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Royal Ascot Tuesday 14th June 5.00pm
The Ascot Stakes (Handicap)
Age: 4yo+
Distance: Two miles four furlongs
Prize: £90,000
History of the The Ascot Stakes race at Royal Ascot
Run for the first time in 1840, this race is run over the same marathon trip as Thursday’s Gold Cup.
This race generally attracts a large field of runners, jumps bred horses usually do well in the race and the roll call of winning trainers includes several National Hunt giants including Martin Pipe and in recent years Willie Mullins has made this race his own having saddled 4 of the last 9 winners.
Royal Ascot The Ascot Stakes Trends and Statistics
Here are the Ascot Stakes 12 year Trends and Statistics 2009 -2020.
- Age – Four of the last twelve winners were aged 5, four of them were 7 and the other four were one each 4,6,8 and 9.
- Sex – Over the last twelve years eight geldings, three mares and one colt have won.
- Trainer – Another mini angle here, Willie Mullins has trained four of the last twelve winners from 15 runners showing a SP profit of £16 to level £1 stakes a ROI of 106.67%.
- Country – Seven of the last twelve winners were bred in Great Britain, four in Ireland and one in the USA.
- Colour – Nine of the last twelve winners were bay (b), two were brown (br) and one was chestnut (ch).
- Starting Price – Eleven of the last twelve winners returned an SP of between 4/1 and 12/1.
- Starting Price Rank – Nine of the last twelve winners came from the first five in the betting.
- Headgear – Eight of the last twelve winners were wearing no headgear, one of them wore blinkers, one had a fist time visor and two of them wore hoods (one for the first time).
- Weight – Eleven of the last 12 winners carried between 9 stones and 9 stones 10 pounds.
- Draw – There is no significant draw bias however seven of the last twelve winners have been drawn on the flanks, four drawn high and three drawn low.
- Last Run Form – Six of the last twelve winners won last time out and eight of them finished in the first four.
- Days since last run – All of the last twelve winners ran between 10 and 94 days ago.
- Official Rating – Ten of the last twelve runners were rated between 85 and 95.
Recent Winners of The Ascot Stakes
| Date | Going | Runners | Winner | Age | Jockey (Clm) | Trainer | Odds | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.06.2021 | Good To Firm | 19 | Reshoun (FR) | 7 | Buick, William | Williams, Ian | 66/1 | 39d |
| 16.06.2020 | Good | 19 | Coeur de Lion | 7 | Hansen, Thore (5) | King, A | 16/1 | 94d |
| 18.06.2019 | Good To Soft | 19 | The Grand Visir | 5 | Kingscote, Richard | Williams, Ian | 12/1 | 10d |
| 19.06.2018 | Good To Firm | 19 | Lagostovegas (IRE) | 6 | Atzeni, Andrea | Mullins, W P | 10/1 | 37d |
| 20.06.2017 | Good To Firm | 18 | Thomas Hobson | 7 | Moore, Ryan | Mullins, W P | 4/1 | 52d |
| 14.06.2016 | Soft | 20 | Jennies Jewel (IRE) | 9 | Whelan, R P | Fahey, Jarlath P | 6/1 | 23d |
| 16.06.2015 | Good To Firm | 19 | Clondaw Warrior (IRE) | 8 | Moore, Ryan | Mullins, W P | 5/1 | 45d |
| 17.06.2014 | Good | 19 | Domination | 7 | Berry, F M | Byrnes, C | 12/1 | 37d |
| 18.06.2013 | Good | 19 | Well Sharp | 5 | Berry, F M | ONeill, Jonjo | 9/1 | 33d |
| 19.06.2012 | Good To Soft | 20 | Simenon (IRE) | 5 | Moore, Ryan | Mullins, W P | 8/1 | 25d |
| 14.06.2011 | Good | 19 | Veiled | 5 | Ahern, Eddie | Henderson, N J | 11/2 | 17d |
| 15.06.2010 | Good | 20 | Junior | 7 | Sanders, Seb | Pipe, D E | 17/2 | 68d |
| 16.06.2009 | Good To Firm | 20 | Judgethemoment (USA) | 4 | Hughes, Richard | Chapple-Hyam, Jane | 13/2 | 38d |
| 17.06.2008 | Good To Firm | 18 | Missoula (IRE) | 5 | Hitchcott, Sam | Smith, Miss Suzy | 20/1 | 17d |
| 19.06.2007 | Good | 20 | Full House (IRE) | 8 | Fortune, Jimmy | Webber, P R | 20/1 | 26d |
| 20.06.2006 | Good To Firm | 29 | Baddam | 4 | Mongan, Ian | Channon, M R | 33/1 | 24d |
| 14.06.2005 | Good To Firm | 20 | Leg Spinner (IRE) | 4 | Berry, F M | Martin, A J | 9/1 | 13d |
| 15.06.2004 | Good To Firm | 29 | Double Obsession | 4 | Egan, John | Johnston, M | 25/1 | 10d |
| 18.06.2003 | Good To Firm | 27 | Sindapour (IRE) | 5 | Dwyer, Martin | Pipe, M C | 12/1 | 4d |
| 19.06.2002 | Good To Firm | 26 | Riyadh | 4 | Fallon, K | Pipe, M C | 7/1 | 42d |
| 20.06.2001 | Good To Firm | 29 | Cover Up (IRE) | 4 | Fallon, K | Stoute, Sir Michael | 12/1 | 42d |
| 21.06.2000 | Good To Firm | 24 | Barba Papa (IRE) | 6 | Murtagh, J | Martin, A J | 10/1 | 30d |
| 15.06.1999 | Good To Firm | 29 | High And Mighty | 4 | Dettori, L | Gosden, John and Thady | 10/1 | 34d |
| 16.06.1998 | Good To Soft | 29 | San Sebastian | 4 | Ahern, Eddie (3) | Grassick, M J | 16/1 | 17d |
| 17.06.1997 | Good | 25 | Sea Freedom | 6 | Drowne, Steve | Balding, G B | 20/1 | 10d |
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What's Our Ascot Stakes Tips for Royal Ascot?
We've been studying the cards, form, stats, trends and more for the Ascot Stakes at Royal Ascot, and here's our thoughts ahead of the race:
This 2m4f contest is one of the longest flat races of the summer season and it has produced some decent priced winners in recent years.
Trainer Willie Mullins also has a good record in this contest and has won three of the last six renewals. The Irish handler also has this year’s favourite Rayapour who was last seen finishing third in a maiden hurdle at Kilbeggan in mid-May. That was his first start in Ireland having previously enjoyed a fruitful spell in France for trainer Alain de Royer-Dupre.
He won over 1m4f on the flat multiple times, however, he showed his staying qualities in that latest outing over the obstacles.
Stablemate Saldier has followed a similar path, and clocked up a recent success at Listowel at the beginning of the month. Irish Cesarewitch winner Cape Gentleman is in the line-up for this year’s contest and is versatile ground-wise. Emmet Mullins’ five-year old has won on both soft and good ground and shouldn’t be affected by the weather conditions.
Couer de Lion won this event last year, and is back to defend his crown. His mark has risen to 94 for this year’s event, although his fourth place finish in the Chester Cup handicap was a step in the right direction.
Although he will be hard to beat, Cape Gentleman could be the one to side with this time around.
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On the day:
ELYSIAN FLAME 5.00 – Ascot (14/1 each way) – Right back on track this spring, winning handicap hurdle and 2m Newbury Flat handicap before left with a hopeless task in a messy Chester contest last month. This test today will suit him better and is a very appealing each-way shout at this price.
As no winner has returned at odds of 12/1 or more in the last 11 years it is best to concentrate on horses in that price range. The market leader is Nicky Henderson's VERDANA BLUE and other leading contenders include LAND OF OZ, MOON KING, SUMMER MOON, DIOCLECTIAN and DUBWAI FIFTY. It is going to take a fair bit of head-scratching to come up with the winner here and I don't expect to finalise mine until Tuesday morning.
Keith's final choice
16:40 LAND OF OZ 8/1 each way – Some of these runners may be looking for a hurdle to jump. I am going with Sir Mark Prescott's Australia colt LAND OF OZ who is a proven stayer winning six handicaps last term at up to 2m 2f. Should see out this trip and made a pleasing return at Chelmsford last week when second.
How it fared
LAND OF OZ had every chance with a furlong to go but didn’t quicked and faded to sixth
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Keith went for an each way selection of Mengli Khan at 13/2 when advised.
What our members tipped in the Ascot Stakes
Each day we ask our members to select their Pick 6, their NAP for each race of the day. We then collate all the picks, and present the top selections to our VIP members. Here's how it went for the Ascot Stakes in 2019 (the race did not feature in 2020):
Race Five | 5:00pm – Ascot Stakes
Impressive record for Mullins and Moore in this and that looks to have helped shape your votes here with 20.4% of you on M C MULDOON.
COUER DE LION and CAPE GENTLEMAN the next best with 9.5% apiece.
The Ascot Stakes did not feature in our Pick 6 promotion in 2020
Coeur De Lion pips Mengli Khan here with just over 20% of the votes. Buildmeupbuttercup another contender with 10% of the votes.
The Ascot Stakes Results at Royal Ascot
1 Reshoun 66/1
2 M C Muldoon 11/2
3 Elysian Flame 16/1
4 Golden Rules 12/1
19 ran
1 Coeur de Lion 16/1
2 Verdana Blue 4/1F
3 Summer Moon 11/2
4. Smart Champion 22/1
19 ran NR: Charlie D Distances: 1l, nk, nk
Time: 4m 27.51s (slow by 7.51s)
1 The Grand Visir 12/1
2 Buildmeupbuttercup 7/1
3. Time To Study 16/1
4 Fun Mac 11/1
19 ran NR: The Cashel Man Distances: 1¼l, 3½l, 2¼l
Time: 4m 28.34s (slow by 8.34s)
Our Verdict:
Despite being through to the front of the field, Mengli Khan couldn’t stay there for long and finishes mid division. Buildmeupbuttercup was last marker for much of the race, before engaging into the race at around a quarterof a mile out. Topweight The Grand Visir holds off Buildmeupbuttercup to give trainer Ian Williams his first Royal Ascot win under Richard Kingscote.
Ascot Stakes (Handicap)
Distance: 2m4f (4390 yards +11 yards rails adjustment) Prize (winner): £35100 Dir: Right Handed
Runners: 19 Going: Good To Firm Class: Class 2 Age Restrictions: 4yo+
Winners Time: 4 mins 23.41s Avg OR: 96 Median OR: 96 Stalls: Inside
| No | Place | Dist Bt | Stall | Horse | Age | OR | Trainer | Jockey (Claim) | Odds | BF | BFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1st | 3 | Reshoun (FR) | 7 | 97 | Williams, Ian | Buick, William | 66/1 | 108.06 | 16.50 | |
| tracked leaders, switched left 2f out, soon every chance, led inside final furlong, all out BF IP MIN 1.01 BF IP MAX 190 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 2nd | SH | 10 | M C Muldoon (IRE) | 6 | 96 | Mullins, W P | Moore, Ryan | 11/2 | 8.13 | 2.72 |
| held up, headway 2f out, not clear run and switched left over 1f out, ridden and ran on, not quite reach winner BF IP MIN 1.16 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 3rd | 1.75 | 4 | Elysian Flame | 5 | 96 | Easterby, M W | Curtis, B A | 16/1 | 22.78 | 3.76 |
| held up, headway on inner entering final 2f, ridden and ran on BF IP MIN 4 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 19 | 4th | NK | 11 | Golden Rules | 4 | 93 | Gosden, John and Thady | Dettori, L | 12/1 | 13.85 | 3.46 |
| keen close up, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on BF IP MIN 2.66 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 5th | 1.75 | 6 | Cape Gentleman (IRE) | 5 | 100 | Mullins, Emmet | Blackmore, Rachael | 5/2 (Fav) | 3.95 | 1.82 |
| towards rear, headway entering final 2f out, nearest finish BF IP MIN 3.9 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 14 | 6th | 0.75 | 5 | Coeur de Lion | 8 | 94 | King, A | Hansen, Thore (3) | 22/1 | 47.09 | 6.45 |
| close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace BF IP MIN 13.5 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 15 | 7th | 1.5 | 15 | Postileo (IRE) | 4 | 94 | Varian, Roger | Atzeni, Andrea | 14/1 | 20.00 | 4.20 |
| raced wide in touch, headway 3f out, no impression from over 1f out BF IP MIN 17.5 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 8th | NK | 1 | Untold Story | 4 | 95 | Suroor, Saeed Bin | Murphy, Oisin | 16/1 | 24.40 | 4.20 |
| keen close up, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong BF IP MIN 8.2 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 9th | 0.5 | 12 | Island Brave (IRE) | 7 | 100 | Main, Mrs H S | Hutchinson, Callum (7) | 125/1 | 240.00 | 30.00 |
| held up, wide into straight 3f out, never nearer BF IP MIN 23 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 20 | 10th | NK | 13 | Dalton Highway (IRE) | 8 | 91 | Weld, D K | Keane, C T | 28/1 | 38.28 | 6.14 |
| towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never nearer BF IP MIN 26 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 18 | 11th | NK | 19 | Just Hubert (IRE) | 5 | 92 | Muir, W R & Grassick, C | Tudhope, Daniel | 13/2 | 8.94 | 2.52 |
| held up, ridden over 2f out, no impression BF IP MIN 6 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 12th | NK | 9 | Rayapour (FR) | 5 | 97 | Mullins, W P | Kirby, Adam | 14/1 | 19.45 | 4.32 |
| in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong BF IP MIN 11 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 13 | 13th | 1.5 | 8 | Royal Illusion (IRE) | 9 | 94 | Mullins, W P | Marquand, Tom | 14/1 | 22.54 | 4.42 |
| towards rear, ridden over 2f out, short of room over 1f out, never a factor BF IP MIN 10.5 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 16 | 14th | 1.75 | 18 | Mancini | 7 | 93 | Williams, Ian | Kingscote, Richard | 125/1 | 120.00 | 18.70 |
| tracked leader, ridden to lead 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened BF IP MIN 13.5 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 11 | 15th | 1 | 14 | Lostwithiel (IRE) | 4 | 96 | Boughey, George | Doyle, Hollie | 20/1 | 29.50 | 5.01 |
| in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong BF IP MIN 13.5 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 16th | 4 | 16 | Lucky Deal | 6 | 100 | Johnston, M | Norton, Francis | 28/1 | 32.00 | 6.60 |
| slow into stride, close up after 1f, ridden over 2f out, weakening when short of room over 1f out BF IP MIN 21 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 17 | 17th | 4.25 | 17 | Rochester House (IRE) | 5 | 93 | Johnston, M | Sousa, Silvestre De | 10/1 | 11.00 | 3.17 |
| led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong BF IP MIN 6 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 18th | NK | 7 | Lethal Steps | 6 | 99 | Foster, Mrs Denise | Spencer, Jamie | 100/1 | 271.04 | 29.35 |
| hampered start, towards rear, pushed along 3f out, no impression BF IP MIN 210 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 19th | 23 | 20 | Solo Saxophone (IRE) | 7 | 97 | Haslam, B M R | Mulrennan, Paul | 66/1 | 72.15 | 13.50 |
| always in rear, tailed off BF IP MIN 75 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
Ascot Stakes (Handicap)
Distance: 2m4f (4390 yards +11 yards rails adjustment) Prize (winner): £22642 Dir: Right Handed
Runners: 19 Going: Good Class: Class 2 Age Restrictions: 4yo+
Winners Time: 4 mins 27.51s Avg OR: 93 Median OR: 93 Stalls: Inside
| No | Place | Dist Bt | Stall | Horse | Age | OR | Trainer | Jockey (Claim) | Odds | BF | BFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1st | 9 | Coeur de Lion | 7 | 91 | King, A | Hansen, Thore (5) | 16/1 | 27.06 | 4.34 | |
| towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong BF IP MIN 1.01 BF IP MAX 60 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 2nd | 1 | 5 | Verdana Blue (IRE) | 8 | 100 | Henderson, N J | Moore, Ryan | 4/1 (Fav) | 6.20 | 2.51 |
| close up, headway and not clear run 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong BF IP MIN 2.08 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 3rd | NK | 14 | Summer Moon | 4 | 100 | Johnston, M | Fanning, Joe | 11/2 | 7.40 | 2.39 |
| tracked leader, led 6f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, stayed on BF IP MIN 2.1 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 18 | 4th | NK | 3 | Smart Champion | 5 | 87 | Simcock, D M | Shepherd, Callum | 22/1 | 34.63 | 5.68 |
| towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on, not reach leaders BF IP MIN 30 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 13 | 5th | 2.25 | 20 | Rochester House (IRE) | 4 | 92 | Johnston, M | Sousa, Silvestre De | 18/1 | 21.90 | 5.00 |
| in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong BF IP MIN 15 BF IP MAX 990 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 6th | 3 | 1 | Land Of Oz | 4 | 93 | Prescott, Sir Mark | Morris, Luke | 6/1 | 8.40 | 2.65 |
| close up, ridden to chase leader 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong BF IP MIN 4 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 7th | 1.5 | 6 | Cliffs Of Dooneen (IRE) | 5 | 94 | Beckett, R M | Ryan, Rossa | 33/1 | 46.58 | 8.40 |
| held up, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on same pace BF IP MIN 30 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 8th | 0.75 | 16 | Moon King (FR) | 4 | 94 | Beckett, R M | Bentley, Harry | 5/1 | 7.96 | 2.54 |
| raced wide held up, pushed along and headway 3f out, no impression from over 1f out BF IP MIN 5.1 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 9th | 4.25 | 12 | Mancini | 6 | 93 | Williams, Ian | Buick, William | 16/1 | 23.49 | 3.94 |
| close up, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out BF IP MIN 16 BF IP MAX 990 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 10th | 1.5 | 11 | Carntop | 7 | 95 | Snowden, Jamie | Mitchell, Jack | 150/1 | 318.32 | 36.00 |
| towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong BF IP MIN 19 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 11th | 0.75 | 19 | Diocletian (IRE) | 5 | 96 | Balding, A M | Probert, David | 25/1 | 37.14 | 6.61 |
| held up, pushed along and headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out BF IP MIN 25 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 12th | 0.5 | 8 | Dubawi Fifty | 7 | 97 | McLintock, Karen | Kirby, Adam | 12/1 | 15.25 | 3.44 |
| tracked leaders, chased leader over 3f out until ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong BF IP MIN 6.2 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 17 | 13th | 12 | 17 | Quloob | 6 | 90 | Moore, G L | Crowley, Jim | 28/1 | 37.29 | 5.80 |
| in touch, headway 4f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out BF IP MIN 20 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 20 | 14th | 9.5 | 15 | San Benedeto (FR) | 9 | 85 | Nicholls, P F | Eaves, Tom | 66/1 | 74.72 | 11.04 |
| towards rear, never on terms BF IP MIN 36 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 11 | 15th | 8 | 13 | Blue Laureate | 5 | 92 | Williams, Ian | Fallon, Cieren (3) | 8/1 | 10.76 | 2.53 |
| slowly away in rear, never on terms BF IP MIN 11.5 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 19 | 16th | 8 | 18 | Ashutor (FR) | 6 | 87 | Nicholls, P F | Nicholls, Miss M (3) | 40/1 | 65.00 | 7.59 |
| raced wide keen held up, weakened 2f out BF IP MIN 21 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 17th | 35 | 2 | Yaa Salaam (IRE) | 6 | 94 | Pipe, D E | Marquand, Tom | 100/1 | 161.02 | 23.00 |
| slowly away always towards rear BF IP MIN 90 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 16 | 18th | 0.5 | 4 | Pianissimo | 4 | 91 | Carson, Anthony | Dettori, L | 33/1 | 70.00 | 8.67 |
| keen led, steadied pace 12f out, headed 6f out, weakened over 3f out BF IP MIN 20 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 19th | 33 | 10 | Fair Mountain (GER) | 8 | 97 | Skelton, Daniel | Doyle, James | 66/1 | 172.92 | 16.81 |
| in touch, weakened quickly 5f out, eased BF IP MIN 100 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
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