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There’ll be no shortage of quality on show here, where French Derby third Detain heads a field of 24 entries for the Group 3 contest on Gold Cup Day at Royal Ascot.
Trained by John and Thady Gosden, Detain arrives off the back of two eye-catching runs across the Channel—first when finishing a respectable sixth in the Poule d’Essai des Poulains, then taking a significant step forward at Chantilly when narrowly denied in the Prix du Jockey Club, beaten just half a length behind Camille Pissarro and Cualificar. That form gives him a standout profile if lining up over the intermediate 10-furlong trip.
He could renew rivalries with Aidan O’Brien’s Trinity College, who tried to dictate matters at Chantilly before fading into fourth—efforts that suggest his role might again be a tactical one if reappearing at Ascot.
Another name to note is Tornado Alert, who has been quietly carving out a profile as one of this season’s tougher campaigners. A solid fourth in the 2000 Guineas and a creditable sixth in the Derby, the Saeed bin Suroor trainee gave the impression his stamina was stretched at Epsom. Back at 10 furlongs, he looks primed for a return to optimum conditions.
One place behind him in the Derby was Green Storm, trained by Charlie Johnston, who is also under consideration for a drop back in trip. Like Tornado Alert, he moved powerfully at Epsom before fading late—suggesting this intermediate distance could well be in his wheelhouse.
Form lines will also be tested via Karl Burke’s Convergent, who finished behind Lambourn and Lazy Griff in the Chester Vase—a race that has started to age well after their subsequent Epsom exploits. He could offer a useful form cross-check in what is shaping into one of the deeper Hampton Court renewals in recent memory.
Roger Varian could be doubly represented, with London Gold Cup winner Saddadd catching the eye alongside stablemate Jackknife, whose profile suggests there’s plenty of upside to come. And Andrew Balding’s High Stock, runner-up in the Dee Stakes, adds further strength to a race that appears both competitive and tactically fascinating.
With a mix of Classic form, upwardly mobile handicappers, and a 10-furlong test that can unmask potential middle-distance stars, the Hampton Court is shaping into a race well worth its billing on one of the week’s flagship cards.
Hampton Court Stakes (Group 3)
(Formerly The Tercentenary Stakes)
£150,000 guaranteed, 3yo only, 1m 1f 212y, Class 1
24 entries
Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
NO. FORM HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER JOCKEY
1 1110 Alpine Trail 3 - Charlie Appleby
2 27-13 Al Shababi 3 - Owen Burrows David Probert
3 611 Arabian Force 3 - William Haggas Tom Marquand
4 222-21 Archivist 3 - William Haggas
5 12-4 Cathedral 3 - Ralph Beckett David Egan
6 1-13 Convergent 3 - K R Burke Clifford Lee
7 16-163 Detain 3 - John & Thady Gosden Colin Keane
8 15212 Dioptase 3 - J-C Rouget
9 315-22 Emit 3 - Joseph O'Brien
10 141-11 Glittering Legend 3 - James Fanshawe Daniel Muscutt
11 441-13 Great David 3 - James Tate James Doyle
12 122-47 Green Storm 3 - Charlie Johnston Billy Loughnane
13 12 High Stock 3 - Andrew Balding William Buick
14 13 Jackknife 3 - Roger Varian Oisin Murphy
15 2-13 Reyenzi 3 - J P Murtagh
16 1-321 Saddadd 3 - Roger Varian Silvestre De Sousa
17 51-180 Sea Scout 3 - Simon & Ed Crisford Harry Davies
18 9111-8 Square d'Alboni 3 - Ralph Beckett Hector Crouch
19 4801 Stardrop 3 - James Owen Sean D Bowen
20 1345 Tiberius Thunder 3 - Adrian Murray
21 31-46 Tornado Alert 3 - Saeed bin Suroor
22 42-124 Trinity College 3 - A P O'Brien
23 11-70 Tuscan Hills 3 - Raphael E Freire David Egan
24 3-13 Tycoon 3 - John & Thady Gosden
HAMPTON COURT STAKES WINNERS
YEAR GR WINNER TRAINER JOCKEY OWNER AGE/WGT SP
2024 3 JAYAREBE Brian Meehan Sean Levey Iraj Parvizi 3-9-02 7/1
2023 3 WAIPIRO Ed Walker Tom Marquand P K Siu 3-9-02 7/1
2022 3 CLAYMORE Jane Chapple-Hyam Adam Kirby Mary Slack 3-9-02 7/1
2021 3 MOHAAFETH 3-9-00 William Haggas Jim Crowley Shadwell Estate Company Ltd 3-9-00 11/8F
2020 3 RUSSIAN EMPEROR Aidan O’Brien IRE Ryan Moore Laurie Macri, Sue Magnier et al 3-9-00 100/30
2019 3 SANGARIUS Sir Michael Stoute Frankie Dettori Khalid Abdullah 3-9-00 13/2
2018 3 HUNTING HORN Aidan O’Brien IRE Ryan Moore Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith 3-9-00 5/1
2017 3 BENBATL Saeed bin Suroor Oisin Murphy Godolphin 3-9-00 9/2
2016 3 HAWKBILL Charlie Appleby William Buick Godolphin 3-9-00 11/2
2015 3 TIME TEST Roger Charlton Frankie Dettori Khalid Abdullah 3-9-00 15/8F
2014 3 CANNOCK CHASE Sir Michael Stoute Ryan Moore Saeed Suhail 3-9-00 7/4F
2013 3 REMOTE John Gosden William Buick Khalid Abdullah 3-9-00 9/4F
2012 3 ENERGIZER Jens Hirschberger GER Adrie de Vries Gestut Schlenderhan 3-9-00 15/2
201 3 PISCO SOUR Hughie Morrison Jimmy Fortune Michael Kerr-Dineen 3-9-00 20/1
2010 L AFSARE Luca Cumani Kieren Fallon Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum 3-9-05 9/4F
2009 L GLASS HARMONIUM Sir Michael Stoute Ryan Moore Ballymacoll Stud 3-9-02 8/1
2008 L COLLECTION William Haggas Kerrin McEvoy Highclere Thoroughbred Racing 3-9-02 13/2
2007 L ZAHAM Mark Johnston Richard Hills Hamdan Al Maktoum 3-9-02 7/2F
2006 L SNOQUALMIE BOY David Elsworth John Egan Jeff Smith 3-8-11 33/1
*2005 L INDIGO CAT Aidan O’Brien IRE Kieren Fallon Sue Magnier & Michael Tabor 3-8-11 3/1F
2004 L MOSCOW BALLET Aidan O’Brien IRE Jamie Spencer Michael Tabor & Sue Magnier 3-8-11 8/1
2003 L PERSIAN MAJESTY Peter Harris Johnny Murtagh Dr Jamal Ahmadzadeh 3-8-11 8/1
2002 L BURNING SUN Henry Cecil Richard Quinn Khalid Abdullah 3-8-11 14/1
*run at York
