15:05 Royal Ascot
Thursday 22 June 2023
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King George V Stakes (Heritage Handicap)
- 3YO only | Class 2 | 1m 3f 211y | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 19 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 2m 29.56s
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AW maiden winner last November and has taken his form up another notch back on turf this year, recording a smart effort to win London Gold Cup at Newbury (1¼m, good to firm) last month. Group-class performance needed under clear top weight but no surprise were he up to the task. Will stay 1½m.
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Won on Wolverhampton debut in November. Only third at Kempton (1m) the following month but a different proposition when stepped up to 1½m for his handicap debut there in April, scoring by 4 lengths. Respected for last year's winning stable.
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Posted a career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Chester (1½m, heavy, 7/1) in May. Improved again when stepped up to 14.5f at Doncaster since, finishing second in a competitive 3-y-o event. Yard no stranger to success in this.
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Plenty of promise at 2, finishing third in Sandown Group 3 in between 2 novice wins. Shaped as if he possibly just needed the run when 2¾ lengths eighth of 14 to Bertinelli in London Gold Cup on 1¼m Newbury reappearance. Remains capable of better and 1½m should be within range. Drawn wide.
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Second on debut and has looked very useful when winning both starts since, firstly on soft ground at Nottingham. Proved himself on a firmer surface and over 1½m at Doncaster since and there's surely more to come from him.
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Promising individual who built on his AW maiden success when scoring easily on his 1¼m handicap debut at Doncaster (heavy) in April. Looks like he's been saved for this since by yard which saddled the very smart Deauville Legend to finish a close second in this race in these colours last year.
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Bred to be useful and has improved with each start, winning very nicely in maiden company at Newmarket (1¼m, good) on his reappearance 5 weeks ago. One to consider for a yard which has won this race in recent years.
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Fairly useful juvenile who scored twice around 1m last summer. Creditable fourth in listed/Group 3 events over 1¼m this year but might be vulnerable to less-exposed types here.
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A typically progressive type from his yard. Didn't look all out when taking career record to 2-3 in 1¼m Redcar handicap 23 days ago and there's more to come with this longer trip promising to suit.
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Improved when narrowly denied in 1¼m Leopardstown handicap on reappearance and readily landed short odds in maiden company at Navan 6 weeks later. Steps up to 1½m now. Has the potential for better again.
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Siyouni colt who progressed nicely last year, culminating with 1m Kempton novice win in December. Has advanced his form in defeat this term, finishing a good 2½ lengths seventh of 14 to Bertinelli in London Gold Cup at Newbury (1¼m, good to firm) last time.
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Winner of 2 AW novices this spring, looking very useful when scoring by a wide margin over this trip at Wolverhampton in April. Didn't cope with very testing ground in the Chester Vase last month but retains potential now handicapping.
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AW novice winner at Kempton (7f) last year. Respectable sixth of 7 in a 1m conditions event there on his reappearance but down the field in the London Gold Cup at Newbury (1¼m, good to firm) since. Up in trip. Others are more obvious.
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Off the mark in good style upped to 1¼m for his handicap debut at Newcastle in March. Went up 11 lb for that and improved a good chunk again when second in 1½m handicap at York's Dante meeting 5 weeks ago. Likely more to come and one of 2 solid contenders for his owner/trainer.
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Not up to the Lingfield Derby Trial on the back of a Newcastle AW debut success at the start of May but he was quickly back on track when 2 lengths second to the reopposing Perfuse in a 1½m Doncaster novice 3 weeks ago. Receives 5 lb from that one this time. Likely capable of better.
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Reportedly lost her action when pulled up in heavy-ground Cheshire Oaks on her reappearance. Showed she was none the worse when a creditable fifth of 11 in Goodwood listed 16 days later but it's hard to argue her opening handicap mark looks generous.
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7f novice winner last summer and has advanced her form in defeat this year, finishing good 2½ lengths fourth in 1¼m Newbury listed race 33 days ago. Cheekpieces on first time now stepping up in trip. Her trainer is no stranger to handicap success at this meeting.
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Off the mark at Southwell last October and added to her tally in 1¼m course handicap last month. This a good deal tougher than that 0-80 but she was only kept up to her work to prevail and there may be more to come.
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Much improved to win easily on handicap debut in a 17-runner race at Newbury (1¼m, good) 34 days ago, suited by increase in trip. Will need to find another slab of improvement if she's to follow up here from 15 lb higher. RESERVE.
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Non-Runners
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Weight: 9-3| Age: 3
T: F Graffard J: Non Runner
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Forecasts
Perfuse (4/1), Bertinelli (6/1), Tagabawa (6/1), Valiant King (7/1), Davideo (7/1), Burglar (15/2), Wonder Legend (17/2), Land Legend (16/1), Struth (16/1), Desert Hero (18/1), Gallerist (20/1), Cloudbreaker (22/1), Inquiring Minds (33/1), Mr Mistoffelees (40/1), Sisyphus Strength (40/1), Greysful Storm (50/1), Double March (50/1), Crackovia (66/1), Duke Of Oxford (66/1), Lieber Power (100/1)
Stacks of potential improvers in what is invariably one of the hottest handicaps of the season. WONDER LEGEND gets the nod to gain some compensation for the narrow defeat of the same connections' Deauville Legend in this race last year but there are any number of possible dangers, headed by London Gold Cup winner Bertinelli, who promises to relish the step up to 1½m. Perfuse, Burglar and Davideo also make the shortlist.
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £51,540.002nd: £24,170.003rd: £12,090.004th: £6,040.005th: £3,020.006th: £1,510.00
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