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Irish Daily Mirror
7 hours ago
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Royal Ascot day 4 full race card and tips - list of runners on Friday
Royal Ascot has been a battle between Aidan O'Brien and the John and Thady Gosden team so far, with both camps responsible for five winners each heading into the penultimate day of the meeting. They will both be expected to add to their respective tallies over the next two days, but it is other powerhouse stables who have the market leaders in Friday's two Group Ones - the Commonwealth Cup and the Coronation Stakes. Charlie Appleby is seeking his first winner of the week and Shadow Of Light could give him it in the Commonwealth Cup. The 2,000 Guineas third is being backed for the first Group 1 of the day, with his jockey William Buick riding brilliantly this week. Juddmonte are doubly represented in the six furlong contest and Babouche, a recent Group 3 winner at Naas for Ger Lyons, might just be the best of their chances under Colin Keane, while the Andrew Balding-trained Jonquil is partnered by leading France-based Belgian jockey Christophe Soumillon. Meanwhile, French runner Zarigana looks set to go off favourite for trainer Francis-Henri Graffard in the Coronation Stakes, with Mickael Barzalona taking the ride. The French 1,000 Guineas winner is vying for favoritism with Pretty Polly Stakes victor Falakeyah, while Aidan O'Brien's January is being backed, having finished eighth behind stablemate Lake Victoria in the Irish 1,000 Guineas last month. Here's a full list of the runners and riders, as well as a tip for each race: 2.30pm: 6f Albany Stakes (Group 3) (Fillies) (Class 1) (2yo) 1 Awaken (IRE) B Loughnane2 Balantina (IRE) Tom Marquand3 Bibi Dahl (USA) U Rispoli4 Fairy Oak Colin Keane5 Fitzella Oisin Murphy6 Gold Digger (IRE) Jamie Spencer7 Green Sense (IRE) Dylan McMonagle8 Indigo Dawn (IRE) Pat Dobbs9 Ipanema Queen (IRE) David Egan10 Magny Cours (IRE) Mickael Barzalona11 Nandita (IRE) William Buick12 Oh Cecelia (IRE) James Ryan13 Senorita Vega (IRE) Richard Kingscote14 Signora (IRE) Ryan Moore15 Spinning Lizzie Kieran Shoemark16 Tahalel (IRE) Sean Levey17 Venetian Sun (IRE) Clifford Lee Tip: Ipanema Queen 3.05pm: 6f Commonwealth Cup (Group 1) (No Geldings) (Class 1) (3yo) 1 Ain't Nobody (IRE) Tom Eaves2 Arabie Clifford Lee3 Arizona Blaze David Egan4 Berkshire Whisper (IRE) Kieran Shoemark5 Big Mojo (IRE) Hollie Doyle6 Diablo Rojo (IRE) Rossa Ryan7 Ides Of March (IRE) Wayne Lordan8 Jonquil Christophe Soumillon9 Shadow Of Light William Buick10 Soldier's Heart Callum Shepherd11 Strong Warrior Oisin Orr12 Whistlejacket (IRE) Ryan Moore13 Arabian Dusk Harry Davies14 Babouche Colin Keane15 Carla Ridge (IRE) Chris Hayes16 Lady With The Lamp (IRE) Dylan McMonagle17 Leovanni (IRE) James Doyle18 Rayevka (IRE) Mickael Barzalona19 Sayidah Dariyan (IRE) B Loughnane20 Shisospicy (USA) Oisin Murphy21 Sky Majesty (IRE) Tom Marquand22 Time For Sandals (IRE) Richard Kingscote Tip: Shadow Of Light 3.40pm: 1m4f (1m3f211y) Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes (Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) (Class 2) (3yo+ 0-105) 1 Teumessias Fox (IRE) P J McDonald2 Flight Leader Saffie Osborne3 See Hector (GER) Pat Dobbs4 Caviar Heights (IRE) Tom Marquand5 Mutaawid Jim Crowley6 Naqeeb (IRE) R Sexton7 Hand Of God William Buick8 Mount Atlas Rob Hornby9 Stressfree (FR) Daniel Tudhope10 Max Mayhem Mickael Barzalona11 Siege Of Troy Oisin Murphy12 French Duke (IRE) James Doyle13 War Rooms (IRE) Colin Keane14 Almosh'her Clifford Lee15 Auld Toon Loon (IRE) Pierre Jamin16 Brodure (IRE) Christophe Soumillon17 Blue Lemons (IRE) B Loughnane18 Ethical Diamond (IRE) Ryan Moore19 Satin Shane Foley20 HMS President (IRE) Reserve 121 Crystal Flyer Reserve 222 Cumulonimbus (IRE) Reserve 3 Tip: Mutaawid 4.20pm: 1m (7f213y) (Rnd) Coronation Stakes (Group 1) (Fillies) (Class 1) (3yo) 1 Cathedral David Egan2 Cercene (IRE) Gary Carroll3 Chantilly Lace (IRE) Rossa Ryan4 Duty First Hollie Doyle5 Exactly (IRE) Wayne Lordan6 Falakeyah Jim Crowley7 Flight Oisin Murphy8 January (IRE) Ryan Moore9 Kon Tiki William Buick10 Simmering Dylan McMonagle11 Zarigana Mickael Barzalona Tip: Zarigana 5.00pm: 1m (Str) Sandringham Stakes (Fillies' Handicap) (Class 2) (3yo 0-105) 1 Tabiti Colin Keane2 Betty Clover William Buick3 Serving With Style Clifford Lee4 Mojave River (FR) Dylan McMonagle5 Bountiful B Loughnane6 Silver Ghost (IRE) Sean Levey7 Sweet Chariot (IRE) Ryan Moore8 Amangani (IRE) Wayne Lordan9 Nancy J (IRE) Shane Foley10 Supermodel (IRE) Tom Marquand11 Miss Nightfall Oisin Murphy12 Never Let Go Kieran Shoemark13 Zgharta (IRE) Hollie Doyle14 Trad Jazz Harry Davies15 Oolong Poobong (IRE) Connor Beasley16 Saariselka Mickael Barzalona17 Cartwheel Andrew Slattery18 Dash Of Azure Richard Kingscote19 Cajole Saffie Osborne20 Sea Poetry (IRE) Trevor Whelan21 Purple Rainbow Warren Fentiman (5)22 Annsar Jack Doughty23 Bassadanza Joe Fanning24 Dancing Teapot (IRE) Chris Hayes25 Alfareqa David Probert26 Ryka (IRE) S D Bowen27 Arabian Leopard Silvestre De Sousa28 Eazy On The Eye Grace McEntee Tip: Alfareqa 5.35pm: 1m4f (1m3f211y) King Edward VII Stakes (Group 2) (Colts & Geldings) (Class 1) (3yo) 1 Amiloc Rossa Ryan2 Convergent (IRE) Clifford Lee3 Galveston Wayne Lordan4 Green Storm (IRE) B Loughnane5 Minhad Tom Marquand6 Nightwalker Colin Keane7 Opportunity James Doyle8 Puppet Master (IRE) Ryan Moore9 Regal Ulixes Oisin Murphy10 Wimbledon Hawkeye Silvestre De Sousa11 Zahrann (IRE) Ben Coen Tip: Amiloc 6.10pm: 5f Palace Of Holyroodhouse Stakes (Handicap) (Class 2) (3yo 0-105) 1 Hammer The Hammer (IRE) Tom Eaves2 Mr Lightside (IRE) Kevin Stott3 Jungle Drums (IRE) Saffie Osborne4 Candy George Wood5 Miss Lamai (IRE) Clifford Lee6 Maw Lam (IRE) Jack Nicholls (7)7 Zayer (IRE) Hollie Doyle8 Stormy Impact Warren Fentiman (5)9 Redorange Rossa Ryan10 Bodhi Bear (IRE) Seamie Heffernan11 King's Call (IRE) D Swift12 Realign (FR) James Doyle13 Ruby's Profit (IRE) Kieran Shoemark14 Enola Holmes (IRE) David Probert15 Arctic Voyage Richard Kingscote16 Vingegaard (IRE) R Sexton17 Englemere (IRE) B Loughnane18 Red Sand (IRE) Tom Marquand19 Dark Cloud Rising Daniel Tudhope20 Suhail Star (IRE) Ashley Lewis (7)21 King Of Light Shane Foley22 King Of Bears (IRE) Callum Shepherd23 Adrestia Oisin Murphy24 Jorge Alvares (IRE) Colin Keane25 Brosay Edward Greatrex26 Brighton Boy (IRE) William Buick27 Lexington Blitz (IRE) Sean Levey28 Mearall (IRE) Shane Gray29 An Outlaw's Grace (IRE) Reserve 130 Topwarrior Reserve 231 Gold Star Hero (IRE) Reserve 3 Tip: Realign
Irish Examiner
20 hours ago
- Climate
- Irish Examiner
No weather worries for O'Brien as temperatures rise at Ascot
With Royal Ascot baking in the sunshine, and temperatures set to be even hotter for the final two days of the showpiece fixture, Aidan O'Brien has praised all involved in horse welfare this week. And the master of Ballydoyle also allayed any fears the equine athletes on show would find conditions unduly oppressive, despite the mercury rising. O'Brien said: "Horses love heat, it's in their nature and when you are training horses they thrive in the heat and in the cold they don't always try, they don't like the cold weather. "Heat is always an advantage for horses and as long as there is plenty of water at hand, you would prefer it to be warm — if you asked the horse what weather he would like, I would know what he would say. "Ascot do an incredible job and we've had beautiful weather this week. I promise you, if you are training horses you would see the difference. When it's warm horses train better and get bigger and stronger, they eat better and drink better. When it's cold they put all their energy into keeping warm, so it's better it is warm any day." Dr Sally Taylor, head of equine regulation, safety, and welfare for the British Horseracing Authority (BHA), told ITV Racing: "The most important thing to realise is horses are very able to acclimatise to hot weather. When horses sweat it is their primary mechanism of losing heat, as the sweat evaporates it takes with it the heat so that is what you see when a horse sweats at the start. "When they finish racing we are able to mimic that process by applying cold water and creating a breeze. Ascot does a fantastic job, there is iced water available, horses are supervised by vets at all stages of their journey across the racecourse and they have state-of-the-art fans here to create a breeze."
Irish Examiner
a day ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Garden of Eden blossoms in Ribblesdale Stakes at Royal Ascot
Garden Of Eden continued her progress to provide trainer Aidan O'Brien with a record sixth victory in the Ribblesdale Stakes at Royal Ascot. The Ballydoyle handler saddled three runners in the Group Two contest, with Ryan Moore siding with Garden Of Eden (7-1), who struggled in successive Group races in the spring but raised her game to claim a Listed prize at Naas on her most recent appearance. Island Hopping was deployed in a pacesetting role, but her early exertions took their toll from the home turn, while Garden Of Eden galloped on powerfully up the straight to score by three and a quarter lengths from Understudy, with 2-1 favourite Catalina Delcarpio back in third. O'Brien said: "I was impressed with that, I'm delighted. She's getting better which is great. "We always thought stepping up in trip would help her and we stepped her up to a mile and a quarter the last day and she improved a lot. "She's by Saxon Warrior and when they go up in distance they do get better so she obviously improved for the step up. "The Irish Oaks would be a possibility, but she could also go to America for a Grade One over there, we will have to see." Read More Charles Darwin lives up to his billing in Norfolk Stakes
Irish Daily Mirror
a day ago
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Royal Ascot punter celebrating after placing €59,000 on winning bet
A Royal Ascot punter is celebrating after placing almost €59,000 on a winning bet. The anonymous backer put £50,000 (€58,554) on Charles Darwin in Thursday's opening race, the Norfolk Stakes. Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore have dominated the juvenile races this week and Charles Darwin (8/13 f) added to the victories of True Love and Gstaad from earlier in the week. One Star Sports punter placed the £50,000 bet at odds of 4/5 meaning they made a £40,000 (€46,833) profit. Flynn Goward, Managing Director at Star Sports, said before the race: 'We've had a positive first two days of the Royal meeting results wise, losing on course on Tuesday but winning overall yesterday, however we've laid a big bet on course in the opener which could start us on the back foot on Day Three. 'One bullish punter seems to have the utmost faith in the Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore pairing in the opener, placing a £50,000 win bet on Charles Darwin at 4/5 to land the Norfolk Stakes. 'We can also report good business on the Gold Cup, with a £20k bet on French raider Candelari at 5/2.' And the punter had few concerns throughout the race, with Charles Darwin soon bowling along in front under Moore, finding plenty once challenged and going away at the line to readily account for Wise Approach and Sandal's Song. 'He's lovely, Ryan always loved him and everyone always loved him at home,' said O'Brien. 'He's a big, powerful, strong horse. He really looks like a four-year-old racing against two-year-olds. 'I didn't know if Ryan was going to make the running or drop him in, but he decides that. He always thought he had loads left with the way he came on the bridle. 'He's very quick, a big and mature physical and everyone who rides him says he has a very good mind as well – he's very exciting. 'We were hoping he would get a lead as he never sees the front at home, he's very strong and very quick.' On the Ballydoyle pecking order regarding juveniles, O'Brien added: 'Albert Einstein is always just something like we've never seen before, the way he works. 'This horse is very fast – he's a sprinter, I don't know how far he's going to get, because he's very quick, and the horse the other day (Gstaad) looks like he's going to get seven, which means he could get a mile."
Daily Mirror
a day ago
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Paddy Power offer: Get 40/1 Aidan O'Brien to train a winner on Gold Cup day
Paddy Power is offering new customers to back Aidan O'Brien to produce yet another Royal Ascot winner on day three at 40/1 enhanced odds using promo code YHRCHR Paddy Power is jumping on the horse racing fever at Royal Ascot this week and day three is no stranger to it with it being Gold Cup Day! Right now, the bookies is offering 40/1 odds on Aidan O'Brien to produce a winner over the seven races today. The Irish trainer has a horse in five races today including the joint-favourite Illinois in the Royal Ascot Gold Cup as Ryan Moore looks to maintain the impressive form of last season placing in the top 3 in all seven races last season. The horse has already picked up one race ahead of the Gold Cup this week with a victory in Chester just last month. New customers can sign-up to this offer by heading over to the Paddy Power sign-up page and use promo code YHRCHR to activate the offer. Once you have signed up, new customers can deposit a minimum of £5 via debit card or Apple Pay before placing a £1 bet on the special market on Aidan O'Brien to train one or more winner at Ascot. How to claim the Paddy Power Offer for Royal Ascot Day 3 It could not be simpler claiming the Paddy Power offer ahead of Royal Ascot Day 3: Use the links on this page to sign up for your new Paddy Power account to activate your offer. Open a new account using promo code: YHRCHR Deposit a minimum of £5 by Cards or Apple Pay. Place a max £1 bet on the Special market on Aidan O'Brien To Train 1 Or More Winners At Ascot on Thursday, June 19th 18+ | Terms and conditions apply | | Gamble responsibly | Odds subject to change Terms and conditions Here are the key terms and conditions from Paddy Power: New customer offer Place a max £1 bet on the Special market on Aidan O'Brien to train a winner on the Royal Ascot Gold Cup Day Thursday, June 19th Winnings paid in cash at normal odds and are topped up to the enhanced price in Free Bets Free bets are valid 7 days, only deposits with cards & Apple Pay are eligible Excludes multiples & in-play bets. Full terms and conditions can be found here Gamble responsibly Article continues below Reach plc is committed to promoting safer gambling. All of our content and recommended bets are advised to those aged 18 or over. Odds are subject to change too. We strongly encourage our readers to only ever bet what they can afford to lose. For more information, please call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 or visit
