Full Result 4.15 Ascot | 18 June 2026

Gold Cup (Group 1)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m3f210yds) 2m4f Good To Firm

1st £396,970 2nd £150,500 3rd £75,320 4th £37,520 5th £18,830 6th £9,450

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	10. Scandinavia (USA) 11/8F Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	4	93 p	117	–	–	–
bb c Justify (USA) - Fabulous (IRE) (Galileo)
Prominent, pushed along over 3f out, went second over 2f out, ridden and challenging from over 1f out, kept on well to lead final strides (op 9/4)

2⁽²⁾ hd	6. Trawlerman (IRE) 100/30 William Buick John & Thady Gosden	William Buick John & Thady Gosden	8	94 h	121	–	–	–
b g Golden Horn - Tidespring (IRE) (Monsun)
Led, ridden over 2f out, faced challenge from over 1f out, stayed on but headed final strides (op 5/2)

3⁽⁹⁾ 9 [9¼]	5. Sweet William (IRE) 11/1 Robert Havlin John & Thady Gosden	Robert Havlin John & Thady Gosden	7	94 v	117	–	–	–
b g Sea The Stars (IRE) - Gale Force (Shirocco)
Mounted in chute, midfield, niggled along and lost position and over 3f out, headway over 2f out, went third inside final furlong, no match for first two (op 10/1)

4⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [10¾]	2. Al Riffa (FR) 8/1 Dylan Browne McMonagle Joseph Patrick O'Brien	Dylan Browne McMonagle Joseph Patrick O'Brien	6	94 p	120	–	–	–
b h Wootton Bassett - Love On My Mind (IRE) (Galileo)
Held up in rear, plenty to do when ridden over 2f out, headway inside final furlong, disputing fourth inside final furlong, kept on but never dangerous (tchd 17/2)

5⁽⁷⁾ shd [10¾]	11. Miss Alpilles 80/1 Kieran Shoemark Ed Walker	Kieran Shoemark Ed Walker	5	91	100	–	–	–
b m Sea The Stars (IRE) - Alma Linda (Invincible Spirit)
In rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on and disputing fourth inside final furlong

6⁽⁴⁾ 1¼ [12]	7. Carmers (IRE) 25/1 W J Lee P Twomey	W J Lee P Twomey	4	93 v	112	–	–	–
b c Wootton Bassett - Signe (IRE) (Sea The Stars)
In touch with leaders, weakened over 1f out (tchd 28/1)

7⁽¹⁾ 10 [22]	1. Al Nayyir 125/1 James Doyle Tom Clover	James Doyle Tom Clover	8	94 p	113	–	–	–
b g Dubawi (IRE) - Bright Beacon (Manduro)
Midfield, dropped to rear 3f out, some headway final furlong (op 100/1)

8⁽¹⁰⁾ 2 [24]	9. Rahiebb 8/1 Ray Dawson Roger Varian	Ray Dawson Roger Varian	4	93	116	–	–	–
b c Frankel - Playful Sound (Street Cry)
Mounted in chute, midfield, headway and disputing fourth 3f out, weakened under 2f out (op 15/2)

9⁽⁵⁾ 7 [31]	4. Dubai Future 40/1 David Probert Saeed bin Suroor	David Probert Saeed bin Suroor	10	94 p	113	–	–	–
b g Dubawi (IRE) - Anjaz (USA) (Street Cry)
In rear throughout (op 50/1)

10⁽⁶⁾ 5 [36]	8. Furthur (IRE) 100/1 Colin Keane Andrew Balding	Colin Keane Andrew Balding	4	93	109	–	–	–
gr g Waldgeist - Danamight (IRE) (Danetime)
Prominent, weakened over 3f out (op 80/1)

11⁽¹¹⁾ 25 [61]	3. Caballo De Mar (IRE) 7/1 Oisin Murphy George Scott	Oisin Murphy George Scott	5	94 p	115	–	–	–
b g Phoenix Of Spain (IRE) - Oberyn (IRE) (Holy Roman Emperor)
In touch with leaders, headway and went second with one circuit to go, lost second over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, virtually pulled up towards finish (vet reported gelding was showing signs of heat stress post-race) (op 5/1)

11 ran Off time: 4:19:06 Winning time: 4m 18.53s (fast by 1.97s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier (Scandinavia) 1st breeder: Orpendale/Chelston/Wynatt
2nd owner: Godolphin (Trawlerman)
3rd owner: Normandie Stud Ltd (Sweet William)
Tote win: £2.65 PL: £1.25 £1.70 £1.90 Ex: £10.90 CSF: £5.67 Tricast: £35.30 Trifecta: £67.10
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 81 (59%) M [5-7] 27 (4%) H [8-11] 42 (37%)

4:15 Ascot 18 Jun 2026

Gold Cup (Group 1)