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Royal Ascot Friday 18th June at 5.53pm
The Duke of Edinburgh Stakes (Handicap)
Age: 3yo+
Distance: One mile four furlongs
Prize: £90,000
The leading jockey (since 1982) with four wins is the late great Pat Eddery.
The leading trainer in recent years has been Sir Michael Stoute with six winners since 1998 the most recent being ARAB SPRING in 2014.
Watch the Stewards enquiry in 2016 which saw Kinema keep it's first place position after a bump in the final furlong.
- Age – Nine of the last twelve winners were aged four and three were aged five.
- Sex – Five of the last twelve winners were colts, six were geldings, one mare.
- Country – Six of the last twelve winners were bred in Great Britain, five in Ireland and one in France.
- Colour – Seven of the last twelve winners were bay (b), two were brown (br), two were grey (gr) and one was chestnut (ch).
- Starting Price (SP) – Eight of the last twelve winners returned a SP of 8/1 or less.
- Starting Price Rank – Eight of the last twelve winners were in the first five in the betting, five were favourite.
- Headgear – Ten of the last twelve winners wore no headgear although two of them had a first-time tongue-tie, one wore cheekpieces and the other a visor.
- Weight – Ten of the last twelve winners carried between 9st and 9st 7lb.
- Draw – Ten of the last twelve winners were drawn between stall 10 and stall 16.
| Date | Going | Runners | Winner | Age | Jockey (Clm) | Trainer | Odds | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.06.2021 | Heavy | 14 | Quickthorn | 4 | Murphy, Oisin | Morrison, H | 7/2 | 20d |
| 19.06.2020 | Soft | 14 | Scarlet Dragon | 7 | Doyle, Hollie | King, A | 33/1 | 158d |
| 21.06.2019 | Good | 19 | Baghdad (FR) | 4 | Moore, Ryan | Johnston, M | 7/2 | 47d |
| 22.06.2018 | Good To Firm | 17 | Dash Of Spice | 4 | Sousa, Silvestre De | Elsworth, D R C | 7/2 | 20d |
| 23.06.2017 | Good To Firm | 19 | Rare Rhythm | 5 | Buick, William | Appleby, Charlie | 20/1 | 371d |
| 17.06.2016 | Good To Soft | 19 | Kinema (IRE) | 5 | Berry, F M | Beckett, R M | 8/1 | 27d |
| 19.06.2015 | Good To Firm | 17 | Arab Dawn | 4 | Hughes, Richard | Morrison, H | 6/1 | 47d |
| 21.06.2014 | Good To Firm | 18 | Arab Spring (IRE) | 4 | Moore, Ryan | Stoute, Sir Michael | 11/4 | 36d |
| 22.06.2013 | Good To Firm | 16 | Opinion (IRE) | 4 | Moore, Ryan | Stoute, Sir Michael | 8/1 | 48d |
| 23.06.2012 | Good To Soft | 18 | Camborne | 4 | Buick, William | Gosden, John and Thady | 11/2 | 14d |
| 18.06.2011 | Soft | 16 | Fox Hunt (IRE) | 4 | Sousa, Silvestre De | Johnston, M | 12/1 | 14d |
| 19.06.2010 | Good To Firm | 17 | Cill Rialaig | 5 | Drowne, Steve | Morrison, H | 16/1 | 14d |
| 20.06.2009 | Good To Firm | 17 | Drill Sergeant | 4 | Fanning, Joe | Johnston, M | 14/1 | 14d |
| 21.06.2008 | Good To Firm | 19 | Sugar Ray (IRE) | 4 | Moore, Ryan | Stoute, Sir Michael | 8/1 | 36d |
| 23.06.2007 | Soft | 14 | Pevensey (IRE) | 5 | Gibbons, Graham | Quinn, J J | 8/1 | 38d |
| 24.06.2006 | Good To Firm | 19 | Young Mick | 4 | Quinn, T | Margarson, G G | 28/1 | 17d |
| 18.06.2005 | Firm | 16 | Notable Guest (USA) | 4 | Kinane, M J | Stoute, Sir Michael | 4/1 | 49d |
| 19.06.2004 | Firm | 13 | Wunderwood (USA) | 5 | Sanders, Seb | Herries, Lady | 15/2 | 14d |
| 17.06.2003 | Good To Firm | 20 | Waverley (IRE) | 4 | Fortune, Jimmy | Morrison, H | 14/1 | 22d |
| 18.06.2002 | Good | 20 | Thundering Surf | 5 | Hughes, Richard | Jenkins, J R | 11/1 | 24d |
| 19.06.2001 | Good | 20 | Takamaka Bay (IRE) | 4 | Holland, Darryll | Johnston, M | 10/1 | 2d |
| 20.06.2000 | Good To Firm | 20 | Katiykha (IRE) | 4 | Murtagh, J | Oxx, John M | 10/1 | 13d |
| 16.06.1999 | Good To Firm | 18 | Blueprint (IRE) | 4 | Stevens, Gary | Stoute, Sir Michael | 4/1 | 45d |
| 10.10.1998 | Soft | 20 | Roger Ross | 3 | Sweeney, Fergus | Flower, R M | 25/1 | 21d |
| 11.10.1997 | Heavy | 16 | Rock Falcon (IRE) | 4 | McKeown, Dean | Herries, Lady | 14/1 | 10d |
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What's Our Duke of Edinburgh Stakes Tips for Royal Ascot?
We've been studying the cards, form, stats, trends and more for the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes at Royal Ascot, and here's our thoughts ahead of the race:
This 12f contest has tended to be dominated by four and five year olds over the last decade, although Alan King’s experienced Scarlet Dragon was victorious twelve months ago.
Simon and Ed Crisford’s Aaddeey may only have won two of his first five appearances, however, the convincing nature of his victory at Newmarket over this distance suggests that he will be competitive in a race of this nature. He won by four and a half lengths and James Doyle is likely to take the ride yet again.
Hughie Morrison’s Quickthorn has won two of his last three runs and beat some decent rivals Haydock in a class 3 contest at the end of May.
Last year’s winning trainer Alan King has another decent prospect in the shape of Tritonic and although he’s been sent over the obstacles recently, he does have some decent victories on the flat and went close in the Old Rowley Cup Handicap back in October 2020.
Grand Bazaar could be an option, after finishing third in a five-runner affair at Newmarket. He came up against some decent rivals at the beginning of May and that display was encouraging enough to suggest he’s up to this task.
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On the day:
ZABEEL CHAMPION 5.35 – Ascot (14/1 each way) – Another improving handicapper who was completing a hat-trick when just clinging on in a small field at Newmarket last time. More needed in this much deeper race but further progress would come as no surprise.
Leading contenders include DURSTAN, HEREBY, WEST END CHARMER and EL MISK.
Keith's final choice
WEST END CHARMER 16:40 Ascot 6/1 each way – [Quickly out of the stalls and proceeded to make all winning easily. Is likely to be stepped up to Listed class.] Not tried in Listed class yet but this valuable prize is here for the taking. Looks well treated under his penalty. Mark Johnston has a good record in this race.
How it fared
WEST END CHARMER 3RD – They were not hanging around considering this was a middle distance race on softish going. WEST END CHARMER attempted to make all and was caught and passed late on but we got third and a bit of place money.
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This is what Keith said about the 2019 Duke of Edinburgh Stakes:
Keith tip went for an each way shout in FUJAIRA PRINCE which was 13/2 when advised.
What our members tipped in the Duke of Edinburgh 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.
Simon & Ed Crisford's AADDEEY gets the nod with 27.8% of the selections, with QUICKTHORN not too far behind with 16.7%.
It might be the first race of the day, but all eyes are on Final Song for this with over 27% of the votes – Divine Spirit with just over 15% and Ickworth in third with 13.3%.
Royal Ascot Duke of Edinburgh Stakes Results
1 Quickthorn 7/2F
2 Raymond Tusk 25/1
3 Zabeel Champion 17/2
14 ran
1st Scarlet Dragon 33/1
2nd Deja 9/1
3rd West End Charmer 4/1
4th Le Don De Vie 11/1
1 Baghdad 7/2
2 Ben Vrackie 7/1
3 Fujaira Prince 4/1
4 Corgi 7/1
Our Verdict:
19 ran; sh, 1½l, 1¼l
If you took the advised price of 13/2 you will have seen a small return for your money with Keith’s selection of Fujaira Prince, however it was Baghdad which was in the members choice which went on to win the race by a short head. Fujaira Prince only managed 3rd place, behind Ben Vrackie who was denied the first place by a short head.
Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes (Handicap)
Distance: 1m4f (2631 yards) Prize (winner): £35100 Dir: Right Handed
Runners: 14 Going: Heavy Class: Class 2 Age Restrictions: 3yo+
Winners Time: 2 mins 41.80s Avg OR: 100 Median OR: 100.5 Stalls: Inside
| No | Place | Dist Bt | Stall | Horse | Age | OR | Trainer | Jockey (Claim) | Odds | BF | BFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1st | 19 | Quickthorn | 4 | 97 | Morrison, H | Murphy, Oisin | 7/2 (Fav) | 5.06 | 1.86 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden to lead entering final furlong, soon edged right, ran on(hand time) BF IP MIN 1.01 BF IP MAX 7.2 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 2nd | 1.5 | 1 | Raymond Tusk (IRE) | 6 | 102 | King, A | Crowley, Jim | 25/1 | 43.76 | 6.25 |
| towards rear, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden entering final furlong, ran on to go 2nd towards finish BF IP MIN 4.1 BF IP MAX 900 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 3rd | 0.75 | 13 | Zabeel Champion | 4 | 103 | Johnston, M | Curtis, B A | 17/2 | 12.78 | 2.86 |
| led, ridden 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on BF IP MIN 4 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 4th | HD | 10 | Mirann (FR) | 5 | 102 | Murtagh, J P | Coen, Ben M | 15/2 | 10.50 | 2.45 |
| held up, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ran on, nearest finish BF IP MIN 5 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 5th | 2.5 | 12 | Aaddeey (IRE) | 4 | 100 | Crisford, Simon | Doyle, James | 13/2 | 9.57 | 2.30 |
| close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace BF IP MIN 7.8 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 6th | 2.25 | 6 | Scarlet Dragon | 8 | 101 | King, A | Doyle, Hollie | 14/1 | 32.12 | 4.29 |
| slowly away in rear, good headway over 3f out, pushed along and every chance 2f out, weakened inside final furlong BF IP MIN 4 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 7th | NSE | 3 | Alounak (FR) | 6 | 104 | Balding, A M | Sousa, Silvestre De | 40/1 | 52.85 | 11.00 |
| held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace BF IP MIN 18 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 11 | 8th | SH | 9 | Tritonic | 4 | 99 | King, A | Moore, Ryan | 8/1 | 9.74 | 2.40 |
| tracked leader, pushed along and every chance 2f out, no extra inside final furlong BF IP MIN 5 BF IP MAX 90 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 9th | 0.5 | 18 | Win Oclock | 4 | 103 | Charlton, R | Buick, William | 15/2 | 8.81 | 2.38 |
| tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong BF IP MIN 8.6 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 10th | 2.25 | 2 | Favorite Moon (GER) | 4 | 102 | Haggas, W J | Marquand, Tom | 16/1 | 23.92 | 4.40 |
| towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never near leaders BF IP MIN 12.5 BF IP MAX 170 | |||||||||||
| 14 | 11th | 2.5 | 20 | Jeremiah | 6 | 97 | Fellowes, Charlie | Spencer, Jamie | 28/1 | 33.01 | 6.83 |
| keen close up up, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong BF IP MIN 19 BF IP MAX 42 | |||||||||||
| 19 | 12th | 0.75 | 16 | Sam Cooke (IRE) | 5 | 94 | Beckett, R M | Crouch, Hector | 11/2 | 6.97 | 2.32 |
| raced wide pulled hard, in touch, pushed along and headway 2f out, weakened final furlong BF IP MIN 7.2 BF IP MAX 950 | |||||||||||
| 17 | 13th | 0.5 | 11 | Khagan (IRE) | 5 | 96 | OMeara, D | Tudhope, Daniel | 50/1 | 95.71 | 13.00 |
| close up, pushed along over 2f out, weakening when short of room inside final furlong BF IP MIN 70 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 14th | HD | 14 | Dark Pine (IRE) | 4 | 97 | Loughnane, David | Cosgrave, Pat | 40/1 | 65.00 | 10.39 |
| towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms BF IP MIN 50 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes (Handicap)
Distance: 1m4f (2631 yards) Prize (winner): £38814 Dir: Right Handed
Runners: 14 Going: Soft Class: Class 2 Age Restrictions: 3yo+
Winners Time: 2 mins 35.40s Avg OR: 100 Median OR: 99.5 Stalls: Inside
| No | Place | Dist Bt | Stall | Horse | Age | OR | Trainer | Jockey (Claim) | Odds | BF | BFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1st | 12 | Scarlet Dragon | 7 | 97 | King, A | Doyle, Hollie | 33/1 | 52.92 | 6.51 | |
| held up in rear, headway when not much room over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, soon got through between horses, led final 100 yards, stayed on well BF IP MIN 1.01 BF IP MAX 55 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 2nd | 0.5 | 2 | Deja (FR) | 5 | 100 | Chapple-Hyam, P W | Atzeni, Andrea | 9/1 | 11.00 | 2.52 |
| not that well away, took 2f until prominent on inside, switched left and went 2nd 2f out, edged left over 1f out, led entering final furlong, headed 100 yards out, held close home BF IP MIN 1.65 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 3rd | 1.5 | 3 | West End Charmer (IRE) | 4 | 104 | Johnston, M | Buick, William | 4/1 (Fav) | 5.90 | 2.07 |
| led, ridden over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, 3rd and held final 100 yards, kept on BF IP MIN 3.2 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 4th | 3.5 | 10 | Le Don De Vie | 4 | 101 | Morrison, H | Moore, Ryan | 11/1 | 13.50 | 3.65 |
| held up towards rear, switched left over 2f out, headway over 1f out, went 4th entering final furlong, kept on BF IP MIN 8 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 14 | 5th | 2.25 | 19 | Indianapolis (IRE) | 5 | 99 | Given, J G | Curtis, B A | 7/1 | 9.40 | 2.22 |
| chased leader, ridden 3f out, lost 2nd 2f out, faded inside final furlong BF IP MIN 7.8 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 19 | 6th | 1.25 | 17 | Medal Winner (FR) | 4 | 96 | Watson, Archie | Murphy, Oisin | 9/1 | 14.87 | 3.01 |
| chased leaders, not much room and lost place over 8f out, effort over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong BF IP MIN 8.8 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 7th | 1 | 16 | Protected Guest | 5 | 99 | Margarson, G G | Queally, T P | 50/1 | 80.00 | 10.50 |
| held up in mid-division, ridden on outside over 2f out, hung right over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous BF IP MIN 19 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 8th | 0.5 | 4 | Durston | 4 | 100 | Simcock, D M | Crowley, Jim | 11/2 | 7.00 | 2.07 |
| held up in rear, pushed along when not much room over 2f out, switched right inside final furlong, kept on, no impression BF IP MIN 5 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 9th | 0.5 | 22 | Dubai Future | 4 | 105 | Suroor, Saeed Bin | Cosgrave, Pat | 12/1 | 14.26 | 4.00 |
| chased leaders on outside, steadied slightly after 2f, effort over 2f out, driven over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong BF IP MIN 5 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 18 | 10th | 2 | 18 | Al Muffrih (IRE) | 5 | 97 | Haggas, W J | Marquand, Tom | 10/1 | 12.60 | 3.35 |
| chased leaders, took keen hold, ridden 3f out, not much room over 2f out, losing place when hampered over 1f out BF IP MIN 13 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 15 | 11th | 3.25 | 20 | Johnny Drama (IRE) | 5 | 99 | Balding, A M | Bryan, Joshua (3) | 11/1 | 13.50 | 3.14 |
| chased leaders, ridden 3f out, not much room and weakened over 1f out BF IP MIN 13.5 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 12th | 1.5 | 11 | Getchagetchagetcha | 4 | 101 | Cox, C G | Kirby, Adam | 50/1 | 72.48 | 9.17 |
| held up in touch, driven over 2f out, weakened over 1f out BF IP MIN 22 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 16 | 13th | 2 | 14 | Good Birthday (IRE) | 4 | 98 | Balding, A M | Sousa, Silvestre De | 9/1 | 14.50 | 2.94 |
| held up in mid-division, hung right and well beaten over 1f out BF IP MIN 8.6 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
| 11 | 14th | 99 | 21 | Dolphin Vista (IRE) | 7 | 100 | Boyle, J R | Kelly, Shane | 150/1 | 327.69 | 32.00 |
| steadied start and soon switched right, behind, well beaten over 3f out, tailed off BF IP MIN 230 BF IP MAX 1000 | |||||||||||
Non Runners – Byron Flyer, Koeman, Universal Order, Dal Horrisgle, El Misk
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