First Race

The Queen Anne Stakes

(Group 1) (British Champions Series)

One Mile (1,600 metres), ROYAL HUNT CUP COURSE (8f ) For Four Yrs Old And Upwards (Class 1) Total race value £600000

(FOR CONDITIONS OF THIS RACE SEE PAGE 78)

Stalls - Centre

Owners Prize Money. Winner £267360; Second £109740; Third £54900; Fourth £27420; Fifth £13740; Sixth £6840. (Penalty Value £340260) A SS

Form Owner

Trainer Age st lb (lbs) 1 ACCIDENTAL AGENT (GB) (38) 8 9 2 (128)

6600-12 B g Delegator - Roodle (Xaar) MRS R. F. JOHNSON HOUGHTON Charles Bishop

EVE JOHNSON HOUGHTON, Blewbury Groom - Nynke Schilder (Breeder - Mrs R. F. Johnson Houghton) CD LIGHT BLUE, DARK BLUE cross belts and sleeves, ORANGE cap.

Draw 7

HHH Has contested the last four runnings of this prize, resulting in form figures of 1R57 (refused to race in 2019); last two wins came at handicap level; half-length second in the competitive Victoria Cup back here last month (7f, good), running very close to his best; could go well again but looks unlikely to regain his Queen Anne crown aged eight. Official BHA Rating 112 2 BAAEED (GB) (31) 4 9 2 (128)

11111-1 B c Sea The Stars (IRE) - Aghareed (USA) (Kingmambo (USA)) SHADWELL ESTATE COMPANY LTD Jim Crowley

WILLIAM HAGGAS, Newmarket Groom - Ricky Hall (Breeder - Shadwell Estate Company Limited)

Draw

CD ROYAL BLUE, WHITE epaulets, striped cap. 4

HHHHH The world’s top-rated turf horse, who has made spectacular progress since his debut last June, most recently justifying short odds in the Lockinge at Newbury where he easily beat Real World and completed a Group 1 hat-trick (first two legs came in last year’s Moulin and here in the QEII); acts on good to firm and good to soft ground, still unbeaten (7-7) and has genuine claims to being the best miler since Frankel, with 1m2f aspirations for him also on the cards later on; looks set to produce another display of sheer class. Official BHA Rating 125 3 CHINDIT (IRE) (31)

5543-13 B c Wootton Bassett - Always A Dream (Oasis Dream) MR MICHAEL PESCOD

4 9 2 (128)

Pat Dobbs

RICHARD HANNON, Marlborough (Breeder - J. C. Bloodstock & R. Mahon)

Draw

C D LIGHT BLUE and BLACK stripes, BLACK sleeves and cap. 5

HHH Won the Champagne Stakes as a 2yo, Greenham as a 3yo and Doncaster Mile (Listed) on 4yo reappearance; finished third behind Baaeed and Real World in the Lockinge one month ago, taking Group 1 record to 0-5 but registering his best form; the likely bronze medallist, granted a similar effort; acts well on good to firm/good. Official BHA Rating 113

Form Owner

Trainer Age st lb (lbs) 4 ORDER OF AUSTRALIA (IRE) (248) 5 9 2 (128)

015320- B h Australia - Senta’s Dream (Danehill (USA)) D SMITH/MRS MAGNIER/M TABOR/MRS O’BRIEN Ryan Moore AIDAN O’BRIEN, Ireland Groom - Anatoliy Komisar (Breeder - Whisperview Trading Ltd) Draw

D PURPLE, WHITE seams, striped sleeves, PURPLE cap. 6

HH Ballydoyle horse; won the Breeders’ Cup Mile in 2020 (firm) and defied top weight in Curragh Group 2 last summer; placed in the Jacques le Marois and behind Baaeed in the Moulin later in 2021; has plenty of smart form away from his home soil, therefore, but has underperformed in two British runs, including in this race last year (finished only eighth); bit to prove back here. Official BHA Rating 118 5 REAL WORLD (IRE) (31) 5 9 2 (128)

11-1002 B h Dark Angel (IRE) - Nafura (Dubawi (IRE)) GODOLPHIN Daniel Tudhope

SAEED BIN SUROOR, Newmarket

Groom -Graham Colbert (Breeder - Godolphin)

Draw

CD ROYAL BLUE. 1

HHHH Proved well suited by the return to turf in the Lockinge at Newbury where he was no match for Baaeed but kept on well for second, taking form figures on grass to 111112; his wins in this sphere include last year’s Royal Hunt Cup at this meeting (1m, good to firm) and Group 2 events at Longchamp (very soft) and Meydan (good); holds very solid claims behind Baaeed and should go well again. Official BHA Rating 118 6 SIR BUSKER (IRE) (31) 6 9 2 (128)

0-04525 B g Sir Prancealot (IRE) - Street Kitty (IRE) (Tiger Hill (IRE)) KENNET VALLEY THOROUGHBREDS XI RACING William Buick WILLIAM KNIGHT, Newmarket

Groom - Fearghal Davis (Breeder - Ms Ann Foley) CD NAVY BLUE, RED and LIGHT BLUE hoop and armlets, YELLOW and BLUE horizontal halved cap.

Draw 3

HHH Losing run goes back to handicap success at this meeting in 2020 and he finished behind some of these rivals, albeit not disgraced, in the 1m Lockinge (good) most recently; fully exposed but largely consistent and ran well (finished third) in this race last year; again likely to give his running. Official BHA Rating 110 7 LIGHTS ON (GB) (53) 5 8 13 (125)

10120-1 Ch m Siyouni (FR) - In The Light (Inchinor) CHEVELEY PARK STUD Richard Kingscote SIR MICHAEL STOUTE, Newmarket Groom - Anand Rathore Singh (Breeder - London Thoroughbred Services Ltd) Draw

CD RED, WHITE sash, ROYAL BLUE cap. 2

HH Very useful mare who was successful in soft-ground events at this course (handicap) and Pontefract (Listed) in 2021; also won on good to firm; effective back on good going in Sandown Group 2 on reappearance, though had little to spare and had a smoother trip than the runner-up; faces a stiffer task upped further in class. Official BHA Rating 106

Result: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th

Distances: 1-2 2-3 Time:Min . Secs.

NUMBER OF DECLARED RUNNERS 7

Tongue Strap worn first time by No. 4. Blinkers worn by No. 1, 4. Visor worn by No. 6. Sheepskin Cheek Pieces worn by No. 5.

Standard Time: 1 min 41.40 secs Record Time: 1 min 36.60 secs by Ribchester age 4 wt 9-0 good to firm, 20/06/17 2021: PALACE PIER 4 9 0 Frankie Dettori 2-7 (John & Thady Gosden) 11 ran

Race Summary:

This year’s Queen Anne is all about BAAEED, who quickly developed into a star miler last year and enhanced his reputation further still with a reappearance success in the Lockinge in which he impressively flexed his class. On the figures he’s improving, which raises the goosebumps-inducing possibility that he can produce an even more magnificent performance. Real World is unlikely to reverse Newbury placings with the selection but he looks rock solid for another silver medal. The battle for third place looks quite open but Chindit is taken to fill that position and repeat his Lockinge effort. Race Predictor: ACCIDENTAL AGENT

BAAEED

SIR BUSKER

Please check Bet With Ascot screens for most up to date Race Predictor Forecast: 1-4 Baaeed (GB), 7-1 Real World (IRE), 12-1 Chindit (IRE), 16-1 Order of Australia (IRE), 20-1 Lights On (GB), 25-1 Accidental Agent (GB), 33-1 Sir Busker (IRE)

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