Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes (Handicap) – Ascot

Ascot

15:40

Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes (Handicap)

Date 2023-06-23

Distance 1m3f211y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £51,540

Winning Time 2m 30.49s (slow by 0.79s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Okita Soushi (IRE) Ryan Moore · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	9/1	Won
2nd	HMS President (IRE) Rossa Ryan · Alan King	15/2	0.3
3rd	Live Your Dream (IRE) Daniel Tudhope · Saeed bin Suroor	11/1	1.75
4th	Ajero (IRE) Jim Crowley · Kim Bailey	20/1	.75
5th	Moracana (IRE) Robbie Colgan · Ms Sheila Lavery	25/1	0.3
6th	Max Mayhem (GB) Benoit De La Sayette · Kevin Philippart De Foy	50/1	0.05
7th	White Wolf (IRE) Kevin Stott · Saeed bin Suroor	25/1	0.3
8th	Aimeric (GB) James Doyle · Roger Varian	10/1	.5
9th	Tyson Fury (GB) Hollie Doyle · Richard Spencer	40/1	.5
10th	Lucander (IRE) Andrea Atzeni · George Baker	50/1	0.2
11th	Nagano (GB) David Egan · Roger Varian	13/2	0.3
12th	Maksud (GB) Tom Marquand · Hughie Morrison	15/2	.5
13th	Haunted Dream (IRE) Daniel Muscutt · Ed Dunlop	25/1	0.1
14th	Aikhal (IRE) Saffie Osborne · Jamie Osborne	66/1	14
15th	Teumessias Fox (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	9/2F	4
16th	Stay Well (GB) Jason Hart · Hughie Morrison	40/1	11
17th	Al Nafir (IRE) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	11/2	2.25
18th	Global Heat (IRE) Kieran Shoemark · Saeed bin Suroor	40/1	43

Runners (19)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3 (6)	Teumessias Fox Chestnut J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	137	—	207-11	104	119	89	48d	—	—	+3	17.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Gelded before winning easily over 1m4f at Kempton and Newmarket; raised another 7lb
11 (10)	Al Nafir Chestnut J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	133	—	/2561-	100	114	89	259d	—	—	+16	27.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Won valuable race at Newmarket (1m4f, good) in October by neck; gelded; up 10lb; potential
6 (9)	Okita Soushi Bay J:Ryan Moore T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	J:Ryan Moore T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	135	t	00-115	102	116	89	35d	—	—	+7	15.4	2.00/1	9 11%
Third in 1m6f handicap at this meeting last year but the form has not been repeated
16 (11)	Hms President Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Alan King	J:Rossa Ryan T:Alan King	129	—	220-21	96	114	77	47d	—	—	+4	14.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
New heights this term when second at Kempton (1m3f) and winning at Newmarket (1m6f, soft)
12 (15)	Maksud Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Hughie Morrison	J:Tom Marquand T:Hughie Morrison	132	—	5220-7	99	115	103	42d	—	—	+5	15.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Seven races, best form when runner-up off this mark at Glorious Goodwood (1m4f, good)
17 (1)	Aimeric Bay J:James Doyle T:Roger Varian	J:James Doyle T:Roger Varian	129	—	1810-1	96	117	105	21d	—	—	+15	24	2.25/1	10 10%
Gelding and wind operations before justifying favouritism at Doncaster; only seven races
5 (18)	Live Your Dream Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:Saeed Bin Suroor	J:Daniel Tudhope T:Saeed Bin Suroor	135	p	1420/2	102	113	32	13d	—	—	+13	19.9	2.75/1	12 8%
609 days off when 2nd at Haydock (1m4f, good to firm) 13 days ago; stays much further
9 (13)	Nagano Bay J:David Egan T:Roger Varian	J:David Egan T:Roger Varian	133	—	11612/	100	115	-	664d	—	—	+22	32.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Bang there in handicaps and Group 3 in summer 2021 but absent since
18 (16)	Ajero Bay J:Jim Crowley T:Kim Bailey	J:Jim Crowley T:Kim Bailey	129	t	103-90	96	115	75	37d	—	—	+9	12.6	4.75/1	20 5%
2nd in this race on Flat handicap debut; won at Glorious Goodwood next time; not dismissed
8 (4)	White Wolf Bay J:Kevin Stott T:Saeed Bin Suroor	J:Kevin Stott T:Saeed Bin Suroor	134	—	-20902	101	115	75	15d	—	—	+16	19.6	6.00/1	25 4%
Short-headed twice over 1m2f this year; not so hot over 1m4f two and three runs back
15 (3)	Haunted Dream Grey J:Daniel Muscutt T:Ed Dunlop	J:Daniel Muscutt T:Ed Dunlop	129	—	2213-1	96	113	82	64d	—	—	+19	22.5	6.00/1	25 4%
Reliable and progressive; further success looks highly likely at some stage this summer
NR (20)	Jack Darcy Bay J:TBC T:Paul & Oliver Cole	J: T:Paul & Oliver Cole	137	—	2547-5	104	111	100	27d	—	—	+12	14.1	9.75/1	40 3%
Can pull hard and twice made the running, including when below form on Listed reappearance
7 (17)	Global Heat Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Saeed Bin Suroor	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Saeed Bin Suroor	135	v	136555	102	116	39	13d	—	—	+11	14.6	6.75/1	28 4%
Career-best form at Meydan this year; both recent British runs were at his former level
13 (19)	Moracana Bay J:Robbie Colgan T:Ms Sheila Lavery	J:Robbie Colgan T:Ms Sheila Lavery	130	—	190-14	97	112	66	27d	—	—	+9	12.6	6.00/1	25 4%
Proved herself in big-field handicaps last term and better form in Listed races this year
4 (2)	Lucander Bay J:Andrea Atzeni T:George Baker	J:Andrea Atzeni T:George Baker	136	b	541593	103	113	78	20d	—	—	+17	20.1	8.00/1	33 3%
Career-best form when third of eight at Epsom last time but others look better handicapped
19 (14)	Stay Well Bay J:Jason Hart T:Hughie Morrison	J:Jason Hart T:Hughie Morrison	129	h	955-83	96	114	97	16d	—	—	+10	12.1	9.75/1	40 3%
Back to his best when third at Kempton latest; three undistinguished runs at Ascot
14 (5)	Max Mayhem Bay J:Benoit De La Sayette T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	J:Benoit De La Sayette T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	130	—	873-18	97	111	-	20d	—	—	+10	12.5	9.75/1	40 3%
Won at Kempton (AW) on yard debut but tailed off at Epsom (first run on good to firm)
10 (7)	Tyson Fury Chestnut J:Hollie Doyle T:Richard Spencer	J:Hollie Doyle T:Richard Spencer	133	—	54/6-6	100	103	-	162d	—	—	+11	13	16.25/1	66 2%
Missed nearly all of 2022; bled and was tailed off when last seen this January
1 (8)	Aikhal Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Jamie Osborne	J:Saffie Osborne T:Jamie Osborne	138	t	16568-	105	111	83	251d	—	—	+15	16.1	16.25/1	66 2%
Big highlight for Aidan O'Brien was a Group 3 win (1m2f, good) last June; 150,000gns buy

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Teumessias Fox	11/2	4	4	9/2	5
Al Nafir	6	6	6	6	11/2
Okita Soushi	9	9	9	9	8
Hms President	8	15/2	13/2	15/2	15/2
Maksud	15/2	15/2	13/2	7	7
Aimeric	10	9	15/2	9	8
Live Your Dream	11	12	10	11	12
Nagano	8	15/2	13/2	15/2	15/2
Ajero	20	20	18	20	18
White Wolf	25	25	25	25	25
Haunted Dream	25	20	25	25	25
Jack Darcy	40	40	40	40	40
Global Heat	28	25	22	25	20
Moracana	25	25	22	25	25
Lucander	33	28	22	28	33
Stay Well	40	40	33	40	40
Max Mayhem	40	33	33	33	33
Tyson Fury	50	40	50	50	66
Aikhal	66	66	50	66	66

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Nagano

32.4

OR: 12.5 Form: 17 Odds: 2.9

15/2

2nd

Al Nafir

27.3

OR: 12.5 Form: 11.5 Odds: 3.3

11/2

3rd

Aimeric

OR: 11.5 Form: 10 Odds: 2.5

Haunted Dream

22.5

OR: 11.5 Form: 10 Odds: 1

Lucander

20.1

OR: 13.3 Form: 6 Odds: 0.9

Live Your Dream

19.9

OR: 13 Form: 5 Odds: 1.9

White Wolf

19.6

OR: 12.8 Form: 6 Odds: 0.9

Teumessias Fox

17.9

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Aikhal

16.1

OR: 13.8 Form: 2 Odds: 0.4

Okita Soushi

15.4

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

Maksud

15.1

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Global Heat

14.6

OR: 13 Form: 0.6 Odds: 1

Hms President

14.4

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Jack Darcy

14.1

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

Tyson Fury

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

Ajero

12.6

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Moracana

12.6

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Max Mayhem

12.5

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Stay Well

12.1

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Aikhal	105	111	83
Teumessias Fox	104	119	89
Jack Darcy	104	111	100
Lucander	103	113	78
Okita Soushi	102	116	89
Live Your Dream	102	113	32
Global Heat	102	116	39
White Wolf	101	115	75
Al Nafir	100	114	89
Nagano	100	115	—
Tyson Fury	100	103	—
Maksud	99	115	103
Moracana	97	112	66
Max Mayhem	97	111	—
Hms President	96	114	77
Aimeric	96	117	105
Ajero	96	115	75
Haunted Dream	96	113	82
Stay Well	96	114	97

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Live Your Dream	13d ago	Quick return
Global Heat	13d ago	Quick return
White Wolf	15d ago	Fit
Stay Well	16d ago	Fit
Lucander	20d ago	Fit
Max Mayhem	20d ago	Fit
Aimeric	21d ago	Fit
Jack Darcy	27d ago	Fit
Moracana	27d ago	Fit
Okita Soushi	35d ago	Fit
Ajero	37d ago	Fit
Maksud	42d ago	Fit
Hms President	47d ago	Fresh
Teumessias Fox	48d ago	Fresh
Haunted Dream	64d ago	Fresh
Tyson Fury	162d ago	Long break
Aikhal	251d ago	Long break
Al Nafir	259d ago	Long break
Nagano	664d ago	Long break