Full Result 3.35 Ascot | 18 June 2020

Gold Cup (Group 1) (British Champions Series)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m3f210yds) 2m4f Soft

1st £148,000 2nd £55,975 3rd £27,975 4th £13,975

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	4. Stradivarius (IRE) 4/5F Frankie Dettori John Gosden	Frankie Dettori John Gosden	6	92	122	100	125	–
ch h Sea The Stars (IRE) - Private Life (FR) (Bering)
Midfield, smooth headway from 3f out, close up and cruising 2f out, pushed along and led over 1f out, went well clear inside final furlong, eased towards finish, impressive (op 10/11 tchd 8/11)

2⁽¹⁾ 10	7. Nayef Road (IRE) 11/1 Ryan Moore Mark Johnston	Ryan Moore Mark Johnston	4	91	113	89	116	–
ch c Galileo (IRE) - Rose Bonheur (Danehill Dancer)
Raced freely, led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no match for winner but kept on (op 14/1)

3⁽⁶⁾ 8 [18]	1. Cross Counter 7/1 James Doyle Charlie Appleby	James Doyle Charlie Appleby	5	92	118	80	109	–
b g Teofilo (IRE) - Waitress (USA) (Kingmambo)
Dwelt start, in rear, still plenty to do when ridden 3f out, went third inside final furlong, no match for first two (op 10/1)

4⁽⁷⁾ 3 [21]	5. Withhold 40/1 Jason Watson Roger Charlton	Jason Watson Roger Charlton	7	92 p	110	77	106	–
b g Champs Elysees - Coming Back (Fantastic Light)
Close up, ridden and weakened gradually from 3f out (op 50/1)

5⁽⁴⁾ 2¼ [23¼]	2. Mekong 33/1 Jim Crowley Jamie Osborne	Jim Crowley Jamie Osborne	5	92 h	112	74	104	–
b g Frankel - Ship's Biscuit (Tiger Hill)
Slowly away, took keen hold, in rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, made no impression (jockey said gelding was slowly away) (op 22/1)

6⁽⁸⁾ 4 [27¼]	3. Prince Of Arran 33/1 Andrea Atzeni Charlie Fellowes	Andrea Atzeni Charlie Fellowes	7	92	113	70	100	–
b g Shirocco (GER) - Storming Sioux (Storming Home)
Midfield, shaken up and found little over 3f out, hung right when ridden 2f out, never on terms (op 40/1)

7⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [29¾]	8. Technician (IRE) 4/1 Oisin Murphy Martyn Meade	Oisin Murphy Martyn Meade	4	91	116	68	98	–
gr c Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Arosa (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Towards rear, pushed along 6f out, ridden 4f out, never on terms (trainer said, regards the poor performance, colt may not have stayed the trip on this occasion) (op 10/3 tchd 11/4 and tchd 9/2)

8⁽³⁾ nk [30]	6. Moonlight Spirit (IRE) 10/1 William Buick Charlie Appleby	William Buick Charlie Appleby	4	91	110	68	98	–
b g Dubawi (IRE) - Moonsail (Monsun)
Prominent, pushed along 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out, eased towards finish (jockey said gelding had no more to give) (tchd 11/1)

8 ran Off time: 3:39:45 Winning time: 4m 32.60s (slow by 12.10s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: B E Nielsen (Stradivarius) 1st breeder: Bjorn Nielsen
2nd owner: Mohamed Obaida (Nayef Road)
3rd owner: Godolphin (Cross Counter)
Tote win: £1.50 PL: £1.20 £2.50 £2.10 Ex: £8.30 CSF: £10.85 Tricast: £38.79 Trifecta: £31.80

3:35 Ascot 18 Jun 2020

Gold Cup (Group 1) (British Champions Series)