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The Betfred Rose Of Lancaster Stakes

(CLASS 1) (GROUP 3)

One mile two furlongs abt 100 yds outer (10fabt100yds) (2,000 metres) for three yrs old and upwards

Advertised Total prize fund £75000. Owners Prize Money. Winner £33420; Second £13718; Third £6863; Fourth £3428; Fifth £1718; Sixth £855. (Penalty Value £42532.50) A SS

No Horse

1 AL AA SY (I RE

) (2 1)

B g Sea The Stars (IRE) - Kitcara (Shamardal (USA))

Owner: Shadwell Estate Company Ltd

Trainer: William Haggas, Newmarket

Breeder: Sunderland Holding Inc.

Horse Age: 6

Weight: 9 7

Colours: ROYAL BLUE, WHITE epaulets, striped cap. Form: 240/1-51 D

Draw Jockey

Dr aw 2 Jim Crowley

HHHH Held up; high-class at 1m4f in the first half of 2021; lightly raced since and with very mixed results but he had little difficulty picking up Phantom Flight and his four other rivals in 1m2f Listed race at Newbury three weeks ago; goes well at that track, unraced here; good chance on that form and he used to be capable of a bit better.

Official BHA Rating 113

2 C L A S S IC CAUS EWAY (U SA ) (2 8)

Ch c Giant’s Causeway (USA) - Private World (USA) (Thunder Gulch (USA))

Owner: Kentucky West Racing & Clarke M Cooper

Trainer: Kenneth G. McPeek, USA

Breeder: Kenticky West Racing Llc & Clarke M. Coo

Horse Age: 4

Weight: 9 7

Dr aw 4 Jason Hart

Colours: GREEN, GOLD collar and sleeves, GREEN cap

Form: 6-26466 D

HH US challenger who made virtually all to win the Grade 1 Belmont Derby (1m2f, firm) last July; however, he’s drawn a blank since and, following a respectable fourth at Churchill Downs in June, soundly beaten at Ascot (1m2f/1m) on last two outings; best watched for now.

3 EL DR A M A (I RE ) (5 7 )

Ch h Lope de Vega (IRE) - Victoire Finale (Peintre Celebre (USA))

Owner: Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum

Trainer: K. R. Burke, Leyburn

Breeder: Farm Cove Thoroughbreds

Horse Age: 5

Official BHA Rating 107

Dr aw 3 Clifford Lee

Weight: 9 7

Colours: YELLOW, large BLACK spots and spots on cap

Form: 25-2044 D

HHH No win since1m2f Listed race at Chester in May 2021, seen over 1m as often as 1m2f; twice ran well last autumnand went close from the front in 1m1f Group 1 at Meydan in March but not so good since and has left Roger Varian; needs a return to peak form

Official BHA Rating 108

4 K IN G OF CO NQ UE ST (G B) (5 3)

B g Lope de Vega (IRE) - Moi Meme (Teofilo (IRE))

Owner: Godolphin

Trainer: Charlie Appleby, Newmarket

Breeder: Fortescue Bloodstock

Sponsor: Emirates Fly Better

Horse Age: 4

Weight: 9 7

Colours: ROYAL BLUE

Form: 21-1116 D

Dr aw 7 James Doyle

HHHH Last two legs of his four-timer came in May with 1m1f Newmarket handicap (good to soft) and 1m2f Goodwood

Listed event (good to firm); not discredited at Royal Ascot on latest outing; usually races prominently but didn’t last time; has needed some pushing and cheekpieces are enlisted; firmly in the mix if they have no adverse effect. Official BHA Rating 111

5 P H A N TO M FL IG HT (G B) (2 1)

B c Siyouni (FR) - Qushchi (Encosta de Lago (AUS))

Owner: Coverdale Stud

Trainer: James Horton, Middleham

Breeder: St Albans Bloodstock LLP

Sponsor: Manor House Farm

Horse Age: 4

Weight: 9 7

Dr aw 1 P. J. McDonald

Colours: GOLD, ONYX stripes on sleeves, GOLD cap with ONYX button

Form: 10-3342 C D

HHH Impressive winner of a 1m2f handicap at last year’s York Ebor festival; competitive in Listed events without wining one; first time making the running when creditable second to Al Aasy at Newbury three weeks ago but he’s a bit behind a few of these rivals on form. Official BHA Rating 107

6 SAV V Y VI CTO R Y (I RE ) (3 6)

B c New Bay - Highlands Queen (FR) (Mount Nelson) Dr

Owner: Mr Julian Hui

Trainer: S. P. C. Woods, Newmarket

Breeder: Ballylinch Stud

Sponsor: Brook Stud Bloodstock Ltd

Horse Age: 4 Weight: 9 7

Colours: YELLOW, RED star, RED sleeves, YELLOW armlets, check cap

Form: 3-52001 D

HHHH Animprovedperformerthisseason;oftenheldupandcomingfromlastoffourworkedoutnicelyin1m2fListedraced at Sandown on latest outing; showed career-best form in that win, so he is capable of a bold show if the cards fall right again

Official BHA Rating 111

7 M ID N I G HT MI LE (I RE ) (1 5)

B f No Nay Never (USA) - Ruby Tuesday (IRE) (Galileo (IRE))

Owner: Mrs Richard Henry & Mrs John Magnier

Trainer: Richard Fahey, Malton

Breeder: Premier Bloodstock

Horse Age: 3 Weight: 8 10

Dr aw 5 Oisin Orr

Colours: DARK BLUE and EMERALD GREEN check, WHITE sleeves and cap

Form: 114-401 D

HHHHH Much better than she showed in the Group 2 Ribblesdale (1m4f) at Royal Ascot and hit a new high when taking ten-runner Listed fillies’ race at York (1m2f, good to soft) 15 days ago, in authoritative style after leading 2f out; this demands more again but she’s heading the right way

Sheepskin Cheek Pieces worn first time by No 4.

2022: ANMAAT (IRE) 4 9 7 Jim Crowley 11-4 (Owen Burrows) 10 ran

Official BHA Rating 104

BETTING FORECAST:

2-1 Al Aasy (IRE), 3-1 King of Conquest (GB), 5-1 Savvy Victory (IRE), Midnight Mile (IRE), 7-1 Phantom Flight (GB), 10-1 El Drama (IRE), 33-1 Classic Causeway (USA)

Race Predictor

The safety and welfare of horses and jockeys is paramount throughout the year at Ascot. In recent years we have invested significantly to improve our facilities on and off the track to ensure we provide the very best care and attention for all participants Nowhere is this better demonstrated than in the changes made to the racing surface itself during the redevelopment in 2006.

The key elements of the project were to camber the home and old paddock bends and to remove the road crossings over the track, replacing them with underpasses. This created a safer surface for the horses, where previously some less experienced runners had occasionally shied at the differing surfaces.

Further improvements to equine welfare provision were made as part of a £700,000 project to create an enhanced unsaddling area in 2016. Increased in size to accommodate large field races more comfortably, the Unsaddling Enclosure Lawn is positioned to benefit from maximum shade from the crown of an adjacent mature tree as well as a repositioned tulip tree, which sits to the south of the oval. Equine misting fans were also installed to aid with post-race cooling of horses.

Four specifically qualified equine vets are on duty every raceday, dedicated to the welfare of all the horses. During each race, vets follow the runners by car and can respond to and attend a casualty generally within a minute – as fast as the paramedic teams responsible for human casualties.

Ascot’s two permanent veterinary boxes are supplemented with an X-Ray machine for the major meetings to assist with swift diagnosis before administration of treatment on site or any movement necessary to equine hospitals. There are two equine ambulances on course at all times and three ambulances for any incidents involving injuries to jockeys.

The jockeys’ facilities at Ascot include a medical treatment room, rest rooms and a dedicated room for physiotherapy