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1 Port Fairy 12/1
2 Lava Stream 20/1
3 Kalpana 9/4F
12 ran NR: Forest Fairy
Distances: nk, 1¾l, ½l Time: 2m 29.04s (fast by 0.66s)
He’s done it! Ryan Moore becomes the leading current jockey at Royal @Ascot with his 82nd success aboard Port Fairy in the Ribblesdale Stakes! pic.twitter.com/OUVGBrYRm6
— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) June 20, 2024
It was a cool ride by Moore, for he was prepared to wait in second as You Got To Me established a long lead going through Swinley Bottom. The leader came back to the field on the home turn, but the most likely winner as they straightened appeared to be the eventual runner-up Lava Stream.
Danny Tudhope kicked Lava Stream into a narrow lead over a furlong out, but Port Fairy battled back in a first-time visor to win by a neck. Kalpana, the 9/4 favourite, finished just under two lengths further back in third.
This was Moore’s 82nd Royal Ascot success, moving him ahead of Frankie Dettori at the top of the active jockeys’ list, although still some distance behind Lester Piggott on 116.
O’Brien said: “We just thought Epsom was going to come too quick for her [after she finished second in the Cheshire Oaks] so we gave her a bit of time.
“Ryan said maybe try a visor on her at home before coming here, so we put a visor on her the last day, and her work really stepped up.
“She looks like she’d be a lovely Irish Oaks filly now as she stays well. And Ryan was brilliant on her – he didn’t panic even when the second went by. It was class.
On Moore moving ahead of Dettori, O’Brien added: “It’s incredible for Ryan to have achieved what he has, and at his age – he must be 10 years younger than Frankie [Dettori], isn’t he?”
Moore said: “It was a good fight. Port Fairy has improved a lot this year. She wouldn't show you a great deal in the mornings, as she is a very relaxed horse. I had a nice run round. She's straightforward, very uncomplicated, and she really tried hard."
David O’Meara said of Lava Stream: “I was delighted with that. She travelled so nice. Danny thought that maybe she idled a touch. He might have preferred to have had the winner in his sights rather than arriving there as soon as he did, but we were surprised at how well she travelled. She is a very exciting filly.”
On future plans, O’Meara said: “I don’t know. I wasn’t sure about the mile and a half, so there was an option of dropping back to the Nassau, but she’s seen that out well, so it looks like a mile and a half will be perfect for her. We always hoped that she was capable of winning a Black Type race, but she’s probably exceeding our expectations.”
Danny Tudhope added: “I am thrilled with that. Lava Stream is a talented filly and I thought she could run well today. She was up against it, stepping up again, but she has proven that she's good enough at this level. She was cruising and horses in front of me just weren't taking me into the race. She wears a hood and might have thought about it a little, but she did knuckle down and try and get back against the winner. I think I might ride her a bit more quietly because one thing she does do is travel up."
Oisin Murphy said of Kalpana: “Kalpana ran another career best. She got the mile and a half well. It was a good, even tempo – a proper stamina test. Well done to Ryan and the Ballydoyle team.”
Ribblesdale Stakes (Fillies' Group 2)
£250,000 guaranteed, 3yo only, 1m 3f 211y, Class 1
12 ran
Going: Good to Firm
1 (10) Port Fairy 3 9-2 A P O'Brien Ryan Moore 12/1
2 (6) nk Lava Stream 3 9-2 David O'Meara Daniel Tudhope 20/1
3 (1) 1¾ Kalpana 3 9-2 Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy 9/4F
4 (12) ½ You Got To Me 3 9-2 Ralph Beckett Hector Crouch 7/2
5 (5) 1 Je Zous 3 9-2 Joseph O'Brien Dylan Browne McMonagle 66/1
6 (9) 1¾ Danielle 3 9-2 John & Thady Gosden Kieran Shoemark 12/1
7 (7) 2¼ Queens Fort 3 9-2 John & Thady Gosden Robert Havlin 50/1
8 (8) hd Higher Leaves 3 9-2 Henry De Bromhead Shane Foley 40/1
9 (11) 5½ Rubies Are Red 3 9-2 A P O'Brien Wayne Lordan 11/1
10 (13) 5 Siyola 3 9-2 John & Thady Gosden James Doyle 12/1
11 (3) 6 Sheema's Rose 3 9-2 Alicja Karkosa Tom Marquand 100/1
12 (2) nk Diamond Rain 3 9-2 Charlie Appleby William Buick 3/1
NR 3 (4) Forest Fairy 3 9-2 Ralph Beckett NON RUNNER
RIBBLESDALE STAKES WINNERS
YEAR GR WINNER TRAINER JOCKEY OWNER AGE/WGT SP
2023 2 WARM HEART A P O'Brien Ryan Moore Mrs John Magnier/Michael Tabor/Derrick Smith/Westerberg 3 9-02 13/2
2022 2 MAGICAL LAGOON Mrs John Harrington Shane Foley Yu Long Investments 3 9-02 11/4
2021 2 LOVING DREAM John & Thady Gosden Robert Havlin Lordship Stud 3 9-00 18/1
2020 2 FRANKLY DARLING John Gosden Frankie Dettori Anthony Oppenheimer 3-9-00 11/8F
2019 2 STAR CATCHER John Gosden Frankie Dettori Anthony Oppenheimer 3-9-00 4/1
2018 2 MAGIC WAND Aidan O’Brien IRE Ryan Moore Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier, Markus Jooste 3-9-00 10/3
2017 2 CORONET John Gosden Olivier Peslier Denford Stud 3-9-00 9/1
2016 2 EVEN SONG Aidan O’Brien IRE Ryan Moore Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith 3-9-00 15/8F
2015 2 CURVY David Wachman IRE Ryan Moore Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith 3-9-00 9/2
2014 2 BRACELET Aidan O’Brien IRE Joseph O’Brien Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith& Sue Magnier 3-9-00 10/1
2013 2 RIPOSTE Lady Cecil Tom Queally Khalid Abdullah 3-8-12 9/2
2012 2 PRINCESS HIGHWAY Dermot Weld IRE Pat Smullen Moyglare Stud Farms Ltd 3-8-12 17/2
2011 2 BANIMPIRE Jim Bolger IRE Kevin Manning Jackie Bolger 3-8-12 3/1F
2010 2 HIBAAYEB Saeed bin Suroor Frankie Dettori Godolphin 3-8-12 4/1JF
2009 2 FLYING CLOUD Saeed bin Suroor Frankie Dettori Godolphin 3-8-12 5/1
2008 2 MICHITA John Gosden Jimmy Fortune Stonerside Stable LLC 3-8-12 100/30F
2007 2 SILKWOOD Michael Jarvis Philip Robinson Sheikh Mohammed 3-8-12 4/1
2006 2 MONT ETOILE William Haggas Michael Hills Tony Hirschfeld/Des Scott/Lester Piggott 3-8-12 25/1
*2005 2 THAKAFAAT John Dunlop Willie Supple Hamdan Al Maktoum 3-8-11 22/1
2004 2 PUNCTILIOUS Saeed bin Suroor Frankie Dettori Godolphin 3-8-11 9/2
2003 2 SPANISH SUN Sir Michael Stoute Richard Hughes Khalid Abdullah 3-8-11 9/2
2002 2 IRRESISTIBLE JEWEL Dermot Weld IRE Pat Smullen Moyglare Stud Farms Ltd 3-8-08 12/1
2001 2 SAHARA SLEW John Oxx IRE Johnny Murtagh Lady O’Reilly 3-8-08 14/1
2000 2 MILETRIAN Mick Channon Michael Roberts Miletrian Plc 3-8-08 10/1
1999 2 FAIRY QUEEN Saeed bin Suroor Frankie Dettori Godolphin 3-8-08 8/1
1998 2 BAHR Saeed bin Suroor Frankie Dettori Godolphin 3-8-08 13/8F
1997 2 YASHMAK Henry Cecil Kieren Fallon Khalid Abdullah 3-8-08 7/2
1996 2 TULIPA Andre Fabre FR Sylvain Guillot Sheikh Mohammed 3-8-08 15/2
1995 2 PHANTOM GOLD Lord Huntingdon Frankie Dettori H M The Queen 3-8-08 5/1
1994 2 BOLAS Barry Hills Pat Eddery Khalid Abdullah 3-8-08 3/1F
1993 2 THAWAKIB John Dunlop Willie Carson Hamdan Al Maktoum 3-8-08 5/2F
1992 2 ARMARAMA Clive Brittain Michael Roberts Charles Olley 3-8-08 5/2F
1991 2 THIRD WATCH John Dunlop John Reid Peter Goulandris 3-8-08 20/1
1990 2 HELLENIC Michael Stoute Walter Swinburn Lord Weinstock 3-8-08 6/1
1989 2 ALYDARESS Henry Cecil Steve Cauthen Sheikh Mohammed 3-8-09 4/1
1988 2 MISS BONIFACE Paul Kelleway Cash Asmussen Paul Kelleway 3-8-08 12/1
1987 2 QUEEN MIDAS Henry Cecil Willie Ryan Louis Freedman 3-8-08 9/1
1986 2 GULL NOOK John Dunlop Pat Eddery Lord Halifax 3-8-08 8/1
1985 2 SALLY BROWN Michael Stoute Walter Swinburn Bob Cowell 3-8-07 7/1
1984 2 BALLINDERRY Jeremy Tree Tony Ives Khalid Abdullah 3-8-07 9/2
1983 2 HIGH HAWK John Dunlop Willie Carson Sheikh Mohammed 3-8-07 7/1
1982 2 DISH DASH Robert Armstrong Bruce Raymond John Bryce 3-8-07 6/1
1981 2 STRIGIDA Henry Cecil Lester Piggott Lord Howard de Walden 3-8-07 5/1
1980 2 SHOOT A LINE Dick Hern Willie Carson R Budgett 3-8-11 5/2JF
1979 2 EXPANSIVE Dick Hern Willie Carson H M The Queen 3-8-03 11/2
1978 2 RELFO Paddy Prendergast IRE Christy Roche Lord Granard 2-8-10 12/1
1977 2 NANTICIOUS Dermot Weld IRE Walter Swinburn Mrs Bertram R Firestone 3-8-10 15/2
*run at York
