Saturday, June 19, 2010

ROYAL ASCOT 2010
RACENEWS RACECOURSE SERVICE
FIFTH DAY, SATURDAY, JUNE 19

ATTENDANCE UP THIS WEEK & THE RACECOURSE PLEASED

“What has been particularly pleasing across the whole site has been a significant increase in spend of about 15 per cent compared to last year.

“On the track we have seen some sparkling performances from Goldikova’s opening win in the Queen Anne for France through to a familiar driving finish from Ryan Moore in the Queen Alexandra to wrestle the Arora Hotels Top Jockey Trophy from Johnny Murtagh right on the line.

“Once again we have welcomed horses from all over the world with the performance of the Americans arguably the most noteworthy. Although not winning, they have gone away with three thirds including Kinsale King’s great run behind the Aussie import Starspangledbanner in a Golden Jubilee Stakes which saw runners from no fewer than six nations.

“Away from the track, our many new initiatives have been very well received - from the stunning statues in the Royal Enclosure and Grandstand to our new iphone app which saw 5,000 registrations over the week.

“All in all, it has been a tremendous and memorable week with a great sense of fun from what I have seen in all the enclosures.”


MOORE TAKES TITLE AFTER BERGO

Champion jockey Ryan Moore won the concluding Queen Alexandra Stakes aboard Bergo and landed the Arora Hotels Trophy for leading rider at Royal Ascot this year.

It was Moore’s fourth success of the week, equalling the total of Johnny Murtagh, but he took the title having partnered five seconds, compared to four for Murtagh.

The winner was a first Royal Ascot success for Moore’s trainer father Gary and the jockey admitted that meant as much to him as the title.

“Riding a winner for the old man means a lot to me, especially at Ascot because it’s important to him,” said Moore. “I have to admit that for me personally that means more than getting the top jockey accolade. But this is the biggest week of our year in racing, it’s very competitive and winning the top races is what it’s all about.

“Bergo is a very honest horse and he battled hard despite not enjoying the conditions. I wasn’t so happy on him going down the hill but he picked up on the rising ground.”

Richard Hannon was earlier presented by the Queen with the Arora Hotels Trophy for leading trainer at Royal Ascot this year.

Like Aidan O’Brien, Hannon had three wins at the meeting but had five seconds compared to two for O’Brien.

ARORA HOTELS LEADING JOCKEY AWARD

FINAL STANDINGS

Jockey 1st 2nd 3rd
RYAN MOORE 4 5 4
Johnny Murtagh 4 4 -
Richard Hughes 3 2 1
Frankie Dettori 3 - 3
Michael Hills 2 1 -
Seb Sanders 2 - 1
Richard Hills 1 2 -
Kieren Fallon 1 1 5
Tom Queally 1 1 1
Neil Callan 1 - 1
Steve Drowne 1 - 1
Eddie Ahern 1 - -
Maxime Guyon 1 - -
Paul Hanagan 1 - -
Paul Mulrennan 1 - -
Olivier Peslier 1 - -
Pat Smullen 1 - -
Fergus Sweeney 1 - -
William Buick - 3 -
Pat Cosgrave - 2 -
Jimmy Fortune - 1 4
Tadhg O’Shea - 1 1
Adrian Nicholls - 1 -
Fran Berry - 1 -
Micky Fenton - 1 -
Frankie McDonald - 1 -
Kevin Manning - 1 -
Alan Munro - 1 -
Hayley Turner - 1 -
Tom Eaves - - 2
Joe Fanning - - 2
Ahmed Ajtebi - - 1
Ian Mongan - - 1
Pat Shanahan - - 1
Jamie Spencer - - 1


ARORA HOTELS LEADING TRAINER AWARD

FINAL STANDINGS

Trainer 1st 2nd 3rd
RICHARD HANNON 3 5 1
Aidan O’Brien IRE 3 2 -
Sir Michael Stoute 2 3 3
Barry Hills 2 1 -
Mark Johnston 2 - 2
Saeed bin Suroor 2 - 2
John Gosden 1 2 1
Jeremy Noseda 1 2 -
Henry Cecil 1 1 1
Michael Jarvis 1 1 -
Luca Cumani 1 - 1
Hughie Morrison 1 - 1
Clive Brittain 1 - -
Andre Fabre FR 1 - -
Richard Fahey 1 - -
James Given 1 - -
William Haggas 1 - -
Freddie Head FR 1 - -
Gary Moore 1 - -
Jamie Osborne 1 - -
David Pipe 1 - -
Dermot Weld IRE 1 - -
James Fanshawe - 2 -
Andrew Balding - 1 1
Michael Bell - 1 1
Mick Channon - 1 1
Jim Bolger IRE - 1 -
Henry Candy - 1 -
Charlie McBride - 1 -
David Nicholls - 1 -
John Queally IRE - 1 -
Tom Tate - 1 -
Marcus Tregoning - 1 -
David Wachman IRE - 1 -
Kenny McPeek USA - - 2
Mahmood Al Zarooni - - 1
Robin Bastiman - - 1
Tracey Collins IRE - - 1
John Dunlop - - 1
Pat Eddery - - 1
David Elsworth - - 1
William Knight - - 1
George Margarson - - 1
Brian Meehan - - 1
Carl O’Callaghan USA - - 1
Geoff Oldroyd - - 1
Malcolm Saunders - - 1
Bryan Smart - - 1



SATURDAY TURNOVER INCREASE OF 5% ROUNDS OFF A FANTASTIC WEEK FOR TOTEPOOL

Total totepool turnover on the final day of Royal Ascot was up 5% at £1,519,016 compared to £1,443,066 in 2009.

This afternoon’s figure rounds off a fantastic week for totepool, who saw their turnover better that of 2009 on every day of the Royal meeting. A total of £7,128,188 was wagered throughout Royal Ascot which was a total increase of 6.9% on 2009.

“We’re extremely encouraged by this year’s figures at Royal Ascot which has seen our increased marketing efforts and presence on the racecourse bear fruit,’ said totepool spokesman George Primarolo. “It may not have been a great week for the off-course layers but punters have benefited from extra value from totewin with 20 out of the 30 races returning more than the official SP.”

There were no winners of this afternoon’s totejackpot which means there is a rollover of £24,074 carried forward to Sunday’s meeting at Hereford.

Royal Ascot 2010 - totepool turnover

Day 1: £1,237,364 +2%

Day 2: £1,108,534 +1.6%

Day 3: £1,619,187 +1%

Day 4: £1,644,087 +25%

Day 5: £1,519,016 +5%

Total: £7,128,188 +6.9%


ANOTHER RIGHT-ROYAL TREAT FOR FANS OF RACING

Brilliant racing, international competition, fine weather, fabulous fashions and a rise in attendance sum up another five-star show at this year’s Royal Ascot.

The staging of three Group One races to open the meeting opposes traditional belief that events should build to a crescendo, but the formula creates a momentum which carries across the following four days - and when a filly like Goldikova is the opening act you have a super-star to grace any Royal occasion.

French-trained Goldikova’s close-run victory over Britain’s leading miler Paco Boy in the Queen Anne Stakes will linger as one of the highlights of the decade at Royal Ascot, but there have been many other memorable moments at the meeting.

Two riveting one-on-one battles in the week’s two Pattern staying races will linger in the memory. Rite Of Passage and Age Of Aquarius thrilled us in the Gold Cup on Thursday, and a day later three-year-olds Mikhail Glinka and Theology gave a similar performance when separated by a nose in the Queen’s Vase. If anyone dismisses staying races as irrelevant in an age when speed rules they should be shown clips of these two contests - you will rarely find the climax to a horse race as exciting.

Tuesday’s St James’s Palace Stakes is a common target for horses who have run in the Guineas, but the one, two, three from this year’s Newmarket Classic gave the race added gloss. Canford Cliffs gained revenge on both Dick Turpin and Makfi, initiating a revered double for trainer Richard Hannon and jockey Richard Hughes who then won the Coventry Stakes with Strong Suit.

Royal Ascot’s two big sprint races have towered in importance by virtue of increased prize money, rises in grade and their place in the Global Sprint Challenge which helps attract runners from around the world. Today’s Golden Jubilee Stakes promises to be a cracker, while Tuesday’s King’s Stand Stakes produced a double winner in Equiano, who landed the same race two years ago.

His win was a triumph not only for trainer Barry Hills and his jockey son Michael - who subsequently won Thursday’s Britannia Handicap with Ransom Note - but also for the Hertfordshire-based Newsells Park Stud, which a week earlier announced it would stand Equiano as a stallion next year. Cue one winner, cue two, then three, for Newsells Park also bred (and owned) Strawberrydaiquiri, winner of Wednesday’s Windsor Forest Stakes, and also Rite Of Passage.

Long-distance challengers have yet to win at the meeting, but following Goldikova’s success France gained another top-grade race when Byword took the Prince of Wales’s Stakes - he carried the colours of Prince Khalid Abdulla, as did runner-up Twice Over - while Ireland has also taken two Group One contests, thanks to Rite Of Passage and the filly Lillie Langtry, who won Friday’s Coronation Stakes.

All these horses have contributed to another wonderful Royal Ascot, one where the jockeys have heaped praise on the quality of the ground. It has been quick, but safe, and with a breezy tail wind no fewer than four track records have been broken.

It could be said that Royal Ascot is finishing all too quickly.


FIRST DAY WINNERS
2.30pm Queen Anne Stakes (Group One)
GOLDIKOVA (IRE) (Wertheimer et Frere) Freddie Head FR 5-8-11 Olivier Peslier [1] 11/8F
3.05pm King's Stand Stakes (Group One)
EQUIANO (FR) (James Acheson) Barry Hills 5-9-4 Michael Hills [2] 9/2
3.50pm St James's Palace Stakes (Group One)
CANFORD CLIFFS (IRE) (Heffer Syndicate, Susan Roy & Mrs Instance) Richard Hannon 3-9-0 Richard Hughes [6] 11/4JF
4.25pm Coventry Stakes (Group Two)
STRONG SUIT (USA) (Julie Wood) Richard Hannon 2-9-1 Richard Hughes [8] 15/8f
5.00pm Ascot Stakes (Handicap)
JUNIOR (Middleham Park Racing LI) David Pipe 7-9-0b Seb Sanders [16] 17/2
5.35pm Windsor Castle Stakes (Listed)
MARINE COMMANDO (Mike Wynne) Richard Fahey 2-9-3 Paul Hanagan [2] 9/2

SECOND DAY WINNERS
2.30pm Jersey Stakes (Group Three)
RAINFALL (IRE) (Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum) Mark Johnston 3-8-12 Ryan Moore [10] 8/1
3.05pm Windsor Forest Stakes (Group Two)
STRAWBERRYDAIQUIRI (Renata Jacobs) Sir Michael Stoute 4-8-12 Ryan Moore [1] 9/2
3.50pm Prince of Wales’s Stakes (Group One)
BYWORD (Khalid Abdulla) Andre Fabre FR 4-9-00 Maxime Guyon [8] 5/2 Fav
4.25pm Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap)
INVISIBLE MAN (Godolphin) Saeed bin Suroor b1 4-8-09 Frankie Dettori [23] 28/1
5.00pm Queen Mary Stakes (Group Two)
MAQAASID (Hamdan Al Maktoum) John Gosden 2-8-12 Richard Hills [18] 9/4 Fav
5.35pm Sandringham Handicap (Listed)
TIMEPIECE (Khalid Abdulla) Henry Cecil 3-9-05 Tom Queally [17] 5/1

THIRD DAY WINNERS
2.30pm Norfolk Stakes (Group Two)
APPROVE (IRE) (Highclere Thoroughhbred Racing (Bahram)) William Haggas 2-9-1b1 Eddie Ahern [2] 16/1
3.05pm Ribblesdale Stakes (Group Two)
HIBAAYEB (Godolphin) Saeed bin Suroor 3-8-12t Frankie Dettori [7] 4/1jf
3.50pm Gold Cup (Group One)
RITE OF PASSAGE (Dr Ronan Lambe) Dermot Weld IRE 6-9-2 Pat Smullen [13] 20/1
4.35pm Britannia Stakes (Heritage Handicap)
RANSOM NOTE (Raymond Mould) Barry Hills 3-8-10 Michael Hills [27] 9/1
5.00pm Hampton Court Stakes (Listed)
AFSARE (Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum) Luca Cumani 3-9-5 Kieren Fallon [8] 9/4f
5.35pm King George V Handicap
DANDINO (Elite Racing Club) James Given 3-8-13 Paul Mulrennan [18] 7/1

FOURTH DAY WINNERS
2.30pm Albany Stakes (Group Three)
MEMORY (IRE) (Highclere Thoroughbred Racing - Masquerade) Richard Hannon 2-8-12 Richard Hughes [10] 15/2
3.05pm King Edward VII Stakes (Group Two)
MONTEROSSO (Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum) Mark Johnston 3-8-12 Frankie Dettori [2] 7/2
3.50pm Coronation Stakes (Group One)
LILLIE LANGTRY (IRE) (Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Sue Magnier) Aidan O'Brien IRE 3-9-00 Johnny Murtagh [11] 7/2 Fav
4.25pm Wolferton Handicap (Listed)
RAINBOW PEAK (IRE) (Peter Savill) Michael Jarvis 4-9-04 Neil Callan [16] 13/8 Fav
5.00pm Queen’s Vase (Group Three)
MIKHAIL GLINKA (IRE) (Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith) Aidan O'Brien IRE 3-9-01 Johnny Murtagh [8] 2/1 Fav
5.35pm Buckingham Palace Handicap
TREADWELL (IRE) (Cath Walwyn & A Taylor) Jamie Osborne 3-8-10 Fergus Sweeney [27] 14/1


FIFTH DAY WINNERS
2.30pm Chesham Stakes (Listed Race)
ZAIDAN (USA) (Saeed Manana) Clive Brittain 2-9-03 Seb Sanders [13] 7/1
3.05pm Hardwicke Stakes (Group Two)
HARBINGER (Highclere Thoroughbred Racing (Admiral Rous)) Sir Michael Stoute 4-9-00 Ryan Moore [3] 8/11 Fav
3.50pm Golden Jubilee Stakes (Group One)
STARSPANGLEDBANNER (AUS) (Michael Tabor/Derrick Smith/Sue Magnier/Ms Massey) Aidan O'Brien IRE 4-9-04 Johnny Murtagh [4] 13/2 Jt Fav
4.25pm Wokingham Handicap
LADDIES POKER TWO (IRE) (Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier & Michael Tabor) Jeremy Noseda 5-8-11 Johnny Murtagh [2] 9/2 Fav
5.00pm Duke Of Edinburgh Handicap
CILL RIALAIG (Pangfield Partners) Hughie Morrison 5-8-11 Steve Drowne [12] 16/1
5.35pm Queen Alexandra Stakes
BERGO (GER) (Sam Sangster) Gary Moore 7-9-02 Ryan Moore [8] 10/1

THE FACES OF ASCOT 2010

The first male Face of Ascot is 20-year-old Alex Sparks, a butcher from Essex, who was spotted by Models 1 scouts in the Silver Ring on Wednesday.

The third female Face of Ascot is Jennifer Hunter, a 20-year-old medical student at Oxford who comes from Reading and was picked out by Models 1 scouts in the Grandstand on Tuesday.

Invited back to Royal Ascot today for a full makeover, they were unveiled live on BBC Television at 3.15pm as the winner’s of this year’s Face of Ascot.

Jennifer is wearing a dress from House of Fraser’s Pied a Terre range and an Ilda di Vico hat.

Alex is in full morning dress provided by Moss Bros.

Jennifer said: “It was such a shock and an incredibly surreal experience to be chosen. It has been such a fun day today - I have never modelled before so this is very exciting.”

Alex remarked: “I don’t get the chance to dress like this so I am really overwhelmed - I cannot take it all in. I am really shocked but it is going to be really good to be a face of Ascot.”


FIRST RACE WIN QUOTES

Chesham Stakes (Listed)

BRITTAIN SETS KENTUCKY DATE FOR ZAIDAN

Clive Brittain has his heart set on a garland of roses next May after pinpointing the 2011 Kentucky Derby as a potential target for impressive Chesham Stakes hero Zaidan.

The Saeed Manana-owned colt, a 7/1 shot, burst clear of the field under Seb Sanders to register a three-length victory in the seven-furlong contest. He is a 33/1 shot with Paddy Power for the Kentucky Derby.

Brittain, who saddled Bold Arrangement to finish second in the 1986 US Triple Crown race, said: “As always being the dreamer, our long term plan is the Kentucky Derby.

“At Doncaster and the way he is at home, he is so switched off and laid back, but I have seen a different horse here. He has got himself a little bit excited but there is plenty of time to settle him down.

“We have always thought he was a decent horse and today was the proving. I was bit concerned because he was on his toes and squealing in the paddock, so he revealed a side to himself that we don’t see at home.

“He was a bit keen cantering down to the start but the racecourse is what it is all about. The proof of the pudding is here.

“We will probably go for a Group race now and I said that next time I went back to Kentucky with a horse, it will be one with a chance and this one could be it.

“I’ve got a fist of very nice two-year-old colts and I’ve been sitting deciding which one would go for the Guineas, which one for the Kentucky Derby and all the rest of it. If Saeed Manana and Sheikh Mohammed give the go-ahead for Kentucky, we could do it.”

Sanders made smooth progress aboard the Street Cry colt, stripping paint down the stands’ side rail before unleashing his mount between horses to take the lead above the distance.

He commented: “He was very edgy when I got on him and, to be fair, it took me about four or five furlongs cantering down to get him where I wanted because he set off quite strongly.

“He was getting edgy at the start so my plan was to get in straight away and when they headed for the stands’ rail, I thought that he was a nice horse and hopefully we would get the run. I always had plenty of horse to get out at any stage that I wanted.

“I rode him first time over five furlongs and it took two furlongs for the penny to drop. He has done the same today as he did on that occasion - he has just scythed through them and won very well.

“To be honest, he took me there too soon and travelling too well but when the gap appeared two out, I had to take it. I would have loved to have been dropped in but, when the gaps come at that stage of the race, you have got to take the opportunity when it comes.”


FIRST RACE PLACED QUOTES
CHESHAM STAKES (LISTED)

SONNING ROSE DELIGHTS CHANNON

Trainer Mick Channon was pleased with the run of Sonning Rose, who finished three lengths second to Zaidan in the Chesham Stakes.

“She maybe didn’t have the best of luck early on but I was thrilled with that and the winner did it nicely,” said Channon. “She’s not the biggest filly but she’s well made and I hope we can go on and win a Listed race at least.”

Kentucky-based trainer Kenny McPeek was happy to have made the trip to Ascot after Casper’s Touch finished third. McPeek’s Tiz My Time had filled the same position in Friday’s Albany Stakes while Noble’s Promise came fifth in Tuesday’s St James’s Palace Stakes.

“Coming over here was a test for us. I knew my horses had talent but I wasn’t sure how deep the water was here,” said McPeek. “And if I’ve got good enough horses I’ll be back here again.

“I actually thought this horse would win today so his good run is no surprise to me. He’s professional and easy to handle and if somebody offered the right amount of money for him we’d entertain anything.

“But the plan is to probably ship him back to New York and run him in something at Saratoga.”


GOING MAINTAINS THUMBS-UP FROM FIRST-RACE JOCKEYS



Royal Ascot’s clerk of the course Chris Stickels opted not to water the course last night, but 1.2mm of overnight rain had prevented the ground getting any quicker, said jockeys who rode in the first.

Seb Sanders, who rode the winner, Zaidan, said: “It’s good ground. It’s ridden like good ground in the way the horses have acted on it.”

Alan Munro, who rode the runner-up, Sonning Rose, said: “Did they water? It’s slower than yesterday, but it rides lovely.”

Paul Hanagan said: “There’s not much change from yesterday - it’s more or less just the same.”

Kieren Fallon said: “It’s the same. It’s good, fast ground, but safe.”

Robert Winston said: “It’s lovely ground.”

Jamie Spencer said: “It’s perfect.”

David Probert, said: “It’s lovely ground.”

Tom Queally said: “It’s riding well.”

Neil Callan said: “It’s fast ground, but safe.”

Johnny Murtagh said: “Beautiful ground”




SECOND RACE WINNING QUOTES
HARDWICKE STAKES (GROUP 2)

HARBINGER BRINGS DOOM FOR BOOKIES

Harbinger continued a great week for punters when become the 10th winning clear or joint favourite to score at this year’s Royal Ascot when landing the Hardwicke Stakes at odds of 8/11.

“He was very professional today in the way he travelled so well. We were very thrilled with him at Newbury and it was a good performance in the Ormonde at Chester - it was more workmanlike but Chester is a tight track and he is a big, galloping horse,” said winning trainer Sir Michael Stoute.

“We need to sit down and have a good old chat about what the best thing is to do now. The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes is a long way off but we’ll have to go for a Group One now with him,”

It was a third win of the week for Highclere Thoroughbred Racing and the partnership’s managing director Harry Herbert said: “Sir Michael has the Derby winner (Workforce) in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes and if he wants to run Harbinger in the same race, we certainly wouldn’t put him off.

“Sir Michael wouldn’t commit to the King George, he just gave us one of his silences when it was mentioned! But it’s a race we would seriously consider although I’m sure Sir Michael would steer us elsewhere if he thought Workforce was unbeatable.

“He is such an exciting horse. Looking at him in the parade ring today, you could see how well he was progressing and Ryan (Moore) will tell you how impressive he was.

“It was all looking very good after he won the Gordon Stakes last season and Sir Michael kept saying that he was next year’s horse and that everybody should be patient. I think he still expected him to win the Great Voltiguer but something very odd happened that day - whether he had a palate scenario when it possibly flipped and stopped his airway.

“That seemed the most likely situation so he had a very minor operation done over the winter and he has come out this season and has been a different horse. Physically he is different and the chat has been good for some time but to have a horse like this is very, very special and we know how lucky we are.

“Going to see him morning after morning on the gallops in Newmarket has been really special and something his owners will never forget.

“It has been an incredible week to have three winners and a short head second in the Queen’s Vase from four or five runners, and with Martyr still to come. It’s incredible and the lovely thing is that is different syndicates each time. There are 12 people involved with this horse and 20 with some of the others, so a lot of people are getting a crack at the fun. That’s what you aspire to do when you set up a syndicate.

Ryan Moore added: “He did that well. He got a few bumps early on and it wasn’t as smooth as I would have liked. It just steadied the pace up and I had to get him rolling a bit sooner than I planned. He quickened up very well and has done that easily - he has beaten inferior horses and he enjoyed it. He is a pleasure to ride and a very straightforward horse.

“I just want to say well done to the Highclere team, with three winners this week and a second as well.”


SECOND RACE QUOTES
HARDWICKE STAKES

NO RUNNING TO PONTEFRACT FOR IMPROVING DUNCAN

There was no disgrace for the placed horses who chased home runaway winner Harbinger in the Hardwicke Stakes, and their trainers had no complaints.

Harbinger beat Duncan by three and a half lengths, while Barshiba was another six lengths behind in third.

John Gosden, who trains Duncan for Philippa Cooper’s Normandie Stud, said: “He came from last and went right through the field like a knife through butter, but somebody [Harbinger] flew, which is not surprising. We’re really happy and I liked the way he was closing down the winner.

“Our horse sprung a hind shoe on his last run [at Ascot, when second to Barshiba] and it was bothering him. It seemed like a bit of a disaster because we expected him to win and he didn’t. We had the courage not to run off to Pontefract tomorrow, but to come here and he’s run a blinder.

“It was a disappointment when he was beaten, but he’s back to his best. We have no immediate plans other than to find the right type of race.”

David Elsworth, who trains Barshiba for Jeff Smith, said: “She ran well and I feel there’s a little more to come. When she beat Duncan here he didn’t run his race and I think that was a softer contest. It led us into thinking she had come to her best earlier than she normally does. I was pleased with her.”

Asked about plans for Barshiba, Elsworth said: “I mentioned Melbourne to Jeff, and he said, ‘Talk to the hand - the face ain’t listening’!”


THIRD RACE WINNING QUOTES
GOLDEN JUBILEE STAKES

INITIAL QUOTES AFTER GOLDEN JUBILEE STAKES

Following Starspangledbanner’s victory in the Golden Jubilee Stakes, connections were full of praise for the Australian-bred Choisir colt.

Jockey Johnny Murtagh said: “Aidan was very confident coming into this race. He told me to just jump him out, let him use that stride, and not to be anxious when I got to the two, wait until I got to furlong and a half out and when I went for him, Aidan thought that when I went for him, he should respond.

“Everything just worked perfectly. I had a lovely draw - he jumped well, travelled really well. There was a good strong gallop all of the way and I sensed them coming at the two but when I let him go, he really ran straight up the rail and responded.

“He responded very well and went right to the line - I couldn’t pull him up after the race. I think that he is a great horse.

“He’s very similar to Choisir. They are both big, strong but when I rode Starspangledbanner today, he was different - he was in a different zone and there was about 20 lengths improvement in him from his last run York.

Trainer Aidan O’Brien added: “Before York he was only half-speeding but his half-speeding was unbelievable. He was just ready to start at York and got tired but his work since then has been incredible - his second last furlong in his final piece of work was just under nine and a half seconds, which I have never seen before.

“When I horse can do that kind of work, we’ve never seen it, and he is without doubt the fastest sprinter I have trained. To go that fast, furlong by furlong, you don’t record those kinds of time - we have never recorded them, anyway.

“Hopefully he will go for the July Cup now and we would really look forward to that. He is an incredible sprinter.

“Thanks to everyone for being so patient all year. We started slow at the start of the week they were obviously very slow but Johnny was brilliant yesterday and brilliant again today. It’s credit to everybody.”


THIRD RACE QUOTES
GOLDEN JUBILEE STAKES

STUD POSSIBILITY FOR STAR

Mightily-impressive Golden Jubilee Stakes winner Starspangledbanner might be retired to stud in Australia following next month’s Darley July Cup.

That possibility was voiced by part-owner John Magnier, head of Ireland’s Coolmore Stud and its Australian base of the same name.

Magnier said: “It was the plan for him to go to stud down there this summer [before the Coolmore team bought into the horse], but obviously we will now have to see what Derrick [Smith] and Michael [Tabor] want to do with him. They can earn some money back from him [at stud] or race him - it’s up to them.

“If he is to go to stud he would pretty well have to give up racing now, although he could probably run in the [Darley] July Cup and go then. Derrick and Michael are interested in the racing side rather than the breeding side, so I’d say if Aidan recommended he should stay in training the probability is they would do that. It’s not all about the money for Michael and Derrick, it’s about the racing.”

He added: “Ascot has done a great job to get an international field together for today’s race. You can feel it’s an international event. We haven’t thought about going overseas for other races [in the Global Sprint Challenge], but it’s a good concept.”

O’Brien said: “It’s a privilege to have him, if only for a few races, but the lads will decide whether they want to stand him at stud this season or next.”

He added: ”It’s a relief when things like this happen because the lads [Messrs Magnier, Tabor and Smith] put a lot into it and they have to get results to keep the whole business going. I’m just delighted to be back in the winner’s enclosure.”

Adding to his eulogies for Starspangledbanner, O’Brien said: “He’s very quick, but he was like that before we got him [when trained in Australia by Leon Corstens]. He came from Australia with a massive reputation and we were lucky to get him.

“I was hoping a horse was going to lead him today, but when you’ve got a horse that can do his sort of fractions, who’s going to lead?

“What’s so incredible is this horse got a mile in Australia and we knew if he hit the gate today nothing was going to lead him - and having won over a mile he wasn’t going to be stopping either. He’s a great horse.”

Starspangledbanner was only fifth in the Duke Of York Stakes on his first run for O’Brien, who said: “He had a break after he first came to us so we could get a feel for him. He needed the run at York, but since then the fractions he’s been doing have been so incredible. His reflexes are so fast.

“Colm O’Donoghue rides him every day and he would go by me when I’m sitting in my Jeep in the morning and I’ve never seen anything so fast.”

The possibility of Australia’s top sprinter Denman taking on Starspangledbanner in the Darley July Cup does not induce fear in O’Brien, who said: “We’re delighted if he comes over, but we’ve never had anything like this fellow. He works like a quarter horse. You saw today what we see at home - and I don’t want to be accused of hyping him.”

Timing Starspangledbanner on Ballydoyle’s gallops raised a few question marks said O’Brien, adding: “Tom Curtis who does the times had to go back and check them to see if the GPS system was correct.”


THIRD RACE PLACE QUOTES

Golden Jubilee Stakes (Group One)

PLACED CONNECTIONS TAKE AIM AT DARLEY JULY CUP

Society Rock could step out at Newmarket for the Group One Darley July Cup on Friday, July 9, after the 50/1 outsider clinched the runner-up berth in the Group One Golden Jubilee Stakes, a length and three quarters behind the victorious Starspangledbanner.

Trainer James Fanshawe said: “I’m really chuffed with him. I was a bit disappointed at Newbury last time but the race probably came a bit quick for him.

“He has a great turn-of-foot and likes that style of race - he has to be held up.

“He is in the July Cup and his owner, Simon Gibson, would love him to run there as he is local to Newmarket, but given that I ran him back too quick at Newbury, we will see how he is before making any decision.”

Carl O’Callaghan was delighted with the run of US raider Kinsale King and the trainer is now setting his sights on the Group One Darley July Cup at Newmarket next month for his Dubai Golden Shaheen hero.

The California-based Irishman saddled the 8/1 shot to clinch third, just over a length and three quarters behind the victor.

He said: “July, here we come! That will tighten him up a bit for Newmarket. We will take it one step at a time. I don’t like to run him back too close.

“We’re happy - third is a win for us. He ran a very good race against a good winner.”

Brett Doyle, who partnered the 13th home, Hong Kong raider Joy And Fun, revealed: “He seemed to go lame mid-race.”

Tye Angland, rider of 14th-placed Australian challenger Alverta, said: “She gave me a pretty nice ride but just ran out of puff.”

Jockey Darren Beadman, 22nd aboard Happy Zero, commented: “He was the first horse beaten, it was very uncharacteristic for him. I don’t know what happened and he pulled up okay after the race.”


FOURTH RACE WIN QUOTES

Wokingham Handicap
LADDIES LANDS WOKINGHAM GAMBLE

Laddies Poker Two defied a 610-day absence to land a huge gamble in the Wokingham Handicap for trainer Jeremy Noseda and jockey Johnny Murtagh.

The Choisir mare, available at 25/1 last week but sent off the 9/2 favourite after being backed in from 10/1 this morning, stormed to a two and a half-length victory from Striking Spirit in the six-furlong contest.

Noseda said: “This plan was hatched in December, 2008. She got a bad injury in the spring of 2009, which meant that she had the year off. So the plan got delayed another year - it has been a long time. Firstly, for the plan, I must thank Mike Dillon, who first put the idea in my mind.”

“We are a year late and it’s a huge thank you to my staff at home. The filly has been extremely tough to train and Mick, who rides her out every day, has done a great job and Sharaz, who is the head man in charge, has done a great job to keep her in one piece. It has been a long plan over a long period of time and, to get her here on the day, it has been a huge team effort.

“It’s always a delight to have a winner at Royal Ascot and it’s a pleasure to bring a filly like that back after that sort of lay off to win a race like this.

“It’s also a big thank you to John Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith for their patience. It takes owners a lot of patience not to see them on the racetrack and I am delighted that their patience has been rewarded today.

“I didn’t have a penny on her. There were a lot of people telling me to back her but I didn’t back Forgotten Voice in the Royal Hunt Cup last year - all I want them to do is win and, if their owners are happy, if they back them and are happy, then that is all that matters.

“It’s a cliche, but this was the plan. I think that she can go on and it is within her compass to win a Stakes race and we will go from there.

“I always felt I could get her here and do it. The doubts slipped into my mind today so it gives me huge satisfaction. It’s always a special kick to win at Royal Ascot.

“I thought about running her three weeks ago and consulted Michael Tabor who asked if I could get her ready for today without a run. I said I think so.”

Murtagh, who jumped to the top of the Arora Leading Jockey standings with four wins, said: “For once, I did everything that the trainer told me - he said to drop her in, get her relaxed, she has one good kick and she might go a little bit right. The race went very smoothly for me and she travelled really well.

“I was going to go between two horses and Adrian’s (Nicholls) just drifted in so I said okay and she really came back on the bridle. She hit the front a furlong out and she has won well. As Jeremy says, it was a lot of hard work and, while the jockey gets all of the praise, the job was easy for me today.

“Remember the motto - the river doesn’t need pushing!”

FOURTH RACE PLACES QUOTES
WOKINGHAM HANDICAP

STEWARDS NEXT STOP FOR STRIKING

A trip to Goodwood is likely to be next on the cards for Striking Spirt after he finished two and a half lengths second to the facile winner Laddies Poker Two in the Wokingham Handicap.

“He’s run a blinder and I’ll take him home and have a think about what we do next,” said the runner-up’s trainer David Nicholls. “I should think we’ll go for the Stewards’ Cup and we might take him abroad at some stage. There are a couple of races in Ireland that might suit him.”

Palace Moon ran a great race on his first start for trainer William Knight when finishing third.

“He only arrived with me on Thursday morning so we’re still learning but I’m delighted with that,” said Knight. “He was a bit slowly away so he was quite far back but followed the winner through and ran a fair race.

“Kieren (Fallon) said that we should consider trying seven furlongs next with him so I’ll have a chat with his owner.”


FIFTH RACE WINNING QUOTES
DUKE OF EDINBURGH HANDICAP

IMPOSING PERFORMANCE BY CILL

Cill Rialaig, who like Gold Cup winner Rite Of Passage began her career in a bumper, held off the fast-finishing Imposing to land the Duke Of Edinburgh Handicap for trainer Hughie Morrison.

“I thought she ran a bit fresh when she was second on Derby Day but she went up 1lb and got in at the bottom of the handicap,” said Morrison. “I’ve always thought she was better than she has shown and that she’s at least Listed class. She’s proved what I’ve always thought, that she’s a proper horse.

“She got black-type when winning a bumper at Cheltenham last year and I’m sure we’ll look to get some more on the Flat now,

“Her owner-breeder Tim Billington was never in a hurry with her and has given her time to develop and it has paid dividends. He shares her with a small syndicate so this is a huge result for them.”

Winning rider Steve Drowne added: “I got a lovely trip round but she helps you. She switched off and then picked up when I asked her to. Kieren (Fallon on Australia Day) couldn’t lead me for any longer and I hit the front sooner than I’d have liked.

“She was pulling up a bit when she hit the front but she has matured and put her head down and battled on.”


FIFTH RACE QUOTES
DUKE OF EDINBURGH HANDICAP


WINNING TRIO JUST MISS OUT ON A TREBLE

Owners Derrick Smith, Michael Tabor and John Magnier came close to recording a memorable treble in successive races at Royal Ascot today.

After Starspangledbanner won the Golden Jubilee Stakes and Laddies Poker Two landed the Wokingham Handicap it was Imposing’s turn in the Duke Of Edinburgh Handicap, and while he beat 15 rivals he found Cill Rialaig just too strong. Imposing did not get the best of runs in the home straight - Ryan Moore was forced wide of the field - and he returned with an overreach to a hind foot that was probably caused by another runner, but Smith was making no excuses.

He said: “The horse is ridden like that, and he just needs a bit of luck in running. I’m still happy, and it’s a day I’ll remember for a long, long time.”

Harry Herbert, a director of Highclere Thoroughbred Racing, has also enjoyed a Royal Ascot he will not forget quickly. Horses owned in syndicates he manages had won three races and been second in another before Martyr ran in the Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes, and he produced another fine effort to take third.

Herbert said of the Richard Hannon-trained five-year-old: “This fellow has run a wonderful race, and filled the same position as last year - now we might step him up in distance and try a mile and six furlongs.

“Everyone is chuffed when an old friend like this who has had injury problems comes back to Royal Ascot and is really brave.

“It’s been an awesome meeting for us, and all the horses are in different syndicates - that means 80 different people have been to the Royal meeting and seen their horse get into the winner’s enclosure, which is marvellous.”


SIXTH RACE QUOTES
QUEEN ALEXANDRA STAKES

FIRST IN THE LAST FOR GARY MOORE

Sussex trainer Gary Moore enjoyed his first Royal Ascot winner when Bergo took the final and longest race of the meeting, the Queen Alexandra Stakes. He set a track record in the process of 4mins 47.79s, an improvement of more than a second.

The moment was made all the sweeter for Moore, because Bergo, who is a successful chaser, was ridden by his son Ryan, who gained Royal Ascot’s Arora Champion Jockey title by virtue of the victory.

Moore senior said: “I haven’t had many runners here and he was my first realistic chance of a winner. I doubted him on the ground, because while everyone says he wants firm ground he doesn’t really and a little bit of good in it would have helped.

“I wasn’t sure he would stay the distance either, but I knew his homework was good and better than when he had been working throughout the winter.

“It makes it even better for me to have Ryan on board especially as it means he becomes champion jockey at Royal Ascot. Ryan committed a long way from home and frightened the life out of me, but he’s very strong in that situation.

“The horse will have a holiday now and then come back for jumping.”

Bergo carried the colours of Sam Sangster, whose late father, Robert, owned many champions who were trained by the great Vincent O’Brien. Sangster junior became registered owner of Bergo following the six-months ban handed out to the horse’s former owner, gambler Harry Findlay.

Sangster said: “All the Findlay horses with Richard Hannon have been transferred into Richard’s name, all the Brian Meehan-trained horses have gone to the Sangster family and the rest have come into my name. It was only two weeks ago that we made the transition.

“The colours belong to my mother, Susan. Two weeks ago we had dinner and she said, ‘I don’t have any runners any more so you can have my colours’.”


SIXTH RACE QUOTES

Queen Alexandra Stakes

AAJEL WILL RETURN...AND SO MIGHT CARACCIOLA

Aajel will bid to make amends next year for his length and a half defeat to Bergo in the Queen Alexandra Stakes.

The Marcus Tregoning-trained six-year-old made most of the running under Richard Hills in the extended two-mile, five-furlong contest but had to settle for second behind the victorious Bergo.

Tregoning said: “I’m delighted with him, especially as he was drawn one. I know there’s a long way to go but the jockey rode a superb race on him.

“We just bumped into one better on the day but he got the trip well and we will be back again to have a go next year.”

Old-timer Caracciola thrilled connections when running on to take fourth in the Queen Alexandra Stakes.

The 13-year-old gelding, successful in the contest 12 months ago, was five and a quarter lengths behind the winner.

Trainer Nicky Henderson said: “He’s amazing. He’s run a tremendous race, as did Sentry Duty (sixth).

“One day, someday, we’ll have to say he’s done his bit and that’s it. Eddie Ahern normally rides him - Alan (Munro) has ridden him exactly as Eddie would have ridden him today, but after so long, we should know exactly how to ride him - and Eddie’s begged us to give him to him to go hunting.

“Caracciola’s in good form as we just saw and he enjoyed that. He was running on at the end and it was an honourable teenage performance.”

Owner Piers Pottinger added: “He still holds the record as the oldest winner here and that will take some beating. One day he will tell us when he’s had enough. He lost interest in hurdling but he loves running on the Flat on this ground.”

Steve Drowne was suspended for two days (Monday, July 5, and Tuesday, July 6) after the stewards found him guilty of using his whip with excessive frequency when winning the Duke Of Edinburgh Handicap aboard Cill Rialaig.

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FIFTH DAY, SATURDAY, JUNE 19


FIRST RACE RESULT - 2.30pm THE CHESHAM STAKES
Class 1, Listed Race, £50,000 Total Prize Fund. For 2yo sired by a winner of a race of a mile and a quarter or over (this includes race in excess of 9f and 110yds and in excess of 1900 metres), 7f. Weights: colts & geldings 9st 3lb; fillies 8st 12lb. Penalties: a winner of a Listed race 3lb; of a Pattern race 5lb. Penalty Values: 1st: £28,385; 2nd: £10,760; 3rd: £5,385; 4th: £2,685; 5th: £1,345; 6th: £675

1) ZAIDAN (USA) (Saeed Manana) Clive Brittain 2-9-03 Seb Sanders [13] 7/1
2) SONNING ROSE (IRE) (Alf Heaney & Alec Tuckerman) Mick Channon 2-8-12 Alan Munro [6] 12/1
3) CASPER'S TOUCH (USA) (Magdalena Racing) Kenny McPeek USA t1 2-9-03 Kieren Fallon [7] 9/1
4) KING TORUS (IRE) (Sir Robert Ogden) Richard Hannon 2-9-03 Richard Hughes [11]
5) FANNY MAY (Chris Van Hoorn) Denis Coakley 2-8-12 Robert Winston [8]
6) SLIM SHADEY (Phil Cunningham) Stan Moore 2-9-03 Jamie Spencer [12]
7) JACKAROO (IRE) (Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith) Aidan O'Brien IRE 2-9-03 Johnny Murtagh [3] 9/4 Fav
8) ESKIMO (IRE) (Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derek Smith) Aidan O'Brien IRE 2-9-03 Ryan Moore [5]
9) STRAIGHT LINE (IRE) (Christopher Shankland & Ann Jarvis) Alan Jarvis 2-9-03 Tom Queally [2]
10) LEXINGTON BAY (IRE) (Keith Denham & Tony Denham) Richard Fahey 2-9-3 Paul Hanagan [4]
11) CLARKE LANE (USA) (Stephen Dartnell) Michael Jarvis 2-9-03 Neil Callan [9]
12) ON WINGS OF LOVE (IRE) (Mrs F Thompson & Mrs V Evans) Alan Bailey 2-8-12 David Probert [10]

12 ran Non-Runner: Fork Handles (Self Certificate, Bruised Foot)
Time: 1m 27.51s Distances: 3, ¾, 1½, 2, 2, 1½, nk, 4, 2½, 8, nose
Breeder: Stratford Place Stud
Breeding: b or br c Street Cry (IRE) - Element Of Truth (USA) (Atticus (USA))
Tote Win: £10.30 Places: £3.10; £2.80; £3.40 Exacta: £99.00

Winning trainer:-Name: Brittain, Clive Edward Born: Calne, Wiltshire, 15/12/33 Trains at Carlburg Stables, Newmarket, Suffolk Background: Brittain first earned money out of horses at the age of eight, breaking in ponies. He served his apprenticeship with Sir Noel Murless, for whom he worked as a groom for 23 years. Wife Maureen was Murless' secretary, and she eventually became secretary for Brittain. Helped by some gambling winnings, largely gleaned from Altesse Royale's win in the 1971 Oaks, he set up as a trainer from Pegasus House Stables in Newmarket in 1972, having his first winner, Vedvyas, at Doncaster on April 1 of that year. Three years later he moved across town to his current yard, which was purchased for him by his then principal patron, Captain Marcos Lemos. Date of first licence: 1972 First winner: Vedvyas, Doncaster, April 1, 1972 British Classic wins: (6) 1000 Guineas (1984 Pebbles,1993 Sayyedati); 2000 Guineas (1991 Mystiko); Vodafone Oaks (1992 User Friendly), St Leger (1978 Julio Mariner, 1992 User Friendly) Other major wins include: Breeders’ Cup Turf (1985 Pebbles), Champion Stakes (1985 Pebbles), Chester Vase (1995 Luso, 2003 Dutch Gold, 2005 Hattan), Cheveley Park Stakes (1992 Sayyedati), Coral-Eclipse Stakes (1985 Pebbles), UAE Equestrian And Racing Federation Falmouth Stakes (1992 Gussy Marlowe, 2006 Rajeem), German 1,000 Guineas (2000 Crimplene), Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (1993 User Friendly), Grosser Volkswagen Preis von Baden (2004, 2005 Warrsan), Hong Kong International Vase (1997 Luso); Irish 1,000 Guineas (2000 Crimplene), Italian Derby (1991 Hailsham, 1995 Luso), Japan Cup (1986 Jupiter Island), Juddmonte International (1991 Terimon), Meon Valley Stud Fillies Mile (1999 Teggiano); Nassau Stakes (2000 Crimplene), Nell Gwyn Stakes(1998 Cloud Castle), Prix Jacques Le Marois (1993 Sayyedati), Prix Jean Prat (1988 Lapierre), Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (1997 Air Express), September Stakes (2006 Kandidate), St James’s Palace Stakes (1974 Averof, 1976 Radetzky), Sussex Stakes (1995 Sayyedati), Vodafone Coronation Cup (2003 and 2004 Warrsan), Yorkshire Oaks (1992 User Friendly) First Royal Ascot win: Averof (June 6, 1974 - St James’s Palace Stakes) Royal Ascot Wins (16): St James’s Palace Stakes (1974 Averof, 1976 Radetzky), Queen Anne Stakes (1978 Radetzky, 1991 Sikeston, 1993 Alflora), Queen’s Vase (1982 Evzon), Coronation Stakes (2000 Crimplene), Royal Hunt Cup (1985 Come On The Blues), Hardwicke Stakes (1985 Jupiter Island), Chesham Stakes (1987 Lapierre, 1995 World Premier, 2010 Zaidan), Ribblesdale Stakes (1992 Armarama), Britannia Handicap (1992 Efharisto), King Edward VII Stakes (1996 Amfortas), Jersey Stakes (2003 Membership) Horses in training (1972-2010): 37; 57; 71; 84; 81; 108; 81; 104; 104; 85; 92; 101; 102; 88; 115; 125; 130; 119; 145; 176; 143; 118; 124 ; 111; 114; 75; 104; 100; 77; 94; 69; 67; 83; 114; 95; 111; 97; 84; 117; Wins in a season (1983-2009):45: 33: 51: 39: 38: 40: 36: 42: 53: 63: 37: 37: 51: 35: 26: 23: 40: 27: 28: 31: 41: 28: 32; 48; 28; 27; 44; Wins in 2010: 27

Winning jockey:-Name: Sanders, Sebastian Date of birth: 25/9/71 Background: appointed stable jockey to Sir Mark Prescott at beginning of 2004 campaign. Shared the jockeys’ championship with Jamie Spencer in 2007 and enjoyed his first British Classic success when Look Here took the Epsom Oaks in June, 2008. Any hopes he had of defending his championship were dashed when he broke his leg in a fall at Chester in August, 2008. First winner: Band On The Run (Pontefract, Whitelane Apprentice Series Stakes, June 12, 1990) Classic Wins: Juddmonte Oaks (2008 Look Here), Irish 2,000 Guineas (2004 Bachelor Duke), Prix de Diane Hermes (2006 Confidential Lady) Other major wins include: Ayr Gold Cup (2005 Presto Shinko), Chester Vase (2005 Hattan), Dahlia Stakes (2004 Beneventa), Emirates Airlines Minstrel Stakes (2006 Jedburgh), July Cup (Compton Place 1997), Laurent-Perrier Champagne Sprint Stakes (2006 Pivotal Point), Mill Reef Stakes (1998 Golden Silca), Oak Tree Stakes (2002 Desert Alchemy), Palace House Stakes (2003 Needwood Blade), Royal Lodge Stakes (1997 Teapot Row), September Stakes (2006 Kandidate), totesport (Golden) Mile (2006 Spectait), Vodafone Stewards’ Cup (2004 Pivotal Point), totesport Mile (2006 Spectait), Sky Bet York Stakes (2008 Pipedreamer), Timeform Million (2009 Oasis Dancer) Royal Ascot wins (5): Ascot Stakes (2010 Junior), Wokingham Handicap (1995 Astrac), Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes (2004 Wunderwood), Golden Jubilee Stakes (2008 Kingsgate Native), Chesham Stakes (2010 Zaidan) Wins (1991-2009): 2, 10, 7, 23, 61* (champion apprentice), 97, 105, 82, 90, 80, 83, 123, 101, 165, 142, 117, 190 (shared champion jockey with Jamie Spencer), 106, 106 Wins in 2010: 49


SECOND RACE RESULT -
3.05pm THE HARDWICKE STAKES
Class 1, £125,000 Total Prize Fund. For 4yo+, 1m 4f. Weights: colts & geldings 9st; fillies 8st 11lb. Penalties: after August 31, 2009, a winner of a Group 2 race 3lb; of a Group 2 race 3lb; of a Group 1 race 5lb. Penalty Values: 1st: £70,962.50; 2nd: £26,900; 3rd: £13,462.50; 4th: £6,712.50; 5th: £3,362.50; 6th: £1,687.50

1) HARBINGER (Highclere Thoroughbred Racing (Admiral Rous)) Sir Michael Stoute 4-9-00 Ryan Moore [3] 8/11 Fav
2) DUNCAN (Normandie Stud Ltd) John Gosden 5-9-00 William Buick [11] 8/1
3) BARSHIBA (IRE) (Jeff Smith) David Elsworth 6-8-11 Jimmy Fortune [7] 18/1
4) SANS FRONTIERES (IRE) (Sir Robert Ogden) Jeremy Noseda t1 4-9-00 Tom Queally [9]
5) REDWOOD (Khalid Abdulla) Barry Hills 4-9-00 Michael Hills [4]
6) CROWDED HOUSE (Paul Reddam, Carmen Burrell, Jonathan Harvey) Brian Meehan b1 4-9-00 Kieren Fallon [1]
7) PETARA BAY (IRE) (Bernie Ecclestone) Robert Mills 6-9-00 Stevie Donohoe [2]
8) WAJIR (FR) (Godolphin) Saeed bin Suroor 4-9-00 Frankie Dettori [10]
9) JUKEBOX JURY (IRE) (Alan Spence) Mark Johnston v4-9-05 Royston Ffrench [6]
10) CLAREMONT (IRE) (Godolphin) Mahmood Al Zarooni v4-9-00 Ahmed Ajtebi [12]
11) SOUTH EASTER (IRE) (Markus Jooste & Bernard Kantor) William Haggas t4-9-00 Johnny Murtagh [8]

11 ran Non-Runner: Alainmaar (Vet’s Certificate, Bruised Foot)
Time: 2m 27.36s Distances: 3½, 6, 1½, ¾, 3¾, 2, 4, ¾, ¾, 22
Breeder: Mrs A K H Ooi Breeding: b c Dansili - Penang Pearl (IRE) (Bering)
Tote Win: £1.70 Places: £1.02; £2.70; £6.40 Exacta: £6.60

Winning trainer:-Name: Stoute, Sir Michael Ronald Date of birth:22/10/45 Date of first licence: 1972 First Winner: Sandal, Newmarket, April 28, 1972, Turn Of The Lands Handicap. Previous Occupation: Served with Pat Rohan, Doug Smith and Tom Jones. Other information: Arrived in Britain from his native Barbados just before his 20th birthday and has won the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham with Kribensis in 1990. Was the only trainer to win a British Classic in five consecutive seasons. Was awarded a knighthood in 1998 for services to tourism in Barbados. Has been champion trainer on 10 occasions: 1981, 1986, 1989, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2009 British Classic wins: (15) 1000 Guineas (1989 Musical Bliss, 2003 Russian Rhythm), 2000 Guineas (1985 Shadeed, 1988 Doyoun, 1997 Entrepreneur, 2000 King’s Best, 2001 Golan), Investec Derby (1981 Shergar, 1986 Shahrastani, 2003 Kris Kin, 2004 North Light, 2010 Workforce), Investec Oaks (1978 Fair Salinia, 1987 Unite), Ladbrokes St Leger (2008 Conduit) Other big race wins: King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes Sponsored by Betfair (1981 Shergar; 1993 Opera House, 2002 Golan, 2009 Conduit), Irish 2,000 Guineas (1989 Shaadi), Irish 1,000 Guineas (1986 Sonic Lady), Irish Derby (1981 Shergar, 1983 Shareef Dancer, 1986 Shahrastani), Irish Oaks (1978 Fair Salinia, 1986 Colorspin, 1987 Unite, 1988 Melodist, 1995 Pure Grain, 2000 Petrushka), Champion Stakes (2000 Kalanisi), Cheveley Park Stakes (1980 Marwell; 1994 Gay Gallanta; 2000 Regal Rose), Investec Coronation Cup (1992 Saddler’s Hall, 1993 Opera House, 1997 Singspiel, 2000 Daliapour, 2009 Ask), Coral-Eclipse (1993 Opera House; 1994 Ezzoud;1997 Pilsudski, 2001 Medicean, 2007 Notnowcato), Dubai World Cup (Singspiel 1997),Breeders’ Cup Turf (1996 Pilsudski, 2000 Kalanisi, 2008 & 2009 Conduit), Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (2003 Islington) Falmouth Stakes (1983 Royal Heroine, 1986 and 1987 Sonic Lady, 1998 Lovers Knot), Fillies’ Mile (1985 Untold), Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (2004 Gamut, 2007 Mountain High, 2009 Spanish Moon), Japan Cup (1996 Singspiel, 1997 Pilsudski), Juddmonte International Stakes (1993 & 1994 Ezzoud; 1997 Singspiel; 2006 Notnowcato), July Cup (1981 Marwell; 1986 Green Desert; 1987 Ajdal), Nassau Stakes (1977 Temple First, 1984 Optimistic Lass, 1990 Kartajana, 1994 Hawajiss, 2002 Islington, 2003 Russian Rhythm, 2004 Favourable Terms), Pride Stakes (2008 Crystal Capella), Prix de l’Opera (1983 Royal Heroine, 1985 Bella Colora, 2000 Petrushka, 2003 Zee Zee Top), Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (1985 Shadeed; 1987 Milligram; 1989 Zilzal), Racing Post Trophy (2000 Dilshaan), Stanley Leisure Sprint Cup (1986 Green Desert; 1987 Ajdal), Sussex Stakes (1986 Sonic Lady; 1989 Zilzal; 1998 Among Men), Yorkshire Oaks (1978 Fair Salinia; 1985 Sally Brown; 1986 Untold; 1990 Hellenic; 1995 Pure Grain, 2000 Petrushka, 2002 and 2003 Islington) Tattersalls Gold Cup (2007 Notnowcato) Prix Royal-Oak (2007 Allegretto) Matron Stakes (2007 Echelon), Audi Pretty Polly Stakes (2008 Promising Lead), Princess Of Wales’s Blue Square Stakes (1986 Shardari, 1991 Rock Hopper, 1992 Saddlers’ Hall, 2000 Little Rock, 2005 Gamut, 2007 Papal Bull, 2009 Doctor Fremantle) Royal Ascot Wins: 63 First Royal Ascot winner: Etienne Gerard (June 15, 1977 - Jersey Stakes) Major Royal Ascot Wins: Gold Cup (1978 Shangamuzo), Coronation Stakes (1986 Sonic Lady, 1987 Milligram, 1998 Exclusive, 2003 Russian Rhythm), St James’s Palace Stakes (1989 Shaadi), Prince of Wales’s Stakes (1981 Hard Fought, 1991 Stagecraft), Golden Jubilee Stakes (1985 Dafayna), Queen Anne Stakes (2000 Kalanisi, 2001 Medicean, 2002 No Excuse Needed), Jersey Stakes (1977 Etienne Gerard, 1980 Hard Fought, 1989 Zilzal, 1997 Among Men, 2006 Jeremy), King Edward VII Stakes (1983 Shareef Dancer, 1991 Saddler’s Hall, 1994 Foyer, 2002 Balakheri, 2006 Papal Bull), Hardwicke Stakes (1986 Dihistan, 1991 & 1992 Rock Hopper, 2006 & 2007 Maraahel, 2010 Harbinger) Other details: Champion trainer in Britain 10 times (1981, 1986, 1989, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009) Trains at Freemason Lodge, Newmarket Wins (1984-2009): 96: 120: 76: 105: 99: 116: 78: 83: 74: 65: 109: 73: 73: 84: 79: 81: 91: 75: 104: 115: 87: 95; 107; 111; 87; 99; Wins in 2010: 32

Winning Jockey: Moore, Ryan Lee Date Of Birth: September 18, 1983 Background: Father Gary is a trainer, and brother Jamie is a successful national hunt jockey. Ryan initially rode over jumps as well, notching his first success on Mersey Beat in an amateur riders’ event at Towcester on May 15, 2000. Switching to the flat, Ryan enjoyed his first success on the level when winning aboard Marwell’s Kris for Belgian trainer E C Chopin in at Lingfield on January 16, 2002. Champion apprentice in 2003 with 59 wins. Broke 100-winner barrier for first time in 2004, and was crowned champion jockey in 2006 with 180 victories. Off track for several months in 2007 with fractured arm, but still finished third in the Jockeys’ Championship with 126 wins. Appointed as stable jockey to Sir Michael Stoute in December 2007. British Classic Wins (2): Investec Oaks (2010 Snow Fairy), Investec Derby (2010 Workforce) Group One Wins: Jumeirah Dewhurst Stakes (2009 Beethoven), King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes sponsored by Betfair (2009 Conduit), Investec Coronation Cup (2009 Ask), Juddmonte International (2006 Notnowcato), Eclipse Stakes (2007 Notnowcato), Matron Stakes (2007 Echelon), Gran Criterium (2007 Scintillo), Audi Pretty Polly Stakes (2008 Promising Lead), Breeders’ Cup Turf (2008 Conduit), Audemars Piguet QE II Cup (2009 Presvis), Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (2009 Spanish Moon), Maurice de Gheest (2009 King’s Apostle) Other Big Race Wins Include: Ladbrokes Bunbury Cup (2009 PlumPudding), Pride Stakes (2008 Crystal Capella), Princess Of Wales’s Blue Square Stakes (2007 Papal Bull, 2009 Doctor Fremantle), Betfair Gordon Stakes (2009 Harbinger), Weatherbys Insurance Lonsdale Cup (2009 Askar Tau), DFS Doncaster Cup (2009 Askar Tau) First Royal Ascot Win: Colony, King George V Stakes, June 2008 Royal Ascot Wins (9): King George V Stakes (2008 Colony), Queen’s Vase (2008 Patkai), Duke Of Edinburgh Handicap (2008 Sugar Ray), Hampton Court Stakes (2009 Glass Harmonium), Wolferton Handicap (2009 Perfect Stride), Wokingham Handicap (2009 High Standing), Jersey Stakes (2010 Rainfall), Windsor Forest Stakes (2010 Strawberrydaiquiri), Hardwicke Stakes (2010 Harbinger) Number of Wins 2002-08: 39; 59 (champion apprentice); 132; 120; 180 (champion jockey), 126; 186 (champion jockey); 178 (champion jockey) Wins in 2010: 64 Third winner of Royal Ascot 2010 - now leading jockey due to having ridden more second-placed horses than Richard Hughes



THIRD RACE RESULT - 3.50pm THE GOLDEN JUBILEE STAKES -
(2ND BRITISH LEG OF THE GLOBAL SPRINT CHALLENGE)
Class 1, Group 1, £450,000 Guaranteed. For 3yo+, 6f. Weights: 3yo colts & geldings 8st 11lb; 3yo fillies 8st 8lb; 4yo+ colts & geldings 9st 4lb; 4yo+ fillies & mares 9st 1lb. Weight for age: 3yo from 4yo+ 7lb. Penalty Values: 1st: £255,465; 2nd: £96,840; 3rd: £48,465; 4th: £24,165; 5th: £12,105; 6th: £6,075

1) STARSPANGLEDBANNER (AUS) (Michael Tabor/Derrick Smith/Sue Magnier/Ms Massey) Aidan O'Brien IRE 4-9-04 Johnny Murtagh [4] 13/2 Jt Fav
2) SOCIETY ROCK (IRE) (Simon Gibson) James Fanshawe 3-8-11 Pat Cosgrave [13] 50/1
3) KINSALE KING (USA) (Sheehy LLC) Carl O'Callaghan USA bt1 5-9-04 Kieren Fallon [9] 8/1
4) FLEETING SPIRIT (IRE) (The Searchers) Jeremy Noseda 5-9-01 Richard Hughes [21] 13/2 Jt Fav
5) AMICO FRITZ (GER) (Alexander Pereira) Alex Pantall FR 4-9-04 Maxime Guyon [2]
6) WAR ARTIST (AUS) (Rupert Plersch) Alain de Royer-Dupre FR 7-9-04 Olivier Peslier [23]
7) BALTHAZAAR'S GIFT (IRE) (HE Sheikh Sultan Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan) Clive Cox 7-9-04 Adam Kirby [14]
8) VARENAR (FR) (H H Aga Khan) Alain de Royer-Dupre FR 4-9-04 Christophe Lemaire [17]
9) PRIME DEFENDER (S Falle, M Franklin, J Sumsion) Barry Hills 6-9-04 Robert Winston [15]
10) SERIOUS ATTITUDE (IRE) (Derek Willis & Rae Guest) Rae Guest 4-9-01 Jimmy Fortune [22]
11) MARCHAND D'OR (FR) (Mrs J L Giral) Mikel Delzangles FR 7-9-04 Davy Bonilla [3]
12) LORD SHANAKILL (USA) (Mogeely Stud & Mark Gittins) Henry Cecil 4-9-04 Tom Queally [24]
13) JOY AND FUN (NZ) (Mr & Mrs Johnny Wong Chun Nam) Derek Cruz HK p1 7-9-04 Brett Doyle [1]
14) ALVERTA (AUS) (J Messara, J Leaver & A Jones) Paul Messara AUS b1 7-9-01 Tye Angland [18]
15) SIR GERRY (USA) (Mrs Gerry Galligan) John Best 5-9-04 Steve Drowne [11]
16) REGAL PARADE (Dab Hand Racing) David Nicholls 6-9-04 Adrian Nicholls [12]
17) TRIPLE ASPECT (IRE) (Tony Bloom) William Haggas 4-9-04 Liam Jones [5]
18) TOTAL GALLERY (IRE) (Coleman Bloodstock Limited) Stan Moore p1 4-9-04 Neil Callan [20]
19) HIGH STANDING (USA) (Tony Bloom) Wiliam Haggas 5-9-04 Jamie Spencer [19]
20) SAYIF (IRE) (Saleh Al Homaizi & Imad Al Sagar) Peter Chapple-Hyam 4-9-04 Richard Hills [6]
21) MAIN AIM (Khalid Abdulla) Sir Michael Stoute 5-9-04 Ryan Moore [16]
22) HAPPY ZERO (AUS) (David Boehm) John Moore HK h1 6-9-04 Darren Beadman [8]
23) FRAVASHI (AUS) (Godolphin) Saeed bin Suroor b1 5-9-04 Frankie Dettori [10]
24) SHOWCASING (Khalid Abdulla) John Gosden 3-8-11 William Buick [7]
24 ran
Time: 1m 12.57s Distances: 1¾, hd, ½, 1, nk, nk, sh, nk, hd, nse, 1, ½, 1, ½, 1½, ¾, hd, nk, 1, ¾, 7, ½, 9
Breeder: Emily Krstina (Aust) Pty Ltd Breeding: ch c Choisir (AUS) - Gold Anthem (AUS) (Made Of Gold (USA))
Tote Win: £7.20 Places: £2.70; £20.80; £2.80 Exacta: £1,417.60

Winning trainer:-Name: Aidan O’Brien Date of birth: 16/10/69 Previous occupation: Assistant trainer to Jim Bolger and Anne-Marie Crowley O’Brien Date of first licence: 1993 British Classic wins: (14) Investec Derby (2001 Galileo, 2002 High Chaparral), stanjames.com 2000 Guineas (1998 King Of Kings, 2002 Rock Of Gibraltar, 2005 Footstepsinthesand, 2006 George Washington, 2008 Henrythenavigator), stanjames.com 1000 Guineas (2005 Virginia Waters), Investec Oaks (1998 Shahtoush, 2001 Imagine, 2006 Alexandrova), Ladbrokes St Leger (2001 Milan, 2003 Brian Boru, 2005 Scorpion) Irish Classic Wins: (22) Irish 2,000 Guineas (1997 Desert King, 1999 Saffron Walden, 2001 Black Minnaloushe, 2002 Rock Of Gibraltar, 2008 Henrythenavigator, 2009 Mastercraftsman), Irish 1,000 Guineas (1997 Classic Park, 2001 Imagine, 2003 Yesterday, 2008 Halfway To Heaven), Irish Derby (1997 Desert King, 2001 Galileo, 2002 High Chaparral, 2006 Dylan Thomas, 2007 Soldier Of Fortune, 2008 Frozen Fire, 2009 Fame And Glory), Irish Oaks (2006 Alexandrova, 2007 Peeping Fawn, 2008 Moonstone), Irish St Leger (2007 Yeats, 2008 Septimus) Other major wins include: Investec Coronation Cup (2010 Fame & Glory, 2005 Yeats), Criterium de Saint-Cloud (2001 Ballingary, 2002 Alberto Giacometti), Darley Dewhurst Stakes (2001 Rock Of Gibraltar, 2009 Beethoven), Eclipse Stakes (2000 Giant’s Causeway, 2002 Hawk Wing, 2008 Mount Nelson), French 2,000 Guineas (2002 Landseer, 2006 Aussie Rules, 2007 Astronomer Royal), French 1,000 Guineas (2001 Rose Gypsy), Futurity Stakes (2002 Van Nistelrooy), Irish Champion Stakes (2000 Giant’s Causeway, 2003 High Chaparral, 2007 Dylan Thomas), Juddmonte International Stakes (2000 Giant’s Causeway, 2008 Duke Of Marmalade), Juddmonte Lockinge Stakes (2003 Hawk Wing), July Cup (1999 Stravinsky, 2001 Mozart), King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2001 Galileo, 2007 Dylan Thomas, 2008 Duke Of Marmalade), Middle Park Stakes (2000 Minardi, 2001 Johannesburg), National Stakes (1996 Desert King, 1997 King Of Kings, 2000 Beckett, 2001 Hawk Wing; 2003 One Cool Cat, 2005 George Washington, 2008 Mastercraftsman), Nunthorpe Stakes (1999 Stravinsky, 2001 Mozart), Phoenix Stakes (1998 Lavery, 1999 Fasiliyev, 2000 Minardi, 2001 Johannesburg, 2002 Spartacus, 2003 One Cool Cat, 2005 George Washington, 2006 Holy Roman Emperor, 2008 Mastercraftsman), Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere/Grand Criterium (1997 Second Empire, 1999 Ciro, 2001 Rock Of Gibraltar, 2002 Hold That Tiger, 2004 Oratorio, 2005 Horatio Nelson, 2006 Holy Roman Emperor), Prix Morny (1998 Orpen, 1999 Fasiliyev, 2001 Johanesburg), Prix du Moulin (2002 Rock Of Gibraltar), Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (2007 Dylan Thomas), Prix Ganay (2007 Dylan Thomas, 2008 Duke Of Marmalade), Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (2006 George Washington, 2009 Rip Van Winkle), Racing Post Trophy (1997 Saratoga Springs, 1999 Aristotle, 2001 High Chaparral, 2002 Brian Boru), BGC Sussex Stakes (2000 Giant’s Causeway, 2002 Rock Of Gibraltar, 2008 Henrythenavigator, 2009 Rip Van Winkle), Tattersalls Gold Cup (2003 Black Sam Bellamy, 2008 Duke Of Marmalade, 2010 Fame And Glory), Yorkshire Oaks (2006 Alexandrova, 2007 Peeping Fawn), Blue Square Nassau Stakes (2007 Peeping Fawn, 2008 Halfway To Heaven), Audi Pretty Polly Stakes (2007 Peeping Fawn), Coronation Cup (2005 Yeats, 2007 Scorpion, 2008 Soldier Of Fortune) Royal Ascot wins (31): Coventry Stakes (1997 Harbour Master, 1999 Fasliyev, 2001 Landseer, 2002 Statue Of Liberty, 2007 Henrythenavigator), Chesham Stakes (1999 Bach), St James’s Palace Stakes (2000 Giant’s Causeway, 2001 Black Minnaloushe, 2002 Rock Of Gibraltar, 2007 Excellent Art, 2008 Henrythenavigator, 2009 Mastercraftsman), Norfolk Stakes (2001 Johannesburg), Jersey Stakes (2001 Mozart), Coronation Stakes (2002 Sophisticat, 2010 Lillie Langtry), Hampton Court Stakes (2004 Moscow Ballet, 2005 Indigo Cat), King Edward VII Stakes (2004 Five Dynasties), Queen Anne Stakes (2006 Ad Valorem, 2008 Haradasun), Gold Cup (2006, 2007, 2008 & 2009 Yeats), Queen’s Vase (2007 Mahler, 2010 Mikhail Glinka) Prince Of Wales’s Stakes (2008 Duke Of Marmalade), Hardwicke Stakes (2008 Macarthur), Queen Alexandra Stakes (2008 Honolulu), Golden Jubilee Stakes (2010 Starspangledbanner) Wins in Britain 2000-2009: 10; 20*; 10*; 6; 4; 20; 11; 18*; 20*; 12; *champion trainer for win and place prize money; Wins in 2010 (In Britain): 5

Winning jockey:-Name: Murtagh, John Patrick Born: May 14, 1970 Background: Attended the Apprentice Jockeys School at Kildare while serving as an apprentice for John Oxx, with whom he stayed with until 2004. Apprentice champion in 1989, winning the senior version in 1995 and 1998, despite lingering weight problems. Used regularly by Sir Michael Stoute in 2000 when Kieren Fallon was injured, and won 12 Group One contests in that season alone. Spent some of 2006 riding over hurdles, but returned to flat racing later that year, and spent 2007 as Ballydoyle’s main jockey in Britain, following the suspension of Kieren Fallon on suspicion of race-fixing, before being given the job full-time because of Fallon’s 18 month ban for failing a drugs test. First Winner: Chicago Style, Limerick, July 6, 1987 British Classic Wins (5): Investec Derby (2000 Sinndar, 2002 High Chaparral, 2005 Motivator), 2000 Guineas (2002 Rock Of Gibraltar, 2008 Henrythenavigator) Group One Wins: Investec Coronation Stakes (2010 Fame And Glory), National Stakes (1993 Manntari), Opera (1995 Timarida), Moulin de Longchamp (1995 Ridgewood Pearl), Matron Stakes (1995 Timarida), Coronation Stakes (1995 Ridgewood Pearl), Breeders’ Cup Mile (1995 Ridgewood Pearl), Yorkshire Oaks (1996 Key Change), Irish Champion Stakes (1996 Timarida), Beverly D Stakes (1996 Timarida), Bayerisches Zuchtrennen (1996 Timarida), Irish Oaks (1997 Ebaditla), Moyglare Stus Stakes (1998 Ebadilya), Irish Oaks (1998 Winona), National Stakes (1999 Sinndar), Gold Cup (1999 Enzeli), Yorkshire Oaks (2000 Petrushka), Racing Post Trophy (2000 Dilshaan), Oper (2000 Petrushka), Irish Oaks (2000 Petrushka), Irish Derby (2000 Sinndar), Hong Kong Vase (2000 Daliapour), Champion Stakes (2000 Kalanisi), Breeders’ Cup Turf (2000 Kalanisi), Bayerisches Zuchtrennen (2000 Greek Dance), Arc de Triomphe (2000 Sinndar), Abbaye (2000 Namid), St James’s Palace Stakes (2001 Black Minnaloushe), Irish 2000 Guineas (2001 Black Minnaloushe), Gold Cup (2001 Royal Rebel), E P Taylor Stakes (2001 Choc Ice), Gold Cup (2002 Royal Rebel), Cadran (2002 Give Notice), 2000 Guineas (2002 Rock Of Gibraltar), King George & Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2003 Alamshar), Irish Derby (2003 Alamshar), Golden Jubilee (2003 Choisir), BGC Sussex Stakes (2004 Soviet Song, 2008 Henrythenavigator), Matron Stakes (2004 Soviet Song), July Cup (2004 Frizzante), Falmouth Stakes (2004 Soviet Song), Falmouth Stakes (2005 Soviet Song), Yorkshire Oaks (2007 Peeping Fawn), Vermeille (2007 Mrs Lindsay), Nassau Stakes (2007 Peeping Fawn), King George & Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2007 Dylan Thomas), Irish Oaks (2007 Peeping Fawn), Irish Gold Cup (2007 Notnowcato), Golden Jubilee (2007 Soldier’s Tale), Falmouth Stakes (2007 Simply Perfect), Fillies Mile (2007 Listen), Prix Ganay (2008 Duke Of Marmalade), Irish 2,000 Guineas (2008 Henrythenavigator), Tattersalls Gold Cup (2008 Duke Of Marmalade), Coronation Cup (2008 Soldier Of Fortune), Coral-Eclipse (2008 Mount Nelson), Irish Oaks (2008 Moonstone), King George & Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes (2008 Duke Of Marmalade), Blue Square Nassau Stakes (2008 Halfway To Heaven), Phoenix Stakes (2008 Mastercraftsman), Juddmonte International Stakes (2008 Duke Of Marmalade), Darley Prix Morny (2008 Bushranger), National Stakes (2008 Mastercraftsman), Shadwell Middle Park Stakes (2008 Bushranger), Irish 2,000 Guineas (2009 Mastercraftsman), Irish 1,000 Guineas (2009 Again), Irish Derby (2009 Fame And Glory), Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (2009 Rip Van Winkle), Prix de l’Abbaye (2009 Total Gallery), Tattersalls Gold Cup (2010 Fame And Glory) Royal Ascot Wins (35): Coronation Stakes (1995 Ridgewood Pearl, 2010 Lillie Langtry); Gold Cup (1999 Enzeli, 2001 Royal Rebel, 2002, Royal Rebel, 2008 & 2009 Yeats), St James’s Palace Stakes (2001 Black Minnaloushe, 2008 Henrythenavigator, 2009 Mastercraftsman), Duke of Edinburgh Stakes (2000, Katiykha), Ascot Handicap Stakes (2000 Barba Papa), Golden Jubilee (2000 Superior Premium, 2003 Choisir, 2007 Soldier’s Tale, 2010 Starspangledbanner), King George V Handicap (2001 Beekeeper), Ribblesdale Stakes (2001 Sahara Slew), Wokingham Handicap (2001 Nice One Clare), Queen Anne Stakes (2002 No Excuse Needed, 2008 Haradasun), King Edward VII Stakes (2002 Balakheri), Windsor Castle Stakes (2002 Revenue), King’s Stand Stakes (2003 Choisir), Hampton Court Stakes (2003 Persian Majesty), Jersey Stakes (2005 Proclamation), Queen Alexandra Stakes (2005 Cruzspiel, 2008 Honolulu), Queen Mary Stakes (2007 Elletelle), Britannia Handicap (2007 Eddie Jock), Prince Of Wales’s Stakes (2008 Duke Of Marmalade), Hardwicke Stakes (2008 Macarthur), Windsor Forest Stakes (2009 Spacious), Queen’s Vase (2010 Mikhael Glinka) Leading Rider at Royal Ascot: 2001 (5 wins); 2002 (4 wins), 2008 (6 wins)) Total Goodwood Wins: 23 (17 at July Meeting) Wins in Britain 1999-2009: 9; 17; 10; 15; 12; 77; 48; 0; 21; 28; 15; Wins in Britain in 2010: 7



FOURTH RACE RESULT - 4.25pm THE WOKINGHAM HANDICAP
Class 2, Heritage Handicap, £100,000 Guaranteed. For 3yo+ rated 0-110, 6f. Weights: highest weight not less than 9st 10lb; minimum weight 7st 12lb. Penalties: after May 22, a winner 5lb; a winner of 2 races 8lb. Penalty Vales: 1st: £62,310; 2nd: £18,660; 3rd: £9,330; 4th: £4,670; 5th: £2,330; 6th: £1,170

1) LADDIES POKER TWO (IRE) (Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier & Michael Tabor) Jeremy Noseda 5-8-11 Johnny Murtagh [2] 9/2 Fav
2) STRIKING SPIRIT (N & Z Aboobaker & Bon Accord Racing) David Nicholls 5-8-10 Adrian Nicholls [13] 16/1
3) PALACE MOON (Canisbay Bloodstock) William Knight t5-9-07 Kieren Fallon [5] 16/1
4) KNOT IN WOOD (IRE) (Rhodes, Kenyon & Gill) Richard Fahey 8-9-03 Lee Topliss (7) [15] 66/1
5) GOLDEN DESERT (IRE) (S Parker, John Humphreys) Robert Mills 6-9-02 Stevie Donohoe [3]
6) GENKI (IRE) (Gillian Khosla) Roger Charlton 6-9-05 Steve Drowne [22]
7) NOVERRE TO GO (IRE) (Duddy, Heeney, McBride) Tom Dascombe t4-9-00 Richard Kingscote [27]
8) EDGE CLOSER (Godfrey Wilson) Richard Hannon 6-9-04 Ryan Moore [1]
9) INGLEBY LADY (Dave Scott) David Barron 4-8-13 Graham Gibbons [6]
10) GALLAGHER (Brimacombe, McNally, Rickman & Sangster) Brian Meehan 4-9-06 Martin Dwyer [10]
11) RILEYSKEEPINGFAITH (Jolly Roger Racing) Mick Channon v4-9-04 Alan Munro [31]
12) VALERY BORZOV (IRE) (D R Kilburn/John Nicholls Trading) Richard Fahey 6-8-13 Joe Fanning [20]
13) JOHANNES (IRE) (John Nicholls Ltd/David Kilburn) Richard Fahey 7-8-13 Barry McHugh (3) [19]
14) MEDICEAN MAN (Stuart & Kate Dobb) Jeremy Gask p4-8-12 Jimmy Quinn [12]
15) KALDOUN KINGDOM (IRE) (P D Smith Holdings Ltd) Richard Fahey 5-9-04 Paul Hanagan [17]
16) PROHIBIT (Dasmal, Rix, Barr, Morley, Mrs Penney) Robert Cowell 5-9-00 Pat Cosgrave [30]
17) EVENS AND ODDS (IRE) (Dab Hand Racing) David Nicholls 6-9-02 William Buick [16]
18) MASAMAH (IRE) (Dr Marwan Koukash) Kevin Ryan 4-8-13 Neil Callan [7]
19) REDFORD (IRE) (Dr Marwan Koukash) Kevin Ryan 5-9-04 Jamie Spencer [8]
20) JIMMY STYLES (Gwyn Powell & Peter Ridgers) Clive Cox p6-9-07 Frankie Dettori [24]
21) MAC GILLE EOIN (M C S D Racing) John Gallagher 6-8-12 Robert Winston [21]
22) SOHRAAB (Pangfield Racing) Hughie Morrison 6-8-10 Richard Hughes [11]
23) DAMIEN (IRE) (Catherine Corbett & Chris Wright) Barry Hills 4-9-05 Michael Hills [14]
24) BARNEY MCGREW (IRE) (Andrew Tinkler) Michael Dods 7-9-04 Philip Makin [28]
25) ABLE MASTER (IRE) (Tony Bloom) Jeremy Gask t1 4-9-00 Royston Ffrench [23]
26) JUDD STREET (Fulke Johnson Houghton) Eve Johnson Houghton v8-9-07 Tom Queally [18]
27) MARCHING (AUS) (Godolphin) Mahmood Al Zarooni 6-9-06 Ahmed Ajtebi (3) [26]

27 ran Non-Runners: Hitchens (Vet’s Certificate, Temperature), Prime Exhibit (Going)
Time: 1m 12.27s - new course record (previous fastest time1m 12.46s)
Distances: 2½, 1¾, ½, ¾, nk, ½, ¾, sh, ½, nse, nk, hd, nse, nse, ½, ¾, ½, 2¾, 2¼, nse, ½, 1¾, 1¾, ½, 7, 20
Breeder: Jerry O’Sullivan Breeding: gr m Choisir (AUS) - Break Of Day (USA) (Favorite Trick (USA))
Tote Win: £5.50 Places: £1.80; £5.40; £4.20; £16.30 Exacta: £135.40

Winning trainer:- Name: Noseda, Jeremy James Date of birth: 17/9/63 Trains at Shalfleet, Bury Road, Newmarket Other details: Served as assistant trainer with John Dunlop (6 years) British Classic Wins: (1) Ladbrokes St Leger (2006 Sixties Icon) Major wins: Darley July Cup (Fleeting Spirit), Irish 2000 Guineas (2006 Araafa); Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (2004 Wilko), Chippenham Lodge Stud Cherry Hinton Stakes (1998 Wannabe Grand - Noseda’s first Group race win in Britain - 2006 Sander Camillo), Cheveley Park Stakes (1998 Wannabe Grand, 2003 Carry On Katie) Nell Gwyn (2001 Lil’s Jessy), Princess Margaret Stakes (2001 Leggy Lou), Lancashire Oaks (2002 Mellow Park), Musidora Stakes (2003 Cassis), Victor Chandler Challenge Stakes (2003 Just James, 2009 Arabian Gleam), Polypipe Flying Childers Stakes (2007 Fleeting Spirit), Gimcrack Stakes (2003 Balmont), Meon Valley Stud Fillies’ Mile (2006 Simply Perfect), Middle Park Stakes (2003 Balmont), Musidora Stakes (2000 Kalypso Katie), GNER Park Stakes (2007 & 2008 Arabian Gleam), Richmond Stakes (2007 Strike The Deal), Sussex Stakes (2005 Proclamation), Jockey Club Stakes (2007 Sixties Icon) Hydra Properties Falmouth Stakes (2007 Simply Perfect) Royal Ascot Wins (9): Jersey Stakes (2002 Just James, 2005 Proclamation), Norfolk Stakes (2004 Blue Dakota), Albany Stakes (2005 La Chunga, 2006 Sander Camillo), St James’s Palace Stakes (2006 Araafa), Golden Jubilee Stakes (2007 Soldier’s Tale), Royal Hunt Cup (2009 Forgotten Voice), Wokingham Handicap (2010 Laddies Poker Two) Horses in training (1998-2010): 48; 78; 66; 70; 71; 67; 81; 91; 114; 117; 113; 119; 110; Wins in a season (1997-2010): 0, 18, 39, 40, 37, 43, 37, 34, 47; 46; 50; 61; 61 Wins in 2010: 15

Winning jockey:-Name: Murtagh, John Patrick Born: May 14, 1970 Background: Attended the Apprentice Jockeys School at Kildare while serving as an apprentice for John Oxx, with whom he stayed with until 2004. Apprentice champion in 1989, winning the senior version in 1995 and 1998, despite lingering weight problems. Used regularly by Sir Michael Stoute in 2000 when Kieren Fallon was injured, and won 12 Group One contests in that season alone. Spent some of 2006 riding over hurdles, but returned to flat racing later that year, and spent 2007 as Ballydoyle’s main jockey in Britain, following the suspension of Kieren Fallon on suspicion of race-fixing, before being given the job full-time because of Fallon’s 18 month ban for failing a drugs test. First Winner: Chicago Style, Limerick, July 6, 1987 British Classic Wins (5): Investec Derby (2000 Sinndar, 2002 High Chaparral, 2005 Motivator), 2000 Guineas (2002 Rock Of Gibraltar, 2008 Henrythenavigator) Group One Wins: Investec Coronation Stakes (2010 Fame And Glory), National Stakes (1993 Manntari), Opera (1995 Timarida), Moulin de Longchamp (1995 Ridgewood Pearl), Matron Stakes (1995 Timarida), Coronation Stakes (1995 Ridgewood Pearl), Breeders’ Cup Mile (1995 Ridgewood Pearl), Yorkshire Oaks (1996 Key Change), Irish Champion Stakes (1996 Timarida), Beverly D Stakes (1996 Timarida), Bayerisches Zuchtrennen (1996 Timarida), Irish Oaks (1997 Ebaditla), Moyglare Stus Stakes (1998 Ebadilya), Irish Oaks (1998 Winona), National Stakes (1999 Sinndar), Gold Cup (1999 Enzeli), Yorkshire Oaks (2000 Petrushka), Racing Post Trophy (2000 Dilshaan), Oper (2000 Petrushka), Irish Oaks (2000 Petrushka), Irish Derby (2000 Sinndar), Hong Kong Vase (2000 Daliapour), Champion Stakes (2000 Kalanisi), Breeders’ Cup Turf (2000 Kalanisi), Bayerisches Zuchtrennen (2000 Greek Dance), Arc de Triomphe (2000 Sinndar), Abbaye (2000 Namid), St James’s Palace Stakes (2001 Black Minnaloushe), Irish 2000 Guineas (2001 Black Minnaloushe), Gold Cup (2001 Royal Rebel), E P Taylor Stakes (2001 Choc Ice), Gold Cup (2002 Royal Rebel), Cadran (2002 Give Notice), 2000 Guineas (2002 Rock Of Gibraltar), King George & Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2003 Alamshar), Irish Derby (2003 Alamshar), Golden Jubilee (2003 Choisir), BGC Sussex Stakes (2004 Soviet Song, 2008 Henrythenavigator), Matron Stakes (2004 Soviet Song), July Cup (2004 Frizzante), Falmouth Stakes (2004 Soviet Song), Falmouth Stakes (2005 Soviet Song), Yorkshire Oaks (2007 Peeping Fawn), Vermeille (2007 Mrs Lindsay), Nassau Stakes (2007 Peeping Fawn), King George & Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2007 Dylan Thomas), Irish Oaks (2007 Peeping Fawn), Irish Gold Cup (2007 Notnowcato), Golden Jubilee (2007 Soldier’s Tale), Falmouth Stakes (2007 Simply Perfect), Fillies Mile (2007 Listen), Prix Ganay (2008 Duke Of Marmalade), Irish 2,000 Guineas (2008 Henrythenavigator), Tattersalls Gold Cup (2008 Duke Of Marmalade), Coronation Cup (2008 Soldier Of Fortune), Coral-Eclipse (2008 Mount Nelson), Irish Oaks (2008 Moonstone), King George & Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes (2008 Duke Of Marmalade), Blue Square Nassau Stakes (2008 Halfway To Heaven), Phoenix Stakes (2008 Mastercraftsman), Juddmonte International Stakes (2008 Duke Of Marmalade), Darley Prix Morny (2008 Bushranger), National Stakes (2008 Mastercraftsman), Shadwell Middle Park Stakes (2008 Bushranger), Irish 2,000 Guineas (2009 Mastercraftsman), Irish 1,000 Guineas (2009 Again), Irish Derby (2009 Fame And Glory), Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (2009 Rip Van Winkle), Prix de l’Abbaye (2009 Total Gallery), Tattersalls Gold Cup (2010 Fame And Glory) Royal Ascot Wins (36): Coronation Stakes (1995 Ridgewood Pearl, 2010 Lillie Langtry); Gold Cup (1999 Enzeli, 2001 Royal Rebel, 2002, Royal Rebel, 2008 & 2009 Yeats), St James’s Palace Stakes (2001 Black Minnaloushe, 2008 Henrythenavigator, 2009 Mastercraftsman), Duke of Edinburgh Stakes (2000, Katiykha), Ascot Handicap Stakes (2000 Barba Papa), Golden Jubilee (2000 Superior Premium, 2003 Choisir, 2007 Soldier’s Tale, 2010 Starspangledbanner), King George V Handicap (2001 Beekeeper), Ribblesdale Stakes (2001 Sahara Slew), Wokingham Handicap (2001 Nice One Clare, 2010 Laddies Poker Two), Queen Anne Stakes (2002 No Excuse Needed, 2008 Haradasun), King Edward VII Stakes (2002 Balakheri), Windsor Castle Stakes (2002 Revenue), King’s Stand Stakes (2003 Choisir), Hampton Court Stakes (2003 Persian Majesty), Jersey Stakes (2005 Proclamation), Queen Alexandra Stakes (2005 Cruzspiel, 2008 Honolulu), Queen Mary Stakes (2007 Elletelle), Britannia Handicap (2007 Eddie Jock), Prince Of Wales’s Stakes (2008 Duke Of Marmalade), Hardwicke Stakes (2008 Macarthur), Windsor Forest Stakes (2009 Spacious), Queen’s Vase (2010 Mikhael Glinka) Leading Rider at Royal Ascot: 2001 (5 wins); 2002 (4 wins), 2008 (6 wins)) Wins in Britain 1999-2009: 9; 17; 10; 15; 12; 77; 48; 0; 21; 28; 15; Wins in Britain in 2010: 6 Fourth winner of Royal Ascot 2010 - now leading rider


FIFTH RACE RESULT

THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH HANDICAP
Class 2, £50,000 Total Prize Fund. For 3yo+ rated 0-105, 1m 4f. Weight: highest weight not less than 9st 10lb; minimum weight 7st 12lb. Penalties: after June 12, a winner 4lb; winner of 2 races 7lb. Penalty Values: 1st: £31,155; 2nd: £9,330; 3rd: £4,665; 4th: £2,335; 5th: £1,165; 6th: £585

1) CILL RIALAIG (Pangfield Partners) Hughie Morrison 5-8-11 Steve Drowne [12] 16/1
2) IMPOSING (Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier & Michael Tabor) Sir Michael Stoute 4-9-06 Ryan Moore [15] 7/4 Fav
3) MARTYR (Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Delilah) Richard Hannon 5-8-12 Richard Hughes [11] 9/1
4) AUSTRALIA DAY (IRE) (Skippy & The Partners) Paul Webber 7-9-01 Kieren Fallon [18] 20/1
5) SWEET LIGHTNING (Andrew Tinkler) Michael Dods 5-9-02 Philip Makin [14]
6) DANGEROUS MIDGE (USA) (Iraj Parvizi) Brian Meehan 4-9-03 Martin Dwyer [6]
7) SANDOR (Keith & Brian Brackpool) Philip Makin 4-8-12 Neil Callan [19]
8) SUBMARINER (USA) (Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum) Mark Johnston 4-9-00 Frankie Dettori [1]
9) JUST LILLE (IRE) (Helen Wynne) Ann Duffield v7-8-12 Barry McHugh (3) [20]
10) DRILL SERGEANT (J Barson) Mark Johnston 5-9-07 Joe Fanning [8]
11) MACARTHUR (Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum) Jane Chapple-Hyam p1 6-9-03 Shane Kelly [2]
12) FINAL VICTORY (Sir Gordon Brunton) Andrew Balding 4-8-11 Jimmy Fortune [4]
13) CLASSIC VINTAGE (USA) (R & P Scott, A & J Powell, Gallagher Stud) Amanda Perrett p1 4-9-03 Johnny Murtagh [22]
14) BECAUSEWECAN (USA) (Dougles Livingston) Mark Johnston 4-9-00 Robert Winston [13]
15) VIA GALILEI (IRE) (C E Stedman) Gary Moore 5-9-03 George Baker [3]
16) ERADICATE (IRE) (Alan Spence) Nicky Henderson 6-9-10 Jamie Spencer [16]
17) MYSTERY STAR (IRE) (John Brenchley) Mark Tompkins p5-9-03 Pat Cosgrave [17]

17 ran Non-Runners: Shamali (Self Certificate, Lame), Siberian Tiger (Self Certificate, Going)
Time: 2m 29.64s Distances: nk, 1¼, ¾, 1, ½, ½, ½, nk, 2¼, nk, sh, 2¼, 2¼, ½, 5, dist
Breeder: T J Billington Breeding: gr m Environment Friend - Pang Valley Girl (Rock Hopper)
Tote Win: £23.60 Places: £3.70; £1.30; £2.20; £3.40 Exacta: £69.80

Winning Trainer:-Name: Morrison, Hughie Date of Birth: 7/11/60 Based: East Illsley, Berkshire Date of First Licence: 1997. Had five point-to-point wins and previously assistant to Paul Cole for two years. Major Jumps Wins: William Hill National Hunt Chase (2002 Frenchman’s Creek), Ladbroke Hurdle (2001 Marble Arch) Major Flat Wins Include: Darley July Cup (2005 Pastoral Pursuits - first Group One winner, 2007 Sakhee’s Secret), Victor Chandler Challenge Stakes (2008 Stimulation), City & Suburban Handicap (2002 Salim Toto), Vodafone Rated Stakes (2002 Salim Toto), Duke Of Edinburgh Handicap (2003 Waverley), Hong Kong Jockey Club Sprint (2004 Baltic King), Prix Kergorlay (2005 Alcazar), Prix Royal Oak (2005 Alcazar), Sagaro Stakes (2003, 2005 Alcazar), Sirenia Stakes (2003 Pastoral Pursuits), totesport.com Cambridgeshire (2009 Supaseus) Royal Ascot Wins (4): Duke Of Edinburgh Handicap (2003 Waverley, 2010 Cill Rialaig), Wokingham Handicap (2006 Baltic King), Wolferton Handicap (2008 Supaseus) First Royal Ascot Winner: Waverley, Duke Of Edinburgh Handicap, June 2003 Horses in training (2003-2010): 65; 73; 92; 76; 84; 92; 90; 95; Number of Wins on Flat (2002-2009): 28; 46; 34; 43; 46; 37; 34; 56; Wins in 2010: 17

Winning jockey:-Name: Drowne, Steven Born: December 10, 1971 Based at Hungerford, Berkshire. Previously tutored at the British Racing School, a short period with Chuck Spares, and two years apiece with Richard Holder and Ron Hodges. First Winner: Sigwell’s Gold, Chepstow September 15, 1990 Race Wins Include: Cambridgeshire (2005, Blue Monday), Cheveley Park Stakes (Queen’s Logic 2001); Coventry Stakes (CD Europe 2000); Darley Stakes (2004 Autumn Glory); Fred Darling Stakes (Queen’s Logic 2002); Dubai Duty Free Arc Trial (2006 Blue Monday); Golden Jubilee Stakes (Harmonic Way 2001); La Coupe (2006 Blue Monday); Lowther Stakes (Queen’s Logic 2001); Maurice Lacroix-Trophy (2002 Checkit); Mill Reef Stakes (2002 Zafeen); Moyglare Stud Stakes (2002 Mail The Desert (first win in Ireland); Ormonde Stakes (2006 The Whistling Teal); Palace House Stakes (2005 Avonbridge); Prix de l’Abbaye (2003 Patavellian, 2005 Avonbridge); Queen Mary Stakes (Queen’s Logic 2001); William Hill Trophy (2006 Prince Tamino); Zetland Gold Cup (2005 Blue Monday), Bluequare.com Stewards’ Cup (2003 Patavellian, 2009 Genki) First Royal Ascot Win: June 17, 1997, Ascot Stakes Handicap, Sea Freedom Royal Ascot Wins (11): Ascot Stakes (Sea Freedom 1997); Coventry Stakes (CD Europe 2000); Golden Jubilee Stakes (Harmonic Way 2001); Queen Mary Stakes (Queen’s Logic 2001), Albany Stakes (2003 Silca’s Gift), Windsor Castle Stakes (2003 Holborn, 2008 Flashmans Papers), King George V Handicap (2007 Heron Bay), Britannia Handicap (2008 Third Set), Wolferton Handicap (2008 Suoaseus), Duke Of Edinburgh Handicap (2010 Cill Rialaig) Winners (1995-2009): 25; 43; 57; 25; 36; 36; 80; 104; 108; 99; 90; 83; 82; 64; 93; Wins in 2010: 35


SIXTH RACE RESULT

5.35pm THE QUEEN ALEXANDRA STAKES
Class 2, Conditions Race, £50,000 Total Prize Fund. For 4yo+, 2m 5f 159yds. Weights: 4yo colts & geldings 9st; 4yo fillies 8st 8lb; 5yo+ horses & geldings 9st 2lb; 5yo+ mares 8st 11lb. Penalties: after June 17, 2009, each Class 3 or Class 2 race won 3lb; for each Class 1 race won 5lb (handicaps excluded for the purpose of penalties, penalties cumulative & maximum penalty 10lb). Penalty Values: 1st: £31,155; 2nd: £9,330; 3rd: £4,665; 4th: £2,335; 5th: £1,165; 6th: £585

1) BERGO (GER) (Sam Sangster) Gary Moore 7-9-02 Ryan Moore [8] 10/1
2) AAJEL (USA) (Hamdan Al Maktoum) Marcus Tregoning 6-9-02 Richard Hills [1] 11/1
3) SWINGKEEL (IRE) (Heather Slade) John Dunlop p5-9-02 Jimmy Fortune [18] 9/2
4) CARACCIOLA (GER) (Piers Pottinger) Nicky Henderson 13-9-05 Alan Munro [5]
5) STARFALA (Ben & Sir Martyn Arbib) Paul Cole 5-8-11 Neil Callan [13]
6) SENTRY DUTY (FR) (Peter Spiller) Nicky Henderson 8-9-02 Kieren Fallon [10] 4/1 Fav
7) KID CHARLEMAGNE (IRE) (Malcolm Denmark) Warren Greatrex 7-9-02 Tom Queally [6]
8) RINGAROSES (Mrs Nicholas Jones/Martin Broughton) Jonjo O'Neill t9-9-02 George Baker [2]
9) HOLLINS (R D Bickenson) Micky Hammond 6-9-02 Seb Sanders [16]
10) MUNSEF (Dr Marwan Koukash) Ian Williams 8-9-02 Jamie Spencer [15]
11) DEUTSCHLAND (USA) (Allan McLuckie) Willie Mullins IRE 7-9-02 Johnny Murtagh [11]
12) BADDAM (Noel Martin) Ian Williams 8-9-02 Martin Dwyer [14]
13) MIDAS WAY (Alexandra Chandris) Patrick Chamings p10-9-02 Adam Kirby [9]
14) SWEETHEART (Ron Huggins) Jamie Poulton 6-8-11 Joe Fanning [3]
15) BALKAN KNIGHT (Raymond Tooth) David Elsworth 10-9-02 William Buick [7]
16) CASUAL GARCIA (Kay Russell) Mark Gillard bt5-9-02 Neil Chalmers [12]
17) STAR OF POMPEY (Double-R-Racing.com) Mark Hoad 6-8-11 Robert Lucey-Butler [17]
18) PRINCE PICASSO (Aidan Ryan) Richard Fahey b7-9-02 Paul Hanagan [4]

18 ran
Time: 4m 47.79s new track record - previous record 4m 49.07s
Distances: 1½, 1¾, 2½, 1¼, ¾, 1¼, hd, 1, 9, 2, 4, 2¼, 2, 8, 6, 1½, dist
Breeder: J Nickel Breeding: b g Silvano (GER) - Bella Figura (USA) (Surumu (GER))
Tote Win: £13.90 Places: £4.00; £3.90; £2.30 Exacta: £121.20

Winning trainer:-Name: Moore, Gary Date of Birth:7/8/56; Date of first licence:1993; Background: Son of Brighton-based trainer and used-car dealer Charlie, Gary spent 17 years as a jump jockey, riding 150 winners. Retired from the saddle aged 36 in 1993 to take over his father’s licence. Big Race Wins (Flat): Winter Derby Trial (2007 Cusoon) Royal Ascot Wins (1): Queen Alexandra Stakes (2010 Bergo)Trains at Ingleside, Brighton, East Sussex and Cisswood Stables, Horsham Horses in training (1994-2009): 44: 62: 44: 65: 60: 55: 53: 46: 41: 38: 96: 118: 134; 122; 129; 163; Wins in a season (1993-2009): 13: 28: 37: 33: 58: 51: 43: 48: 29: 28: 36: 48: 33; 55; 24; 56; 52; Wins in 2010: 23

Winning Jockey: Moore, Ryan Lee Date Of Birth: September 18, 1983 Background: Father Gary is a trainer, and brother Jamie is a successful national hunt jockey. Ryan initially rode over jumps as well, notching his first success on Mersey Beat in an amateur riders’ event at Towcester on May 15, 2000. Switching to the flat, Ryan enjoyed his first success on the level when winning aboard Marwell’s Kris for Belgian trainer E C Chopin in at Lingfield on January 16, 2002. Champion apprentice in 2003 with 59 wins. Broke 100-winner barrier for first time in 2004, and was crowned champion jockey in 2006 with 180 victories. Off track for several months in 2007 with fractured arm, but still finished third in the Jockeys’ Championship with 126 wins. Appointed as stable jockey to Sir Michael Stoute in December 2007. British Classic Wins (2): Investec Oaks (2010 Snow Fairy), Investec Derby (2010 Workforce) Group One Wins: Jumeirah Dewhurst Stakes (2009 Beethoven), King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes sponsored by Betfair (2009 Conduit), Investec Coronation Cup (2009 Ask), Juddmonte International (2006 Notnowcato), Eclipse Stakes (2007 Notnowcato), Matron Stakes (2007 Echelon), Gran Criterium (2007 Scintillo), Audi Pretty Polly Stakes (2008 Promising Lead), Breeders’ Cup Turf (2008 Conduit), Audemars Piguet QE II Cup (2009 Presvis), Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (2009 Spanish Moon), Maurice de Gheest (2009 King’s Apostle) Other Big Race Wins Include: Ladbrokes Bunbury Cup (2009 PlumPudding), Pride Stakes (2008 Crystal Capella), Princess Of Wales’s Blue Square Stakes (2007 Papal Bull, 2009 Doctor Fremantle), Betfair Gordon Stakes (2009 Harbinger), Weatherbys Insurance Lonsdale Cup (2009 Askar Tau), DFS Doncaster Cup (2009 Askar Tau) First Royal Ascot Win: Colony, King George V Stakes, June 2008 Royal Ascot Wins (10): King George V Stakes (2008 Colony), Queen’s Vase (2008 Patkai), Duke Of Edinburgh Handicap (2008 Sugar Ray), Hampton Court Stakes (2009 Glass Harmonium), Wolferton Handicap (2009 Perfect Stride), Wokingham Handicap (2009 High Standing), Jersey Stakes (2010 Rainfall), Windsor Forest Stakes (2010 Strawberrydaiquiri), Hardwicke Stakes (2010 Harbinger), Queen Alexandra Stakes (2010 Bergo) Number of Wins 2002-09: 39; 59 (champion apprentice); 132; 120; 180 (champion jockey), 126; 186 (champion jockey); 178 (champion jockey) Wins in 2010: 64

RYAN MOORE WINS THE ARORA HOTELS LEADING RIDER AWARD AT ROYAL ASCOT 2010







SPORTING KENNY HAPPY AT ASCOT’S ‘HIGHER-END MEET’

American Kenny McPeek may have endured a testing time in the suit-hire stakes, but he has no complaints about his first Royal Ascot raid.

Kentucky-based McPeek, 47, runs Casper’s Touch in today’s opening race, the Chesham Stakes (2.30), the third of three runners he will have saddled at the meeting. Noble’s Promise finished fifth in Tuesday’s St James’s Palace Stakes, while Tiz My Time took third in yesterday’s Albany Stakes for fillies.

This is McPeek’s second visit to Ascot - his Hard Buck was runner-up to Doyen in the 2004 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes - and while hiring a morning suit for the occasion was no problem, he admitted “the first one didn’t fit too good, but I changed it”.

Of Casper’s Touch, he said: “He’s a nice horse who we think will run a similar
type of race to the filly [Tiz My Time]. He will love seven furlongs, but the more the better - he probably needs nine furlongs right now.”

Of his two juvenile runners, McPeek said: “It’s been a test drive for me to figure out what kind of filly or colt to bring over here in the future. I have a different approach to Wesley [Ward, the American trainer who won two races at Royal Ascot last year]. He’s much more about speed-speed, while I try to find more a staying type of two-year-old. It’s a learning experience, but a happy one.

“We really enjoy the higher-end meets - I’ve been pretty competitive at Keeneland, Churchill and Saratoga, and this fits just perfect with our programme. I’d like to bring horses here every year. This is an easy trip for us - all the horses came over fine, they eat well and ship well. I have my staff give them water at the top of every hour on the way over - it’s been a non-issue.

“The Australians have come a lot further than we have. I think it’s a bit of a misconception about the travel because Europeans come our way all the time and you don’t hear complaints from them. We should come back this way more.

“It’s not all about money - it’s about the sport of it all. Obviously you look at the bottom line, but we’ll probably get an offer or two for the filly and see how that goes. To be competitive in races like these is our goal, and prize money comes when it comes.”

Noble’s Promise had finished fifth in the Kentucky Derby before arriving at Royal Ascot, where the right-handed track became a new experience. McPeek said: “After the race Kieren [Fallon] and I wished we’d just let him go at his own pace, because he broke well [he was dropped into midfield].

“He was on the inside, so when he was eased out for a run the colt thought he was going left-handed, which he’s done all his career. Kieren had to rearrange him and get him to curl back right. You can’t unring a bell - fifth wasn’t bad, but not what we were looking for.”

McPeek added: “Noble’s Promise will probably return to the States now, but the two-year-olds might stay on. I’ll talk to the clients [owners] after the colt has run.”


CARACCIOLA SEEKS TEENAGE KICKS

Caracciola will attempt to achieve the remarkable feat of winning at Royal Ascot as a venerable teenager when he contests the Queen Alexandra Stakes (5.35pm) this afternoon.

The 13-year-old defied the passing years in 2009 when winning Britain’s longest Flat race (two miles, five furlongs and 159 yards) at the ripe old age of 12, but Nicky Henderson’s charge is back in a bid to become the latest back-to-back winner of the race, following on from Cover Up, successful in 2002 and 2003.

Caracciola had already made his racecourse debut before his next oldest challengers in the 18-runner field, the 10-year-old veterans Balkan Knight and Midas Way, had even been born.

Highclere Thoroughbred Racing has enjoyed a fantastic meeting so far with two winners and the ownership syndicate has two opportunities to reach a new best ever Royal Ascot return of three wins.

Harbinger looks to have strong claims in the Group Two Hardwicke Stakes (3.05pm), while Martyr is set to line up in the Duke Of Edinburgh Handicap (5pm). If both were to succeed, that would take Highclere Thoroughbred Racing’s all-time total at Royal Ascot to 9 wins.

Henry Cecil is the leading trainer in Royal Ascot history with 72 winners but the Group One Golden Jubilee Stakes (formerly the Cork & Orrery Stakes) has so far eluded the master of Warren Place, who saddles Lord Shanakill in the six-furlong sprint.

As befits the second British Leg of the Global Sprint Challenge, today’s Golden Jubilee Stakes is the most international renewal in its history, with six nations (Britain, Ireland, USA, Australia, France and Hong Kong) represented among the bumper field of 24 runners.

The trainer/jockey combination of Richard Hannon and Richard Hughes will bid for a hat-trick of wins in today’s Listed Chesham Stakes (2.30pm) with the unbeaten King Torus. The pair teamed up for victory with Big Audio in 2009 and The Queen’s Free Agent two years ago.

THE GOING REMAINS THE SAME


The going remains Good to Firm, Good in places.

There was 1.2 millimetres of rain overnight and a mainly dry day is forecast.

The GoingStick readings on Saturday at 8am were:

Straight Course: Stands’ side: 10.1, Centre 10.0, Far side 10.3.
Round Course: 9.1

Stalls’ position: Straight Course: Centre
Stalls’ position: Round Course: Inside


BETTING NEWS

Wokingham Handicap favourite Laddies Poker Two has been the subject of a major gamble this morning, now trading as short as 5/1 having been double those odds at the start of the day.

“It’s the biggest gamble of the week and Laddies Poker Two was available at 25/1 antepost last week,” said Coral’s Simon Clare.

Following Alainmaar’s withdrawal, Harbinger looks set to be the shortest-priced favourite of the week in the Hardwicke Stakes and one punter staked £80,000 in cash in the William Hill betting shop in Ascot this morning on Sir Michael Stoute’s charge, who is now 8/11 from 4/6.

2.30pm CHESHAM STAKES
Casper’s Touch 6/1 from 9/1 William Hill, 13/2 from 8/1 Coral, 7/1 from 9/1 Boylesports, 8/1 from 16/1 totesport, 8/1 from 12/1 Paddy Power
Fanny May 16/1 from 25/1 Paddy Power
King Torus 7/2 from 5/1, 7/2 from 4/1 Coral, 4/1 from 9/2 William Hill, 4/1 from 5/1 Paddy Power

3.05pm HARDWICKE STAKES
Harbinger 8/11 from 4/6 William Hill

3.50pm GOLDEN JUBILEE STAKES
Fleeting Spirit 7/1 from 8/1 Paddy Power and William Hill, 13/2 from 15/2 totesport
High Standing 10/1 from 12/1 Boylesports, 11/1 from 14/1 totesport, 12/1 from 14/1 Paddy Power
Lord Shanakill 28/1 from 33/1 William Hill
Main Aim 14/1 from 20/1 Coral
Showcasing 13/2 from 7/1 Coral

4.25pm WOKINGHAM HANDICAP
Gallagher 20/1 from 25/1 Paddy Power, 20/1 from 33/1 Coral
Genki 8/1 from 9/1 totesport
Golden Desert 20/1 from 33/1 Paddy Power, 20/1 from 40/1 Coral
Laddies Poker Two 5/1 from 8/1 Coral, 11/2 from 10/1 Williams Hill, 11/2 from 15/2 totesport, 6/1 from 9/1 Ladbrokes, 6/1 from 8/1 Boylesports, 7/1 from 8/1 Paddy Power

5.00pm DUKE OF EDINBURGH HANDICAP
Imposing 5/2 from 3/1 Paddy Power, 11/4 from 3/1 William Hill
Martyr 10/1 from 12/1 Paddy Power and William Hill
Sweet Lightning 11/1 from 14/1 totesport

5.35pm QUEEN ALEXANDRA STAKES
Bergo 10/1 from 12/1 Paddy Power
Starfala 10/1 from 12/1 Paddy Power
Swingkeel 11/2 from 7/1 Boylesports, 6/1 from 13/2 Paddy Power, 6/1 from 9/1 Ladbrokes

NON-RUNNERS UPDATED AT 2.30pm

2.30pm CHESHAM STAKES
11 FORK HANDLES (Self Certificate, Bruised Foot)

3.05pm HARDWICKE STAKES
2 ALAINMAAR (FR) (Vet’s Certificate, Bruised Foot)

4.25pm WOKINGHAM HANDICAP
17 HITCHENS (IRE) (Vet’s Certificate, Temperature)
27 PRIME EXHIBIT (Going)

5.00pm DUKE OF EDINBURGH HANDICAP
4 SHAMALI (Self Certificate, Lame)
15 SIBERIAN TIGER (IRE) (Self Certificate, Going)


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