeves, PURPLE stars, 6 PURPLE cap cap.

Foaled 19.2.2020. HHHHH 525,000gns purchase at the breeze-ups and went down do to only onl the exciting Noble Style on C&D debut (good); easily sil made all in four-runner novic sily no e at York (5f, good) since; exciting prospect for connections who had one pipped on the post in this last year. ar ar.

Official BHA Rating -

11 PILLOW PILLO TALK (IRE) (34) 21

Groom - Darren Forster D

9 0 (126)

B f Kodiac - Flawless Fla Jewel (FR) (Kheleyf (USA)) SA SA)) CLIPPER LOGISTICS Kieran Shoemark K. R. BURKE, Leyburn (Breeder - Mountarmstrong Stud & Partners)

Dra Draw

8

GREY GREY.

Foaled 29.3.2020. HHH Second at 18-1 on debut and left that well behind when responding generously nerousl to pressure to edge nerously out stablemate Yahs Ya at in Listed Maryg Mar ate Stakes Stak at York (5f, good) five fiv weeks ago; same connections ran Dramatised in yesterday’ erday’s erday’ y’s Queen Mary Mar so this one heads to this race instead; likel likely ely capable of better again but Danny Dann Tudhope, who rode her at York, seemingly emingl prefers Thunder Moor. emingly or or.

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Result: 1st

2nd

3rd

Distances: 1-2

2-3

Time:Min

4th .

Secs.

NUMBER OF DECLARED RUNNERS 11 Tongue Strap worn by No. 6.

Standard Time: 1 min 0.70 secs Record Time: 58.80 secs by No Nay Na Never age 2 wt 9-1 good to firm 20/0 20 6/13 2021: PERFECT POWER (IRE) 2 9 1 Paul Hanagan 14-1 (Richard Fahey) Fa 15 ran

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The Norfolk Stakes (Group 2) - continued

Race Summary: Summar The Antarctic is likely el to make a bold bid to remain unbeaten but narrow preference is for ely WALBANK. David Da Loughnane’s charge streaked clear late on at York last month in the manner of a really all smart juvenile and can provide connections with some compensation for Go Bears Go’s ally narrow reversal in this last year. Michael Bell saddled The Lir Jet to win this in 2020 and his easy Doncaster debut scorer Brave Bra Nation Na completes the shortlist.

Race Predictor: WALBANK PILLO TALK PILLOW THE ANTAR ANT CTIC Please check Bet With Ascot screens for most up to date Race Predictor Forecast: 7-4 The Antarctic (IRE), 9-4 Walbank (IRE), 8-1 Brave Bra Nation Na (IRE), Pillow Talk (IRE), 10-1 Bakeel (GB), 11-1 Crispy Cat (GB), 14-1 Thunder Moor (IRE), 25-1 Redemption Time (GB), The Ridler (GB), 50-1 Jungle Fever (IRE), 100-1 My First Rodeo (IRE)

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3.05 Second Race

Ascot Racecourse is giving gi a prize of £300 to the lad or girl responsible for the best turned out horse, and a prize of £300 to the lad or girl responsible for the winning horse.

The King George V Stakes Stak (Heritage Handicap)

One Mile About Four Furlongs (2,300 metres) SWINLEY (11f abt 211 yds) For Three Yrs Old

Stalls - Inside

(Class 2) Total race value va £100000

2

(FOR CONDITIONS OF THIS RACE SEE PAGE 86)

Owners Prize Money. ne Winner £40630; Second £20320; Third £10160; Fourth £5080; ney.

Fifth £2540; Sixth Six £1270. (Penalty Value Va £51540) Weights raised 2lb and paragraphs 27 to 31 of the Weights and Handicapping Code complied with where applicable. 4 Eliminated Under Rules (I)9 and (I)10. SS Form

Owner

Trainer

1 BERKSHIRE REBEL (IRE) (43)

135-34

st lb

(lbs)

9 9 (135)

B c Sir Percy - Silicon Star (FR) (Starborough) BERKSHIRE PARTS & PANELS LTD Harr Davies Harry Da (5) ANDREW BALDING, Kingsclere

Groom - Ryan Gradwell

(Breeder - Kildaragh Stud)

Dra Draw

1

RED, WHITE epaulets, diabolo on sleeves.

H Won on good to firm on debut but his 2yo 2y form took a leap forwa for rd when fifth of nine in 1m2f Group 3 at Newmark Newmarket wmarket (good) in October; put firmly rml in his place by his two rmly tw Charlie Appleby-trained riva rivals vals at Newbur Newbury wbury (1m2f ) on reappearance and well-beaten last of four in the Chester Vase (1m4f, soft; 25-1) which leaves him with plenty to prove pro . Official BHA Rating 96

2 YASHIN (IRE) (19) (19

40-411

B g Churchill (IRE) - Mirdhak (Dansili) TOM & GERRY GERR MET MICKEY SYNDICAT NDIC E NDICAT MRS J. HARRINGTON, Ireland

Groom - Keith Farrell

9 9 (135) Shane Foley le ley

(Breeder - Mr Gerry Byrne)

Dra Draw

D

BLACK, ORANGE cross belts, WHITE and RED 4 chevrons on sleeves, s, ROYA RO L BLUE cap cap,, WHITE star. ar ar.

HHHHH All five fi starts were on good ground; there was an awful aw lot to like lik about the way wa he won over 1m4f on handicap debut at Leopardstown to and getting up from Vina Sena over 1m2f at Nava town Na n three weeks later was another marked mark step forwa for rd; mo moving back to 1m4f can help him to maintain his progress and he still has a bright future.

Official BHA Rating 96

3 ISRAR (GB) (33)

12-31

B c Muhaarar - Taghrooda (Sea The Stars (IRE)) SHADWELL ESTATE TA TATE COMP COMPANY LTD JOHN & THADY GOSDEN, Newmarket

9 8 (134) Jim Crowle Crowley wley

Groom - Pappu Singh Deora (Breeder - Shadwell Estate Company Compan Limited) Limited

Dra Draw

12

RO L BLUE, WHITE epaulets, striped cap.

ROYA

HHHH Out of the Oaks and King George winner Taghrooda; Ta won debut on good to firm; improve impro d form throughout his four-race career, career from off the pace in two tw 1m2f handicaps this season and last time he was produced for a narrow narro win over Surre Mist in four-way Surrey -w finish to the London Gold Cup at Newbur -way Newbury; wbury; raised 6lb but surely has more to offer offer, er, including now no tr trying 1m4f for first time.

Official BHA Rating 95

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Owner

Trainer

4 MANDOBI (IRE) (33)

2-11

(lbs)

B c Iffraaj - Oojooba (Monsun (GER)) Tom Marquand SHEIKH AHMED AL MAKTOU MAK M WILLIAM HAGGAS, Newmarket

Groom - Mahesh Sathya Sath naraya nara n D

st lb

9 8 (134)

(Breeder - Godolphin)

Dra Draw

18

YELLO BLACK epaulets.

YELLOW,

HHH Close second on sole 2yo 2y outing (1m, soft) and odds-on winner from the front this season of good-ground novic no e events ev at Ripon (1m2f ) and Thirsk (1m4f ); looks much better at 1m4f than shorter and brings potential to this handicap debut.

Official BHA Rating 95

5 SECRET STAT ST E (IRE) (25)

211

Ch c Dubawi Duba (IRE) - Jacqueline Quest (IRE) (Rock of Gibraltar (IRE)) GODOLPHIN CHARLIE APPLEBY, Newmarket

Groom - Riasat Ali

9 6 (132) William Buick

(Breeder - C. O. P. Hanbury)

Dra Draw

8

RO L BLUE, WHITE cap.

ROYA

HHHH Emphatic winner of 1m2f Chester maiden (soft) on second start; dropped back to 1m (good) when he followe follo d up at 1-3 in a novic no e at Nottingham 18 days da later but stamina had looked look a strength at Chester and that performance makes mak him a fascinating candidate over 1m4f on this handicap debut.

Official BHA Rating 93

6 SCHMILSSON (GB) (27) (27

442-21

B c Muhaarar - Zee Zee Top (Zafonic (USA)) SA SA)) MICK AND JANICE MARISCOTTI ANDREW BALDING, Kingsclere

Groom - Angela Cheshire

9 5 (131) Da Probert David

(Breeder - Meon Valley Stud)

Dra Draw

WHITE, EMERALD GREEN hoops, 11 DARK BLUE sleeves and cap cap.

HHH Unraced on firmer than good; stepped back up to 1m2f at Bath last time, running away aw with a five-runner fiv maiden after making the running; the handicapper has taken tak a much sterner view vie of him after that and 1m4f is not sure to suit on pedigree, but he’s he’ a handicap newc ne omer fresh from an impressive impressi win, so not ruled out.

Official BHA Rating 92

7 MR ALAN (GB) (27) (27

014-625

Ch c Ulysses Ul (IRE) - Interlace (Pivo (Pi tal) AMO RACING LIMITED GEORGE BOUGHEY, HEY Newmarket HEY,

Groom -Rachel Kelly ll lly

9 5 (131) Rossa Ryan Ry

(Breeder - Cheveley Park Stud Limited)

Dra Draw

20

VIOLET, WHITE quartered cap.

HH Close second of seven at Chester (1m4f, good to soft; 5lb higher today) toda in his second handicap, doing his best work late on; failed to spark in Goodwood Goodw Listed race (1m3f, soft) four weeks ago, which sees headgear enlisted. Official BHA Rating 92

8 FRANZ STRAUS RA S (GB) (41) RAUS

1-43

9 5 (131)

B or Br c Golden Horn - Favulus Fa a (Dansili) Frankie Dettori GODOLPHIN JOHN & THADY GOSDEN, Newmarket

Groom - Kieran Holmes

(Breeder - Razza del Sole Societa Agricola SRL)

Dra Draw

10

RO L BLUE. ROYA

HHH Justified 6-5 favo fa uritism at Newc Ne astle (1m, AW) AW in December; put in his place in the Group 3 Classic Trial at Sandown Sando and a novic no e at Notttingham (both 1m2f on good), which did not look overly exciting but he’s he’ an unexpos une ed handicap debutant in first-time headgear, ar over a new ar, ne trip which could easily sil suit, and represents powe sily po rful connections. STEWARD EW EWARD S NOTE: Official BHA Rating 92 Following llo llowing its run on 6/5/2022 it was reported that the horse hung left-handed late-on.

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The King George V Stakes (Heritage Handicap) - continued Form

Owner

Trainer

9 FLYING FL DOLPHIN (IRE) (23)

231

B g Zoffany Zoffan (IRE) - Kebaya ba (Montjeu (IRE)) baya SEAN & BERNARDINE MULRYA MULR N J. P. MURTA MUR GH, Ireland

Groom - Eimear Dunne

st lb

(lbs)

9 5 (131) Colin Keane

(Breeder - Aston House Stud)

Dra Draw

9

DARK BLUE, YELLOW YELLO stripe, RED cap.

HHH Bold shows sho over ov 1m2f on good going on first two tw starts; built on those minor honours when clearcut winner with tongue-tie and cheekpieces fitted fit at Gowr Go an Park (9.5f, yielding) yielding in another maiden last month, making all; stamina in the famil adds interest on this handicap debut. family Official BHA Rating 92

2

10 SURREY MIST (FR) (33)

6-112

9 3 (129)

Gr g Kendargent (FR) - Kindly Kindl Dismiss (FR) (Excellent Art) Trevor ev Whelan evor SURREY RACING (SM) & GUY PARIENTE GEORGE BAKER, Chiddingfold (Breeder - Guy Pariente Holding SPRL)

Dra Draw

YELLO DARK BLUE seams, DARK BLUE sleeves, YELLOW, 7 YELLO stars,, DARK BLUE cap YELLOW cap,, YELLOW YELLO star. ar ar.

HHH Sole 2yo 2y run was on good to firm in July; won AW novic no e events ev at Lingfield (1m2f ) in February bruar and Kempton (1m3f ) bruary in March; had to manoeuvre out behind Israr approaching the 2f marker mark in London Gold Cup at Newbur Newbury wbury (1m2f, good) but kept close tabs on him thereafter to finish second of 12 in that hot race on handicap debut; raised 5lb but still has potential; not bred for this far but his 1m3f AW win came in good style. st Official BHA Rating 90

11 SAVVY SA KNIGHT (IRE) (14) 111

B g Carava Cara ggio (USA) SA - Seagull (IRE) (Sea The Stars (IRE)) SA) MR. JULIAN HUI S. P. C. WOODS, Newmarket

Groom - Cecelia Winberg

9 3 (129) James Doyle Do

(Breeder - Mrs T. Mahon)

Dra Draw

D

YELLO RED star, YELLOW, ar RED sleeve ar, slee s, YELLOW YELLO armlets, 6 check cap cap.

HHH By a sprinter out of a 1m4f winner; three from three after his maiden at Nottingham (1m2f ) in April, novic no e at Bath (11.6f; by a nose) in May Ma and five-runner fiv handicap at Hamilton (1m3f; clearcut) two tw weeks ago, all on good; raised 5lb and into a much tougher race but he’s he’ a useful prospect.

Official BHA Rating 90

12 NEWFOUNDLAND (IRE) (19) (19

6221

B c Deep Impact (JPN) - Best In The World (IRE) (Galileo (IRE)) D.SMITH,MRS J.MAGNIER,M.TABOR,WES R, R,WES TERBERG AIDAN O’BRIEN, Ireland

Groom - Anatoliy Anatoli Komisar

9 3 (129)

Ry Moore Ryan

(Breeder - Coolmore)

Dra Draw

5

PURPLE, WHITE seams, striped sleeves, PURPLE cap.

HHHH Has run in four maidens on good ground, twice runner-up (1m5f and 1m2f) 1m2f before his tidy win at Nava Na n (1m5f) (1m5f where he travelled best but had to be switched sw over 1f out before asserting readily; il late foal, brother to last season’s ily; on’ Oaks winner Snowfall; on’s Sno no shock if this Irish Derby and Irish St Leger entry entr turns out to be a good deal better than this opening mark. Official BHA Rating 90

13 ACHNAMARA (GB) (12)

314512

B c Kodiac - Albamara (Galileo (IRE)) MR PETER WARD CHARLIE & MARK JOHNSTON, Middleham

Groom - Cesar Daya Da ca

9 3 (129)

Joe Fanning

(Breeder - Miss K. Rausing)

D

Dra Draw

LIGHT BLUE, YELLOW YELLO star, ar RED sleeve ar, slee s, 15 YELLO cap YELLOW cap.

HHH Should be far more expos ex ed than most of these, having ha been on the go in three 9.4f-1m4f handicaps in January nuar and four nuary 1m4f-14.5f handicaps more recently; won well on good to firm at Beverley rle on penultimate start but he’s rley he’ 11lb higher today toda following follo his close second at Doncaster; sole representative entati for a yard which usually entative usuall has a multiple entry. entr Official BHA Rating 90

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The King George V Stakes (Heritage Handicap) - continued Form

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Trainer

14 POST IMPRESSIONIST (IRE) (23) 212

st lb

(lbs)

9 2 (128)

B g Teofilo (IRE) - Island Remede (Medicean) Daniel Tudhope MR R. A. GREEN WILLIAM HAGGAS, Newmarket

Groom - Eddie Watson

(Breeder - Mrs David Da Egan)

Dra Draw

13

WHITE, NAVY NA BLUE cap, WHITE spots.

HHHH 1-3 when he won a 1m maiden at Ayr Ay (good) in April on second start; got going too late when second of 14 to Eldar Eldarov Eldaro in novic no e at Newc Ne astle (1m2f, AW) AW month later but the form looks good and there is clear promise for 1m4f in that performance and his pedigree; very much one to note now no that he gets that trip on today’ today’s y’s handicap debut.

Official BHA Rating 89

DEA LEGEND (IRE) (52) 15 DEAUVILLE

42-1

9 2 (128)

B g Sea The Stars (IRE) - Soho Rose (IRE) (Hernando (FR)) Daniel Muscutt cut cutt MR BONIFAC NIF E HO KA KUI NIFAC JAMES FERGUSON, Newmarket

Groom - Katie Webb

(Breeder - G. B. Partnership)

Dra Draw

3

WHITE, RED epaulets and armlets.

HHH Refused to enter the stalls on his intended second start as 2yo 2y and gelded afterwa after rds; still ran twice in that campaign and improve impro d when winning a 12-runner maiden at Windsor (1m2f, good to firm) in April; bred to relish 1m4f+ so there could be a big step forwa for rd on this handicap debut.

Official BHA Rating 89

16 INVERNESS (IRE) (58)

61-6

9 2 (128)

B c Highland Reel (IRE) - Four Eleven (CAN) (C (Arch (USA)) SA SA)) STEVEN ROCCO & PARTNERS Kieran Shoemark CHARLES HILLS, Lambourn

Groom - Michael Coles

(Breeder - Knockainey Stud)

Dra Draw

14

WHITE, MAUVE MA diamond, striped sleeves, MAUVE MA cap.

HH Made up a lot of ground to snatch a maiden win over 1m at Goodwood Goodw (good to firm) on his second 2yo 2y start; similar form when a never-nearer sixth six of eight in Listed race at Epsom (1m2f, good) on reappearance, which he needs to build on in a major wa having way ha been withdrawn aw twice since because of ground (good and soft) that was deemed unsuitable. Official BHA Rating 89 awn

17 BALHAMBAR (FR) (20) 531

8 12 (124)

B c Almanzor (FR) - Moojeh (IRE) (King’s Best (USA)) SA SA)) Richard Kingscote AL SHAQAB RACING SIR MICHAEL STOUTE, Newmarket

Groom - Qasim Salah-Ud-Din

(Breeder - Mr Xavier Xa Moyer & Mme Annabelle Moyer)

Dra Draw

21

SIL SILVER, GOLD braid, MAROON cap, GOLD tassel.

HHHH Late foal; promise on debut (good to firm) and plenty of it from off the pace next ne time; went on over 2f out and clear 1f out in Chepstow to maiden (1m2f, good) three weeks ago, holding on by a head from a fast-finishing and very interesting newc tow ne omer; while this handicap debut in such a hot race demands another marked mark step forwa for rd, he’s he’ a fascinating prospect.

Official BHA Rating 85

18 VINA SENA (IRE) (19) (19

1-0052

B c Vadamos (FR) - Miss Verdoyante (Montjeu (IRE)) O.T.I. RACING HENR DE BROMHEAD, Ireland HENRY

Groom - Colman Comerford

8 11 (123) Jamie Spencer

(Breeder - Belmont Bloodstock Ltd)

Dra Draw

DARK BLUE, GOLD hoops, WHITE sleeves, 16 WHITE cap cap,, DARK BLUE star. ar ar.

HHHH Won on debut at Dundalk (1m, AW) AW in December; hooded last three outings and shot back to form when dramatically amaticall amatically coming from a detached last to second in 13-runner handicap won by Yashin at Nava Na n (1m2f, good) latest; that opens up the prospect that 1m4f will now no suit, as does stamina in the family. famil Official BHA Rating 84

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The King George V Stakes (Heritage Handicap) - continued Form

Owner

Trainer

3-3102

Ch c Lope de Vega (IRE) - Princess Serena (USA) SA (Unbridled’ SA) (U s Song (USA)) SA SA)) KING POWER PO RACING CO LTD ANDREW BALDING, Kingsclere

19 TEUMESSIAS FOX (IRE) (35)

Groom - Chetan Singh

st lb

(lbs)

8 11 (123) Rob Hornby

(Breeder - Roundhill Stud)

Dra Draw

BF

RO L BLUE, WHITE hoop, striped sleeves, ROYA 2 WHITE cap cap,, ROYA RO L BLUE star. ar ar.

HH First three starts were on AW, AW runawa runaway way winner of a Newc Ne astle novic no e when upped to 1m2f on third occasion; well held since over that trip on good ground in a Listed race at Epsom and when second of six in handicap at Salisbury, bur the latter bury, lat in a manner sugge sug sting that 1m4f can suit but he needs to leave that form a long way wa behind.

Official BHA Rating 84

2

Result: 1st

2nd

3rd

Distances: 1-2

2-3

Time:Min

4th .

Secs.

NUMBER OF DECLARED RUNNERS 21

Sheepskin Cheek Pieces worn first time by No. 7, 8. Hood worn by No. 18.

Tongue Strap worn by No. 9. Sheepskin Cheek Pieces worn by No. 9.

Standard Time: 2 mins 32.60 secs Record Time: 2 mins 24.60 secs by Nove No llist age 4 wt 9-7 good to firm 27/0 27 7/13 2021: SUREFIRE 3 8 9 Hector Crouch 5-1 (Ralph Beckett) ett 17 ran ett)

Race Summary: Summar Run of the race is crucial so often in this and not that easy to predict before the race or find during it. Plenty of horses drawn dra high have ha done well and Vina Sena coming wide and late might represent the best option among the high numbers this time. Post Impressionist, from 13, is firmly firml on the shortlist, such is the promise he brings with this step up in trip, with similar comments very applicable to the London Gold Cup winner Israr in 12. Those with single-figure draws dra include some striking candidates, however. Newfoundland is one from Ballyd Ball oyle and it’s not hard to envis en age him as the winner if he gets the breaks, probably obabl coming from off the pace. Secret State, from obably Charlie Appleby’s, is also eyecatching but the best option might just turn out to be YASHIN whose win over Vina Sena last time came over 1m2f but that highlights the potential he brings now that he goes back up to 1m4f. So Yashin gets the vote ahead of Post Impressionist and Newfoundland.

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3.40 Third Race

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The Ribblesdale Stakes Stak (Group 2)

One Mile About Four Furlongs (2,300 metres) SWINLEY (11f abt 211yds) For Three Yrs Old Fillies

Stalls -Inside

(Class 1) Total race value va £200000 (FOR CONDITIONS OF THIS RACE SEE PAGE 86)

Owners Prize Money. ne Winner £89120; Second £36580; Third £18300; Fourth £9140; ney.

Fifth £4580; Sixth Six £2280. (Penalty Value Va £113420) A SS

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Form

Owner

Trainer

221-10

B f Galileo (IRE) - Prize Exhibit (Showcasing) M TABOR/D SMITH/MRS J MAGNIER/WESTERBERG AIDAN O’BRIEN, Ireland

1 HISTORY (IRE) (25)

Groom - Hazel Galloway wa way

st lb

(lbs)

9 2 (128) Ry Moore Ryan

(Breeder - Barronstown Stud)

Dra Draw

3

RO L BLUE, ORANGE disc, striped sleeves and cap.

ROYA

HHH Reappeared with Group 3 win at Leopardstown to (1m, good) and midfield in the Irish 1,000 Guineas subsequently; town others have ha better form and she’s she’ not bred to stay this far on the dam’s dam’ side, but she’s she’ by Galileo and it will be no surprise if she impro s for the step up in trip; not ruled out for top yard. improve Official BHA Rating 104

2 LIFE OF DREAMS (GB) (36)

12

B f Dubawi Duba (IRE) - Endless Time (IRE) (Sea The Stars (IRE)) GODOLPHIN CHARLIE APPLEBY, Newmarket

Groom - Aine Mannion

9 2 (128) William Buick

(Breeder - Godolphin)

Dra Draw

5

RO L BLUE. ROYA

HHHHH Easy win on debut at Newbur Newbury wbury (1m2f, good) in April and although she was no match for Emily Emil Upjohn Up when runner-up in the Musidora at York (1m2f, good), the winner may ma be a superstar in view vie of her unlucky unluck second in the Oaks; dam was a 1m4f Group 2 winner and this very lightl lightly htly raced Godolphin filly ll could take lly tak a big step forwa for rd now no up in trip; firmly in calculations.

Official BHA Rating 100

3 MAGICAL GIC GICAL LAGOON (IRE) (54)

410-2

B f Galileo (IRE) - Night Lagoon (GER) (Lagunas) ZHANG YUESHENG MRS J. HARRINGTON, Ireland

Groom -Lauryn Faulkner

9 2 (128) Shane Foley le ley

(Breeder - Coolmore)

Dra Draw

EMERALD GREEN, EMERALD GREEN and 6 WHITE check sleeves, s, WHITE cap cap.

HHH Won a Group 3 at the Curragh (1m, good) last August on her second start before finishing down do the field in the Group 1 Fillies’ Mile; reappeared with a narrow narro Listed defeat at Nava Na n (1m2f, good) and the winner has since made the frame in the Irish 1,000 Guineas and the Oaks; bred to be suited by this longer trip and she’s she’ one to consider. nsider nsider.

Official BHA Rating 107

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The Ribblesdale Stakes (Group 2) - continued Form

Owner

Trainer

4 MUKADDAMAH MUKADD (GB) (33)

123

B f New Approach (IRE) - Craighall (Dubawi (Duba (IRE)) SHADWELL ESTATE TA TATE COMP COMPANY LTD ROGER VARIAN, Newmarket

Groom - Erin Shannon

st lb

(lbs)

9 2 (128) Jim Crowle Crowley wley

(Breeder - Whatton What Manor Stud)

Dra Draw

1

RO L BLUE, WHITE epaulets, striped cap.

ROYA

HHH Won on debut at Wolverhamp lv lverhamp ton (8.6f, AW) in January nuar and runner-up in a conditions race here (1m, good to firm) nuary in April; kept on for 3l third in Newbur Newbury wbury Listed contest (1m2f, good) last month and the first two tw have ha firmly franked ank the form anked (the winner Nashwa sh finished third in the Oaks); shapes as though she’ll be suited by this step up in trip and she’s shwa she’ not discounted.

Official BHA Rating 100

5 MYSTIC WELLS (USA) SA (40) SA)

136-212

B f Kitten’ Kit s Joy (USA) SA - Cat On a Tin Roof (USA) SA) SA (Catienus (USA)) SA) SA SA)) MR & MRS R SCOTT & MR & MRS D BEVAN BEV GEORGE BOUGHEY, HEY Newmarket HEY,

9 2 (128) Ben Curtis

Groom - Paul Heslop (Breeder - Kenneth L. Ramsey & Sarah K. Ramsey)

Dra Draw

MAROON, LIGHT BLUE epaulets, 2 LIGHT BLUE sleeves, s, MAROON stars,, quartered cap cap.

HH Won a Brighton handicap (1m2f, good to firm) in April then went close in the Lingfield Oaks Trial (11.6f, good to firm), behind Rogue Millennium who was subsequently equentl seventh in the Oaks; looks vulnerable in this field. Official BHA Rating 93 equently

6 SEA SILK ROAD RO (IRE) (27) (27

6-11

B f Sea The Stars (IRE) - Oriental Magic (GER) (Doyen (IRE)) SUNDERLAND HOLDING INC. WILLIAM HAGGAS, Newmarket

Groom - Safid Alam

9 2 (128) Tom Marquand

(Breeder - Kildaragh Stud)

Dra Draw

4

YELLO PURPLE star and star on cap.

YELLOW,

HHHH Won Nottingham maiden (1m, good) last month on her second start and followe follo d up in Listed race at Goodwood Goodw (1m2f, soft); kept on really all well and the stamina in her pedigree also indicates she’ll relish 1m4f; key ally ke playe pla r. Official BHA Rating 103

Result: 1st

2nd

3rd

Distances: 1-2

2-3

Time:Min

4th .

Secs.

NUMBER OF DECLARED RUNNERS 6

Hood worn by No. 5.

Standard Time: 2 mins 32.60 secs Record Time: 2 mins 24.60 secs by Nove No llist age 4 wt 9-7 good to firm 27/0 27 7/13 2021: LOVING DREAM 3 9 0 Robert Havlin Ha 18-1 (John & Thady Gosden) 13 ran

Race Summary: Summar The step up in trip looks a firm plus for the twice-raced Godolphin filly fill LIFE OF DREAMS, who may ma well have ha bumped into a superstar when no match for Emily Emil Upjohn Up in the Musidora.

She earns the vote ahead of Sea Silk Road, who was strong at the finish when a 1m2f Listed winner at Goodwood last month and is also a promising candidate for 1m4f. Magical Lagoon is next on the list.

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The Gold Cup 10 OF THE LAST

HA D A L R E A DY WON A RACE D U R IN G T HE CUR R E N T SEASON

12

AIDAN

WINNERS

ONLY

O’BRIEN

4 1923

WINNERS SINCE

WERE OLDER THAN

6

HAS TRAINED A RECORD

7

FRANKIE DETTORI HAS WON THE GOLD CUP

8 TIMES

WINNERS 1st

12

ONLY LESTER PIGGOTT (11) HAS BEEN MORE SUCCESSFUL

OF THE LAST

15

WINNERS WON THEIR PREVIOUS RACE

3

7/2

THE AVERAGE ER ERAGE WINNING

STARTING PRICE

10

IN THE LAST

YEARS

HORSES HAVE WON THE GOLD CUP

3

OR MORE TIMES

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Feature Race Analysis The 2022 edition of the Gold Cup sees ten runners head down to post for what looks a fascinating contest.

Stradivarius bids to make it a historic fourth victory in the prestigious event as he aims to join the mighty Yeats as the most successful horse in the history of the race after falling short in last year’s renewal. Trueshan would have claims if the ground was softer but is likely to be withdrawn on this quick surface, while Bubble Smart finished behind the pair in the Qatar Prix du Cadran.

Princess Zoe ran a creditable second in contest last year, ahead of Stradivarius, and should be primed for this following his preparation success in the Sagaro Stakes. Earlofthecotsworld has been kept busy on the all-weather and scored by a neck to win the Marathon Championship on finals day but will surely need more to turn over this competitive field. The same comments apply to Alignak and Tashkan who will need to take a further step forward to land this.

Master trainers Aidan O’Brien and Willie Mullins both have sole representatives in the race, but Kyprios looks a strong favourite for O’Brien after bolting up at Leopardstown with ease by 14 lengths. Burning Victory has been running in Grade 1’s over hurdles and is reverted to the flat, while Mojo Star also returns from a lengthy lay-off for Richard Hannon.

Last year’s winner Subjectivist Year

Form

SP

Trainer

Last Race

2021

37171-1 Subjec Sub tivist

Winner

13/2

M Johnston

1st Duba Du i Gold Cup Cu

2020

1112-3 Stradivar di ius divar

4/5F

J H M Gosden

3rd Coronatio na n Cup natio Cu

2019

1111-1

Stradivarius

EvsF

J H M Gosden

1st Yorkshire Cup Cu

2018

1133-1 Stradivarius

7/4J

J H M Gosden

1st Yorkshire Cup Cu

2017

030-41 Big Orange

5/1

M L W Bell

1st Henry nr II Stake nry ta s take

2016

211-11

Order of St George 10/11F

A P O’Brien (Ire)

1st Sava Saval val Beg Stakes Sta

2015

41112

Trip To Paris

12/1

E A Dunlop

2nd Henry nr II Stakes nry

2014

1110-1 Leading Light

2/1F

A P O’Brien (Ire)

1st Vinta n ge Crop Stakes nta Sta

2013

1133-1 Estimate

7/2F

Sir Michael Stoute 1st Sagaro Stakes

2012

5133-1 Colour Vision

6/1

S bin Suroor

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4.20 Fourth Race

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The Gold Cup

(Group 1) (British Champions Series)

Stalls - Inside

Two Miles About Four Furlongs (19f abt 210 yds) (3,900 metres) For Four Yrs Old And Upwards (Class 1) Total race value va £500000 (FOR CONDITIONS OF THIS RACE SEE PAGE 86)

Owners Prize Money. ne Winner £222800; Second £91450; Third £45750; Fourth £22850; ney.

Fifth £11450; Sixth Six £5700. (Penalty Value Va £283550) A SS Form

Owner

1 ALIGNAK (GB) (82)

3-52264

Trainer Age

st lb

Gr h Sea The Moon (GER) - Albanova Albano (Alzao (USA)) SA SA)) MR R. J. TUFFT JAMIE OSBORNE, Upper Lambourn

Saffie Osborne

Groom - Jimmy mm McCarthy mmy Carth & Jeremy Dance (Breeder - Miss K. Rausing) Carthy

4

(lbs)

6 9 4 (130)

Dra Draw

MAROON and YELLOW YELLO (quartered), halve hal d sleeve slee s, 1 DARK BLUE cap cap.

HHH Withdrawn aw the last two awn tw times he was due to race on officially ciall good to firm, when trained by Sir Michael Stoute; used to cially be ridden much more prominently prominentl but he was coming from well off the pace under Saffie Osborne at Meydan early rl this year, rly ar ar, including in the Dubai Gold Cup last time when widest into the straight but running on well to be an excellent fourth of 13; that was his second attemp at t at 2m and opens the possibility that he has more to offer off as a stayer, which is needed but he’s he’ no rank outsider on Dubai evidence.

Official BHA Rating 109

2 EARLOFTHECOTSWOLDS (FR) (62) 8 9 4 (130)

23111

Bl g Axxos (GER) - Sissi Land (FR) (Grey Risk (FR)) TWISTON-DAVIES DA DAVIES , MASON, GREER & KIELY KIEL NIGEL TWISTON-DAVIES, Cheltenham

Liam Keniry nir niry

Groom - Ryan Alderman (Breeder - Yannick Colliot & Teddy Poirier)

Dra Draw

BLACK, YELLOW YELLO epaulets, WHITE sleeve slee s, 10 BLACK cap cap,, YELLOW YELLO star. ar ar.

HH Useful jumper (top two tw RPRs were at Ascot) who has done very well switched sw to the Flat this year, ar front-running for ar, AW wins at Kempton (1m4f and 2m) and Newc Ne astle (2m); unraced on turf under Flat rules; while this trip can suit, this is a whopping step up in class.

Official BHA Rating 102

3 STRADIVARIU RADIV RADIVARIU S (IRE) (34)

41123-1

Groom - Bradley Bosley CD

8 9 4 (130)

Ch h Sea The Stars (IRE) - Priva Pri te Life (FR) (Bering) MR B. E. NIELSEN Frankie Dettori JOHN & THADY GOSDEN, Newmarket (Breeder - Bjorn Nielsen)

Dra Draw

2

BLACK, YELLOW YELLO cap.

HHHH Enduring star of the staying ay division, aying di including with wins in this race in 2018, 2019 and 2020; 12 months ago he was 5-6 to join Yeats as the only onl horse to win the Gold Cup four times, but trouble in running (it’s (it’ a danger with him) left him no chance with the winner and he came only fourth (Princess Zoe second); won three of his five fi starts since, on good to firm on first two tw occasions, and returns to the Gold Cup capable of another mighty shout.

Official BHA Rating 118

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Owner

4 TRUESHAN (FR) (71)

26111-1

Trainer Age

(lbs)

6 9 4 (130)

B g Planteur (IRE) - Shao Line (FR) (General Holme (USA)) SA SA)) SINGULA PARTNERSHIP ALAN KING, Barbury Castle

Groom -Valentyn -V Ko lenko Kova

st lb

Hollie Doyle Do

(Breeder - Mr Didier Blot)

Dra Draw

CD

YELLO ROYA YELLOW, RO L BLUE cross belts, ROYA RO L BLUE and 9 YELLO chevrons on sleeves, YELLOW s, ROYA RO L BLUE cap cap.

HHHH Ended 2021 with wins in the Goodwood Goodw Cup, 2m4f Prix du Cadran and British Champions Long Distance Cup, the last-named (here) for a second time; clearcut reappearance winner in a Listed race ten weeks ago; has won on good going outside Group races, but best form on softer and withdrawn aw several awn ra ral times due to fast ground, including from this race last year; sets the standard on 2021 form but unlikel unlikely ely to run on fast ground.

Official BHA Rating 120

5 KYPRIOS (IRE) (34)

16 4-11 16/1

4 9 3 (129)

Ch c Galileo (IRE) - Polished Gem (IRE) (Danehill (USA)) SA SA)) MO LARE/MAGNIER/TAB MOYG GNIER/T OR/SMITH/WESTERBERG GNIER/TAB AIDAN O’BRIEN, Ireland

Groom - Ranju Gaikwad

Ry Moore Ryan

(Breeder - Moyglare Stud Farm Ltd)

Dra Draw

5

BLACK, WHITE sleeves, RED cap, BLACK star. ar ar.

HHHH ThreedisappointingvisitstoBritain,includinglastyearintheLingfieldDerbyTrialandwhenupsetinthestalls(withdrawn) aw assecondfavo awn) fa uritefortheQueen’ favo Queen’s Vase at this meeting; not seen again until this season but he’s been back with a bang, asserting in fine style st in Listed race at Nava Na n and thoroughly dominating when 1-10 in Group 3 at Leopardstown to (both 1m6f on good; unraced on firmer); there is hugely town el more strength in depth to this field and he’s unraced beyo ely be nd 1m6f but he’s brother to the Chester Cup winner Falc Fa on Eight and has to be taken tak seriously riousl for a trainer who knows riously kno all about training Ascot Gold Cup winners.

Official BHA Rating 117

6 MOJO STAR ST (IRE) (256)

225120-

4 9 3 (129)

B c Sea The Stars (IRE) - Galley (Zamindar (USA)) SA SA)) AMO RACING LIMITED RICHARD HANNON, Marlborough

Rossa Ryan Ry

(Breeder - Barbara Prendergast)

Dra Draw

7

VIOLET, WHITE quartered cap.

HHHH Unraced on firmer than good; sole win came in a maiden last August but he ran terrific races last term when runner-up on good to soft in the Derby and St Leger; alwa always ways very prominent in the latter lat over 14.5f and there is plenty of the stayer about him; very scopey pe sort who may pey ma well be open to further progress this year, ar so he’s ar, he’ a major playe pla r if he stays. ay ays.

Official BHA Rating 116

7 TASHKHAN (IRE) (34)

2552-53

4 9 3 (129)

B g Born To Sea (IRE) - Tarziyna rzi (IRE) (Rave rziyna (Ra n’s Pass (USA)) SA SA)) MR P. BOYLE BO BRIAN ELLISON, Malton

Groom - Andy Robertson

Ben Robinson

(Breeder - His Highness The Aga Khan’s Studs S.C.)

Dra Draw

LIGHT BLUE, DARK BLUE hollow hollo box, bo 6 striped riped sleeves and cap cap.

HHH Made stellar progress last term, which ended with his second of ten to Trueshan in the British Champions Long Distance Cup over 2m here (good to soft) where he finished a length and a half behind the winner, winner rallying ra strongly past Stradivarius; iv ivarius; respectable shows sho this term in races won by Princess Zoe here and Stradivarius iv ivarius at York; would probably abl be a lot more interesting on softer than good but he is a very strong candidate for this longer trip. ably Official BHA Rating 115

8 BUBBLE SMART (GB) (21)

1113-26

5 9 1 (127)

B m Intello (GER) - Bubble Back (FR) (Grand Lodge (USA)) SA SA)) ZAK BLOODSTOCK M. DELZANGLES, France

Groom - Damien Desvoy

Gerald Mosse

(Breeder - Succession Z. Hakam)

Dra Draw

RO L BLUE, RED sleeves, ROYA ROYA RO L BLUE and RED 3 quartered cap cap.

HHH Unraced on firmer than good; surged through the ranks with a hat-trick over 1m6f-1m7.5f 1m7 last season; even 1m7.5f ev better form next ne time in the Group 1 Cadran at Longchamp when upped to 2m4f, where she raced in second for a long way, wa well clear of the rest, then was nearly swamped sw by the pack before rall rallying llying into third behind Trueshan and Stradivarius; iv ivarius; tw respectable shows two sho this term and this step back up in trip is likel likely ely to suit.

Official BHA Rating 108

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The Gold Cup (Group 1) (British Champions Series) - continued Form

Owner

Trainer Age

st lb

(lbs)

9 BURNING VICTORY (FR) (250)6 9 1 (127)

216 112- Br m Nathaniel 216// Na (IRE) - M’Oubliez Pas (USA) SA (El Corredor (USA)) SA) SA SA)) MRS AUDREY TURLEY W. P. MULLINS, Ireland Groom - Virginie Bascip

William Buick

(Breeder - SARL De Chambure & SARL Riviera Ri Equine)

Dra Draw

YELLO and BROWN (quartered), halved YELLOW halv sleeves, 8 YELLO cap YELLOW cap.

HHH Fortunate winner of the Triumph Hurdle in 2020; progressive gressi in Flat handicaps last year, gressive ar winning twice before her ar, excellent second in the Cesarewitch re rewitch at Newmark Newmarket wmarket (2m2f, good; unraced on firmer) when it looked look as if this longer trip could suit her well; needs a further chunk of improve impro ment and has not set the world alight over hurdles this year (in cheekpieces first two tw starts, tongue tied latest) but she can continue as a rising force on last year’s Flat evidence. Official BHA Rating 106

10 PRINCESS ZOE (GER) (50)

4225-01

7 9 1 (127)

Gr m Jukebox Jury (IRE) - Palace Princess (GER) (Tiger Hill (IRE)) Joseph Sheridan PA PATRICK F. KEHOE/MRS.P.CRAMPTON ANTHONY MULLINS, Ireland

Groom - Jackie Carter

(Breeder - Gestut Hony-Hof )

Dra Draw

CD

PURPLE, YELLOW YELLO sleeves, PURPLE and YELLOW YELLO 4 striped riped cap cap.

HHHHH Her extr ex aordinary rdinar 2020 campaign featured a Group 1 victory rdinary victor over this trip in the Prix du Cadran; that and most of her wins have ha come in the mud but her excellent second in this race last year was on good to firm, as was her narrow narro Group 3 success here this April; looks set to delive deli r her best and that give gi s her major claims.

Official BHA Rating 113

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Result: 1st

2nd

3rd

Distances: 1-2

2-3

Time:Min

4th .

Secs.

NUMBER OF DECLARED RUNNERS 10 Sheepskin Cheek Pieces by No. 8.

Tongue Strap worn by No. 8, 9.

Standard Time: 4 mins 22.00 secs Record Time: 4 mins 16.92 secs by Rite of Passage age 6 wt 9-2 good to firm 17/0 17 6/10 2021: SUBJECTIVIST 4 9 1 Joe Fanning 13-2 (Mark Johnston) 12 ran

Race Summary: Summar Trueshan’s likely el withdrawa ely withdra l due to the fast ground leave lea s the grand old man Stradiva Stradi rius as a very strong candidate. He’s won three Gold Cups already and although there was a hiccup in last year’s edition, he did not get the run of the race that day, da left with a lot to do entering the straight, and the same can be argued for the British Champions Long Distance Cup here in October in which he finished third. PRINCESS ZOE, however, saw sa off Stradiva Stradi rius for second 12 months ago and, like him, has warmed up in encouraging fashion this year with a win. She was once regarded as something of a mudlark but that’s in the past now, following her two big runs in the last 12 months at Ascot on good to firm. Tashkhan would have ha been an appealing bet on good to soft or soft. Aidan O’Brien has picked out some formidable Gold Cup horses over the years and his Kyprios Ky needs a great deal of respect after this season’s two wins, but he has something to prove away from Ireland, has not been beyond 1m6f and has been priced up as a warm favo fa urite.

Mo Star has not raced on fast ground, beyond 14.5f or in any Mojo an race this season but he’s a striking sort who came second in last year’s Derby and St Leger, so no way wa is he dismissed, while Alignak looks interesting at huge odds on the Meydan evidence this March.

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5.00 Fifth Race

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The Britannia Stakes Stak One Mile (1,600 metres) ROYAL HUNT CUP COURSE (8f ) For Three Yrs Old Colts And Geldings

Stalls - Centre

(Class 2) Total race value va £120000 (FOR CONDITIONS OF THIS RACE SEE PAGE 87) 87

Owners Prize Money. ne Winner £51204; Second £25596; Third £12804; Fourth £6396. ney.

(Penalty Value Va £64800) Weights raised 1lb and paragraphs 27 to 31 of the Weights and Handicapping Code complied with where applicable. 8 Eliminated Under Rules (I)9 and (I)10. SS

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Trainer

1 POWER PO OF BEAUTY BEA (IRE) (65)

21124-5

B g Slade Power (IRE) - Beautiful Filly ll (Oasis Dream) lly DR ALI RIDHA HUGO PALMER, Malpas

st lb

(lbs)

9 9 (135) Shane Foley le ley

(Breeder - Rabbah Bloodstock Limited)

Dra Draw

MAROON and ROYA RO L BLUE (quartered), MAROON sleeves, 17 RO L BLUE armlets,, ROYA ROYA RO L BLUE cap cap,, MAROON star. ar ar.

HH Dual 2yo 2y winner and his form in defeat last season makes mak for even ev better reading but, having ha been gelded, he trailed home last of the five fi runners in the 7f European Free Handicap at Newmark Newmarket wmarket in April; it’s it’ asking a lot to bounce back from that in a race of this nature; first time in a tongue-tie or cheekpieces.

Official BHA Rating 102

2 MR MCCANN MCC (IRE) (25)

4561-54

5

9 9 (135)

B c Kodiac - Copperbeech (IRE) (Red Ransom (USA)) SA SA)) AJT GROUP James McDonald HUGO PALMER, Malpas (Breeder - Bernard & Eugene Heary)

Dra Draw

11

RED, BEIGE star, ar RED sleeves, BEIGE stars. ar,

HH Three-time winner last season and close up in a Group 2 at Newmark Newmarket wmarket in July; has some class about him but the handicapper knows kno all about that and carrying carr a big weight in this field is probably abl no easier a task than he faced in the ably German 2,000 Guineas last time, in which he was a well-held fourth.

Official BHA Rating 102

3 GREAT GREA MAX (IRE) (39) (39

5250-30

9 8 (134)

B c Wootton Bassett - Teeslemee (FR) (Youmzain (Y (IRE)) AMO RACING LIMITED Sil stre De Sousa Silve M. D. O’CALL O’C AGHAN, Ireland (Breeder - Ennistown Stud)

Dra Draw

4

PURPLE, WHITE and PURPLE quartered cap.

HH Competitive titi in some hot 7f races last season, including when third in the Chesham at this meeting; consequently titive equentl finds equently himself high in the weights and he’s he’ been disappointing this campaign, admittedl mittedly mittedl tedly over 1m2f which may ma stretch him; plenty of others appeal more.

Official BHA Rating 101

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4 MALEX (GB) (26)

140

B c Kodiac - Trois Lunes (FR) (Manduro (GER)) AMO RACING LIMITED M. D. O’CALL O’C AGHAN, Ireland

st lb

(lbs)

9 5 (131)

Rossa Ryan Ry

(Breeder - SCEA Haras de Saint Pair)

Dra Draw

1

PURPLE, WHITE cap, PURPLE stars.

HHH All three runs at the Curragh, winning a big-field 7f maiden before running okay oka in a 1m Listed race; just looked look outclassed in blink (swiftl blinkers (swiftly wiftly remove remo d) in the Irish 2,000 Guineas and this handicap mark demands a career best from him. Official BHA Rating 98

5 I’M A GAMBLER (IRE) (14)

3-21010

B g No Nay Na Never (USA) SA - We Are Ninety (IRE) (Thewayy SA) wa ouare (USA)) wayy SA SA)) JOHN BROWN & MEGAN DENNIS CHARLIE & MARK JOHNSTON, Middleham

Groom -Gavin Ga Hardisty Gavin

9 5 (131) Ben Curtis

(Breeder - Fullbury Ltd)

Dra Draw

BF

RED, PURPLE sleeve slee s, RED armlets, 23 BLACK cap cap,, YELLOW YELLO star. ar ar.

HH One of the most experienc ex ed runners with 15 starts behind him, winning five fiv of them; he was looking progressive gressi until gressive finishing stone-cold last in a 6f handicap at Hamilton and he’s he’ hard to warm to on the back of that effort only onl two tw weeks ago.

STEWARD EW EWARD S NOTE: Following llo llowing its run on 2/6/2 2/6 022 it was reported that the horse ran too freely. freel Official BHA Rating 98

6 WHOPUTFIFTYINYOU WHOPUTFIFTYINY (IRE) (26)

11-11

Ch c Twilight Son - Poyle Meg (Dansili) PA PAUL & CLARE ROONEY CLIVE COX, Hungerford

Groom - Lena McGrory D

9 5 (131) Adam Kirby

(Breeder - Miss A. J. Wiggins)

Dra Draw

28

DARK BLUE and YELLOW YELLO (quartered), striped sleeves.

HHHH A perfect four out of four and he did well to overcome an early rl stumble last time at Hayd rly Ha ock (1m, good), eating ea up the ground late on in a respected handicap that looks all the stronger now; no the handicapper didn’t hold back with a 10lb hit, but he has the look of a colt going places and contests this instead of Saturday’ Saturday’s y’s Group 3 Jersey Stakes Stak .

Official BHA Rating 98

7 ONEFORTHEGUTTER (GB) (12)

1426-46

9 4 (130)

B c Muhaarar - Rainbow Springs (Selkirk (USA)) SA SA)) TRACEY BELL & CAROLINE LYON LY S Richard Kingscote IAN WILLIAMS, Alvechurch (Breeder - Michael E Wates CBE)

Dra Draw

7

RO L BLUE, ORANGE hoop and armlets, hooped cap.

ROYA

H Went close in a 7f Deauville Group 3 last August when highly highl tried as a 2yo; 2y lumbered with a tough mark this season and that showe sho d at Epsom 12 days da ago.

Official BHA Rating 97

8 SAGA (GB) (41)

221-26

9 4 (130)

Gr or Ro c Invincible In Spirit (IRE) - Emily Emil Bronte (Machiave (Machia llian (USA)) SA SA)) Frankie Dettori THE QUEEN JOHN & THADY GOSDEN, Newmarket

Groom - Andrew Heywood

(Breeder - Godolphin)

C BF

Dra Draw

PURPLE, GOLD braid, SCARLE SC T sleeves, 18 BLACK velvet lv cap lvet cap,, GOLD fring fringe.

HHHHH Ran flat when favo fa urite for a 7f handicap here in early rl May rly Ma but, if forgive forgi n that, there’s there’ a lot to like; lik he was beaten just over a length by the 2,000 Guineas winner Coroebus last August and bumped into Maljoom (German 2,000 winner/St winner James’s mes’ Pala mes’s Pa ce fourth) on reappearance at Kempton (1m), pushing him close; won his maiden here, so the track isn’t an issue; if reacting positively positiv to the new ne headgear he could be interesting.

Official BHA Rating 97 STEWARD EW EWARD S NOTE: Following llo llowing its run on 6/5/2022 it was reported that the horse stopped quickly. quickl

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9 RIBHI (IRE) (33)

151-350

Gr g Dark Angel (IRE) - Rihaam (IRE) (Dansili) SHADWELL ESTATE TA TATE COMP COMPANY LTD MARCUS TREGONING, Whitsbury

st lb

(lbs)

9 4 (130)

Dane O’Neill

Groom - David Da Crofts. (Breeder - Shadwell Estate Company Compan Limited)

Dra Draw

24

RO L BLUE, WHITE epaulets, BLACK cap.

ROYA

HH Won two tw of his three races as a 2yo; 2y only onl third of the five fiv runners on reappearance in Newmark Newmarket wmarket’s European Free Handicap and hasn’t offered much in Listed races subsequently; equentl may equently; ma benefit from a gelding operation but it’s it’ probably abl significant that Jim ably Crowley Crowle wley prefers Wanees.

Official BHA Rating 97

10 FIACH MCHUGH (IRE) (26)

326-121

9 3 (129)

B g Belardo (IRE) - Crystal Idea (IRE) (Namid) Andre Slatter Andrew Slattery tery MRS P. HARNEY A. SLATTERY, TER Ireland TERY,

Groom - Muhammad Noman

(Breeder - Mr P. Harney)

Dra Draw

9

PURPLE, BEIGE sash, BEIGE cap.

HH Irish challenger who looks all the better for being gelded, having ha won two tw of his last three, the latest over ov 7f in 11-runner handicap at the Curragh (good to yielding; patiently patientl ridden); it doesn’t bode well that the two tw placed horses have ha since come up short at Listowe to l and 7f might be more his trip. towe Official BHA Rating 96

11 CLAIM THE CROWN (IRE) (41)

3136-0

B c Acclamation - Crown Light (Zamindar (USA)) SA SA)) TEME VALLEY ROGER VARIAN, Newmarket

Groom - Rosanna Lambert

9 3 (129) Da Egan David

(Breeder - Tinnakill Bloodstock & I. Thompson)

Dra Draw

D

MAROON, YELLOW YELLO hoops, MAROON sleeves, 19 YELLO cap YELLOW cap.

HH Highly Highl tried last season after winning his 1m novic no e on the AW, AW finishing a good third in Longchamp Group 3 (1m, good to soft; led); ho ver, he made an underwhelming howe under return here last month on his handicap debut (7f) (7f and he was a big market mark drifter (28-1).

Official BHA Rating 96

12 HARROW (IRE) (28)

5

13-2265

Gr c El Kabeir Ka (USA) SA - School Run (IRE) (Invincible SA) (In Spirit (IRE)) HIGHCLERE THOROUGHBRED RACING - WISTERIA ANDREW BALDING, Kingsclere

Groom - Reece Senior

9 3 (129) Harr Davies Harry Da (5)

(Breeder - School Run Bloodstock)

Dra Draw

33

LIGHT BLUE, DARK BLUE armlets, DARK BLUE cap.

HH Won his only onl handicap, a deep 7f nursery er at York’s ery rk’ Ebor meeting last August; started this season well but he’s rk’s he’ been found out in Listed races (1m2f/1m) (1m2f the last twice and doesn’t look half as progressive gressi as some of these; cheekpieces are a first; gressive runner-up in a hood four starts back.

Official BHA Rating 96

13 SPINAROUND (IRE) (14)

314-221

B g Kodiac - Spinamiss (IRE) (Lilbourne Lad (IRE)) MR SAEED SUHAIL JOHN & THADY GOSDEN, Newmarket

Groom - Marcus Fuller

9 2 (128) Robert Havlin Ha

(Breeder - Merriebelle Irish Farm Ltd)

D

Dra Draw

RO L BLUE, YELLOW ROYA YELLO chevron, YELLOW YELLO cap, 32 RO L BLUE spo ROYA spots.

HHH In cheekpieces for his last three races; has won two tw of his seven starts - a 7f Newmark Newmarket wmarket maiden last season and making it fourth time lucky luck in handicaps at Chelmsford (1m) a fortnight ago; a 6lb rise for beating four riva rivals vals last time was a bit mean and Frankie has jumped ship to Saga.

Official BHA Rating 95

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14 TRANQUIL NIGHT (GB) (64)

4-111

B g Invincible In Spirit (IRE) - Serene Beauty (USA) SA (Street Cry (IRE)) SA) GODOLPHIN CHARLIE APPLEBY, Newmarket

Groom - Ali Saeed D

st lb

(lbs)

9 2 (128) James Doyle Do

(Breeder - Godolphin)

Dra Draw

30

RO L BLUE, WHITE cap.

ROYA

HHH On a roll after winning his last three and he was stepping up to 1m at Newmark Newmarket wmarket when he made light work of beating Outgate, who was third to Whoputfiftyinyo Whoputfiftyin u at Hayd Ha ock before winning a valuable va handicap at Chester last weekend; ek ekend; ho ver, William Buick howe rode that day da but now no prefers King Of Time and it makes mak sense to take tak the hint.

Official BHA Rating 95

15 SED MAARIB (USA) SA (103) SA)

0-24420

Ch g American Pharoah (USA) SA - Sea of Snow (USA) SA) SA (Distorted Humor (USA)) SA) SA SA)) KHK RACING LTD GEORGE SCOTT, OTT Newmarket OTT,

Groom - Darren Yellowlees

9 1 (127) Adrie de Vries

(Breeder - Frankfort Park Farm et al)

Dra Draw

27

YELLO and BLACK stripes, halve YELLOW hal d sleeves.

HH Mixed form at Meydan earlier this year and he returns to Britain off a 14lb higher mark than when runner-up in a nursery er last ery season for Roger Varian; an unlikel unlikely ely winner returning for his new ne yard from three months off.

Official BHA Rating 94

16 AMORTENTIA (IRE) (32)

224-1

Gr g Carava Cara ggio (USA) SA - Love SA) Lo Potion (IRE) (Galileo (IRE)) MRS S. A. FOLEY JOSEPH PATRICK PA O’BRIEN, Ireland

Groom Ricky Da Silva D

9 0 (126) Shane Crosse

(Breeder - Mrs Sue Ann Foley)

Dra Draw

14

BLACK, WHITE epaulets, WHITE cap, BLACK stars.

HHHH It was his handicap debut and first run since being gelded when a comfortable winner at Naas a month ago (1m, good); travelled strongly rongl there before delive rongly deli red late and the nature of this race could suit him; it’s it’ also worth recalling that he finished ahead of Group-class performers Stone Age and Changingoftheguard when second on last season’s on’ debut at Leopardstown; on’s to town; it’ not ideal being drawn it’s aw in the centre but he’s awn he’ interesting.

Official BHA Rating 93

17 KOY KO KOY KO (GB) (42)

521-2

B c Acclamation - Lynique (IRE) (Dylan Thomas (IRE)) MRS A. ALTHANI AL ANDREW BALDING, Kingsclere

Groom - Monika Bergauver

9 0 (126) Da Probert David

(Breeder - Carisbrooke Stud)

Dra Draw

8

YELLO WHITE spots, YELLOW YELLOW, YELLO sleeves and cap.

HHH Signed off last season with a wide-margin novic no e win at Newbur Newbury wbury (7f, good); perhaps a tad unlucky unluck not to have ha won his first handicap at Chester’s May Ma meeting (7.5f, (7 good to soft) and that bare form makes mak for good reading as it stands; 3lb higher for this but he retains plenty of potential.

STEWARD EW EWARD S NOTE: Following llo llowing its run on 5/5/2022 it was reported that the horse stumbled leaving lea the stalls.

Official BHA Rating 93

18 KING OF TIME (IRE) (47) 111

B g Kingman - Lombatina (FR) (King’s Best (USA)) SA SA)) GODOLPHIN CHARLIE APPLEBY, Newmarket

Groom - Vinod Pillay Pilla D

9 0 (126) William Buick

(Breeder - Bjorn Nielsen)

Dra Draw

29

RO L BLUE. ROYA

HHHH 475,000gns half-brother to four winners; it’s it’ easy to pick holes in the form of his latest win in a 1m handicap at Newmarket Newmark wmarket (good) but he made it 3-3 without doing more than he had to and a 7lb rise might underestimate his ability; mark vibes have market ha been strong for a while now. no Official BHA Rating 93

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19 YONAFIS (GB) (30) 11-1

(lbs)

B c Golden Horn - Modeyra (Shamardal (USA)) SA SA)) Tom Marquand SHEIKH AHMED AL MAKTOU MAK M WILLIAM HAGGAS, Newmarket

Groom - James Hobbs D

st lb

8 13 (125)

(Breeder - Godolphin)

Dra Draw

25

YELLO BLACK epaulets.

YELLOW,

HHHH Likea Likeable eable colt who is 3-3 at about this trip on the AW; AW the form of his latest Wolverhamp lv lverhamp ton win is nothing to shout about (placed horses have ha struggled rug ruggled since) but he seems the sort who does nothing in a hurry; hurr this straight 1m could suit him down do to the ground and he’s he’ the sole runner for a trainer who could have ha run a bucketload in this race, so he’s he’ strongly rongl rongly Official BHA Rating 92 considered.

20 ATRIUM (GB) (41)

1461-41

8 13 (125)

B g Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Hail Shower (IRE) (Red Clubs (IRE)) HIGHCLERE THOROUGHBRED RACING - PERGOLA Kieran Shoemark CHARLIE FELLOWES, Newmarket

Groom - Mikkel Mortensen

(Breeder - Hunscote Stud)

Dra Draw

CD

LIGHT BLUE, DARK BLUE hooped sleeves, 22 DARK BLUE cap cap.

HHH Interesting that he’s he’ 2-2 at this track and it was by clear daylight da that he won over C&D the last time, looking stronger the further he went; now no 7lb higher in a far classier race but, for one who likes lik to be smothered up and delive deli red late, this test should suit his style; st respected.

Official BHA Rating 92

21 MY LITTLE TIP (IRE) (42)

3111-63

8 13 (125)

B c Belardo (IRE) - How Sweet It Is (IRE) (Kodiac) MLT CLUB Daniel Muscutt cut cutt GEORGE BOUGHEY, HEY Newmarket HEY,

Groom - Paul Heslop

(Breeder - Colin Kennedy)

Dra Draw

3

RED, WHITE chevron che and sleeves.

HHH Red hot last September when winning three 7f nurseries and he’s he’ still progressing judged on his closing third at Chester in May Ma (7.5f, (7 good to soft; Koy Koy second); unraced over quite this far but that should not present a problem; each-way wa claims way from his low lo draw. aw aw.

Official BHA Rating 92

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22 OH HERBERTS REIGN (IRE) (12)

15-4244

B c Acclamation - Western Safari (IRE) (High Chaparral (IRE)) TEAM WALLOP RICHARD HANNON, Marlborough

8 12 (124) Pa Dobbs Pat

(Breeder - M. Fahy Fa & Rathbarry Stud)

Dra Draw

D

PURPLE, WHITE hoops, PURPLE sleeve slee s, 16 WHITE stars,, PURPLE cap cap.

HH Outstaye ta d over 1m2f at Epsom 12 days taye da ago, so returning to this trip seems the right move mo ; still rates ra an unlikel unlikely ely winner ha having been held by some of today’ today’s y’s riva rivals vals on his earlier runs.

Official BHA Rating 91

23 WANEES (GB) (55)

611-1

B c Le Havr Ha e (IRE) - Waldnah (New Approach (IRE)) SHADWELL ESTATE TA TATE COMP COMPANY LTD CHARLES HILLS, Lambourn

Groom - Yevgeniy eni Moskalenko eniy CD

8 12 (124) Jim Crowle Crowley wley

(Breeder - Newsells Park Stud)

Dra Draw

21

RO L BLUE, WHITE epaulets, striped cap.

ROYA

HHH Brings momentum into his stiffest test yet and he travelled like lik a dream in the first-time hood at Sandown Sando (1m, good) in late April, winning that handicap with greater authority than the half-length margin may ma sugge sug st; a 7lb rise could well underestimate him and, while it’s it’ surprising to see the hood absent this time, he’s he’ shortlist material for sure.

Official BHA Rating 91

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24 BOLTHOLE (IRE) (35)

16-31

B c Free Eagle (IRE) - Weekend Getawa taway tawa way (IRE) (Acclamation) MR MICHAEL BUCKLEY AND MRS FIONA MAHONY MICHAEL BELL, Newmarket

Groom - Joe Bradnam D

st lb

(lbs)

8 11 (123)

Jamie Spencer

(Breeder - Patrick M. Ryan)

Dra Draw

31

WHITE, BLACK cap.

HHH Took his form to a new ne level when coming clear with the second in a 1m2f Newmark Newmarket wmarket handicap a month ago (good), beating a three-time winner in the process; dropping back to 1m in a race of this nature should be no big deal and he can go well.

Official BHA Rating 90

25 BLENHEIM BOY BO (IRE) (26)

061-10

8 11 (123)

B c Churchill (IRE) - Abhasana (IRE) (Hawk (Ha Wing (USA)) SA SA)) Oisin McSweene Sweeney Sweene eeney (5) P. D. SMITH HOLDINGS LTD RICHARD FAHEY, HEY Malton HEY, (Breeder - Kildaragh Stud)

D

Dra Draw

26

YELLO ROYA YELLOW, RO L BLUE stars, striped sleeves, YELLOW YELLO cap.

HH Came well clear on soft at Ripon (1m) in April but the combination of a 10lb higher mark on different ground (good to soft) ruthlessly ruthlessl found him out at York; his mark hasn’t budged an inch and he’s he’ an outsider today. toda STEWARD EW EWARD S NOTE: Following llo llowing its run on 21/5/2 /5 022 it was reported that the trainer could not explain /5/2 ex the poor run.

Official BHA Rating 90

26 THESIS (GB) (12)

3-222

B c Kingman - Nimble Thimble (USA) SA (Mizzen Mast (USA)) SA) SA SA)) JUDDMONTE HARR & ROGER CHARLTON HARRY CHARL , Beckhampton

Groom - Sachin Sonawa Sona ne BF

8 11 (123) Ry Moore Ryan

(Breeder - Juddmonte Farms Ltd)

Dra Draw

10

GREEN, PINK sash and cap, WHITE sleeve slee s.

HHH Beaten at odds of 3-1 or shorter in four maiden/novic maiden/no e events ev , at odds-on the last twice; maiden status has to be a concern in a race of this nature but he wouldn’t be the worst handicapped of these on pure ability. ability Official BHA Rating 90

27 BARLEY (IRE) (47)

62-511

B c Mehmas (IRE) - Cornakill (USA) SA (Stormin Fever (USA)) SA) SA SA)) AQUIS FARM & MANTON PARK FREDDIE & MARTYN MAR MEADE, Manton

Groom - Jack Osborn D

8 10 (122) Jack Mitchell

(Breeder - Mr Norman Orminston)

Dra Draw

13

LIGHT BLUE, BLACK triple diamond, hooped sleeves.

HHH Going the right way wa after winning his last two tw at about 1m in a Nottingham novic no e (good to soft) and Doncaster handicap (good to firm; 3lb lowe lo r); howe ho ver, it was hard work last time and the runner-up is now no 0-9; may ma struggle rug to contain ruggle so many man promising riva rivals vals.

Official BHA Rating 89

28 LAWFUL LA COMMAND (GB) (27) (27

4113-11

Ch g Churchill (IRE) - Blue Geranium (IRE) (Dansili) FAMILY MIL AMUSEMENTS LTD & MR D SIMMONDS MILY BRIAN MEEHAN, Manton

8 8 (120) Hollie Doyle Do

(Breeder - Miss K. J. Keir)

D

Dra Draw

LIGHT BLUE, WHITE sleeves, 20 LIGHT BLUE and RED quartered cap cap.

HHH It took a while but he’s he’ come good to win four of his last five fiv starts, the last two tw over Goodwood’ Goodwood’s ood’s 1m on good and soft ground; enjoye enjo d the run of things up front when gamely keeping Spinaround at arm’s arm’ length last time and, off a 5lb higher mark in a very different race altogether, ther he looks booked ther, book for a minor role.

Official BHA Rating 87

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29 KITSUNE POWER PO (IRE) (15)

642-121

B g Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Fire Heroine (USA) SA (Pivo SA) (Pi tal) KING POWER PO RACING CO LTD ROGER VARIAN, Newmarket

Groom - Pauline Priez

st lb

(lbs)

8 8 (120) Ra Daws Ray Da on

(Breeder - Stuart Mcphee Bloodstock Ltd)

Dra Draw

D

RO L BLUE, WHITE hoop, striped sleeves, ROYA 5 WHITE cap cap,, ROYA RO L BLUE star. ar ar.

HHH Not helped by the draw when just missing out at Newmark Newmarket wmarket but he’s he’ won both his other handicaps, the latest at Nottingham in most taking fashion from another progressive gressiv 3yo; gressive 3y a further 7lb rise means he’s he’ a stone higher than when he started the season, but he comes here with his tail up.

Official BHA Rating 87

30 JIMI HENDRIX (IRE) (19) (19

51-31

Ch c New Bay Ba - Planchart (USA) SA (Gio Ponti (USA)) SA) SA SA)) CHELSEA THOROUGHBREDS - PURPLE HAZE RALPH BECKETT, TT Kimpton Down TT,

Groom - Richard Selby D

8 8 (120) Rob Hornby

(Breeder - Ballylinch Ball Stud)

Dra Draw

12

LIGHT BLUE, ROYA RO L BLUE sleeves, WHITE cap.

HHH Came from pretty tt much last place to make tty mak a successful handicap debut at Hayd Ha ock (1m, good) and a 4lb rise for that seems more than fair, fair for all that it came at the expens ex e of a frustrating riva rival; val; seems to stay 1m well so he’ll be running on.

Official BHA Rating 87

Result: 1st

2nd

3rd

Distances: 1-2

2-3

Time:Min

4th .

Secs.

NUMBER OF DECLARED RUNNERS 33

Tongue Strap worn first time by No. 1. Blinkers, Tongue Strap worn first time by No. 8.

Sheepskin Cheek Pieces worn first time by No. 1, 12.. Tongue Strap worn by No. 2, 26.

Sheepskin Cheek Pieces worn by No. 13. Running for the first time since Gelding No. 9.

Standard Time: 1 min 41.40 secs Record Time: 1 min 36.60 secs by Ribchester age 4 wt 9-0 good to firm, 20/0 20 6/17

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2021: PEROTTO 3 9 3 Oisin Murphy Murph 18-1 (Marcus Tregoning) 29 ran

Race Summary: Summar A typical Britannia conundrum with Group horses no doubt lurking in the shadows. SAGA might yet scale such heights despite his disappointing handicap debut here when last seen in early earl May, Ma which wasn’t him at all. If assessed on the form he has shown in chasing home a couple of Classic winners, he has to be of strong interest. King Of Time and Yonafis have ha that canny cann knack of only onl doing enough in their races and both are potential Patt Pa ern performers lurking on handy weights, while others ot likely el to thrive ely thri in this type of envir en onment are Amortentia (second choice) and Whoputfiftyinyo Whoputfiftyin u.

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The Hampton Court Stakes Stak (Group 3)

One Mile abt Two Furlongs (9f abt 212 yds) (1,900 metres) For Three Yrs Old

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(Class 1) Total race value va £100000 (FOR CONDITIONS OF THIS RACE SEE PAGE 87) 87

Owners Prize Money. ne Winner £46640; Second £19060; Third £9530; Fourth £4770. ney.

(Penalty Value Va £59200) A SS

Form

Owner

1 CLAYMORE (FR) (32)

1-20

Trainer

B c New Bay Ba - Brit Wit (High Chaparral (IRE)) MRS MARY MAR SLACK JANE CHAPPLE-HYAM, -HY -HYAM, Newmarket

Groom - Ollie Turner

st lb

(lbs)

9 2 (128) Adam Kirby

(Breeder - Mr Guenther Schmidt)

Dra Draw

2

BLACK, MAROON cap, WHITE stars.

HHH Won sole 2yo 2y start (7f, soft) before a creditable (albeit soundly undl beaten) second to subsequent Irish 2,000 Guineas undly winner Nati Native tive Trail in the Group 3 Craven Stakes Stak (1m, good); finished last in the French 2,000 Guineas since but used up lots of early rl energy rly energ from the widest draw; bred to be suited by the step up in trip and this unexpos une ed colt could bounce back with a good run.

Official BHA Rating 107

2 CRESTA (FR) (42)

142-52

Ch c New Bay Ba - La Negra (IRE) (Dark Angel (IRE)) MR MOHAMMED BIN HAMAD KHALIFA KHALIF AL ATTIYAH TIY TIYAH FREDDIE & MARTYN MAR MEADE, Manton

Groom - Lee Enstone

9 2 (128) Jamie Spencer

(Breeder - Townbraccan Enterprises Ltd)

Dra Draw

6

MAROON, WHITE stars, striped sleeves, MAROON cap.

HHH Headstrong sort who was runner-up in the Listed Dee Stakes Stak at Chester last month (1m2f, good to soft); has shown sho promise on good ground, unraced on faster; the Dee Stakes Stak form hasn’t worked rk out and he has something to find with Reach rked For The Moon, but his form is up there with the best of the rest; changed hands for £490,000 at Goffs Goff London on Monday nda nday night.

Official BHA Rating 104

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3 HOWTH HO (IRE) (75)

10450-6

B c Churchill (IRE) - Muwakaba (USA) SA (Elusive SA) (Elusi Quality (USA)) SA SA)) MRS J MAGNIER/M TABOR/D SMITH/WESTERBERG AIDAN O’BRIEN, Ireland

Groom - Phillip Tobin

9 2 (128) Ry Moore Ryan

(Breeder - Capital Bloodstock)

Dra Draw

1

DARK BLUE

HHH The highlight of his 2yo 2y campaign was a close fourth in a Group 2 at Leopardstown to (1m, good) in September; no threat town on Listed reappearance at Leopardstown to in April and he’s town he’ won just one of his nine starts, but he’s he’ the sole runner for Aidan O’Brien who has won two tw of the last four runnings and it’s it’ possible the new ne trip and first-time cheekpieces will unlock some impro ment. improve Official BHA Rating 101

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The Hampton Court Stakes (Group 3) - continued Form

Owner

22-145

B c Kingman - Baino Hope (FR) (Jeremy em (USA)) emy SA SA)) AMO RACING LIMITED DA DAVID LOUGHNANE, Tern Hill

4 KINGMAX (IRE) (35)

Groom - Holly ll Davies lly Da

Trainer

st lb

(lbs)

9 2 (128) Rossa Ryan Ry

(Breeder - Sunderland Holding Inc.)

Dra Draw

4

VIOLET, WHITE quartered cap.

HH Group races the last twice, finishing fourth of six in the Craven at Newmark Newmarket wmarket (1m, good) then fifth of eight in the Dante at York (1m2f, good); there’s there’ less depth in today’ today’s y’s contest but others still make mak greater appeal.

Official BHA Rating 101

5 MAKSUD (GB) (27) (27

14

9 2 (128)

B g Golden Horn - Althania (USA) SA (Street Cry (IRE)) SA) THURLOE THOROUGHBREDS LIV Tom Marquand HUGHIE MORRISON, East Ilsley

Groom - Mr Tariq Mehmood (Breeder - Shadwell Estate Company Compan Limited) D

Dra Draw

5

EMERALD GREEN, YELLOW YELLO stripe, YELLOW YELLO cap.

HHH Won on debut at Windsor (1m2f, good to soft) in April and again showe sho d promise when close fourth of six in Listed race at Goodwood Goodw (1m3f, soft); further improve impro ment is needed but the slow slo pace didn’t help last time, when failing to settle, and this unexpos une ed gelding could have ha more left in the tank.

Official BHA Rating 99

6 REACH FOR THE MOON (GB) (28)

22112-2

9 2 (128)

B c Sea The Stars (IRE) - Golden Stream (IRE) (Sadler’s Wells (USA)) SA SA)) THE QUEEN Frankie Dettori JOHN & THADY GOSDEN, Newmarket

Groom - Richard Wilkinson

(Breeder - The Queen)

Dra Draw

BF

PURPLE, GOLD braid, SCARLE SC T sleeves, 3 BLACK velvet lv cap lvet cap,, GOLD fring fringe.

HHHHH Won the Group 3 Solario Stakes Stak at Sandown Sando (7f, good) last August and reappeared with clear Listed second there (1m, good to firm) behind My Prospero, who went close in the Group 1 St James’s mes’ Pala mes’s Pa ce Stakes ak on Tuesday; akes da holds day; standout claims on form and his pedigree firmly rml indicates this longer trip will suit; ran well in the Chesham at last year’s Roya rmly Royal yal meeting.

Official BHA Rating 113

Result: 1st

2nd

3rd

Distances: 1-2

2-3

Time:Min

4th .

Secs.

NUMBER OF DECLARED RUNNERS 6

Sheepskin Cheek Pieces worn first time by No. 3. Hood worn by No. 2.

Standard Time: 2 mins 7.70 secs Record Time: 2 mins 1.90 secs by The Fugue age 5 wt 8-11 good to firm, 18/06/14 2021: MOHAAFETH (IRE) 3 9 0 Jim Crowley 11-8 (William (W Haggas) 9 ran

Race Summary: Summar Frankie Dettori can ride a Royal Ascot winner for the Queen in her Platinum Jubilee Ju year thanks to REACH FOR THE MOON, who has by far the best form and is bred to appreciate today’ toda s step up in trip. Crave Cra n runner-up Claymor Cla e had an excuse in the French 2,000 Guineas and could be best of the rest, ahead of Ballyd Ball oyle contender Howth.

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6.10 Seventh Race

Ascot Racecourse is giving gi a prize of £300 to the lad or girl responsible for the best turned out horse, and a prize of £300 to the lad or girl responsible for the winning horse.

The Buckingham Pala Pa ce Stakes Stak Seven Furlongs (7f ) (1,400 metres) For Three Yrs Old And Upwards

Stalls - Centre

(Class 2) Total race value va £100000 (FOR CONDITIONS OF THIS RACE SEE PAGE 88)

Owners Prize Money. ne Winner £40630; Second £20320; Third £10160; Fourth £5080; ney.

Fifth £2540; Sixth Six £1270. (Penalty Value Va £51540) 22 Eliminated Under Rules (I)9 and (I)10. SS

Form

Owner

1 OO DE LALLY LL (IRE) (26) LLY

1010-52

Trainer Age

st lb

(lbs)

4 9 12 (138)

B g Vadamos (FR) - In Dubai (USA) SA (Giant’s Causeway SA) wa (USA)) way SA SA)) J PALMER-BROWN & PARTNER 2 William Carve Car r (3) ANDREW BALDING, Kingsclere

Groom - Angela Cheshire

(Breeder - Micheal D. Ryan)

Dra Draw

D

BLACK and YELLOW YELLO diamonds, BLACK sleeves, 4 YELLO cap YELLOW cap.

HH Well held on heavy av over C&D on final 3yo avy 3y start but had progressed well at 7f on soft/go ft/ od to soft previously; ft/go viousl has returned viously; with two tw good efforts eff at Hayd Ha ock (good to firm) and York (under Harry Harr Davies Da , who switches sw to Fools Rush In) but more is ask of him here. asked Official BHA Rating 105

2 TACTICAL IC ICAL (GB) (47)

30505-0

4 9 12 (138)

B c Toronado (IRE) - Make Fast (Makfi) (Makfi THE QUEEN ANDREW BALDING, Kingsclere

Groom - Dwayne Pettitt it itt

Ry Moore Ryan

(Breeder - The Queen)

Dra Draw

CD

PURPLE, GOLD braid, SCARLE SC T sleeves, 23 BLACK velvet lv cap lvet cap,, GOLD fring fringe.

HHH Won a Group 2 as a juvenile juv and 7f Listed race at Newmark Newmarket wmarket (good) on reappearance in 2021 but unable to find his niche at that level or in Group company mpan after; never showe mpany sho d with a chance in 6f handicap at Newmark Newmarket wmarket on his return but has a squeak over ov this more suitable trip.

Official BHA Rating 105

3 SILENT FILM (GB) (118)

1241-11

Groom - Michele Santoro D

7

4 9 12 (138)

Ch g New Approach (IRE) - Dibajj (FR) (Iffraaj) (Iff GODOLPHIN CHARLIE APPLEBY, Newmarket

William Buick

(Breeder - Deerfield Farm)

Dra Draw

30

RO L BLUE, WHITE cap.

ROYA

HHH Beaten on handicap debut over 1m (AW) (A in May Ma 2021 but a narrow narro winner since of three 7f turf starts at Sandown, Sando Meydan and in Bahrain (all on good); hard to weigh up in this context nte but a stiff test at the trip is likel ntext likely ely to suit; cannot be ruled out for high-flying high-fl trainer. ainer ainer.

Official BHA Rating 105

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The Buckingham Palace Stakes - continued Form

Owner

4 EJTILAAB (IRE) (36)

553155

Trainer Age

st lb

(lbs)

6 9 12 (138)

B g Slade Power (IRE) - Miranda Frost (IRE) (Cape Cross (IRE)) Callum Shepherd MR PAUL PA WILDES CHARLIE FELLOWES, Newmarket

Groom -Blake Calder

(Breeder - Tom & Cathy Cath Burns)

Dra Draw

D

RED, WHITE spots, WHITE sleeve slee s, RED spots, 17 RED cap cap.

H Has won at 7f on AW but best for f m is at 6f and he was found wanting in a lesser C&D handicap in September 2020; up against it.

Official BHA Rating 105

PA OF THUNDER (IRE) (26) 5 9 12 (138) 5 PATH

143204

Ch g Night of Thunder (IRE) - Sunset Avenue (USA) SA (Street Cry (IRE)) SA) GODOLPHIN CHARLIE APPLEBY, Newmarket

Groom - Kalu Ram D

James Doyle Do

(Breeder - Rabbah Bloodstock Limited)

Dra Draw

28

RO L BLUE. ROYA

HH Finished last in the Victoria Cup over C&D in May Ma but was a creditable fourth at York since (7f, good to soft; blink left off, as today) blinkers toda and the return to fast ground will suit (three wins on good to firm); howe ho ver, off 13lb higher than his latest domestic win last July he has a big weights task.

Official BHA Rating 105

6 RHOSCOLYN OL OLYN (GB) (40)

450-346

4 9 10 (136)

B g Territories (IRE) - Zeyran (IRE) (Galileo (IRE)) THE HORSE WATCH WA ERS Daniel Tudhope DA DAVID O’MEARA, Upper Helmsley (Breeder - Mrs J. E. Laws La )

D

Dra Draw

18

BLACK, ORANGE seams and sleeves, BLACK cap.

HH Did well at 7f-1m for new ne yard in 2021 but there were signs that the handicapper had caught up; creditable efforts from the front in conditions and Group races in 2022 but needs to improve impro for the fitting fit of a tongue-tie; all wins at 7f on good to soft/soft but he acts on good to firm.

Official BHA Rating 103

7 VAFORTINO (IRE) (40)

3/300-21

4 9 9 (135)

B g New Bay Ba - Arbaah (USA) SA (Inva SA) (In sor (ARG)) VENICE CONSULTING S/A S/ & GILBERTO GILBER GAMBINI Benoit de la Saye Sa tte (5) KEVIN PHILIPPAR PHILIPPART ART DE FOY, Newmarket

Groom - Jordan Smith.

(Breeder - China Horse Club)

Dra Draw

CD

WHITE, EMERALD GREEN cross belts, ROYA RO L BLUE 20 sleeves, s, ROYA RO L BLUE cap cap,, EMERALD GREEN star. ar ar.

HHH Promising 2yo 2y in Ireland; 3yo 3y career went down do the drain but he showe sho d his mettle for new ne yard with a narrow narro but authoritati win in the Victoria Cup over C&D in May authoritative Ma (good; unraced on quicker); quick up 5lb and his rider’s claim has been reduced since but this 4yo 4y is now no a solid type for the leve le l.

Official BHA Rating 102

8 RIVER NYMPH (GB) (40)

1440-03

5 9 9 (135)

B g Cable Bay Ba (IRE) - Little Lit Nymph (Emperor Fountain) MR TREVOR TREV FOX CLIVE COX, Hungerford

Groom - Stephen Howard

Adam Kirby

(Breeder - Mr T. H. S. Fox)

CD

Dra Draw

BLACK, YELLOW YELLO and WHITE striped sleeves, 7 BLACK and WHITE quartered cap cap.

HHH He was an unexpos une ed handicapper at the time of his Victoria Cup win over C&D in May Ma 2021 (soft); has never really all ally gone on from that but he put in good late work when third in the same race this year (good); needs more for the win but could be thereabouts.

Official BHA Rating 102

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The Buckingham Palace Stakes - continued Form

Owner

Trainer Age

9 DOCUMENTING (GB) (26)

32212-0

(lbs)

9 9 7 (133)

B g Zamindar (USA) SA - Namaskar (Dansili) SA) KF RACING CLUB, HUMPHREYS, JONES AND ORR KEVIN FROST, Newark

Groom - Jack Brooks

st lb

Jack Mitchell

(Breeder - Millsec Limited)

Dra Draw

CD

ORANGE, GREY triple diamond, GREY sleeves, 11 ORANGE diamonds,, ORANGE cap cap,, GREY diamond.

H Useful C&D win in September 2020 (good) but well beaten in two tw top 7f handicaps at this track last summer and his second here in the autumn came in a lesser event; ev up against it.

Official BHA Rating 100

10 SPIRIT OF LIGHT (IRE) (19) (19

620003

5 9 7 (133)

Gr g Dark Angel (IRE) - Inspiriter (Invincible (In Spirit (IRE)) Richard Kingscote MR SAYED SA HASHISH IAN WILLIAMS, Alvechurch (Breeder - Godolphin)

Dra Draw

D

WHITE and LIGHT BLUE stripes, WHITE sleeves, 3 LIGHT BLUE stars,, WHITE cap cap,, LIGHT BLUE star. ar ar.

H Has raced mainly mainl in the UAE; modest form in final two tw starts there in the spring and for new ne yard in the Victoria Cup over C&D in May Ma but he put up a better show sho when a running-on third at Chester 19 days da ago (about 7f, good); the bar is much higher today. toda Official BHA Rating 100

11 AL RUFAA RUF (FR) (105)

5 9 6 (132)

40 20-2 B g Kingman - Clarmina (IRE) (Cape Cross (IRE)) 40/0 AL SHAQAB RACING JOHN & THADY GOSDEN, Newmarket

Groom - Pappu Singh Deora D BF

Robert Havlin Ha

(Breeder - J. P. J. Dubois)

Dra Draw

8

SIL SILVER, GOLD braid, MAROON cap, GOLD tassel.

HH Progressi ogressive ogressi ressive 7f handicapper in 2020 (AW/ (AW/go W/good to firm) but no obvious improve impro ment in a handful of starts since; needs to come on plenty to win the most competitive titi handicap he has attemp titive at ted. STEWARD EW EWARD S NOTE: Following llo llowing its run on 3/3/2022 it was reported that the horse suffered interference in running.

Official BHA Rating 99

12 STAR ST OF ORION (IRE) (40)

12000-0

4 9 5 (131)

B g Footstepsinthesand - Harpist (IRE) (Danehill Dancer (IRE)) MISS TRACEY ASHBEE RALPH BECKETT, TT Kimpton Down TT,

Groom - India Burney

Rob Hornby

(Breeder - The Harpist Partnership)

D

Dra Draw

EMERALD GREEN, YELLOW YELLO star, ar halve ar, hal d sleeves and 16 star on cap cap.

HHHH Suited by good to firm and has had just two tw 7f handicap runs under ideal conditions, winning at Newmark Newmarket wmarket before running a screamer to go close in a major C&D race last July; never invo in lved lv on return in the Victoria Cup here in May Ma but has a big run in him with the weather smiling on him.

Official BHA Rating 98

13 CURRENT OPTION (IRE) (27) (27 6 9 5 (131)

4-30600

B g Camelot - Coppertop (IRE) (Exceed And Excel (AUS (A )) DOOLEY T’BS/B O’SULLIVAN ULLIVAN/SHAMR ULLIVAN AN/SHAMROCK T’BS Cian MacRedmond (5) ADRIAN MCGUINNESS, Ireland (Breeder - Grangecon Holdings Ltd)

D

7

Dra Draw

BLACK, RED chevron and armlets, 22 RED cap cap,, BLACK stars.

H Group 3 winner who landed a valuable va 7f handicap at Galwa Galway way in August (good); howe ho ver, he has made no great impression over this trip or 1m this year and now no has plenty to prove pro ; often wears a hood but not today. toda Official BHA Rating 98

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The Buckingham Palace Stakes - continued Form

Owner

14 BARADAR RAD RADAR (IRE) (21)

400-300

st lb

(lbs)

4 9 5 (131)

B or Br g Muhaarar - Go Love Lo ly Rose (IRE) (Pivo (Pi tal) AMO RACING LIMITED J. P. MURTA MUR GH, Ireland

Groom - Sophie Foyle D

Trainer Age

Rossa Ryan Ry

(Breeder - Knocktoran Knock Stud)

Dra Draw

13

PURPLE, WHITE cap, PURPLE stars.

HH Can lead; ended 2yo 2y career with a third in Group 1 at Doncaster (1m, heavy) av but 3yo avy) 3y season never got going; encouraging start for new ne yard at Tipperary ar in April but beaten about 14l since on Cork handicap debut (7f, good) and in a French Listed ary race; lots to prove pro on the face of it but he does represent a highly highl respected trainer. ainer ainer.

Official BHA Rating 98

15 MONTASSIB MONT (GB) (27) (27

1/-11

Groom - Manesh Sathya Sath naraya nara n D

4 9 4 (130)

Ch g Exceed And Excel (AUS (A ) - Felwah (Aqlaam) Tom Marquand SOMERVILLE MER MERVILLE LODGE LIMITED WILLIAM HAGGAS, Newmarket (Breeder - Shadwell Estate Company Compan Limited)

Dra Draw

1

BLACK, WHITE braces, RED cap.

HHHHH Unbe Un aten 4yo 4y who missed 2021 but returned with a smooth 7f novic no e win (good to firm) then impressed with the wa he got out of a tight corner to win on handicap debut at Goodwood way Goodw in May Ma when soft ground was thought to be against him; up 10lb but is a very bright prospect.

Official BHA Rating 97

16 SNAZZY JAZZY (IRE) (14)

0060-41

7 9 4 (130)

B g Red Jazz (USA) SA - Bulrushes (Byron) SA) IAN BUCKLEY & BEN BUCKLEY Sil stre De Sousa Silve LA LAWRENCE MULLANEY, ANEY Malton ANEY, (Breeder - Bluegate Stud)

Dra Draw

21

GREY RED epaulets, EMERALD GREEN cap.

GREY,

H All wins at about 6f, including at Hamilton two tw weeks ago (good; other wins on slowe slo r); having ha his first run over 7f since the autumn of 2020 and this is a very tough contest in which to prove pro stamina.

Official BHA Rating 97

17 MUMS TIPPLE (IRE) (40)

04005-0

5 9 3 (129)

Ch g Footstepsinthesand - Colomone Cross (IRE) (Xaar) MARIAN LYON LY S & PATRICIA ZANELLI Alec Voikhansky ikhansk (7) ikhansky (7 RICHARD HANNON, Marlborough (Breeder - Abbey Bloodstock Limited)

CD

Dra Draw

10

PURPLE and WHITE diamonds, PURPLE sleeves.

H Won 6f maiden here as 2yo 2y before landing a valuable va sa race; often highly sales highl tried since and, although his mark has dropped, he needs to improve impro a good deal on mid-division mid-di finish in the Victoria Cup over ov C&D in May. Ma Official BHA Rating 96

18 CHIEFOFCHIEFS (GB) (40)

0456-30

Groom - David Da Peake C

9 9 3 (129)

B g Royal Applause - Danve Dan rs (Cape Cross (IRE)) MR MERVYN MER AYERS CHARLIE FELLOWES, Newmarket

Jamie Spencer

(Breeder - Executive ecuti Bloodlines) ecutive

Dra Draw

25

PINK, large BLACK spots and spots on cap.

HHH Has form on most ground and has relished strongly rongl run handicaps at 6f and 7f here, albeit having rongly ha no luck in running in the Victoria Cup over ov C&D in May; Ma very solid contender but will do well to win a top prize like lik this off his current mark.

Official BHA Rating 96

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The Buckingham Palace Stakes - continued Form

Owner

Trainer Age

19 DANCE FEVER (IRE) (40)

46-0030

(lbs)

5 9 2 (128)

B g Sir Prancealot (IRE) - Silk Fan (IRE) (Unfuw (U ain (USA) SA ) SA) KENNET VALLEY THOROUGHBREDS VIII CLIVE COX, Hungerford

Groom -Curtis Doyle

st lb

John Fahy Fa

(Breeder - Silk Fan Syndicate)

Dra Draw

D

NA NAVY BLUE, RED and LIGHT BLUE hoop and armlets, 31 YELLO and BLUE horizontal halve YELLOW hal d cap cap.

HHH On much the same mark for nearly arl a year now arly no but he did run a fine race when third in a valuable va C&D handicap last July (good to firm); nothing special about his Victoria Cup run here last month but he would not be out of this contest on his best form.

Official BHA Rating 95

20 OUZO (GB) (21)

45000-2

6 9 1 (127)

B g Charm Spirit (IRE) - Miss Meltemi (IRE) (Miswaki wa Tern (USA)) waki SA SA)) Saffie Osborne (3) THE OTHER CLUB JAMIE OSBORNE, Upper Lambourn (Breeder - Equine Breeding Limited)

Groom -Terry McCallum & Oleksiy Oleksi Makhmudov Makhmudo

Dra Draw

D

OLD GOLD, BLACK hash symbol, sy 27 BLACK Velvet lv cap lvet cap,, OLD GOLD tassel HHH Creditable efforts in the last two tw runnings of the Hunt Cup (including on good to firm) and interesting to see him back at 7f for the first time since winning at Sandown Sando in 2019; new ne trainer has punched above abo his weight at Roya Royal yal Ascot, the wins including this race in 2010; first-time cheekpieces on.

Official BHA Rating 94

21 FOOLS RUSH IN (IRE) (19) (19

1020-45

4 9 1 (127)

Br g Mehmas (IRE) - Faddwa (IRE) (Arcano (IRE)) Harr Davies Harry Da (5) CALLING THE SHOTS HUGO PALMER, Malpas (Breeder - Stephanie Hanly) Hanl

D

Dra Draw

19

PINK, BLACK sleeves, PINK diamonds.

H Front-runner; versatile ground-wise and had a profitable season last year with four wins at 6f-7f; howe ho ver, much of his best form has come at Chester and he has a lot on his plate with this very different diff test. STEWARD EW EWARD S NOTE: Following llo llowing its run on 28/5/2 /5 022 it was reported that the horse slipped on the bend. /5/2 Official BHA Rating 94

22 INVER PARK (GB) (22)

44-2311

4 9 1 (127)

B g Pivo Pi tal - Red Baton (Exceed And Excel (AUS (A )) THE INVER PARK PARTNERSHIP GEORGE BOUGHEY, HEY Newmarket HEY,

Groom - Jon Mitchell

Ben Curtis

(Breeder - Cheveley Park Stud Limited)

Dra Draw

C

DARK BLUE, YELLOW YELLO star, ar DARK BLUE sleeves, ar, 2 YELLO stars.

YELLOW H Has improve impro d for new ne yard since being gelded but his Windsor and Hamilton wins were over 6f (good) and his one previous 7f run, on Tape Ta ta, didn’t go far enough towa to rds guaranteeing stamina for this searching test.

Official BHA Rating 94

23 ABOVE (FR) (47)

041-022

5 9 1 (127)

B g Anjaal - Broken Applause (IRE) (Acclamation) MR N BOYDE BO N AND MR C HARROLD STUART WILLIAMS, Newmarket

Marco Ghiani

(Breeder - Mr J. Kilpatrick & Mme D. Ades Hazan)

D

7

Dra Draw

MA MAUVE, LIGHT GREEN sleeves, 15 MA MAUVE andLIGHT GREEN hooped cap cap.

HH Dual 7f winner as 2yo 2y but better known kno as a sprinter; showe sho d useful form when runner-up on return to 6f at Newmark Newmarket wmarket in April (good) but improve impro ment is needed on his two tw 7f handicap runs.

Official BHA Rating 94

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The Buckingham Palace Stakes (Class 2) - continued Form

Owner

Trainer Age

24 PISTOLETTO (USA) SA (3) SA)

501054

st lb

(lbs)

5 9 1 (127)

B g War Front (USA) SA - Lerici (USA) SA) SA (Woodman SA) (W (USA)) SA SA)) J A THOMPSON & S RUSSELL Darragh Keenan JOHN RYAN RY , Newmarket

Groom -Thomas Miles

(Breeder - Tada Nobutaka)

Dra Draw

BLACK, RED stars, RED sleeve slee s, BLACK stars, 26 RED cap cap,, BLACK star. ar ar.

H Four AW wins at 1m-1m4f since the autumn but hard to absorb an 11lb higher mark than when last seen in a British turf handicap in September and he hasn’t run over ov 7f since August.

Official BHA Rating 94

25 TOTAL TOT COMMITMENT (IRE) (31) 6 9 0 (126)

30340-3

B g Exceed And Excel (AUS (A ) - Crysdal (Dalakhani (IRE)) P C F RACING LTD SIMON HODGSON, Hook

Hollie Doyle Do

(Breeder - Watership Wa Down Stud)

Dra Draw

D

EMERALD GREEN, YELLOW YELLO stars, hooped sleeves, 24 WHITE cap cap.

H Has strong 6f handicap form, as when beaten about 1l in the Stewa Ste rds’ Cup at Goodwood Goodw last July (soft; has won on good to firm), but has shaky shak credentials at 7f and he found little lit when tenth in this race last year. ar ar.

Official BHA Rating 93

26 FASTNET CROWN (IRE) (27) (27 5 8 13 (125)

035-040

B g Hallowed Crown (AUS (A ) - Fastnet Lady (IRE) (Fastnet Rock (AUS (A )) MR M. J. SMITH M. D. O’CALL O’C AGHAN, Ireland

L. F. Roche

(Breeder - Michael Smith)

Dra Draw

EMERALD GREEN, YELLOW YELLO seams, 12 EMERALD GREEN cap cap,, YELLOW YELLO spo spots.

HHH Sole turf win from 14 starts came at 6f but he has run several ra excellent races in big-field handicaps at 7f-1m1f in Ireland ral and Britain; not ruled out but this is his first time without aids in nearly arl two arly tw years.

Official BHA Rating 92

27 TANMAWWY NMA NMAWWY (IRE) (13)

1/-611

4 8 13 (125)

B g Invincible In Spirit (IRE) - Rufoof (Zamindar (USA)) SA SA)) James McDonald MR H. FROST CHARLES HILLS, Lambourn

Groom - Owen Lewis (Breeder - Shadwell Estate Company Compan Limited)

Dra Draw

RO L BLUE, WHITE seams, WHITE sleeve ROYA slee s, 5 RO L BLUE stars,, striped ROYA riped cap cap.

HHH Unexpos ex ed 4yo expos 4y who has won over 6f on good to firm/go firm/ od (hood fitted fit on latest, retained) in both his handicaps but he found little lit when attemp at ting 7f in a Leicester novic no e previously pre and stamina is a big concern in such a strong race.

Official BHA Rating 92

28 ROPEY GUEST (GB) (31)

1045-54

5 8 13 (125)

B g Cable Bay Ba (IRE) - Hadeeya (Oratorio (IRE)) JOHN GUEST RACING GEORGE MARGARSON, Newmarket

Groom - Katie Margarson

Tom Queally all ally

(Breeder - Mrs S. Hamilton & Kirtlington Stud Ltd) Ltd

D

Dra Draw

WHITE, ROYA RO L BLUE hoop, diabolo on sleeve slee s, 6 RO L BLUE cap ROYA cap.

H Two Tw solid efforts in the last two tw runnings of the Victoria Cup over C&D (soft/go oft/ od) but he didn’t feature in this race last oft/go year and is desperately atel hard to win with; this should be beyo ately be nd him.

Official BHA Rating 92

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The Buckingham Palace Stakes (Class 2) - continued Form

Owner

29 SOAR SO ABOVE (GB) (43)

645212

st lb

(lbs)

7 8 13 (125)

Gr or Ro g Lethal Force (IRE) - Soar (Danzero (AUS (A )) Daniel Muscutt cut cutt MISS M. BISHOP-PECK JOHN BUTLER, Newmarket

Groom - Matt Mat Johnson D

Trainer Age

(Breeder - Cheveley Park Stud Limited)

Dra Draw

9

MAROON, BEIGE epaulets.

H Three 7f AW wins but he surpassed those efforts with a 6f win at Kempton in April; fair second to one with potential over 7f there since but he has much to prove pro back on turf for first time since a C&D seventh in October.

October Official BHA Rating 92

Result: 1st

2nd

3rd

Distances: 1-2

2-3

Time:Min

4th .

Secs.

NUMBER OF DECLARED RUNNERS 32

Tongue Strap worn first time by No. 6. Sheepskin Cheek Pieces worn first time by No. 20.

Hood worn by No. 11, 27.

27 Visor worn by No. 18, 25, 28.

Tongue Strap worn by No. 10, 21, 23. Sheepskin Cheek Pieces worn by No. 21, 24.

Standard Time: 1 min 27.50 27 secs Record Time: 1 min 24.28 secs by Galician age 4 wt 8-11 good to firm 2021: HIGHFIELD PRINCESS (FR) 4 8 11 Jason Hart 18-1 (John Quinn) 28 ran

Race Summary: Summar Several of the runners have ha solid form here and Star Of Orion was touched off when leading his group home in a major race over C&D last July. ly The drying ground is sure to suit him but ly.

MONT MONTASSIB (nap) shot the lights out on his handicap debut at Goodwood despite being denied a clear run on ground that was thought to be too soft. He needs to negotiate a draw dra on the wing but should still come up with a very good run. Silent Film is also unexposed but to a lesser extent, while Vafortino, Cliffs Of Capri, Chiefofchiefs, Rive Ri r Nymph and Dance Fever all come into it on past efforts here. Tactical and Ouzo are also worth a look Race Predictor: DOCUMENTING DANCE FEVER SNAZZY JAZZY Please check Bet With Ascot screens for most up to date Race Predictor

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The Buckingham Palace Stakes (Class 2) - continued Forecast: 9-1 Vafortino (IRE), 10-1 Silent Film (GB), Montassib (GB), 11-1 Al Rufaa (FR), 12-1 Rive Ri r Nymph (GB), 14-1 Oo de Lally Lall (IRE), Path Pa of Thunder (IRE), Inve In r Park (GB), Tanmawwy nma nmawwy (IRE), 18-1 Ejtilaab (IRE), Snazzy Jazzy (IRE), Above (FR), Total Commitment (IRE), 20-1 Tactical (GB), 22-1 Documenting (GB), Chiefofchiefs (GB), Dance Fever (IRE), Fools Rush In (IRE), Soar Above (GB), 25-1 Rhoscolyn Rhoscol (GB), Spirit of Light (IRE), Current Option (IRE), Baradar (IRE), Ouzo (GB), Fastnet Crown (IRE), Ropey Guest (GB), 33-1 Star of Orion (IRE), 40-1 Mums Tipple (IRE), 50-1 Pistoletto (USA) SA SA)

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First Race 2.30 - THE NORFOLK STAKE ST S (CLASS 1) (Group 2) (see page XX) XX Distributed in accordance with the Stakes and Prize Money Code; £65120 to the winning horse The second to receive cei £24629, ceive 4629 the third £12309 and the fourth £6149; for two yrs old only; 4629, onl FIVE FURLONGS (5f ) (1,000 metres); Enter by noon, June 10th and pay pa £1100 stake, Declare by 10.00 a.m. June 14th. Weights: Colts and geldings 9st 3lb; fillies 9st; ASCOT RACECOURSE LIMITED will present a memento to the winning owner, ner ner, trainer and jockey. ey In addition, a Challenge Cup will be presented to the winning owner, ey. ner to be held until May ner, Ma next year. The lad or girl in charge of the best turned out horse and the winning horse in this race will each receive cei a prize ceive of £300. Breeders’ Cup Owners’ Premiums and the Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” Program apply appl to this race.

For full details, please contact Ascot Racecourse. All number cloths to be carried in this race have ha been sponsored and will carry the name/logo of ASCOT Racecourse Ltd. The sponsorship payment pa of £500 will be distributed equall amongst all horses starting in this race in accordance with paragraphs 24 to 27 of the Stakes and Prize equally Money Code. 23 entries at £1100. - Closed June 10th, 2022 Second Race 3.05 - KING GEORGE V STAKES ST (CLASS 2) (Heritage Handicap) (see page XX) XX Distributed in accordance with the Stakes and Prize Money Code; £51540 to the winning horse The second to receive cei £24170, the third £12090, the fourth £6040, the fifth £3020 and the sixth ceive six £1510; for three yrs old only, onl Rated 0-105 (also open to such horses rated 106 and 107 - see Standard Conditions); ONE MILE about FOUR FURLONGS (2,300 metres)Swinley (11f abt 211yds); Enter by noon, June 10th and pay pa £500 stake, Declare by 10.00 a.m. June 14th. Lowest weight 8st 2lb; Highest weight not less than 9st 9lb Penalties, after June 4th, 2022, for each race won 6lb; ASCOT RACECOURSE LIMITED will present a memento to the winning owner, ner trainer ner, and jockey. ey In addition, a Challenge Cup will be presented to the winning owner, ey. ner to be held until May ner, Ma next year.

The lad or girl in charge of the best turned out horse and the winning horse in this race will each receive cei a prize of ceive £300. All number cloths to be carried in this race have ha been sponsored and will carry the name/logo of ASCOT Racecourse Ltd. The sponsorship payment pa of £500 will be distributed equally equall amongst all horses starting in this race in accordance with paragraphs 24 to 27 of the Stakes and Prize Money Code. The British Horseracing Authority will amend paragraphs 28 to 32 of the Weights and Handicapping Code and the Declaration of Jockey section of the Race Entries Code in the event that raising of the weights at the 24-hour stage proves necessary. ary This ary. race will be restricted to 19 runners plus three reserves. The three reserves will be nominated as R20, R21 and R22.

The procedure for the allocation and operation of the reserves protocol will be as detailed in the notice headed ‘Reserves’ which appears in the important notices following the Standard Conditions on the Racing Bulletin area of the BHA Racing Administration Internet site www2.racingadmin.co.uk. Trainers are reminded of the provisions of paragraph 41 of the Race Entry Code which require that they must notify the Racing Calendar Office immediatel when the decision has been made not to run. This will maximise the list of runners and determine immediately whether the weights will need to be raised. The British Horseracing Authority has modified the Declaration of Jockey section of the Race Entries Code and the Division Di of Races section of the Race Administration Code of the Rules of Racing for the purposes of this race. The British Horseracing Authority has authorised that the maximum number of runners in this race shall be determined by the normal Safety Factor applicable for the race and that a reduced Field Size Limit shall not apply. appl PLEASE NOTE: In accordance with the provisions of paragraph 9 of the Weights and Handicapping Code a horse must have ha run three times or more in order to qualify to run in this race.

33 entries at £500. - Closed June 10th, 2022 Third Race 3.40 - THE RIBBLESDALE STAKES ST (CLASS 1) (Group 2) (see page XX) XX Distributed in accordance with the Stakes and Prize Money Code; £113420 to the winning horse The second to receive cei £43000, the third £21520, the fourth £10720, the fifth £5380 and the sixth ceive six £2700; for three yrs old fillies onl ONE MILE about FOUR FURLONGS (2,300 metres)Swinley (11f abt 211yds); Enter by noon, April 26th only; and pay pa £700 stake, Scratch by noon, May Ma 24th or pay pa £800, Confirm by noon, June 10th and pay pa £500, Supplementary Entry by noon, June 10th and pay pa £14000 stake, Declare by 10.00 a.m. June 14th. Weights: 9st 2lb each Penalties, after August 31st, 2021, a winner of a Group 1 race 3lb; ASCOT RACECOURSE LIMITED will present a memento to the winning owner, ner trainer and jockey. ner, ey In addition, a Challenge Cup will be presented to the winning ey. owner, ner to be held until May ner, Ma next year. The lad or girl in charge of the best turned out horse and of the winning horse in this race will each receive cei a prize of £300. All number cloths to be carried in this race have ceive ha been sponsored and will carry the name/logo of ASCOT Racecourse Ltd. The sponsorship payment pa of £500 will be distributed equally equall amongst all horses starting in this race in accordance with paragraphs 24 to 27 of the Stakes and Prize Money Code. (No confirmation of entry is required for Supplementary entries). 64 entries, 31 at £700, 21 at £1500, 12 at £2000. - Closed April 26th, 2022 Fourth Race 4.20 - THE GOLD CUP (CLASS 1) (Group 1) (British Champions Series) (see page XX) XX Distributed in accordance with the Stakes and Prize Money Code; £283550 to the winning horse The second to receive cei £107500, the third £53800, the fourth £26800, the fifth £13450 and the sixth ceive six £6750; for four yrs old and upwards; TWO MILES about FOUR FURLONGS (19f abt 210yds) (3,900 metres); Enter by noon, April 26th and pay pa £2150 stake, Scratch by noon, May Ma 24th or pay pa £2500, Confirm by noon, June 10th and pay pa £1600, Supplementary Entry by noon, June 10th and pay pa £35000 stake, Declare by 10.00 a.m. June 14th. Weights: 4-y-o colts and geldings 9st 3lb; fillies 9st 5-y-o and up colts and geldings 9st 4lb; fillies 9st 1lb NOTE: Horses will only onl be eligible to run in this race provided that they have ha a current BHA Handicap Rating of 80 or higher at midday midda of the confirmation stage. Horses which do not qualify for a rating may ma also be eligible providing the BHA Handicapper is satisfied sa that the horse’s racecourse performances up to and including the day da before confirmation merit a provisional assessment of 80 or higher. Horses which have ha not run will not be eligible. Southern Hemisphere Allowance: 4-y-o 7lb; ASCOT RACECOURSE LIMITED will present a memento to the winning owner, ner trainer and jockey. ner, ey The lad or girl in charge of the best turned out horse and the winning horse in this race ey. will each receive cei a prize of £300. All number cloths to be carried in this race have ceive ha been sponsored and will carry the name/logo of ASCOT RACECOURSE LIMITED. The sponsorship payment pa of £500 will be distributed equally equall amongst all horses starting in this race in accordance with paragraphs 24 to 27 of the Stakes and Prize Money Code. THERE WILL BE A PARADE FOR THIS RACE. Runners will be paraded in the order requested by the Managing Executive ecuti on the day. ecutive da (No confirmation of entry is required for Supplementary entries). 28 entries, 6 at £2150, 9 at £4650, 13 at £6250. - Closed April 26th, 2022

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Fifth Race 5.00 - THE BRITANNIA BRIT ST STAKES (CLASS 2 HERITAGE HERIT HANDIC HANDICAP) (see page XX) XX Distributed in accordance with the Stakes and Prize Money Code; £64800 to the winning horse The second to receive cei £30420, the third £15216 and the fourth £7608; for three yrs old colts and geldings only, ceive onl Rated 0-105; ONE MILE (1,600 metres)Royal Hunt Cup Course (8f ); Enter by noon, June 10th and pay pa £600 stake, Declare by 10.00 a.m. June 14th. Lowest weight 8st 2lb; Highest weight not less than 9st 9lb Penalties, after June 4th, 2022, a winner of a race 5lb Of 2 races 7lb; ASCOT RACECOURSE LIMITED will present a memento to the winning owner, ner trainer and jockey. ner, ey In addition, a Challenge Cup will be presented to the winning owner, ey. ner to be held ner, until May Ma next year. The lad or girl in charge of the best turned out horse and the winning horse in this race will each receive cei a prize of £300. All number cloths to be carried in this race have ceive ha been sponsored and will carry the name/logo of ASCOT RACECOURSE LIMITED. The sponsorship payment pa of £500 will be distributed equally equall amongst all horses starting in this race in accordance with paragraphs 24 to 27 of the Stakes and Prize Money Code. The British Horseracing Authority will amend paragraphs 28 to 32 of the Weights and Handicapping Code and the Declaration of Jockey section of the Race Entries Code in the event that raising of the weights at the 24-hour stage proves necessary. ary This race will be restricted to 30 runners plus three reserves. The three reserves ary. will be nominated as R31, R32 and R33. The procedure for the allocation and operation of the reserves protocol will be as detailed in the notice headed ‘Reserves’ which appears in the important notices following the Standard Conditions on the Racing Bulletin area of the BHA Racing Administration Internet site www2.racingadmin.co.uk.

Trainers are reminded of the provisions of paragraph 41 of the Race Entry Code which require that they must notify the Racing Calendar Office immediately immediatel when the decision has been made not to run. This will maximise the list of runners and determine whether the weights will need to be raised. The British Horseracing Authority has modified the Declaration of Jockey section of the Race Entries Code and the Division Di of Races section of the Race Administration Code of the Rules of Racing for the purposes of this race. The Ascot Racecourse Executive ecuti ecutive reserves the right to transfer this race to the Old Mile Course. PLEASE NOTE: In accordance with the provisions of paragraph 9 of the Weights and Handicapping Code a horse must have ha run three times or more in order to qualify to run in this race. 41 entries at £600. - Closed June 10th, 2022 Six Race 5.35 - THE HAMPTON COURT Sixth UR STAKES URT ST (CLASS 1) (Group 3) (see page XX) XX Distributed in accordance with the Stakes and Prize Money Code; £59200 to the winning horse The second to receive cei £22390, the third £11190 and the fourth £5590; for three yrs old only, ceive onl which have ha not won a Group 1 or Group 2 Patt Pa ern race; ONE MILE abt TWO FURLONGS (9f abt 212yds) (1,900 metres); Enter by noon, June 10th and pay pa £1000 stake, Declare by 10.00 a.m. June 14th. Weights: Colts and geldings 9st 2lb; fillies 8st 13lb Penalties, after August 31st, 2021, a winner of a Group 3 race 4lb; ASCOT RACECOURSE LIMITED will present a memento to the winning owner, ner trainer and jockey. ner, ey In addition, a Challenge Cup will be presented to the winning ey. owner, ner to be held until May ner, Ma next year. The lad or girl in charge of the best turned out horse and the winning horse in this race will each receive cei a prize of £300. All number cloths to be carried in this race have ceive ha been sponsored and will carry the name/logo of ASCOT Racecourse Ltd. The sponsorship payment pa of £500 will be distributed equally equall amongst all horses starting in this race in accordance with paragraphs 24 to 27 of the Stakes and Prize Money Code. 16 entries at £1000. - Closed June 10th, 2022 Seventh Race 6.10 - THE BUCKINGHAM PALACE STAKES ST (CLASS 2 HANDICAP) HANDIC (see page XX) XX Distributed in accordance with the Stakes and Prize Money Code; £51540 to the winning horse The second to receive cei £24170, the third £12090, the fourth £6040, the fifth £3020 and the sixth ceive six £1510; for three yrs old and upwards, Rated 0-105 (also open to such horses rated 106 and 107 - see Standard Conditions); SEVEN FURLONGS (7f ) (1,400 metres); Enter by noon, June 10th and pay pa £500 stake, Declare by 10.00 a.m. June 14th.

Lowest weight 8st 2lb; Highest weight not less than 9st 12lb Penalties, after June 4th, 2022, for each race won 3yo 6lb; 4yo to 6yo 5lb; 7yo and up 4lb; ASCOT RACECOURSE LIMITED will present a memento to the winning owner, ner trainer and jockey. ner, ey In addition, a Challenge Cup will be presented to the winning owner, ey. ner to be held until May ner, Ma next year. The lad or girl in charge of the best turned out horse and the winning horse in this race will each receive cei ceive a prize of £300. All number cloths to be carried in this race have ha been sponsored and will carry the name/logo of ASCOT Racecourse Ltd. The sponsorship payment pa of £500 will be distributed equally equall amongst all horses starting in this race in accordance with paragraphs 24 to 27 of the Stakes and Prize Money Code. This race will be restricted to 29 runners plus three reserves. The three reserves will be nominated as R30, R31 and R32. The procedure for the allocation and operation of the reserves protocol will be as detailed in the notice headed ‘Reserves’ which has been published in The Racing Calendar and which also appears in the important notices following the Standard Conditions on the Racing Bulletin area of the BHA Racing Administration Internet site www.racingadmin.co www .uk.

The British Horseracing Authority will amend the Weights and Handicapping Code in the event that raising of the weights at the 24-hour stage proves necessary. ary Trainers are reminded of the provisions of paragraph 41 of the Race ary.

Entry Code which require that they must notify the Racing Calendar Office immediately immediatel when the decision has been made not to run and determine whether the weights will need to be raised. The British Horseracing Authority has modified the Declaration of Jockey section of the Race Entries Code and the Division Di of Races section of the Race Administration Code of the Rules of Racing for the purposes of this race. PLEASE NOTE: In accordance with the provisions of paragraph 9 of the Weights and Handicapping Code a horse must have ha run three times or more in order to qualify to run in this race. 47 entries at £500. - Closed June 10th, 2022

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