King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot: horse racing – live
1m ago 13.36 BST YORK 1.30 RESULT: LATE SHOW FROM THRILLER 1. KODIAC THRILLER 17-2, 2. Sports Coach 9-2, 3. Managing Director 6-1. 17 ran
1m ago 13.36 BST YORK 1.30 RESULT: LATE SHOW FROM THRILLER 1. KODIAC THRILLER 17-2, 2. Sports Coach 9-2, 3. Managing Director 6-1. 17 ran. Share 3m ago 13.34 BST Off and running in the 1.30 at York … Flying start by Mon Na Slieve, also Managing Director … Far side has the best of it, Managing Director from Mon Na Slieve … Here come's Mon Na Slieve, Kodiac Thriller too, Kodiac Thriller has got there, beating Sports Coach … Jamie Hamilton takes out the Jump Jockeys’ Nunthorpe from stall two. Share 7m ago 13.30 BST They are at the post for the Jump Jockeys’ Nunthorpe at York, and starting to go into the stalls. Lethal Nymph is the favourite at 3-1, with Sports Coach at 9-2 and Mon Na Slieve at 11-2. Share 13m ago 13.25 BST 1.45 ASCOT, PRINCESS MARGARET STAKES, GROUP THREE, 2YO FILLIES, 6F All but three of the 11 runners here were in action in one of the juvenile events at the Royal meeting last month, including the overnight favourite, Dark Issue, who was fourth home – and three lengths clear of the fifth – in the Albany Stakes over this trip. Albany Stakes Alta Regina has been attracting support today too, having looked more than ready for this step up to six furlongs when coming home sixth in the five-furlong Queen Mary Stakes with another of today’s runner, Velozee, in eighth. Queen Mary The form of the Windsor Castle Stakes could be highly relevant too, as the race was upped from five furlongs to six this year.
Moonrise, a 66-1 outsider, was a half-length second in that race, with Harlequin Sky in third, it’s here from 5m56sec. Windsor Castle Stakes I’ve sided with the Albany form and Dark Issue, but this is a very open renewal. Timeform top-rated: Dark Issue. SELECTION: DARK ISSUE. Share 18m ago 13.20 BST The first race here at Ascot was won by the favourite, Never Enough, from the Ed Walker stable, and he is now a 33-1 shot (from 100-1) for the Gimcrack Stakes at York next month with Paddy Power. And now it’s almost time to get the ITV Racing show on the road, with the … 1.30 YORK, “JUMP JOCKEYS’ NUNTHORPE” HANDICAP, 5F An annual novelty event which gives some of the country’s top jump jockeys a chance to blitz their way down the five-furlong sprint track on the Knavesmire, and probably best left alone for betting purposes as a result. That said, though, there are some basic rules to follow when looking for a sprint winner at York, where front-runners and low-numbered stalls have a significant edge on closers and horses drawn high. Kevin Ryan’s Mon Na Slieve is one of the speediest runners in the field and he’s got an ideal pitch near the far rail in stall one, so at 6-1, there may be little need to look much further. Timeform top-rated: Lethal Nymph. SELECTION: MON NA SLIEVE. Share 23m ago 13.14 BST KING GEORGE CONTENDER: MASQUERADE BALL Age: 4.
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