Full Result 3.05 Ascot | 19 June 2025

King George V Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)

(Class 2) (0-105, 3yo) (1m3f211yds) 1m4f Good To Firm

1st £56,694 2nd £26,587 3rd £13,299 4th £6,644 5th £3,322 6th £1,661

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁰⁾	8. Merchant (IRE) 3/1F Tom Marquand William Haggas	Tom Marquand William Haggas	3	94	90	95	104	–
b c Teofilo (IRE) - Ceistiu (IRE) (Vocalised)
Towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final 110yds, kept on well (op 10/3)

2⁽²¹⁾ 1	5. Serious Contender (IRE) 7/1 Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	3	96	92	96	103	–
b c Wootton Bassett - Lugnaquilla (IRE) (Galileo)
Raced wide early, prominent, raced in second after 2f, led over 2f out, headed inside final 110yds, stayed on (op 5/1)

3⁽³⁾ nk [1¼]	14. Pantile Warrior 40/1 Robert Havlin John & Thady Gosden	Robert Havlin John & Thady Gosden	3	91 h	87	90	97	–
ch g Frankel - Bahia Breeze (Mister Baileys)
Midfield, headway over 2f out, went second over 1f out, pressed leader inside final furlong, lost second inside final 110yds, stayed on

4⁽²⁾ 1¾ [3]	2. Nautical Force 25/1 Ben Coen J P Murtagh	Ben Coen J P Murtagh	3	98	94	95	101	–
ch g Ghaiyyath (IRE) - Sailing (GER) (Lope De Vega)
Took keen hold early, in touch with leaders, steady headway over 3f out, briefly went second over 1f out, kept on

5⁽¹⁶⁾ ¾ [3¾]	9. Omni Man (IRE) 11/1 Dylan Browne McMonagle Joseph Patrick O'Brien	Dylan Browne McMonagle Joseph Patrick O'Brien	3	94 t	90	89	96	–
b c Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Pretty Face (Rainbow Quest)
Held up in midfield, bit short of room when headway over 2f out, stayed on (op 14/1)

6⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [5¼]	15. Ammes (IRE) 50/1 Silvestre De Sousa James Owen	Silvestre De Sousa James Owen	3	90 p¹	86	83	89	–
b c No Nay Never (USA) - Crystal Diamond (Teofilo)
Led, headed over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong

7⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [6½]	3. Boatswain 28/1 Mickael Barzalona Simon & Ed Crisford	Mickael Barzalona Simon & Ed Crisford	3	98	94	89	95	–
ch g New Bay - Bay Light (IRE) (Lope De Vega)
Midfield, headway over 2f out, no telling impression (op 33/1)

8⁽²²⁾ shd [6¾]	4. Daiquiri Bay 20/1 Rossa Ryan Alan King	Rossa Ryan Alan King	3	97	93	88	94	–
ch c New Bay - Strawberry Martini (Mount Nelson)
Held up in rear, switched left over 2f out, headway over 1f out, never on terms (op 18/1)

9⁽¹⁷⁾ hd [6¾]	6. Sing Us A Song (IRE) 100/30 James Doyle Ralph Beckett	James Doyle Ralph Beckett	3	96	92	87	93	–
b c Camelot - Quiritis (Galileo)
Slowly away, held up in last, headway on outer over 2f out, never dangerous (jockey said colt was fractious in stalls and slowly away) (op 7/2)

9⁽⁴⁾ dht [6¾]	19. Waterford Flow (IRE) 50/1 Jamie Spencer Joseph Patrick O'Brien	Jamie Spencer Joseph Patrick O'Brien	3	810 t	82	77	83	–
b c Ghaiyyath (IRE) - Etesian Flow (Bated Breath)
Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, no impression

11⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [8¼]	17. Mafting 50/1 Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara	Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara	3	813	85	77	84	–
b g Too Darn Hot - Sub Rose (IRE) (Galileo)
In touch with leaders, headway on turn over 2f out, short of room over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

12⁽¹⁵⁾ ¾ [9]	12. Light As Air (IRE) 22/1 Wayne Lordan A P O'Brien	Wayne Lordan A P O'Brien	3	93 p¹	89	80	86	–
b c Wootton Bassett - Fluff (IRE) (Galileo)
Held up in rear, not clear run over 2f out, some headway inside final furlong, no impression (op 20/1)

13⁽¹²⁾ ½ [9½]	7. Chess Dad 33/1 Hollie Doyle Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	Hollie Doyle Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	3	95	91	81	88	–
b c Study Of Man (IRE) - Mosuo (IRE) (Oasis Dream)
Never better than midfield (op 40/1)

14⁽¹⁸⁾ shd [9¾]	13. The Cursor 40/1 Rob Hornby Andrew Balding	Rob Hornby Andrew Balding	3	91	87	77	83	–
b c Frankel - Villa Marina (Le Havre)
Raced wide, midfield on outer, headway over 2f out, no extra over 1f out (op 33/1)

15⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [10¼]	10. Gunship (IRE) 13/2 Oisin Murphy James Ferguson	Oisin Murphy James Ferguson	3	93 t	89	78	85	–
br c Sea The Stars (IRE) - Lucky Clio (IRE) (Key Of Luck)
In touch with leaders, headway and went third over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

16⁽¹⁹⁾ 1 [11¼]	16. Lightening Mann 22/1 Edward Greatrex Jack Channon	Edward Greatrex Jack Channon	3	813 t	85	73	79	–
b g Kameko (USA) - Lightening Dance (Nathaniel)
In rear, short of room over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, no impression (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run approaching final furlong) (op 20/1)

17⁽¹¹⁾ 3 [14¼]	18. Grecian Legacy (IRE) 50/1 Jim Crowley Daniel & Claire Kubler	Jim Crowley Daniel & Claire Kubler	3	812 t	84	67	73	–
b g Magna Grecia (IRE) - Eleanor Roosevelt (IRE) (Dalakhani)
Never better than midfield (tchd 40/1)

18⁽⁹⁾ 16 [30¼]	11. Propose (IRE) 9/1 Sean Levey A P O'Brien	Sean Levey A P O'Brien	3	93	89	46	53	–
b c Frankel - Prize Exhibit (Showcasing)
Prominent, raced in third after 2f, lost third over 3f out, weakened over 2f out (op 10/1)

19⁽¹³⁾ ½ [30¾]	1. Masai Moon 12/1 William Buick Charlie Appleby	William Buick Charlie Appleby	3	99	95	51	58	–
b g Siyouni (FR) - Mairwen (Dubawi)
Raced wide, midfield on outer, weakened quickly over 2f out (op 14/1)

19 ran Off time: 3:06:03 Winning time: 2m 29.44s (fast by 0.26s) Total SP: 137%
1st owner: Highclere Thoroughbred Racing - Barn Owl (Merchant) 1st breeder: J S Bolger
2nd owner: Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor (Serious Contender)
3rd owner: C J Murfitt (Pantile Warrior)
Tote win: £4 PL: £1.65 £4.25 £12.95 Ex: £34.80 CSF: £23.29 Tricast: £753.18 Trifecta: £1,480.10
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-8] 73 (11%) M [9-16] 18 (36%) H [17-22] 59 (53%)

3:05 Ascot 19 Jun 2025

King George V Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)