The Buckingham Palace Handicap Stakes
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Ascot Racecourse is giving a prize of £300 to the lad or girl 1.15 First Race responsible for the best turned out horse, and a prize of £300 to the lad or girl responsible for the winning horse. The Buckingham Palace Handicap Stakes Seven Furlongs (7F) (1,400 metres) 1 Stalls - Centre For Three Yrs Old And Upwards (Class 2) Total race value £35000 (FOR CONDITIONS OF THIS RACE SEE PAGE 62) Owners Prize Money. Winner £16996; Second £5681; Third £2839; Fourth £1421; Fifth £711; Sixth £354. (Penalty Value £21787.50) 35 Eliminated Under Rules (I)9 and (I)10. SS Form Owner Trainer Age st lb (lbs) 1 FIRST CONTACT (IRE) (255) 5 9 10 (136) 033662- Gr g Dark Angel (IRE) - Vanishing Grey (IRE) (Verglas (IRE)) GODOLPHIN William Buick CHARLIE APPLEBY, Newmarket (Breeder - Peter McCutcheon & Andrew Rosen) Draw D ROYAL BLUE. 20 H Usually leads or races prominently; Listed winner in France at three (1m, good) but things didn’t work out for him last year and no great improvement for the return to 7f in a Redcar Listed race in October (heavy; has won on good to firm/soft); this looks another tough assignment. Official BHA Rating 105 2 HABUB (USA) (101) 5 9 10 (136) 021-555 B h War Front (USA) - Sweet Lulu (USA) (Mr Greeley (USA)) MR HAMDAN AL MAKTOUM Cieren Fallon (3) OWEN BURROWS, Lambourn (Breeder - Summer Wind Farm) Draw D ROYAL BLUE, WHITE epaulets, EMERALD GREEN cap. 9 H Well-held in 6f handicap at Newbury on only turf start last May; good overall AW record but didn’t find much back at 7f in first-time hood at Wolverhampton in March and now fitted with blinkers off what looks a highish mark. Official BHA Rating 105 3 BLOWN BY WIND (10) 4 9 9 (135) 0051-01 B g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Discourse (USA) (Street Cry (IRE)) SHEIKH HAMDAN BIN MOHAMMED AL MAKTOUM Joe Fanning MARK JOHNSTON, Middleham (Breeder - Godolphin) Draw C D SILVER, tassel on cap. 1 HHH Course winner at two; trod water for much of 2019 but took advantage of a drop in the weights when winning at Musselburgh on final start (7f, soft); put the race to bed quite convincingly on return from lockdown at Newmarket (7f, good to firm) but up 4lb and this is altogether harder. Official BHA Rating 104 10 The Buckingham Palace Handicap Stakes - continued Form Owner Trainer Age st lb (lbs) 1 GIFTED MASTER (IRE) (213) 7 9 9 (135) 660020- B g Kodiac - Shobobb (Shamardal (USA)) DR ALI RIDHA Gabriele Malune (3) HUGO PALMER, Newmarket (Breeder - Tally-Ho Stud) Draw C D MAROON and ROYAL BLUE (quartered), MAROON sleeves, 1 ROYAL BLUE armlets, ROYAL BLUE cap, MAROON star. 5 H Often leads; Group 3 winner over 1m in his younger days (also won at that level here in 2016) but is more of a speedster these days and questionable whether he has the staying power for this race on reappearance. Official BHA Rating 104 5 DAARIK (IRE) (10) 4 9 9 (135) 01/12-1 B g Tamayuz - Whip And Win (FR) (Whipper (USA)) MR HAMDAN AL MAKTOUM Frankie Dettori JOHN GOSDEN, Newmarket (Breeder - Knocktoran & Ballantines Racing Stud Ltd) Draw D ROYAL BLUE, WHITE epaulets, PINK cap. 21 HHHH Finished last on only turf start (on debut); has had almost as many breaks as he’s had races but returned from the latest one with a strong win over two fair types at Newcastle (7f ); the quick turnaround is a worry with his record but his ability and connections make him hard to pass over. Official BHA Rating 104 6 SILENT ATTACK (129) 7 9 7 (133) 6023-12 B g Dream Ahead (USA) - Chanterelle (FR) (Trempolino (USA)) SOUTH YORKSHIRE RACING Tom Marquand TONY CARROLL, Cropthorne (Breeder - Ship Commodities) Draw D BF ORANGE, ROYAL BLUE disc, WHITE and ROYAL BLUE striped sleeves and cap. 17 H In good form at 7f-1m on AW for new connections but marks in the 100s have always pushed it in turf handicaps and hard to think that today is going to be any different. Official BHA Rating 102 7 FLAMING SPEAR (IRE) (209) 8 9 5 (131) 01/5000- Ch g Lope de Vega (IRE) - Elshamms (Zafonic (USA)) ANTHONY BLOOM Joey Haynes DEAN IVORY, Radlett (Breeder - Gerry Flannery Developments) Draw D ROYAL BLUE, WHITE seams, ROYAL BLUE cap, WHITE star. 25 HHHH Out of sorts in the autumn but he can go well fresh, including when first home in his group in the Hunt Cup in 2018 (1m, good to firm), and he later came home strongly in a similar C&D handicap (soft); has come down the weights and could go well at a price. Official BHA Rating 100 8 MUTAMAASIK (278) 4 9 5 (131) 21111- Ch g Dubawi (IRE) - Muhawalah (IRE) (Nayef (USA)) MR HAMDAN AL MAKTOUM Dane O’Neill ROGER VARIAN, Newmarket (Breeder - Shadwell Estate Company Limited) Draw D ROYAL BLUE, WHITE epaulets, BLACK cap. 16 HHHH Won all four 7f starts since debut (AW/good/good to firm), doing impressive late work on the stiff finish at Newmarket in August and seemingly finding Doncaster’s easier 7f a sharp enough test after; needs to pick up where he left off but has potential and is a good candidate for this stiff test. Official BHA Rating 100 11 The Buckingham Palace Handicap Stakes - continued Form Owner Trainer Age st lb (lbs) 9 GLEN SHIEL (14) 6 9 5 (131) 00-1302 Ch g Pivotal - Gonfilia (GER) (Big Shuffle (USA)) HAMBLETON RACING XXXVI & PARTNER Hollie Doyle ARCHIE WATSON, Upper Lambourn (Breeder - Darley) Draw 1 D BEIGE, DARK BLUE armlets, DARK BLUE cap. 10 HHH Raced mostly over further and ran well for a long way in a valuable 1m handicap here in the autumn (heavy; took it up a long way out); has since won at 7f on AW; may well have a good run in him back on turf. Official BHA Rating 100 10 HEY JONESY (IRE) (248) 5 9 4 (130) 502000- B g Excelebration (IRE) - Fikrah (Medicean) PALLISTER RACING Tom Eaves KEVIN RYAN, Hambleton (Breeder - Ms Alice Fitzgerald) Draw ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW star, WHITE sleeves, ROYAL BLUE cap, YELLOW star. 18 HH Promising sprinter at three but his 4yo career petered out, with and without headgear, and he found little in a similar C&D handicap last July (good to soft; acts on most ground); has several questions to answer. Official BHA Rating 99 11 GREENSIDE (255) 9 9 4 (130) 413452- B g Dubawi (IRE) - Katrina (IRE) (Ela-Mana-Mou) CLAYTON, FROST, KEBELL & TURNER Marco Ghiani (5) HENRY CANDY, Wantage (Breeder - Lordship Stud) Draw RED, WHITE diamond, WHITE sleeves, RED spots. 23 HHHH Had problems and lightly raced for his age; all wins at 1m but impressive the way he dealt with his first 7f run, when coming clear with a rock-solid and gambled-on winner over C&D in October (soft; under Marco Ghiani); up 5lb and off since but could well have a nice prize in him even at this late stage; has won on good/good to firm. Official BHA Rating 99 12 KAESO (10) 6 9 4 (130) 10012-0 B g Excelebration (IRE) - Bahia Breeze (Mister Baileys) MR M. WEBB Oisin Murphy NIGEL TINKLER, Malton (Breeder - Sir Eric Parker) Draw D GREY, GREY and RED diabolo on sleeves, RED cap. 13 HHHHH Cannot fault his C&D record, having been involved in two tight finishes for top handicaps here in 2019 (both on good to soft; has won on good/good to firm); better for a recent tune-up behind Daarik on the AW and big run likely with Oisin Murphy up for the first time. Official BHA Rating 99 13 ALEXANDER JAMES (IRE) (223) 4 9 3 (129) 330115- B g Camelot - Plying (USA) (Hard Spun (USA)) CRAIG & LAURA BUCKINGHAM Luke Morris GAY KELLEWAY, Newmarket (Breeder - Churchtown House Stud) Draw BLACK, ORANGE star. 4 H Improved form in France during the autumn, including when winning Listed event at 1m1f (very soft); obvious questions here about the suitability of this new trip on debut for these connections; tongue-tie on. Official BHA Rating 98 12 The Buckingham Palace Handicap Stakes - continued Form Owner Trainer Age st lb (lbs) 14 STRAIGHT RIGHT (FR) (101) 6 9 3 (129) 005-100 B g Siyouni (FR) - Sailor Moon (IRE) (Tiger Hill (IRE)) KING POWER RACING CO LTD Silvestre De Sousa ANDREW BALDING, Kingsclere (Breeder - Erich Schmid) Draw D ROYAL BLUE, WHITE hoop, striped sleeves, WHITE cap, ROYAL BLUE star. 14 1 H Six AW wins at 6f-1m but is 0-9 on turf and he finished nearer last than first in similar races at 6f-7f here last year; has lots to find on those runs. STEWARDS NOTE: Following its run on 7/3/2020 it was reported that the horse was slowly away. Official BHA Rating 98 15 MOTAKHAYYEL (325) 4 9 3 (129) 1/1216- B c Heeraat (IRE) - Virtuality (USA) (Elusive Quality (USA)) MR HAMDAN AL MAKTOUM Jim Crowley RICHARD HANNON, Marlborough (Breeder - Crossfields Bloodstock Ltd) Draw D ROYAL BLUE, WHITE epaulets, striped cap. 26 HHH Made swift progress at 7f-1m on good to firm in 2019 before good to soft proved a major stumbling block on final start here in July; can hope for better again at four but it’s asking a lot for him to be at the top of his game after nearly a year off. STEWARDS NOTE: Following its run on 27/7/2019 it was reported that the horse was unsuited by the going.