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Venetian Sun
VENETIAN SUN looks a stand-out amongst the current crop of 3-y-o sprinters on the basis of her most impressive success at Haydock last month and she is fancied to gain a second Royal Ascot success. Charles Darwin, who also scored at this meeting last season, can't have been himself at Naas last time and is worth another chance, so makes the shortlist alongside Division and Coppull.
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- 21(13)Venetian SunJ: Clifford LeeE: K. R. Burke1113-01Âge 311/811/86/4
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- Jours Depuis La Dernière Course: 27
Won first 4 starts at 5f/6f, including the Albany at this meeting. Shaped well in the 1000 Guineas on return before her stamina gave way and looked a sprinter right out of the top drawer when the most-impressive winner of the Sandy Lane Stakes (6f) at Haydock last month. The one to beat.DateCourseDistConditionsTypePosHaydock Park6fGood to Soft (Good in places)Flat1/7Newmarket (rowley)1mGood to FirmFlat11/19Curragh7fYieldingFlat3/7Deauville5f 212yGoodFlat1/6Newmarket (july)6fGood to FirmFlat1/6- 1(11)Albert EinsteinJ: Ryan MooreE: Aidan O'Brien, Ireland11-632Âge 37/17/113/2
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- Jours Depuis La Dernière Course: 34
Well regarded colt who won both starts last spring, latterly a 6f Group 3 at the Curragh. Beaten favourite all 3 starts this season, though got back on track when a neck second of 10 to Song of The Clyde in listed race at Newbury (6f, good) 34 days ago. Another step forward will be needed here.DateCourseDistConditionsTypePosNewbury6fGood (Good to Firm in places)Flat2/10Newbury7fGood (Good to Firm in places)Flat3/8Curragh7fSoft to HeavyFlat6/10Curragh6fGoodFlat1/6Naas5f 205yGood (Good to Firm in places)Flat1/7- 6(3)DivisionJ: James DoyleE: William Haggas1115-32Âge 310/110/111/1
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- Jours Depuis La Dernière Course: 27
Won 3 times last year, including a listed race at York. Arguably shaped best when third to Coppull in the Pavilion Stakes at C&D on return, and although no match for Venetian Sun in the Sandy Lane Stakes at Haydock since, his place claims are solid again.DateCourseDistConditionsTypePosHaydock Park6fGood to Soft (Good in places)Flat2/7Ascot6fGood to Firm (Good in places)Flat3/8Ascot6fGoodFlat5/11York6fGoodFlat1/13Yarmouth6f 3yGood to SoftFlat1/8- 5(14)CoppullJ: Rossa RyanE: Clive Cox13153-1Âge 310/110/111/1
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- Jours Depuis La Dernière Course: 49
Third in the Middle Park last September before a 7-month break and then returned in top form when winning Group 3 Pavilion Stakes at this C&D, albeit with the benefit of a positional advantage over the placed pair. Clearly merits serious respect nonetheless.DateCourseDistConditionsTypePosAscot6fGood to Firm (Good in places)Flat1/8Newmarket (rowley)6fGood to FirmFlat3/9Deauville5f 212yGoodFlat5/6Goodwood6fGood (Good to Firm in places)Flat1/9Ascot6fGood to Firm (Good in places)Flat3/20- 4(20)Charles DarwinJ: W. M. LordanE: Aidan O'Brien, Ireland4111-18Âge 311/111/112/1
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- EQ: Blinkers
- Jours Depuis La Dernière Course: 33
Highly progressive and exciting at 2, completing a hat-trick in the Norfolk at this meeting last year, beating Wise Approach. Picked up where he left off when winning 6f Navan listed race on return but clearly wasn't 100% at Naas last month. Remains with potential now blinkered.DateCourseDistConditionsTypePosNaas5f 205yGood (Good to Yielding in places)Flat8/8Navan5f 180yGood to Yielding (Good in places)Flat1/7Ascot5fGood to FirmFlat1/15Naas5fGood (Good to Firm in places)Flat1/4Navan5f 180ySoftFlat1/12- 12(9)SamanganJ: Mickael BarzalonaE: Francis-Henri Graffard, France4111-24Âge 312/110/111/1
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- Jours Depuis La Dernière Course: 31
Won all 3 starts following his debut in France last season, including a Group 3 and Group 2 at Chantilly. Runner-up in the Prix Djebel (7f) on return but bit below that level when failing to land the odds in the Prix Texanita back at Chantilly last time. Needs more to figure.DateCourseDistConditionsTypePosChantilly5f 212ySoftFlat4/7Deauville6f 211yGood to softFlat2/10Chantilly5f 212ySoftFlat1/5Chantilly5f 212yGood to softFlat1/8Deauville5f 103yGood to softFlat1/6- 15(15)Wise ApproachJ: William BuickE: Charlie Appleby2131-54Âge 314/111/112/1
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- Jours Depuis La Dernière Course: 34
Won 3 times in 2025, emulating his half-brother Perfect Power (also won this) in winning the Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket. Bit disappointing so far this season though, only fourth behind Song of The Clyde in a Newbury listed race last month, though a strong gallop here should prove beneficial.DateCourseDistConditionsTypePosNewbury6fGood (Good to Firm in places)Flat4/10Ascot6fGood to Firm (Good in places)Flat5/8Newmarket (rowley)6fGood to FirmFlat1/9Deauville5f 212yGoodFlat3/6Newbury6fGood to Firm (Good in places)Flat1/5- 22(1)ZanthosJ: Oisin MurphyE: Simon & Ed Crisford121-9Âge 320/120/118/1
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- Jours Depuis La Dernière Course: 40
Won a 7f maiden at Newmarket on debut and much improved when winning a good renewal of the Rockfel Stakes (7f) on the Rowley Mile there on her final outing at 2 yrs. Didn't get home upped to 1m in the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches on return and this enthusiastic sort looks worth a try as a sprinter.DateCourseDistConditionsTypePosLongchamp7f 210ySoftFlat9/15Newmarket (rowley)7fGood to FirmFlat1/10Leicester7fGood to Firm (Good in places)Flat2/8Newmarket (july)7fGood to FirmFlat1/6- 17(7)Havana AnnaJ: G. M. RyanE: Donnacha Aidan O'Brien, Ireland11220-1Âge 320/120/118/1
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- Jours Depuis La Dernière Course: 33
Won a maiden and listed race over 5f at Naas last summer. Better form when runner-up in the Group 1 Cheveley Park at Newmarket after and she didn't need to be at her best when taking the 8-runner Lacken Stakes at Naas (6f, good to soft) 33 days ago despite pulling hard. This race is deeper again.DateCourseDistConditionsTypePosNaas5f 205yGood (Good to Yielding in places)Flat1/8Del Mar5fFlat12/12Newmarket (rowley)6fGood to FirmFlat2/9Longchamp4f 214yVery softFlat2/10Naas5fYieldingFlat1/7- 10(21)OutfielderJ: David EganE: Wesley A. Ward, USA1410-11Âge 320/120/122/1
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- EQ: Tongue strap
- Jours Depuis La Dernière Course: 41
American-trained colt has won 4 of his 6 starts, scoring at Turfway Park on comeback before improving further returned to turf to win a 7-runner listed race at Churchill Downs (5.5f) last month. Beaten on both tries in Group 1s, though. Tongue tie back on.DateCourseDistConditionsTypePosChurchill Downs5f 110yFlat1/7Turfway Park6fFlat1/5Del Mar1mFlat14/14Keeneland6fFlat1/7Deauville5f 212yGoodFlat4/6- 13(2)Song of The ClydeJ: Hector CrouchE: Clive Cox2125-41Âge 325/125/128/1
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- Jours Depuis La Dernière Course: 34
Dual winner at 2 yrs and showed improved form and a good attitude when getting the better of Albert Einstein in a 6f Newbury listed race last month. Although this is tougher still, he's undoubtedly going the right way.DateCourseDistConditionsTypePosNewbury6fGood (Good to Firm in places)Flat1/10Newmarket (rowley)6fGoodFlat4/13Redcar5f 217yGood to Soft (Good in places)Flat5/15Doncaster6f 111yGood to Soft (Good in places)Flat2/21York6fGood to Firm (Good in places)Flat1/21- 19(17)Midnight TangoJ: Kieran ShoemarkE: Ed Walker24460-2Âge 328/128/133/1
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- Jours Depuis La Dernière Course: 49
Failed to win from 5 starts in listed/Group 3 races after landing a Hamilton maiden last season but she produced a much improved effort on return by running Coppull to just a neck the Pavilion Stakes at this C&D last month. Still unexposed as a sprinter and she holds frame claims again.DateCourseDistConditionsTypePosAscot6fGood to Firm (Good in places)Flat2/8Newmarket (rowley)7fGood (Good to Firm in places)Flat10/10Haydock Park1m 37yGoodFlat6/7Newmarket (july)7fGood to FirmFlat4/5Ascot6fGood (Good to Firm in places)Flat4/10- 7(10)Havana HurricaneJ: Charles BishopE: Eve Johnson Houghton12346-3Âge 328/128/133/1
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- Jours Depuis La Dernière Course: 34
Won the Windsor Castle at this meeting last season before making the frame a couple of times at pattern level. Returned with a good 2¾ lengths third of 10 to Song of The Clyde in listed race at Newbury (6f, good) 34 days ago but difficult to see him making more of an impact up in grade.DateCourseDistConditionsTypePosNewbury6fGood (Good to Firm in places)Flat3/10Newmarket (rowley)6fGood to FirmFlat6/9Doncaster5f 3yGood (Good to Soft in places)Flat4/10Goodwood6fGood (Good to Firm in places)Flat3/9Newbury5f 34yGoodFlat2/19- 2(19)Aspect IslandJ: Cieren FallonE: James Owen133-730Âge 333/133/128/1
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- EQ: Visor
- Jours Depuis La Dernière Course: 3
Placed at listed level against fellow 3-y-os at York in May but had his limitations exposed when down the field in the King Charles III (5f) here on Tuesday in first-time visor, albeit meeting a little bit of trouble. Probably up against it again in this grade.DateCourseDistConditionsTypePosAscot5fGood to FirmFlat16/26York5fGoodFlat3/10Newmarket (rowley)6fGoodFlat7/14Del Mar5fFlat3/12Newmarket (rowley)5fGood (Good to Firm in places)Flat3/10- 16(16)FitzellaJ: James McDonaldE: Hugo Palmer4125-56Âge 333/133/128/1
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- Jours Depuis La Dernière Course: 48
Made all when a useful winner of the Group 3 Princess Margaret Stakes at C&D last year but did too much too soon when fifth in the Nell Gwyn (7f) on reappearance. Return to sprinting may benefit on that evidence but she's surely biting off more than she can chew at this level.DateCourseDistConditionsTypePosGoodwood6fGood (Good to Firm in places)Flat6/9Newmarket (rowley)7fGoodFlat5/12Newmarket (rowley)6fGood to FirmFlat5/9Deauville6f 211yGoodFlat2/7Ascot6fGood (Good to Firm in places)Flat1/10- 3(18)BrusselsJ: R. P. WhelanE: Aidan O'Brien, Ireland4222-64Âge 340/140/133/1
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- EQ: Cheekpieces and tongue strap
- Jours Depuis La Dernière Course: 27
Runner-up 3 times in pattern races last autumn but below the pick of his form this spring, most recently when 7¾ lengths fourth of 7 to Venetian Sun in Sandy Lane Stakes at Haydock (6f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Cheekpieces go on.DateCourseDistConditionsTypePosHaydock Park6fGood to Soft (Good in places)Flat4/7Ascot6fGood to Firm (Good in places)Flat6/8Del Mar5fFlat2/12Newmarket (rowley)5fGood (Good to Firm in places)Flat2/10Newmarket (rowley)6fGood to FirmFlat2/9- 9(5)Northern ChampionJ: Jamie SpencerE: Ed Walker159-110Âge 340/140/150/1
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- Jours Depuis La Dernière Course: 83
Won a valuable newcomers event at Deauville and looked progressive when successful in back-to-back conditions races in Meydan over the winter. Subsequently flying too high in the Group 1 Al Quoz Sprint in late-March and it could be a similar story here.DateCourseDistConditionsTypePosMeydan5f 212yGoodFlat10/11Meydan5f 212yFlat1/13Meydan6f 211yGoodFlat1/14Longchamp7f 210yVery softFlat9/16Newmarket (rowley)7fGood (Good to Firm in places)Flat5/7- 8(6)My Calyx CenJ: Aurelien LemaitreE: Patrik Olave Valdivielso, France21-111Âge 340/140/133/1
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- Jours Depuis La Dernière Course: 66
Has won all 4 starts since going down narrowly on debut, supplementing his win in a Chantilly listed event by scraping home in the 13-runner Prix Sigy (5.5f) there in April. Progressive, but this will require a lot more again.DateCourseDistConditionsTypePosChantilly5f 103yGoodFlat1/13Chantilly6f 102yStandardFlat1/13Pau7f 210yStandardFlat1/6Bordeaux7f 210ySoftFlat1/7Bordeaux7f 210ySoftFlat2/9- 20(8)Spicy MargJ: Tom MarquandE: Michael Bell1041-83Âge 340/140/150/1
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- Jours Depuis La Dernière Course: 27
Ended her 2-y-o campaign with a 6f listed success and wasn't disgraced when mid-field in the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket on return. Gave her running when third of 7 to Venetian Sun in Sandy Lane Stakes (9/2) at Haydock (6f) last month but she's exposed as not quite up to this level by now.DateCourseDistConditionsTypePosHaydock Park6fGood to Soft (Good in places)Flat3/7Newmarket (rowley)1mGood to FirmFlat8/19Newmarket (rowley)6fGoodFlat1/19Newmarket (rowley)5fGood (Good to Firm in places)Flat4/10York5fGood to Firm (Good in places)Flat17/17- 11(22)Rock On ThunderJ: Kevin StottE: Kevin Ryan19226-6Âge 380/180/1100/1
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- EQ: Cheekpieces
- Jours Depuis La Dernière Course: 27
Best effort last year when close second in the Gimcrack at York but that form hasn't really worked out and he was soundly beaten after behaving coltishly in the preliminaries in the Sandy Lane Stakes at Haydock on return. Cheekpieces go on.DateCourseDistConditionsTypePosHaydock Park6fGood to Soft (Good in places)Flat6/7Newbury6fGood to SoftFlat6/8York6fGood to Firm (Good in places)Flat2/8Newbury6fGood to Firm (Good in places)Flat2/5Ascot6fGood to Firm (Good in places)Flat9/20- 18(4)Kimi ReyJ: Clement LecoeuvreE: Francis-Henri Graffard, France313-123Âge 380/1100/166/1
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- Jours Depuis La Dernière Course: 31
Three-time winner in France, including twice at listed level. Gave her running when ¾-length third of 7 to Dostoievsky in Prix Texanita at Chantilly (6f, soft) 31 days ago but she's consistent rather than progressive and looks up against on her first go in a Group 1.DateCourseDistConditionsTypePosChantilly5f 212ySoftFlat3/7Chantilly5f 103yGoodFlat2/13Chantilly5f 103yHeavyFlat1/13Deauville5f 103yVery softFlat3/8Deauville4f 214yGoodFlat1/8- 14(12)Super SoldierJ: Pierre-Louis JaminE: K. R. Burke2794-00Âge 3100/1100/180/1
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- Jours Depuis La Dernière Course: 6
Useful 2-y-o but well held in 6f Doncaster listed event on reappearance in March and only mid-field in a York handicap last weekend. Out of his depth here.DateCourseDistConditionsTypePosYork6fGood (Good to Firm in places)Flat10/22Doncaster6f 2yGood to Soft (Soft in places)Flat11/12Ascot6fGoodFlat4/11Kempton Park6fStandard / SlowFlat9/10Goodwood6fGood (Good to Firm in places)Flat7/9