Royal Ascot: Golden Gates Handicap

The Golden Gates Handicap is a Handicap flat race, over 1 mile 2 furlongs for 3-year-olds, and was introduced in 2020 to extend the programme in a Covid hit year. It was felt that a gap remained in the programme for improving 3-year-olds to show their potential over 10 furlongs.
Early history:- The inaugural running of the Golden Gates Handicap took place on Thursday 18th June 2020 when won by the Mrs Fitri Hay owned Highland Chief (20/1) who defeated Tritonic (9/1), Global Storm (7/2 fav) and 11 others by 1/2 length and 2 1/4 lengths.

Golden Gates Handicap 2023 Handicap 1 mile 2 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 BURDETT ROAD Neil Callan Michael Bell The Gredley Family 20/1
2 LION OF WAR Oisin Murphy Charlie Johnston Qatar Racing Ltd 9/2 co fav
3 LOCAL DYNASTY William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 9/2 co fav
4 HAVE SECRET Oisin Orr Richard Fahey Peter Timmins, John Rhodes 25/1
5 ZIRYAB Benoit De La Sayette John & Thady Gosden Juddmonte 8/1
6 LOSE YOUR WAD Jim Crowley Charlie Hills Jerry Hinds, Philip Herbert 28/1
7 CUBAN DAWN Hollie Doyle Jim Bolger Teme Valley, Mrs Jim Bolger 9/1
8 COCO JACK Daniel Muscutt George Scott Crawford, Kelly, Stevenson et al 18/1
9 LONDONER Wayne Lordan Aidan O'Brien Magnier, Tabor, Smith, Westerberg 18/1
10 OBELIX Kieran Shoemark John & Thady Gosden KHK Racing 20/1
11 LIBERTY LANE Clifford Lee Karl Burke Sheikh Mohammed Obaid 20/1
12 KNOCKBREX Frankie Dettori Charlie Johnston Iain Service 6/1
13 LAAFI Tom Marquand William Haggas Sheikh Hamed Dalmook 28/1
14 JAMES MCHENRY Callum Rodriguez Ed Bethell Peter Jeffers 33/1
PU CANUTE Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Tabor, Magnier, Smith 9/2 co fav
The Golden Gates Handicap took place on Saturday 24th June 2023 and the winner, a bay colt by Muhaarar out of Diamond Bangle, won a first prize of £51,540 Over round 129%
Golden Gates Handicap Handicap 1 mile 2 furlongs 2020
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