2025-06-17 Ascot 16:20
Ascot

St James's Palace Stakes (Group 1) (Colts)

Distance: 7f213y

Going: Good To Firm

Prize: £368,615

Runners: 7

Winning time: 1m 38.41s (fast by 0.79s)

Age: 3yo

Class: Class 1

1 Field Of Gold

J:Colin Keane T:John & Thady Gosden

Age:3 Weight:9st 2lbs

OR:123 SP:8/11F

Travelled strongly - held up in rear - smooth headway from 3f out - led 2f out - soon edged right but quickened clear - ridden and kept on well inside final furlong - impressive(op 5/6 tchd 4/6)

2 3½

3 Henri Matisse

J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien

Age:3 Weight:9st 2lbs

OR:116 SP:4/1

Held up in last - good headway 2f out - soon bumped - no chance with winner but edged right and went second 1f out - kept on well(op 7/2)

3 3¾ 7¼

6 Ruling Court

J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby

Age:3 Weight:9st 2lbs

OR:121 SP:4/1

Sweating - in touch with leaders on inner - niggled along 5f out - outpaced over 3f out - rallying when short of room then bumped under 2f out - soon switched right - went third inside final furlong - kept on(op 3/1)

4 2¾ 10

5 Rashabar

J:Sean Levey T:Brian Meehan

Age:3 Weight:9st 2lbs

OR:113 SP:25/1

In touch with leaders - headway over 2f out - soon outpaced and bumped - went fourth inside final 110yds(op 28/1)

5 nk 10¼

4 Officer

J:Wayne Lordan T:A P O'Brien

Age:3 Weight:9st 2lbs

OR:108 SP:20/1

Disputed lead - led clearly 5f out - headed 2f out - no extra and lost fourth inside final 110yds(op 28/1)

6 ½ 10¾

7 Windlord

J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding

Age:3 Weight:9st 2lbs

OR:105 SP:80/1

Disputed lead - pressed leader 5f out - weakening when bit short of room against far rail over 1f out(tchd 66/1 and tchd 100/1)

7 7 17¾

2 First Wave

J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:A P O'Brien

Age:3 Weight:9st 2lbs

OR:94 SP:100/1

Slowly into stride - pushed along soon after start - in touch with leaders - brief headway on outer home turn - weakened quickly 2f out(op 150/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £1.73

Tote place: £1.10 £1.30 £1.25

Exacta: £4.80

Trifecta: £7.70

CSF: £3.37