15 Jun 2021 16:20 Royal Ascot
Winner: £350,000 (Penalty: £198,485); Distance: 7f 213y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places).
St James's Palace Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) (Rnd)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11(7) |   | - | Poetic Flare (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 01-1162 / 7 | Flat (24) | K J Manning | J S Bolger Mme Js Bolger | 7/2 | |
| tracked leaders, led over 1f out, ridden entering final furlong, soon clear, impressive | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6(11) |   | 4¼ L | Lucky Vega (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 2152-34 / 3 | Flat (24) | S Foley | Mrs J Harrington Zhang Yuesheng | 4/1 | |
| raced wide close up, pushed along to chase winner over 1f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1(2) |   | NK | Battleground (USA) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 5112-0 / 3 | Flat (45) | R L Moore | A P O'Brien M tabor/d smith/mme… | 11/1 | |
| in touch, headway 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7(9) |   | ½ L | Maximal (GB) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 2218-22 / 3 | Flat (40) | Colin Keane | Sir Michael Stoute Juddmonte | 12/1 | |
| held up, headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3(8) |   | ¾ L | Chindit (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 1119-15 / 5 | Flat (45) | P J Dobbs | R Hannon Villoo Poonawalla… | 11/2 | |
| towards rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden and one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4(12) |   | 1¼ L | Highland Avenue (IRE) (colt, grey, 9 0) | 2-1112 / 6 | Flat (26) | W Buick | C Appleby Godolphin | 15/2 | |
| in rear, wide and headway over 1f out, ridden and no impression final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 12(6) |   | 3 L | Thunder Moon (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 113-0 / 4 | Flat (45) | L Dettori | J P O'Brien Mrs C C Regalado-Gonzalez | 12/1 | |
| towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9(10) |   | 1¾ L | Naamoos (FR) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 216-11 / 3 | Flat (53) | B A Curtis | Charlie & Mark Johnston H H Shaikh Nasser… | 20/1 | |
| tracked clear leader, closed to lead approaching 2f out, edged right and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 9th | 13(4) |   | SHD | Wembley (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 2122-00 / 3 | Flat (24) | J A Heffernan | A P O'Brien M tabor/d smith/mme… | 33/1 | |
| slow into stride, held up, pushed along 2f out, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 10th | 5(5) |   | HD | La Barrosa (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 115-26 / 3 | Flat (24) | James Doyle | C Appleby Godolphin | 16/1 | |
| in rear, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 11th | 2(13) |   | 3½ L | Bullace (GB) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 211-13 / 7 | Flat (26) | H Crouch | R M Beckett Cheik K Al-maktoum | 33/1 | |
| raced wide towards rear, pushed along 3f out, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 12th | 8(1) |   | 1¾ L | Mostahdaf (IRE) (colt, brown, 9 0) | 111 / 5 | Flat (26) | Jim Crowley | J & T Gosden Shadwell Estate… | 10/1 | |
| close up, effort when short of room and not clear run entering final 2f, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 13th | 10(3) |   | 19 L | Ontario (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 3225-37 / 3 | Flat (40) | Wayne Lordan | A P O'Brien Mrs John Magnier… | 125/1 | |
| led and soon clear, reduced lead 3f out, headed approaching 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
