BALMORAL HANDICAP (SPONSORED BY QATAR RACING) - WORLD POOL

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Official payouts

HIPPODROME D'ASCOT GB · Ascot · GB · October 17, 2026 · 17:35

Official finish Official at 03:35

Final standings

Finishing order

FIFTH COLUMN

WILLIAM BUICK · JOHN & THADY GOSDEN

Final standings: 17.FIFTH COLUMN · 5.INDALO · 6.EBT'S GUARD · 15.SCOVILLE · 3.JAGGED EDGE

17 No.

— Odds

Position	No.	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Age / Sex	Odds	Status
1	17	FIFTH COLUMN WILLIAM BUICK · JOHN & THADY GOSDEN	WILLIAM BUICK JOHN & THADY GOSDEN	4 · HONGRES · 57.5 kg	—	Official result
2	5	INDALO JACK MITCHELL · ROGER VARIAN	JACK MITCHELL ROGER VARIAN	5 · HONGRES · 59.5 kg	—	Official result
3	6	EBT'S GUARD LEWIS EDMUNDS · WILLIAM MUIR & CHRIS GRASSICK	LEWIS EDMUNDS WILLIAM MUIR & CHRIS GRASSICK	5 · HONGRES · 59.0 kg	—	Official result
4	15	SCOVILLE TOM MARQUAND · WILLIAM HAGGAS	TOM MARQUAND WILLIAM HAGGAS	4 · HONGRES · 57.5 kg	—	Official result
5	3	JAGGED EDGE JACK KEARNEY · STEPHEN THORNE	JACK KEARNEY STEPHEN THORNE	4 · HONGRES · 60.0 kg	—	Official result
6	2	ROOM SERVICE WILLIAM CARVER · JAMIE OSBORNE	WILLIAM CARVER JAMIE OSBORNE	5 · HONGRES · 62.0 kg	—	Official result
7	18	HICKORY SAFFIE OSBORNE · JAMIE OSBORNE	SAFFIE OSBORNE JAMIE OSBORNE	8 · HONGRES · 57.5 kg	—	Official result
8	20	GAVRIEL ROBERT HAVLIN · JOHN & THADY GOSDEN	ROBERT HAVLIN JOHN & THADY GOSDEN	3 · MALES · 57.0 kg	—	Official result
9	21	TRIBAL CHIEF RESERVISTE 1 · DAVID MENUISIER	RESERVISTE 1 DAVID MENUISIER	5 · HONGRES · 57.0 kg	—	Official result
10	16	EXCELLENT BELIEVE COLIN KEANE · STEPHEN THORNE	COLIN KEANE STEPHEN THORNE	4 · HONGRES · 57.5 kg	—	Official result
11	14	WHIP CRACKER BILLY LOUGHNANE · RICHARD HUGHES	BILLY LOUGHNANE RICHARD HUGHES	5 · HONGRES · 57.5 kg	—	Official result
12	9	VALVANO HECTOR CROUCH · RALPH BECKETT	HECTOR CROUCH RALPH BECKETT	5 · HONGRES · 58.5 kg	—	Official result
13	7	TORITO JAMES DOYLE · ED WALKER	JAMES DOYLE ED WALKER	6 · HONGRES · 58.5 kg	—	Official result
14	1	PERSICA TOBY MOORE · RICHARD HANNON	TOBY MOORE RICHARD HANNON	5 · HONGRES · 64.5 kg	—	Official result
15	19	BRIAN DAVID EGAN · J. S. MOORE	DAVID EGAN J. S. MOORE	4 · HONGRES · 57.5 kg	—	Official result
16	12	CLASSIC PAT DOBBS · RICHARD HANNON	PAT DOBBS RICHARD HANNON	6 · HONGRES · 58.0 kg	—	Official result
17	11	COLORI FOREVER RYAN MOORE · MARCO BOTTI	RYAN MOORE MARCO BOTTI	3 · MALES · 58.0 kg	—	Official result
18	8	ORANDI PATRICK MCGETTIGAN · A. J. MARTIN	PATRICK MCGETTIGAN A. J. MARTIN	8 · HONGRES · 58.5 kg	—	Official result
19	13	MISTER WINSTON OISIN MURPHY · ANDREW BALDING	OISIN MURPHY ANDREW BALDING	4 · HONGRES · 58.0 kg	—	Official result
20	10	BULLET POINT CIEREN FALLON · WILLIAM HAGGAS	CIEREN FALLON WILLIAM HAGGAS	5 · HONGRES · 58.5 kg	—	Official result
—	4	CROWN OF OAKS Non-starter DANIEL TUDHOPE · WILLIAM HAGGAS	DANIEL TUDHOPE WILLIAM HAGGAS	4 · HONGRES · 59.5 kg	—	Non-starter
—	22	WISE PRINCE Non-starter RESERVISTE 2 · JOHN & THADY GOSDEN	RESERVISTE 2 JOHN & THADY GOSDEN	3 · HONGRES · 56.5 kg	—	Non-starter
—	23	ARCTIC THUNDER Non-starter RESERVISTE 3 · ED WALKER	RESERVISTE 3 ED WALKER	5 · HONGRES · 56.0 kg	—	Non-starter

Payouts

Official payouts

€355.30 Highest payout

Single

Bet	Combination	Payout
Single win	17	€26.65
Single place	17	€7.85
Single place	5	€4.60
Single place	6	€3.65

Pair

Bet	Combination	Payout
Winning pair	17-5	€355.30

Results

Race analysis

On October 17, 2026, the BALMORAL HANDICAP (SPONSORED BY QATAR RACING) - WORLD POOL was run at HIPPODROME D'ASCOT GB racecourse in Ascot. The official finishing order was: #17 FIFTH COLUMN, #5 INDALO, #6 EBT'S GUARD, #15 SCOVILLE, #3 JAGGED EDGE.

Victory went to #17 FIFTH COLUMN, trained by JOHN & THADY GOSDEN and ridden by WILLIAM BUICK. The horse started at odds of —. #5 INDALO and #6 EBT'S GUARD completed the first three.

The biggest payout in the race was for Winning pair, returning €355.30 for a reference stake. All official payouts are available in the race details.

Report

Race report

HIPPODROME D'ASCOT GB racecourse hosted the BALMORAL HANDICAP (SPONSORED BY QATAR RACING) - WORLD POOL on October 17, 2026. After a 1,600-metre contest featuring 23 runners, the official finishing order was confirmed: #17 FIFTH COLUMN, #5 INDALO, #6 EBT'S GUARD, #15 SCOVILLE, #3 JAGGED EDGE.

The winner was #17 FIFTH COLUMN. Trained by JOHN & THADY GOSDEN and partnered by WILLIAM BUICK, the horse started at odds of —. #5 INDALO and #6 EBT'S GUARD completed the official result.

The highest payout was Winning pair at €355.30. Other payouts, including Bonus and supporting bets, are listed in the table below.