Golden Gates Stakes (Handicap).
Royal Ascot · Saturday, 20 Jun · 19:35
· 1m 1f 212y
· Class 2
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
16:35
Off time
16
Runners
Good to Firm
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 17 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3
2/1
02 · 🥈 2nd
6
5/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
7
6/1
04 · —
9
8/1
05 · —
9.50
17/2
06 · —
11
10/1
07 · —
13
12/1
08 · —
15
14/1
09 · —
15
14/1
10 · —
19
18/1
11 · —
21
20/1
12 · —
23
22/1
13 · —
26
25/1
14 · —
34
33/1
15 · —
41
40/1
16 · —
41
40/1
17 · —
67
66/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | 1 | 12 |
Bourbon Blues (G)
Useful performer. Showed he's trained on well when 2½ lengths third of 7 to Morshdi in listed race at Newmarket (9f, good) on reappearance but well behind a few of these in the London Gold Cup at Newbury since.
|
322-306 | Joe Leavy | B J Meehan | 3 | 61.2 kg |
41
40/1
|
| 10th | 2 | 17 |
Sahara King (C)
[P1]
Too Darn Hot colt who is progressing very well, following his 3¾ lengths second to Evanesco on handicap debut with a near miss behind Lost Boys in the London Gold Cup at Newbury (1¼m, good to firm) last month. Wears first-time cheekpieces.…
|
1-522 | James Doyle | R Hannon | 3 | 60.3 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 7th | 3 | 16 |
Evanesco (C)
Improved and very useful effort when winning 5-runner handicap at Newmarket (1¼m, good to firm, 9/2) 48 days ago by 3¾ lengths from the reopposing Sahara King, who has gone close in the London Gold Cup since. Has to enter calculations.
|
2617-41 | D Egan | C Johnston | 3 | 59.9 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 9th | 4 | 2 |
Spyce (C)
Useful juvenile, including third in listed race. Fair reappearance fifth in the Classic Trial at Sandown before advancing his form when 3¼ lengths fourth of 10 to Lost Boys (Sahara King second) in London Gold Cup at Newbury (1¼m, good) 35 …
|
214-54 | Rossa Ryan | A King | 3 | 59.9 kg |
15
14/1
|
| — | 5 | 19 |
Accredit (C)
Dubawi colt out of a half-sister to Enable who won over 1m at Sandown (maiden on heavy) and Haydock (novice on good to soft) last autumn. Faces very different ground on his handicap debut/reappearance but there's surely more to come from h…
|
311- | Non Runner | J & T Gosden | 3 | 59.4 kg |
9
8/1
|
| 11th | 6 | 5 |
Bayaann (C)
Promising start, making it 2-3 in 1m Windsor novice (good to soft) 12 days ago. Marquand seemingly prefers Princling but he's well drawn and should have more to offer in handicaps for his top stable.
|
1-21 | Cieren Fallon | W J Haggas | 3 | 59 kg |
19
18/1
|
| 4th | 7 | 11 |
Nil Bua Gan Dua (C)
Got off the mark at the fifth time of asking when seeing off 4 rivals in a conditions event at Roscommon (10.4f, good) 40 days ago. From a stable among the winners this week but he looks to face a stiff task now switching to a handicap off…
|
435-314 | Dylan Browne McMonagle | J P O'Brien | 3 | 58.5 kg |
23
22/1
|
| 8th | 8 | 10 |
Harmonics (C)
Struck at the second time of asking in 1m Southwell maiden in May and looked potentially smart when a 6-length winner of a 1¼m Doncaster novice (firm) a fortnight ago. Rapid improver for top yard.
|
5118 | Shane Foley | J & T Gosden | 3 | 58.5 kg |
9.50
17/2
|
| 12th | 9 | 6 |
Sunset On Leros (C)
[P1]
Useful juvenile. Well beaten on 1m Kempton reappearance but ran better with blinkers added (replaced by cheekpieces here) when 6½ lengths third of 14 in Italian 2000 Guineas at Milan (1m, good) last month. Steps up in trip for handicap de…
|
4143-83 | Marco Ghiani | M Botti | 3 | 58.5 kg |
67
66/1
|
| 14th | 10 | 15 |
Balzac (C)
Useful sort who was third in the Blue Riband at Epsom and Derby Trial at Lingfield (both listed) this spring. Not up to the Derby at Epsom a couple of weeks ago. This is more realistic but it's tough to argue a mark of 97 looks generous.
|
3-1330 | Billy Loughnane | Jane Chapple-Hyam | 3 | 58.5 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 2nd | 11 | 8 |
Amadeus Mozart (C)
Useful colt who was 7 lengths second of 4 to Endorsement in listed race at Leopardstown (1½m, soft) 16 days ago. Drops back in trip for handicap debut off a mark which demands improvement.
|
1-2722 | R L Moore | A P O'Brien | 3 | 58.1 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 1st | 12 | 14 |
Lost Boys (C)
FAV
Night of Thunder colt who shaded a close finish in 1¼m Sandown handicap on reappearance (good) before improving a good chunk again to get the better of another photo with Sahara King for the London Gold Cup at Newbury (1¼m, good). Since pu…
|
331-11 | James McDonald | D Menuisier | 3 | 58.1 kg |
3
2/1
|
| 16th | 13 | 1 |
Allegresse (G)
Won back-to-back 1m novices at Kempton as a juvenile. Showed he's trained on when 2½ lengths last of 4 in a useful conditions race at Goodwood (1m) on reappearance and possibly unsuited by soft ground on 1¼m Epsom handicap debut since. Y…
|
117-490 | Oisin Murphy | A M Balding | 3 | 56.7 kg |
41
40/1
|
| 3rd | 14 | 7 |
Perisher (G)
[P]
Going the right way now, winning 1m Gowran maiden in April and producing a useful effort to follow up in 6-runner conditions event at Naas (10.4f, good, 11/8) 6 weeks ago, albeit having the run of the race.
|
253-311 | W Buick | J P O'Brien | 3 | 55.8 kg |
6
5/1
|
| 5th | 15 | 18 |
Princling (C)
Promising colt who landed short odds in 1m Wetherby novice on reappearance before producing a useful effort when fourth of 14 in rearranged Silver Bowl at Carlisle (1m, good) 3 weeks ago. Shapes as if this step up to 1¼m will suit. One to …
|
22-145 | Tom Marquand | W J Haggas | 3 | 55.8 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 13th | 16 | 4 |
Folk Pageant (F)
Most progressive, making it 4 wins in last 5 starts when seeing off 8 rivals in 1¼m Epsom handicap (soft) on Derby day. Also a winner on good to firm. Handily drawn in stall 4 and looks capable of even better.
|
191110 | Rowan Scott | C Johnston | 3 | 55.3 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 15th | 17 | 3 |
Echo Of Stars (C)
[T]
Son of Sea The Stars who was fitted with a tongue strap and didn't need to improve on previous form to open his account in a Chepstow novice (1¼m, good to firm) 3 weeks ago. Did that cosily enough but pitched in deep on handicap debut. Eng…
|
42-410 | J P Spencer | Oliver Cole | 3 | 55.3 kg |
21
20/1
|
Betting forecast: Lost Boys (2/1), Perisher (5/1), Sahara King (6/1), Accredit (8/1), Harmonics (17/2), Princling (10/1), Evanesco (12/1), Amadeus Mozart (14/1), Spyce (14/1), Bayaann (18/1), Echo Of Stars (20/1), Nil Bua Gan Dua (22/1), Folk Pageant (25/1), Balzac (33/1), Bourbon Blues (40/1), Allegresse (40/1), Sunset On Leros (66/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 61848.0 GBP |
| P2 | 29004.0 GBP |
| P3 | 14508.0 GBP |
| P4 | 7248.0 GBP |
| P5 | 3624.0 GBP |
| P6 | 1812.0 GBP |