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ASCOT 18:10

Name: BUCKINGHAM PALACE STAKES (HANDICAP) (2)
Start: 2026-06-18T14:30:00
End: 2026-06-18T18:10:00
Location: Ascot

14:30 15:05 15:40 16:15 16:50 17:35 18:10

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18:10 Thursday 18 June 2026	Unlock this Race
BUCKINGHAM PALACE STAKES (HANDICAP) (2)	Distance : 7f
Prize : £61,848 Rated : (0-105) Age : 3yo+ Race Type : Flat Surface : Turf	Going : Gd/Frm
Race Type : Flat	Surface : Turf

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Pos (Draw)	Pos (Draw)	Btn	Horse Name	Horse Name		TFR	Tfig	Jockey	Age	Wgt	ISP	ISP	BSP	Hi/Lo
Pos (Draw)		Btn	Pedigree	Jockey & Trainer		TFR	Tfig	Trainer	(Equip)	(OR)	(Place)	ISP	BSP	Hi/Lo

1 (30)	1 (30)		28. MEZCALA	28. MEZCALA	<			Tom Marquand	4	9-1	9/25.5jf	9/25.5jf
1 (30)			bg EXPERT EYE 124 - WHY WE DREAM (IRE) 87 AL KAZEEM 128	J: Tom Marquand T: Jack Channon Age: 4 Wgt: 9-1 OR: 94	<			Jack Channon		(94)		9/25.5jf
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dwelt, held up, going well when short of room 2f out, headway over 1f out, weaved through final 100 yds, led late on
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2 (31)	2 (31)	nk	6. ELARAK	6. ELARAK	<			Billy Loughnane	4	9-10	12/113	12/113
2 (31)		nk	bg KINGMAN 134 - TANTHEEM 120 TEOFILO (IRE) 126	J: Billy Loughnane T: Charles Hills Age: 4 Wgt: 9-10 OR: 103	<			Charles Hills		(103)		12/113
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chased leaders, ridden under 2f out, led 1f out, headed late on
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3 (23)	3 (23)	nk	9. GREAT ACCLAIM	9. GREAT ACCLAIM	<			Charles Bishop	5	9-7	12/113	12/113
3 (23)		nk	bg ACLAIM (IRE) 122 - FREEDOM SPIRIT MUHAARAR 132	J: Charles Bishop T: Eve Johnson Houghton Age: 5 Wgt: 9-7 Eq: (v) OR: 100	<			Eve Johnson Houghton	(v)	(100)		12/113
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mid-field, pushed along 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on
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4 (28)	4 (28)	¾	11. BLUE BROTHER (FR)	11. BLUE BROTHER (FR)	<			James Doyle	5	9-5	9/25.5jf	9/25.5jf
4 (28)		¾	bg INTELLO (GER) 129 - AUDACIOUS GIRL (FR) DABIRSIM (FR) 120p	J: James Doyle T: Hamad Al Jehani Age: 5 Wgt: 9-5 OR: 98	<			Hamad Al Jehani		(98)		9/25.5jf
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chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, stayed on
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5 (14)	5 (14)	2	21. RIVER KING (IRE)	21. RIVER KING (IRE)	<			Pat Dobbs	4	9-2	14/115	14/115
5 (14)		2	bg KING OF CHANGE 126 - PRECIPITOUS (IRE) 91 INDIAN RIDGE 123	J: Pat Dobbs T: Richard Hannon Age: 4 Wgt: 9-2 OR: 95	<			Richard Hannon		(95)		14/115
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led, ridden over 2f out, hung right, headed 1f out, no extra late on
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6 (29)	6 (29)	nk	2. THE WIZARD OF EYE (IRE)	2. THE WIZARD OF EYE (IRE)	<			Neil Callan	7	9-11	9/110	9/110
6 (29)		nk	chg GALILEO GOLD 126 - PROM DRESS 62 MOUNT NELSON 125	J: Neil Callan T: Tom Clover Age: 7 Wgt: 9-11 Eq: (s) OR: 104	<			Tom Clover	(s)	(104)		9/110
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mid-field, ridden over 2f out, stayed on
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7 (15)	7 (15)	1	19. MIRSKY	19. MIRSKY	<			Rossa Ryan	7	9-2	66/167	66/167
7 (15)		1	chg SIYOUNI (FR) 122 - LATICE (IRE) 121 INCHINOR 119	J: Rossa Ryan T: David O'Meara Age: 7 Wgt: 9-2 OR: 95	<			David O'Meara		(95)		66/167
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close up, ridden over 2f out, carried right, weakened final 1f
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8 (13)	8 (13)	sh	23. STRATUSNINE (IRE)	23. STRATUSNINE (IRE)	<			Kieran Shoemark	4	9-2	50/151	50/151
8 (13)		sh	bg FAR ABOVE (IRE) 114 - TEIDE LADY 75 NASHWAN (USA) 135	J: Kieran Shoemark T: Hugo Palmer Age: 4 Wgt: 9-2 OR: 95	<			Hugo Palmer		(95)		50/151
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held up, pushed along 2f out, edged left final 1f, stayed on
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9 (20)	9 (20)	sh	8. VAFORTINO (IRE)	8. VAFORTINO (IRE)	<			Christophe Soumillon	8	9-8	50/151	50/151
9 (20)		sh	bg NEW BAY 128 - ARBAAH (USA) 90 INVASOR (ARG) 133	J: Christophe Soumillon T: Charlie Fellowes Age: 8 Wgt: 9-8 OR: 101	<			Charlie Fellowes		(101)		50/151
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held up, pushed along under 3f out, stayed on
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10 (26)	10 (26)	1	14. COSI BELLO	14. COSI BELLO	<			Paddy Bradley	4	9-4	9/110	9/110
10 (26)		1	chg BATED BREATH 125 - FAURAN (IRE) - SHAMARDAL (USA) 129	J: Paddy Bradley T: Charlie Fellowes Age: 4 Wgt: 9-4 OR: 97	<			Charlie Fellowes		(97)		9/110
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chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final 1f
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11 (17)	11 (17)	¾	25. HICKORY (IRE)	25. HICKORY (IRE)	<			William Carver	8	9-2	40/141	40/141
11 (17)		¾	bg FREE EAGLE (IRE) 128p - BADR AL BADOOR (IRE) 106 ACCLAMATION 118	J: William Carver T: Jamie Osborne Age: 8 Wgt: 9-2 Eq: (s) OR: 95	<			Jamie Osborne	(s)	(95)		40/141
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slowly away, held up, pushed along 2f out, kept on, nearest finish
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12 (16)	12 (16)	½	18. COLOMBIER	18. COLOMBIER	<			Ryan Moore	6	9-3	22/123	22/123
12 (16)		½	bg KINGMAN 134 - VENTOUX GALILEO (IRE) 134	J: Ryan Moore T: Hamad Al Jehani Age: 6 Wgt: 9-3 OR: 96	<			Hamad Al Jehani		(96)		22/123
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mid-field, pushed along over 2f out, forced to switch over 1f out, short of room inside final 1f, not recover
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13 (11)	13 (11)	½	29. NIZAM (FR)	29. NIZAM (FR)	<			Cieren Fallon	4	9-1	100/1101	100/1101
13 (11)		½	bg PINATUBO (IRE) 134 - NAUSHA 104 KINGMAN 134	J: Cieren Fallon T: Ian Williams Age: 4 Wgt: 9-1 OR: 94	<			Ian Williams		(94)		100/1101
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mid-field, pushed along under 3f out, weakened final 1f
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14 (10)	14 (10)	nk	3. ENGLISH OAK	3. ENGLISH OAK	<			Faleh Bughenaim	6	9-10	28/129	28/129
14 (10)		nk	bg WOOTTON BASSETT 119p - FOREST CROWN 105 ROYAL APPLAUSE 124	J: Faleh Bughenaim T: Hamad Al Jehani Age: 6 Wgt: 9-10 OR: 103	<			Hamad Al Jehani		(103)		28/129
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close up, under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
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15 (25)	15 (25)	sh	17. STORM STAR	17. STORM STAR	<			Alfie Redman (7)	5	9-3	33/134	33/134
15 (25)		sh	chg NIGHT OF THUNDER (IRE) 127 - DANCING STAR 117 AQLAAM 125	J: Alfie Redman (7) T: Andrew Balding Age: 5 Wgt: 9-3 OR: 96	<			Andrew Balding		(96)		33/134
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mid-field, pushed along over 2f out, lost place over 1f out
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16 (12)	16 (12)	sh	22. THE FINGAL RAVEN (IRE)	22. THE FINGAL RAVEN (IRE)	<			Saffie Osborne	4	9-2	66/167	66/167
16 (12)		sh	bg MEHMAS (IRE) 115 - CHUPALLA 93 HELMET (AUS) 127	J: Saffie Osborne T: Jamie Osborne Age: 4 Wgt: 9-2 Eq: (t) OR: 95	<			Jamie Osborne	(t)	(95)		66/167
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steadied start, dropped out, brief effort wide 2f out, no further impression
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17 (2)	17 (2)	ns	15. DANCE IN THE STORM	15. DANCE IN THE STORM	<			Oisin Murphy	4	9-3	17/29.5	17/29.5
17 (2)		ns	bf NIGHT OF THUNDER (IRE) 127 - STRICTLY DANCING (IRE) 95 DANEHILL DANCER (IRE) 117	J: Oisin Murphy T: Andrew Balding Age: 4 Wgt: 9-3 Eq: (h) OR: 96	<			Andrew Balding	(h)	(96)		17/29.5
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held up, ridden 2f out, edged left final 1f, not sustain effort
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18 (18)	18 (18)	hd	12. APIARIST (IRE)	12. APIARIST (IRE)	<			Jack Callan (3)	5	9-5	33/134	33/134
18 (18)		hd	bg NIGHT OF THUNDER (IRE) 127 - SAMDANIYA 79 MACHIAVELLIAN (USA) 123	J: Jack Callan (3) T: Kevin Ryan Age: 5 Wgt: 9-5 OR: 98	<			Kevin Ryan		(98)		33/134
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held up, pushed along 2f out, keeping on when hampered inside final 1f, not recover
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19 (27)	19 (27)	2¼	27. BRASIL POWER (FR)	27. BRASIL POWER (FR)	<			Grace McEntee	7	9-1	100/1101	100/1101
19 (27)		2¼	bg DARK ANGEL (IRE) 113 - VENTUROUS SPIRIT (FR) ARCH (USA) 127	J: Grace McEntee T: George Boughey Age: 7 Wgt: 9-1 Eq: (t) OR: 94	<			George Boughey	(t)	(94)		100/1101
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held up, under pressure over 2f out, no impression
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20 (8)	20 (8)	sh	16. DEFENCE MINISTER	16. DEFENCE MINISTER	<			James McDonald	4	9-3	28/129	28/129
20 (8)		sh	bg TOO DARN HOT 127p - TEARS OF THE SUN 106 MASTERCRAFTSMAN (IRE) 129	J: James McDonald T: Hamad Al Jehani Age: 4 Wgt: 9-3 OR: 96	<			Hamad Al Jehani		(96)		28/129
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chased leaders, ridden when bumped 2f out, weakening when hampered final 100 yds
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21 (6)	21 (6)	sh	4. FONDO BLANCO	4. FONDO BLANCO	<			Ray Dawson	4	9-10	50/151	50/151
21 (6)		sh	brg TEN SOVEREIGNS (IRE) 126 - FARZEEN 100 FARHH 131	J: Ray Dawson T: Roger Varian Age: 4 Wgt: 9-10 OR: 103	<			Roger Varian		(103)		50/151
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prominent, pushed along 2f out, weakened final 1f
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22 (1)	22 (1)	nk	24. ROCK OF CASHEL (IRE)	24. ROCK OF CASHEL (IRE)	<			Jamie Spencer	4	9-2	80/181	80/181
22 (1)		nk	bg WOOTTON BASSETT 119p - BEST IN THE WORLD (IRE) 110 GALILEO (IRE) 134	J: Jamie Spencer T: Niels Petersen, Norway Age: 4 Wgt: 9-2 OR: 95	<			Niels Petersen, Norway		(95)		80/181
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behind, ridden 2f out, wandered, stayed on
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23 (22)	23 (22)	sh	5. GOLDEN MIND (IRE)	5. GOLDEN MIND (IRE)	<			Oisin James Orr	5	9-10	40/141	40/141
23 (22)		sh	bg GALILEO GOLD 126 - SAGELY (IRE) 98 FROZEN POWER (IRE) 108	J: Oisin James Orr T: Richard & Peter Fahey Age: 5 Wgt: 9-10 Eq: (t) OR: 103	<			Richard & Peter Fahey	(t)	(103)		40/141
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rear, under pressure under 3f out, never dangerous
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24 (3)	24 (3)	sh	10. ARCTIC DAWN	10. ARCTIC DAWN	<			Zac Lloyd	5	9-7	40/141	40/141
24 (3)		sh	grg BLUE POINT (IRE) 131 - ROSE DIAMOND (IRE) 103 DAYLAMI (IRE) 138	J: Zac Lloyd T: Daniel & Claire Kubler Age: 5 Wgt: 9-7 Eq: (s) OR: 100	<			Daniel & Claire Kubler	(s)	(100)		40/141
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mid-field, pushed along over 2f out, one paced
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25 (24)	25 (24)	¾	7. ROYAL VELVET	7. ROYAL VELVET	<			William Buick	5	9-9	8/19	8/19
25 (24)		¾	bm LIGHTNING SPEAR 125 - VELVET MORN (IRE) 75 EPAULETTE (AUS) 126	J: William Buick T: William Knight Age: 5 Wgt: 9-9 OR: 102	<			William Knight		(102)		8/19
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held up, pushed along over 2f out, no response
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26 (19)	26 (19)	½	20. PELLITORY	20. PELLITORY	<			Daniel Tudhope	4	9-2	50/151	50/151
26 (19)		½	bg SERGEI PROKOFIEV (CAN) 114 - DAPHINIA 80 KUROSHIO (AUS) 114	J: Daniel Tudhope T: David O'Meara Age: 4 Wgt: 9-2 OR: 95	<			David O'Meara		(95)		50/151
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off pace, forced to switch over 2f out, never on terms
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27 (4)	27 (4)	½	13. THE LOST KING	13. THE LOST KING	<			P. J. McDonald	4	9-4	33/134	33/134
27 (4)		½	bg KINGMAN 134 - KING POWER 85 FRANKEL 147	J: P. J. McDonald T: Andrew Balding Age: 4 Wgt: 9-4 OR: 97	<			Andrew Balding		(97)		33/134
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chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final 1f
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28 (7)	28 (7)	3¼	26. SO DARN HOT	26. SO DARN HOT	<			Ashley Lewis (5)	4	9-1	50/151	50/151
28 (7)		3¼	bg TOO DARN HOT 127p - LA DOROTEA (IRE) 101 LOPE DE VEGA (IRE) 125	J: Ashley Lewis (5) T: Ed Walker Age: 4 Wgt: 9-1 Eq: (s) OR: 94	<			Ed Walker	(s)	(94)		50/151
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led group, pushed along over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened
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Non Runners: ROOM SERVICE (IRE).	Winning Owner: Jon and Julia Aisbitt
Time: 1m 25.44s
Overrounds: Industry SP 143%, Betfair SP 102.5%
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18:10 Ascot Result on Thursday 18 June 2026

The 7F 18:10 BUCKINGHAM PALACE STAKES (HANDICAP) (2) at Ascot was run on Gd/Frm. It was open to 3yo+ and had a prize fund of £61,848. There were 28 runners. The winning horse was MEZCALA who won by nk. MEZCALA was ridden by Tom Marquand. MEZCALA had an industry starting price (ISP) of 9/2jf.

How the rest of the runners fared:

ELARAK finished 2nd and was beaten by 0.20 - they had an ISP of 12/1
GREAT ACCLAIM finished 3rd and was beaten by 0.40 - they had an ISP of 12/1
BLUE BROTHER (FR) finished 4th and was beaten by 1.15 - they had an ISP of 9/2jf
RIVER KING (IRE) finished 5th and was beaten by 3.15 - they had an ISP of 14/1
THE WIZARD OF EYE (IRE) finished 6th and was beaten by 3.35 - they had an ISP of 9/1
MIRSKY finished 7th and was beaten by 4.35 - they had an ISP of 66/1
STRATUSNINE (IRE) finished 8th and was beaten by 4.40 - they had an ISP of 50/1
VAFORTINO (IRE) finished 9th and was beaten by 4.45 - they had an ISP of 50/1
COSI BELLO finished 10th and was beaten by 5.5 - they had an ISP of 9/1
HICKORY (IRE) finished 11th and was beaten by 6 - they had an ISP of 40/1
COLOMBIER finished 12th and was beaten by 6.5 - they had an ISP of 22/1
NIZAM (FR) finished 13th and was beaten by 7 - they had an ISP of 100/1
ENGLISH OAK finished 14th and was beaten by 7.5 - they had an ISP of 28/1
STORM STAR finished 15th and was beaten by 7.5 - they had an ISP of 33/1
THE FINGAL RAVEN (IRE) finished 16th and was beaten by 7.5 - they had an ISP of 66/1
DANCE IN THE STORM finished 17th and was beaten by 7.5 - they had an ISP of 17/2
APIARIST (IRE) finished 18th and was beaten by 7.5 - they had an ISP of 33/1
BRASIL POWER (FR) finished 19th and was beaten by 10 - they had an ISP of 100/1
DEFENCE MINISTER finished 20th and was beaten by 10 - they had an ISP of 28/1
FONDO BLANCO finished 21th and was beaten by 10 - they had an ISP of 50/1
ROCK OF CASHEL (IRE) finished 22th and was beaten by 10 - they had an ISP of 80/1
GOLDEN MIND (IRE) finished 23th and was beaten by 10 - they had an ISP of 40/1
ARCTIC DAWN finished 24th and was beaten by 10.5 - they had an ISP of 40/1
ROYAL VELVET finished 25th and was beaten by 11 - they had an ISP of 8/1
PELLITORY finished 26th and was beaten by 11.5 - they had an ISP of 50/1
THE LOST KING finished 27th and was beaten by 12 - they had an ISP of 33/1
SO DARN HOT finished 28th and was beaten by 15.5 - they had an ISP of 50/1

ASCOT 18:10

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Leopardstown (IRE)

18:10 Thursday 18 June 2026

BUCKINGHAM PALACE STAKES (HANDICAP) (2)

18:10 Ascot Result on Thursday 18 June 2026