2025-06-21 Ascot 17:35
Ascot

Golden Gates Stakes (Handicap)

Distance: 1m1f212y

Going: Good To Firm

Prize: £56,694

Runners: 15

Winning time: 2m 5.15s (slow by 0.75s)

Age: 3yo

Class: Class 2

10 Quai De Bethune

J: Oisin Murphy T: Andrew Balding

Age:3 Weight:9st 2lbs

OR:93 SP:12/1

Slowly into stride - in rear - pushed along and headway from over 2f out - waiting for room over 1f out - ridden and went second inside final furlong - kept on well and led post(op 10/1)

2 nse

5 Seraph Gabriel

J: Rossa Ryan T: Ralph Beckett

Age:3 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:95 SP:11/4F

Towards rear - switched left and headway from over 2f out - ridden and edged right over 1f out - led 1f out - kept on but headed post(op 5/2)

3 1 1

4 Best Secret

J: James Doyle T: S Wattel

Age:3 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:95 SP:4/1

In rear - still plenty to do when short of room over 2f out - headway over 1f out - switched left 1f out - ridden and hung left inside final furlong - went third and kept on well final 110yds (jockey said colt hung left-handed)

4 3½ 4½

16 Glen To Glen

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

Age:3 Weight:8st 13lbs

OR:90 SP:9/1

Midfield - headway over 2f out - challenging over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 7/1)

5 3¾ 8¼

7 Basalt

J: Luke Morris T: Archie Watson

Age:3 Weight:9st 3lbs

OR:94 SP:66/1

Prominent on outer - led narrowly 2f out - headed 1f out - soon weakened(op 80/1)

6 nk 8½

14 War Socks

J: Silvestre De Sousa T: Niels Petersen

Age:3 Weight:9st 0lbs

OR:91 SP:33/1

Led narrowly - headed and pressed leader after 2f - led again over 3f out - headed 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 40/1 tchd 50/1)

7 nk 9

8 Aurel

J: Richard Kingscote T: Ralph Beckett

Age:3 Weight:9st 3lbs

OR:94 SP:33/1

Midfield - no impression(op 28/1)

8 hd 9

3 Tycoon

J: David Egan T: John & Thady Gosden

Age:3 Weight:9st 6lbs

OR:97 SP:18/1

Prominent on inner - weakened over 1f out(op 16/1 tchd 20/1)

9 ½ 9½

17 Brindavan

J: Colin Keane T: S Woods

Age:3 Weight:8st 13lbs

OR:90 SP:28/1

Took keen hold - held up in midfield - headway over 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 25/1)

10 nk 10

1 Rock Of Cashel

J: Sean Levey T: A P O'Brien

Age:3 Weight:9st 9lbs

OR:100 SP:66/1

Prominent - weakened over 1f out(tchd 50/1)

11 ½ 10½

9 Dakota Blue

J: Ben Coen T: J P Murtagh

Age:3 Weight:9st 3lbs

OR:94 SP:5/1

Held up in midfield on inner - switched left over 1f out - no impression inside final furlong(op 6/1 tchd 9/2)

12 1¾ 12¼

13 Fantazy Man

J: Seamie Heffernan T: J P Murtagh

Age:3 Weight:9st 1lbs

OR:92 SP:25/1

Midfield - weakened over 1f out(tchd 28/1)

13 5 17¼

6 El Burhan

J: Jim Crowley T: George Boughey

Age:3 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:95 SP:12/1

Towards rear - weakened 2f out(tchd 14/1)

14 44 61¼

12 Roosevelt

J: Ryan Moore T: A P O'Brien

Age:3 Weight:9st 1lbs

OR:92 SP:20/1

Pressed leader - led narrowly after 2f - headed over 3f out - weakened and eased 2f out(tchd 22/1)

15 2 63¼

11 Ernst Blofeld

J: William Buick T: John & Thady Gosden

Age:3 Weight:9st 1lbs

OR:92 SP:10/1

In touch with leaders on outer - pushed along over 4f out - weakened and eased 2f out(op 11/1 tchd 9/1)

R18

R18 Archivist

J: Reserve T: William Haggas

Age:3 Weight:8st 13lbs

OR:90 SP: -

R19

R19 Dante's Lad

J: Reserve T: George Boughey

Age:3 Weight:8st 12lbs

OR:89 SP: -

The King's Falcon

J: NON-RUNNER T: William Haggas

Age:3 Weight:8st 13lbs

OR:90 SP: -

Sallaal

J: Ray Dawson T: Roger Varian

Age:3 Weight:9st 6lbs

OR:97 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £13

Tote place: £4.10 £1.85 £1.75

Exacta: £70.10

Trifecta: £359.70

Tricast: £164.28

CSF: £43.26