Royal Ascot: Palace of Holyroodhouse Handicap

The Palace of Holyroodhouse Handicap is a Handicap flat race over 5 furlongs for 3-year-olds and was introduced in 2020 to extend the programme in a Covid hit year. It is a race which is particularly attractive to unexposed 3-year-old sprinters.
Early history:- The inaugural running of the Palace of Holyroodhouse Handicap took place on Friday 19th June 2020 when won by the King Power Racing owned Art Power (6/4 fav) who defeated Keep Busy (6/1), Dancin Inthestreet (9/1) and 18 others by 3 1/2 lengths and a neck.

Palace of Holyroodhouse Handicap 2020 Handicap 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 ART POWER Silvestre De Sousa Tim Easterby King Power Racing Co Ltd 6/4 fav
2 KEEP BUSY Cieren Fallon John Quinn Altitude Racing 6/1
3 DANCIN INTHESTREET John Egan William Haggas Christopher Wright 9/1
4 LAMBETH WALK Oisin Murphy Archie Watson Qatar Racing & David Howden 33/1
5 MIGHTY SPIRIT Megan Nicholls Richard Fahey John Dance 14/1
6 ILLUSIONIST Sam James Grant Tuer Miss Marjorie Thompson 150/1
7 RAYONG Ben Curtis Karl Burke King Power Racing Co Ltd 18/1
8 SHOW ME SHOW ME Paddy Mathers Richard Fahey Ontoawinner & Partner 66/1
9 TRIPLE SPEAR Jane Elliott Michael Appleby Minster Developments 33/1
10 MAYSTAR Hollie Doyle Archie Watson Hambleton Racing Ltd 12/1
11 NEVER DARK Hayley Turner Andrew Balding Jeff Smith 14/1
12 SIR OLIVER Cam Hardie Richard Hughes Danny Waters 150/1
13 BAND PRACTICE Danny Tudhope Archie Watson Clipper Logistics 50/1
14 DYLAN DA VEGA Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey Smarden Thoroughbreds 80/1
15 CITY WALK Joe Fanning Saeed Bin Suroor Godolphin 12/1
16 GOLDEN DRAGON James Doyle Stuart Williams Happy Valley Racing & Breeding 22/1
17 ELECTRIC LADYLAND Pierre-Louis Jamin Archie Watson Miss Emily Asprey/Chris Wright 33/1
18 FLIPPA THE STRIPPA Andrea Atzeni Charlie Hills Christopher Wright 50/1
19 SPARTAN FIGHTER Kieran Shoemark Declan Carroll Clipper Logistics 50/1
20 GEORGE CORNELIUS Richard Kingscote Karl Burke Castlehill Thoroughbred Racing 150/1
21 CLASSY MOON Clifford Lee Karl Burke C Waters 25/1
The Palace of Holyroodhouse Handicap took place on Friday 19th June 2020 and the winner, a grey colt by Dark Angel out of Evening Time, won a first prize of £22,642. Over round 124%
Palace of Holyroodhouse Handicap Handicap 5 furlongs 2020
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