Ascot Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)

Ascot

17:00

Date 2025-06-17

Distance 2m3f210y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £56,694

Winning Time 4m 24.63s (slow by 4.13s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Ascending (IRE) W J Lee · Henry De Bromhead	20/1	Won
2nd	Nurburgring (IRE) Colin Keane · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	16/1	0.3
3rd	Comfort Zone (IRE) Tom Marquand · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	33/1	.5
4th	Leinster (IRE) Dylan Browne McMonagle · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	25/1	.5
5th	Divine Comedy (IRE) David Probert · Harry Eustace	28/1	.5
6th	East India Dock (GB) James Doyle · James Owen	18/5	0.05
7th	Align The Stars (IRE) Joe Fanning · Charlie Johnston	66/1	1
8th	Alphonse Le Grande (IRE) Jamie Spencer · A J Martin	15/2	0.1
9th	Reaching High (IRE) Ryan Moore · W P Mullins	11/4F	.75
10th	San Salvador (IRE) Hugh Horgan · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	125/1	0.3
11th	Feigning Madness (GB) Hector Crouch · Ralph Beckett	50/1	2.5
12th	Mr Hampstead (USA) David Egan · Raphael E Freire	25/1	1.5
13th	Artistic Star (IRE) Jack Dace · Ralph Beckett	66/1	2.25
14th	Dawn Rising (IRE) Declan McDonogh · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	28/1	.5
15th	Manxman (IRE) Sean D Bowen · Simon & Ed Crisford	11/1	2.25
16th	Woot City (FR) Stephane Pasquier · F Chappet	40/1	3.25
17th	Poniros (GB) William Buick · W P Mullins	3/1	29
18th	Liari (FR) Kieran Shoemark · Michael Bell	33/1	40
19th	Zoffee (GB) Oisin Murphy · Hugo Palmer	40/1	0.3
20th	Saturn (IRE) Shane Foley · Mrs John Harrington	50/1	1.75

Runners (20)

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
20 (10)	Poniros Bay J:William Buick T:W P Mullins	J:William Buick T:W P Mullins	128	h	20830-	91	110	99	—	—	—	-3	20.2	0.75/1	3/1 25%
A top juvenile hurdler and his trainer usually picks the right candidates for these races
15 (1)	Reaching High Bay J:Ryan Moore T:W P Mullins	J:Ryan Moore T:W P Mullins	131	—	3210-2	94	103	87	32d	—	—	-1	23.3	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Beaten on the nod on first run (1m4f) for new yard and has major potential as a stayer
7 (18)	East India Dock Bay J:James Doyle T:James Owen	J:James Doyle T:James Owen	134	p	4314-1	97	106	85	39d	—	—	+9	27	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Strength of stamina took him to the front in the final 1f of Chester Cup (2m2mf, good)
8 (4)	Manxman Bay J:Sean D Bowen T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Sean D Bowen T:Simon & Ed Crisford	133	v	312-21	95	107	98	25d	—	—	+5	13.6	2.75/1	11/1 8%
7-13 in handicaps; mighty close in the 2024 Cesarewitch and won at Goodwood latest start
13 (20)	Nurburgring Bay J:Colin Keane T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Colin Keane T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	131	tp	/644-0	93	102	92	24d	—	—	+7	12.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Passed stacks of rivals for 4th in the Irish Cesarewitch (nearly 2m1f, good); widest draw
14 (11)	Alphonse Le Grande Bay J:Jamie Spencer T:A J Martin	J:Jamie Spencer T:A J Martin	131	t	1081-0	93	103	82	23d	—	—	+6	12.5	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Won hot staying handicaps on all three visits to Britain last year; highly respected
9 (6)	Ascending Bay J:W J Lee T:Henry De Bromhead	J:W J Lee T:Henry De Bromhead	133	—	/221-1	95	102	84	42d	—	—	+18	22.6	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Reverted to the Flat with two 2nds and two wins; looks a live prospect for this race too
17 (17)	Leinster Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	130	—	/13-14	93	108	66	39d	—	—	+8	12	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Five races; tricky to restrain when front-running 4th in the Chester Cup; has wide draw
19 (7)	Mr Hampstead Bay J:David Egan T:Raphael E Freire	J:David Egan T:Raphael E Freire	128	—	003-12	91	109	100	25d	—	—	+7	11.6	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Another bold show may well be on its way after improved efforts in 2m Goodwood handicaps
1 (19)	Dawn Rising Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Declan McDonogh T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	138	t	561-60	100	110	93	39d	—	—	+10	13.4	7.00/1	28/1 3%
1st and 3rd in 2m5f Queen Alexandras here; lacklustre in Chester Cup; tongue-tie goes on
3 (5)	Divine Comedy Bay J:David Probert T:Harry Eustace	J:David Probert T:Harry Eustace	137	—	80-230	99	107	80	39d	—	—	+10	13.2	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Went close in this (good to firm) last term off 2lb lower; return to form is not ruled out
10 (15)	Liari Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Michael Bell	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Michael Bell	133	—	215/1	95	108	60	30d	—	—	+19	22.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Won Flat return; up 7lb and into a much stronger race but could have plenty more to offer
16 (16)	Comfort Zone Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Tom Marquand T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	131	b	2/071-	93	97	83	—	—	—	+12	15	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Strong late challenge won a big-field Flat handicap at Naas (2m, yielding) last autumn
12 (3)	Saturn Grey J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	131	t	318-18	93	107	40	42d	—	—	+9	11.3	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Lightly raced 5yo; 2m4f interesting and he holds possibilities if latest run is forgiven
11 (8)	Zoffee Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Hugo Palmer	J:Oisin Murphy T:Hugo Palmer	132	—	0940-3	94	104	95	39d	—	—	+12	14.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Second, first and third in the last three Chester Cups; not far away in this race in 2023
18 (2)	Woot City Bay J:Stephane Pasquier T:F Chappet	J:Stephane Pasquier T:F Chappet	129	p	16-242	91	109	-	28d	—	—	+8	11	10.00/1	40/1 2%
French-trained 8yo, in good form; a likely stayer who looks on a highly competitive mark
2 (9)	Artistic Star Bay J:Jack Dace(7) T:Ralph Beckett	J:Jack Dace(7) T:Ralph Beckett	138	—	/47-74	100	109	97	44d	—	—	+11	13.1	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Raced freely upped to 1m6f latest but also stuck to his task well to give hope for 2m+
5 (13)	Align The Stars Brown J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	136	p	8-3074	99	107	86	24d	—	—	+11	12.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Ran well on return but not since; latest again failed to prove he stays 2m; headgear today
6 (14)	Feigning Madness Chestnut J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	135	—	/54-44	98	106	76	48d	—	—	+11	12.5	16.50/1	66/1 1%
4yo, only six races; first go at 2m was slowly run Group 3 (last of four); handicap debut
4 (12)	San Salvador Chestnut J:Hugh Horgan(5) T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Hugh Horgan(5) T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	137	—	2/116	99	95	77	24d	—	—	+15	16	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Seemingly has work to do off opening Flat mark but going further than 1m6f should suit him

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Poniros	5/2	3/1	11/4	11/4	11/4
Reaching High	5/2	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
East India Dock	7/2	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Manxman	10/1	11/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Nurburgring	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Alphonse Le Grande	16/1	14/1	16/1	12/1	14/1
Ascending	20/1	18/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Leinster	22/1	20/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Mr Hampstead	20/1	18/1	20/1	20/1	18/1
Dawn Rising	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Divine Comedy	28/1	25/1	28/1	28/1	25/1
Liari	33/1	28/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Comfort Zone	33/1	28/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Saturn	40/1	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Zoffee	40/1	28/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Woot City	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Artistic Star	66/1	50/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
Align The Stars	66/1	50/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
Feigning Madness	50/1	40/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
San Salvador	125/1	100/1	125/1	125/1	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

East India Dock

OR: 11.8 Form: 10 Odds: 5.2

4/1

2nd

Reaching High

23.3

OR: 11 Form: 5 Odds: 7.3

11/4

3rd

Ascending

22.6

OR: 11.3 Form: 10 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Liari

22.1

OR: 11.3 Form: 10 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Poniros

20.2

OR: 10.3 Form: 3.1 Odds: 6.9

3/1

San Salvador

OR: 12.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.2

125/1

Comfort Zone

OR: 10.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Zoffee

14.7

OR: 11 Form: 3 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Manxman

13.6

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Dawn Rising

13.4

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Divine Comedy

13.2

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Artistic Star

13.1

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Align The Stars

12.7

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Alphonse Le Grande

12.5

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Feigning Madness

12.5

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Nurburgring

12.4

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Leinster

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Mr Hampstead

11.6

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Saturn

11.3

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Woot City

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Dawn Rising	100	110	93
Artistic Star	100	109	97
Divine Comedy	99	107	80
Align The Stars	99	107	86
San Salvador	99	95	77
Feigning Madness	98	106	76
East India Dock	97	106	85
Manxman	95	107	98
Ascending	95	102	84
Liari	95	108	60
Reaching High	94	103	87
Zoffee	94	104	95
Nurburgring	93	102	92
Alphonse Le Grande	93	103	82
Leinster	93	108	66
Comfort Zone	93	97	83
Saturn	93	107	40
Poniros	91	110	99
Mr Hampstead	91	109	100
Woot City	91	109	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Alphonse Le Grande	23d ago	Fit
Nurburgring	24d ago	Fit
Align The Stars	24d ago	Fit
San Salvador	24d ago	Fit
Manxman	25d ago	Fit
Mr Hampstead	25d ago	Fit
Woot City	28d ago	Fit
Liari	30d ago	Fit
Reaching High	32d ago	Fit
East India Dock	39d ago	Fit
Leinster	39d ago	Fit
Dawn Rising	39d ago	Fit
Divine Comedy	39d ago	Fit
Zoffee	39d ago	Fit
Ascending	42d ago	Fit
Saturn	42d ago	Fit
Artistic Star	44d ago	Fit
Feigning Madness	48d ago	Fresh
Poniros	—	—
Comfort Zone	—	—

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Artistic Star	Prominent
Nurburgring	Hold Up
Saturn	Hold Up
Woot City	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 4 of 20 runners classified.