16:40 Ascot

Saturday 18 October 2025

All12:5513:3014:0514:4515:2516:0516:40

Balmoral Handicap (Sponsored By Qipco) (Str)

Off time: 16:44 | Winning time: 1m 39.43s

1^st

(23)

Crown Of Oaks

38-12

5/1

T: W J HaggasJ: Tom Marquand

Made virtually all, ridden over 1f out, hard pressed final furlong, held on well op 11/2

2^nd

(2)

Holloway Boy

59-12

16/1

T: K R BurkeJ: C Lee

Held up rear of mid-division, took keen hold, closed over 5f out, driven and every chance over 1f out, stayed on, held close home tchd 18/1

2^nd

(1)

Ebt's Guard

49-4

10/1

T: W Muir & C GrassickJ: Lewis Edmunds

Held up towards rear of mid-division, headway over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, pressing for 2nd, stayed on, just held op 9/1

4^th

1 ½

(14)

Shout

38-13

6/1

T: S & E CrisfordJ: Oisin Murphy

Slowly away, soon prominent, ridden over 1f out, held by leaders final 150 yards, kept on op 7/1

5^th

(8)

Native Warrior

49-11

4/1f

T: K R BurkeJ: James Doyle

Held up towards rear, headway when not clear run over 1f out, soon switched right, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders op 9/2

6^th

(3)

Bopedro

98-10

22/1

T: D O'MearaJ: Mark Winn

Held up and behind, ridden and switched right over 1f out, stayed on, nearest finish op 20/1

7^th

(10)

Tribal Chief

48-10

16/1

T: D MenuisierJ: S M Levey

Held up towards rear, not much room and switched left over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer

8^th

nse

(9)

Orandi

78-12

28/1

T: A J MartinJ: D Egan

Disputed lead early, chased leaders, unable to quicken over 1f out, no impression after, kept on op 25/1 tchd 33/1

9^th

(22)

Oliver Show

58-12

22/1

T: G BougheyJ: Billy Loughnane

Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong op 18/1

10^th

nse

(6)

Theoryofeverything

58-12

33/1

T: D O'MearaJ: Jason Watson

Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, no extra inside final 100 yards op 28/1

11^th

(20)

Greek Order

58-12

25/1

T: M L W BellJ: Jack Callan (5)

Held up rear of mid-division, some headway over 1f out, never dangerous op 22/1

12^th

(19)

Godwinson

59-5

25/1

T: W J HaggasJ: Cieren Fallon

Slowly away, soon in touch in mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, no impression from over 1f out, kept on op 22/1

13^th

(5)

Cerulean Bay

49-3

9/1

T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope

In touch in mid-division, closed 3f out, closed 3f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

14^th

(7)

Great Acclaim

49-2

25/1

T: Eve Johnson HoughtonJ: Charles Bishop

Held up rear of mid-division, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, weakened inside final furlong op 20/1

15^th

(13)

Bobby Bennu

48-11

22/1

T: R VarianJ: Ray Dawson

In touch in mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out tchd 25/1

16^th

(11)

Fifth Column

39-1

12/1

T: J & T GosdenJ: W Buick

Chased leaders, not much room and lost place over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong

17^th

(21)

Hafeet Alain

99-0

50/1

T: E WalkerJ: Ashley Lewis (5)

Disputed lead early, prominent, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out

18^th

(4)

Arisaig

49-1

14/1

T: C JohnstonJ: J P Spencer

Held up in rear, not much room over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, never dangerous tchd 16/1

19^th

1 ¼

(18)

Witch Hunter

69-5

28/1

T: R HannonJ: Joe Leavy

Slowly away, in rear, ridden and struggling over 2f out tchd 25/1

20^th

1 ½

(17)

Golden Mind

49-2

33/1

T: R A FaheyJ: Warren Fentiman (5)

Held up rear of mid-division, ridden and struggling over 2f out, soon behind tchd 40/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.55Pl:£2.85, £3.85, £4.10EX:£50.30, £46.60Trifecta:£492.60Tricast:£404.53SF:£25.28Swingers:£16.25, £19.05, £12.00

Forecasts

Native Warrior (4/1), Crown Of Oaks (5/1), Shout (6/1), Cerulean Bay (9/1), Ebt's Guard (10/1), Fifth Column (12/1), Arisaig (14/1), Holloway Boy (16/1), Tribal Chief (16/1), Bopedro (22/1), Oliver Show (22/1), Bobby Bennu (22/1), Greek Order (25/1), Godwinson (25/1), Great Acclaim (25/1), Orandi (28/1), Witch Hunter (28/1), Theoryofeverything (33/1), Golden Mind (33/1), Hafeet Alain (50/1)

NATIVE WARRIOR took his record to 3-4 since the visor went on and improved another chunk in the process when impressively taking another big field 7f handicap at this course 2 weeks ago. He may well not have done improving on that evidence and with the return to 1m holding no fears, another bold showing looks firmly on the cards. The most potent dangers may emerge from the 3-y-o brigade, with Crown of Oaks and Fifth Column heading them up along with Shout. Cerulean Bay is another to consider.

NATIVE WARRIOR
CROWN OF OAKS
FIFTH COLUMN (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Carrytheone

Weight: 9-6 |Age: 7

J: C Soumillon | T: M L W Bell

14/1

Prize Money

1st: £103,080.002nd: £48,340.003rd: £24,180.004th: £12,080.005th: £6,040.006th: £3,020.00

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