The Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes (Handicap) - continued

19 STAY WELL (GB) (16) 5 9 3 (129)

2055-03 B g Iffraaj - Sweeping Up (Sea The Stars (IRE))

BEN & SIR MARTYN ARBIB Jason Hart

HUGHIE MORRISON, East Ilsley

(Breeder - Arbib Bloodstock Partnership)

D BF YELLOW, ROYAL BLUE Cross of Lorraine, armlets and cap.

Draw 14

HH Peak efforts on good or AW; looked back to his best when third of 14 at Kempton (1m4f, AW) on latest outing; hooded on last three; trainer has a good record in this race but three runs at Ascot have not brought out the best in this representative, most recently when ninth in this race last year. Official BHA Rating 96

Result: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th

Distances: 1-2 2-3 Time: Min . Secs.

Number Of Declared Runners 19

Tongue Strap worn first time by No. 1. Hood worn by No. 19. Blinkers worn by No. 4. Visor worn by No. 7. Tongue Strap worn by No. 6, 18. Sheepskin Cheek Pieces worn by No. 5. Running for the first time since Gelding No. 11.

Standard Time: 2 mins 35.37 secs

Record Time: 2 mins 24.60 secs by Novellist age 4 wt 9-7 good to firm, 27/07/13

2022: CANDLEFORD (IRE) 4 8 12 Tom Marquand 11-2 (William Haggas) 18 ran

Race Summary:

It was 2008 when this race was last won from a single-figure draw, by one who made all. Aimeric and Teumessias Fox look the most interesting candidates among those drawn low this time but preference is for something out a bit wider and top of the list are HMS PRESIDENT, Omniscient (the second reserve) and Al Nafir in that order HMS President is the only one of those three who has run this season and he’s been in the form of his life, looking sure to run well again today, but the potential of those two 4yo opponents, particularly the Sir Mark Prescott-trained Omniscient, has to be feared. Others to consider seriously include Maksud, Haunted Dream and Moracana.

Race Predictor: MAKSUD

HMS PRESIDENT

Forecast: 9-2 Al Nafir (IRE), 6-1 Teumessias Fox (IRE), 7-1 Okita Soushi (IRE), 10-1, Nagano (GB), Aimeric (GB), 14-1 White Wolf (IRE), Live Your Dream (IRE) Haunted Dream (IRE), Ajero (IRE), 20-1 Maksud (GB), Moracana (IRE), HMS President (IRE), 22-1 Max Mayhem (GB), 25-1 Jack Darcy (IRE), Lucander (IRE), Stay Well (GB), 28-1 Aikhal (IRE), Global Heat (IRE), 40-1 Tyson Fury (GB)

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OF THE LAST 20 WINNERS

HAD ALREADY WON A

Group Race

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OF THE LAST 20 WINNERS

WERE TRAINED IN