2.30 Albany Stakes
1 Cuis Ghaire (K J Manning) 8-11 Fav
2 Penny’s Gift (R L Moore) 12-1
3 Danidh Dubai (C Catlin) 25-1
14 ran
Also: 20-1 African Skies fourth
Non Runners: Forward Feline, She’s A Shaw Thing
Cuis Ghaire ultimately landed the odds for favourite backers but the
performance was more workmanlike than impressive and drew mixed reaction
from bookmakers, with odds ranging from 5-1 to 10-1 chalked up about the Jim
Bolger-trained filly for next year’s 1,000 Guineas.
Settled on the heels of the leaders by Kevin Manning, travelling well, the
daughter of Galileo went through a flat spot when coming off the bridle
entering the final 2f, trading as high as 5-1 on Betfair, before knuckling
down and asserting inside the final furlong to score by
one-and-three-quarter lengths.
Penny’s Gift struck for home at the distance but had no answer to the winner’s
renewed effort, with Danidh Dubai and African Skies running on well to claim
third and fourth respectively.
The winner was a first at the royal meeting for Derby-winning jockey Manning.
3.05 King Edward Stakes
1 Campanologist (L Dettori) 9-1
2 Conduit (R L Moore) 11-4 Fav
3 Top Lock (Martin Dwyer) 40-1
9 ran
Also: 13-2 All The Aces fourth.
Frankie Dettori was in jubilant mood after belatedly getting off the mark for
the week aboard Campanologist.
Dettori was something of a spectator on the first three days of the royal
meeting but the former champion has lost none of his style or skill and
produced a canny front-running ride to take the spoils in the famous
Godolphin silks.
Campanologist, backed to 9-1 from 12-1, settled well in front and Dettori
timed the fractions to perfection - slowing the tempo mid-race to ensure his
mount, a suspect stayer, had enough gas in the tank for the finish.
“I’ve been on suicide watch,” Dettori, who delighted the crowd with a flying
dismount, joked “but I had a good partner there. He showed a lot of courage.”
Conduit, the well-supported 11-4 favourite, stayed on strongly from
mid-division to claim second spot and could be one to keep in mind for the
St Leger. Top Lock hung on for third despite tiring close home, but the John
Gosden-trained Bronze Cannon could never land a blow after being held up in
last place.
3.45 Coronation Stakes
1 Lush Lashes (K J Manning) 5-1
2 Infallible (J Fortune) 11-2
3 Carribean Sunset (P J Smullen) 16-1
11 ran
Lush Lashes continued a fabulous month for Jim Bolger, the Derby-winning
trainer, when landing a brilliant victory in the group one Coronation
Stakes.
The filly was also completing a 9-1 double on the day for Bolger and Kevin
Manning, the winning jockey, who was successful earlier on Cuis Ghaire in
the Albany Stakes.
In a change of tactics, Frankie Dettori took the previously held up Nahoodh to
the front, setting a brisk pace from the French challenger Modern Look.
Nahoodh remained at the head of affairs until appraoching the final furlong,
where Lush Lashes and Infallible moved up to challenge.
With Nahoodh falling away, Lush Lashes drew on her stamina to wear down
Infallible, drawing clear to win by three and a quarter lengths, with
Carribean Sunset a further three-quarters of a length away third. Spacious,
the 9-4 favourite, was settled in mid-division but found little when pulled
out to challenge. She finished fourth.
For Bolger it was a glorious justifcation of the decision to drop Lush Lashes
back to a mile after she finished unplaced when favourite for the Oaks.
“I’ve been very impressed with her but I didn’t think she could win in that
style," Bolger said. "We knew after Epsom that she was going the
right way but I was very tempted to go for the Ribblesdale.
“But, having won a group race already, we decided to upgrade her into a group
one and she’s done it very well. She had the Goffs Fillies Million won with
a furlong to run and that is only seven furlongs, so she’s always shown
plenty of pace.
“I was a little concerned about her getting the mile and a half at Epsom but,
to be fair, it was more that she didn’t handle the track there. Next time it
will probably be a mile and a half. There’s the Irish Oaks at the Curragh.”
4.20 Wolferton Handicap (Listed race)
1 Supaseus (S Drowne) 12-1
2 Many Volumes (T E Durcan) 17-2
3 Pinpoint (A Kirby) 16-1
10 ran
Also: 3-1 fav Monte Alto, 13-2 Buccellati fourth
Non Runners: Championship Point, Soapy Danger, Charlie Farnsbarns, Mutajarred,
Bushman, Mount Hadley
Rule 4 applies to all bets — deduct 5p in the pound.
Steve Drowne posted his third success of the meeting with a well judged
front-running ride on the Hughie Morrison-trained Supaseus. Dictating the
pace from the off and tracked throughout by the runner-up, Supaseus put his
head down in the straight to score by a length.
Many Volumes was always on Supaseus’s heels but was not making any inroads on
the winner inside the final furlong, with Pinpoint, a further short head
back in third, among the closers.
Buccellati kept on well for fourth, with Halicarnassus, last turning into the
straight, making strong late gains on the outside.Monte Alto, restrained in
rear, was shown to the outside turning for home but only briefly threatened
a challenge and was soon held.
4.55 Queen’s Vase
1 Patkai R L Moore 6-4 fav
2 Amerigo P Robinson 14-1
3 Gravitation A Munro 33-1
12 ran
Patkai was slashed to 4-1 favourite for the Ladbrokes St Leger after routing
his rivals in this stamina test.
Ryan Moore was content to settle the improving colt in mid-division but he was
on the heels of the leaders turning for home and, once in front, the
combination surged clear to win by seven lengths.
Sir Michael Stoute, his trainer, said: “He’s really progressive and improving
mentally all the time. He doesn’t need to go two miles but he conserved
energy today by settling so well.”
Patkai was providing Stoute and Moore with compensation for Conduit’s narrow
defeat earlier in the day. The rest of the runners finished in a heap, with
Amerigo touching off Gravitation for second place.
5.30 Buckingham Palace Handicap
1 Regal Parade (Ahmed Ajtebi) 25-1
2 Dhaular Dhar (D Tudhope) 25-1
3 Jedburgh (J Quinn) 16-1
4 Border Music (F Norton) 16-1
28 ran
Bookmakers ended the fourth day of Royal Ascot smiling as Regal Parade landed
a 25-1 success in the closing Buckingham Palace Handicap.
As ever in big-field handicaps on the straight course, the runners split into
two groups, although there was little advantage in the draw as they largely
kept pace with each other.
However, the decisive move came from Regal Parade, on whom Ahmed Ajtebi landed
his first Royal Ascot success at his first attempt.
It was a second royal winner for trainer Dandy Nicholls and a profitable race
for northern handlers as Jim Goldie’s Dhaular Dhar was a half-length second.
Jedburgh, the winner of the race three years ago, ran on gamely to claim
third with Border Music fourth.
Neither of the joint-favourites, Docofthebay, second in the Royal Hunt Cup on
Wednesday, nor Godolphin’s Iguazu Falls, could mount a worthwhile challenge.
There was also a significant non-runner with the withdrawal of Zaahid, the
favourite in some books in the morning.
