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14:30 Ascot

Queen Anne Stakes (Class A)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 40.66s
  • 12 Ran
1(10)
Silk - Royal blue
  • Form 100-101
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-7

with leader, led after 3f, headed well over 1f out, weakened and hung right under pressure, eased when no chance final furlong

2(6)
Silk - Chocolate, Gold braid and sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 220-615
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-5

in rear, not clear run briefly over 2f out, soon driven and beaten

3(12)
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow spots, Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue armlets and spots on Yellow cap

Atavus

31
50/1
  • Form 4100-30
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-2

chased leaders until ridden and weakened well over 1f out

4(5)
Silk - Light Blue and Black stripes, Black sleeves and cap
  • Form 3/23-11
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2

took keen hold in touch, effort and ridden 2f out, outpaced final furlong

5(1)
Silk - Royal Blue and Light Blue diabolo, chevrons on sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Light Blue star

Nayyir

10
5/1
  • Form 16411
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2

tracked leaders, every chance 2f out, effort right under pressure and one pace final furlong

6(11)
Silk - Royal Blue, White chevron, Light Blue cap
  • Form 5210-04
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2

held up towards rear, steady headway on outside 3f out, led well over 1f out, challenged inside final furlong, held on gamely

7(2)
Silk - Rose Pink, Navy Blue sleeves, Gold cap
  • Form 1102-45
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2

with leaders until ridden and weakened 2f out

8(9)
Silk - Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves
11/1
  • Form 6/4034-1
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-2

steadied start, soon switched left, raced rear near side, still last 2f out, switched right over 1f out, strong run final furlong, just failed

9(4)
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow chevron, Yellow cap, Royal Blue spots
  • Form 01100-3
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-2

held up and behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on under pressure, no chance with first two

10(7)
Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue stripe, Dark Blue and Red striped sleeves, Red cap

Umistim

31
66/1
  • Form 5110-56
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-2

led 3f, stayed prominent, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, kept on again final furlong

11(8)
Silk - White, Royal Blue epaulets, White sleeves, Yellow armlets, Royal Blue and Yellow quartered cap
16/1
  • Form 126/01-2
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2

took keen hold, ridden and weakened over 2f out

12(3)
Silk - Dark Blue
  • Form 31-2112
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-6

dwelt, soon mid-division, effort and head won outside over 2f out, soon ridden and one apce final furlong

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In depth

Verdict

What a cracking event to get the meeting under way, with last years winning stable represented by No Excuse Needed and Tough Speed. The former looks the pick of that pair and he would have a sound chance if he could reproduce his running in the St James Palace Stakes here last year. Tough Speed was unsuited by the slow pace at Chester and is better than that effort, although he looks up against it in this. Godolphin rely on Best Of The Bests from four entries. A Group one winner, he will not find it easy under his penalty and would not want any more rain. There should be liitle between recent Leicester winner Tillerman and the runner-up in that event Vicious Knight. The former looked in good nick in the paddock before that race, but he may find the ground against him here, for he does like to hear his feet rattle, while Vicious Knight, who was giving weight away that day, looked in need of the outing and can do better here. Third in this race in 2000 and runner-up last year, Swallow Flight would not be winning out of turn. Geoff Wragg's battled hardened six-year-old, looks sure to run well again, without actually winning, while the fly in the ointment is Nayyir, who has come a long way since opening his account on the All-Weather. This is a big step up in class for him, but he will be suited by the likely strong pace and must not be underestimated. Aidan O'Brien relies on the three-year-old Century City, who will not mind the ground but, he may be flattered by his proximity to Rock Of Gibralter in the Irish 2000 Guineas. Frenchmans Bay, third in last years 2000 guineas, beaten a length by Golan, has been brought along slowly and comes here with his confidence sky high. He has only had five races in his short career, so there should be plenty of improvement in him, he will not mind the ground and could well be the one to beat.