18 Jun 2019 16:20 Royal Ascot
Winner: £538,750 (Penalty: £305,525); Distance: 7f 213y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
St James's Palace Stakes (Group 1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2(1) |   | - | Circus Maximus (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 5134-16 / 9 | Flat (17) | R L Moore | A P O'Brien Flaxman/magnier/tabor/smi | 10/1 | |
| tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and hung left and headed briefly inside final furlong, ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4(5) |   | NK | King Of Comedy (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 12-11 / 5 | Flat (26) | A Kirby | J & T Gosden Lady Bamford | 4/1 | |
| towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong, not reach winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10(2) |   | ¾ L | Too Darn Hot (GB) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 1111-22 / 3 | Flat (24) | L Dettori | J & T Gosden Lord Lloyd Webber | 2/1 | |
| close up, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead briefly inside final furlong when hung left, no extra close home | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8(3) |   | ½ L | Skardu (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 0) | 1-134 / 4 | Flat (24) | James Doyle | W J Haggas Abdulla Al Khalifa | 7/1 | |
| held up, headway 2f out, switched left over 1f out, stayed on towards finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7(6) |   | 2 L | Shaman (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 0) | 351-112 / 4 | Flat (37) | M Guyon | C Laffon-Parias Wertheimer & Frere | 14/1 | |
| raced wide held up, pushed along 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5(7) |   | NK | Phoenix Of Spain (IRE) (colt, grey, 9 0) | 41122-1 / 3 | Flat (24) | J P Spencer | C Hills Tony Wechsler &… | 5/2 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3(11) |   | 1 L | Fox Champion (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 21-111 / 6 | Flat (30) | S De Sousa | R Hannon King Power Racing… | 25/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 11(10) |   | ½ L | Van Beethoven (CAN) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 54-4967 / 3 | Flat (24) | D O'Brien | A P O'Brien Magnier, Mrs John,… | 66/1 | |
| towards rear, ridden 2f out, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 9th | 6(4) |   | 2½ L | Royal Marine (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 611-440 / 5 | Flat (45) | C Soumillon | S bin Suroor Godolphin | 33/1 | |
| in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 10th | 1(8) |   | 3½ L | Bell Rock (GB) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 1-6 / 6 | Flat (26) | Oisin Murphy | A M Balding Mrs Fitri Hay | 33/1 | |
| raced wide close up, ridden and weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 9(9) |   | 5 L | The Irish Rover (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 457-529 / 3 | Flat (30) | J A Heffernan | A P O'Brien Mr M Tabor, D Smith… | 100/1 | |
| slow into stride always in rear | ||||||||||
