Saturday 19 June · Royal Ascot, England
14:30 Chesham Stakes (Listed)
- Distance
- 0m 7f 0y
- Going
- Soft (Heavy in places)
- Class
- 1
- Prize
- GBP 65000
- Runners
- 10
Race preview
Aidan O'Brien has won this three times in the last five years and has a great chance of adding to his tally with the son of Australia, POINT LONSDALE, who looked extremely precocious when dispatching the opposition with real disdain at the Curragh on debut. The 575,000gns buy was over five lengths clear of the second on that occasion and the runner-up gave the form some substance when beaten a head at Gowran Park next time. New Science is another expensive yearling to consider and made a winning start when bettering Reach For The Moon (second) at Yarmouth last month. There is a huge price differential between the pair here, however, and the latter may offer much better value at double-figure odds. Sweeping chased home Coventry sixth Dhabab at Leicester on debut and could appreciate the step up to 7f, while similar applies to Mark Johnston's Out In Yorkshire, who made all at Beverley in her first outing and was headed late when attempting the same at Salisbury last time.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Point Lonsdale | 1 | R L Moore | A P O'Brien | 9 3 | 10-11 | |
| 2 | Reach For The Moon | 2 | L Dettori | J & T Gosden | 9 3 | 11-1 | |
| 3 | Great Max | 1 | James Doyle | M L W Bell | 9 3 | 15-2 | |
| 4 | Sweeping | 2 | Hollie Doyle | A Watson | 9 3 | 16-1 | |
| 5 | Masekela | 1 | Oisin Murphy | A M Balding | 9 3 | 6-1 | |
| 6 | Withering | 2 | David Egan | J A Osborne | 9 3 | 50-1 | |
| 7 | New Science | 1 | W Buick | C Appleby | 9 3 | 13-2 | |
| 8 | Out In Yorkshire | 12 | B A Curtis | C & M Johnston | 8 12 | 40-1 | |
| 9 | Radio Caroline | 71 | Charles Bishop | M R Channon | 8 12 | 50-1 | |
| 10 | Sharp Combo | 51 | F Norton | C & M Johnston | 9 3 | 80-1 |