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  3. Wed, 20th Jun, 2018
  4. Ascot
  5. 4.20
Going: Good to Firm (Watered). 
Jackpot: Not Won. Pool £29,456.91 carried forward to Royal Ascot on Thu, 21st Jun
Placepot: Pool £549965.32  | Units £1534.67  | Dividend £261.6
Quadpot: Pool £36325.97  | Units £619.48 £43.3  |  Place Six: £325.99  |  Place Five: £72.67
Summary
1st
silks
Poet's Word (IRE) 5, b h 9-0 (Mr Saeed Suhail)
(Drawn 1) Rated 119
Poet's Voice (GB) - Whirly Bird (GB)(Nashwan (USA))
Breeder - Woodcote Stud Ltd

(Morning price: 4/1 9/2 4/1 9/2 4/1 5/1 9/2 5/1 11/2)
SP 11/2

Sir Michael Stoute
James Doyle
Tote Win £6.60 Place £2.00
loading past form
held up in 5th, good headway on outside over 2f out, 2nd entering final 2f, led over 1f out, soon ridden clear, stayed on strongly
2nd
2.25L
silks
Cracksman (GB) 4, b c 9-0 (Mr A E Oppenheimer)
(Drawn 5) Rated 130
Frankel (GB) - Rhadegunda (GB)(Pivotal (GB))
Breeder - Hascombe and Valiant Studs

(Morning price: 4/6 8/13 4/7 8/15 4/9)
(Ring price: 4/9 2/5) SP 2/5fav

John Gosden
L Dettori
Place £1.10
loading past form
slowly into stride and never travelling in 4th, headway on outside and forced wide on home turn, ridden to lead approaching final 2f, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, no chance with winner
3rd
8L
silks
Hawkbill (USA) 5, ch h 9-0 (Godolphin)
(Drawn 3) Rated 122
Kitten's Joy (USA) - Trensa (USA)(Giant's Causeway (USA))
Breeder - Helen K Groves Revokable Trust

(Morning price: 12/1 14/1 12/1)
(Ring price: 12/1 11/1) SP 11/1

Charlie Appleby
W Buick
loading past form
tracked leader 2f, 2nd again on inside over 2f out until just inside final 2f, soon not quicken, no chance with 1st 2, kept on for 3rd
4th
0.75L
silks
Cliffs Of Moher (IRE) 4, b c 9-0 (Mrs John Magnier)
(Drawn 2) Rated 115
Galileo (IRE) - Wave (IRE)(Dansili (GB))
Breeder - Wave Syndicate

(Morning price: 10/1 12/1 10/1)
SP 10/1

A P O'Brien
R L Moore
loading past form
held up well of the pace in last pair, plugged on into 4th over 1f out and close don 3rd, no chance with 1st 2
5th
2.25L
silks
Eminent (IRE) 4, b c 9-0 (Sir Peter Vela)
(Drawn 4) Rated 116
Frankel (GB) - You'll Be Mine (USA)(Kingmambo (USA))
Breeder - Premier Bloodstock

(Morning price: 12/1 14/1 16/1 14/1 18/1 16/1)
SP 16/1

M Meade
Oisin Murphy
loading past form
raced keenly in front, headed approaching final 2f, soon lost 2nd, outpaced and no threat after, weakened
6th
2.25L
silks
Royal Julius (IRE) 5, b c 9-0 (Mme J P Angelini)
(Drawn 7) Rated 114
Royal Applause (GB) - Hflah (IRE)(Dubawi (IRE))
Breeder - Old Carhue Stud

(Morning price: 80/1 150/1 125/1 100/1 80/1 66/1)
SP 66/1

J Reynier
G Mosse
loading past form
tracked leading pair, 2nd 8f out until pushed along over 2f out, soon beaten
7th
16L
silks
Desert Encounter (IRE) 6, b g 9-0 (Mr Abdulla Al Mansoori)
(Drawn 6) Rated 113
Halling (USA) - La Chicana (IRE)(Invincible Spirit (IRE))
Breeder - Tally-Ho Stud

(Morning price: 50/1 40/1 50/1 40/1 50/1 40/1)
(Ring price: 40/1 33/1 40/1) SP 40/1

David Simcock
J P Spencer
loading past form
always behind and off the pace, no chance when hung right over 2f out
Off 4.20
Time 2m. 3.51 secs, which is 2.28 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £9.80
Tote Trifecta- £49.50
CSF- £8.03.

2017 Highland Reel 5 9-0 R L Moore 9/4 (A P O'Brien) (Drawn 6)
2016 My Dream Boat 4 9-0 A Kirby 16/1 (C G Cox) (Drawn 3)
2015 Free Eagle 4 9-0 P J Smullen 5/2Fav (D K Weld) (Drawn 4)
2014 The Fugue 5 8-11 W Buick 11/2 (John Gosden) (Drawn 7)
2013 Al Kazeem 5 9-0 James Doyle 11/4 (Roger Charlton) (Drawn 9)

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