2021 Coral-Eclipse at Sandown: the runners, the odds, the verdict
Saturday's Coral-Eclipse (3.35), which pits the best of the Classic generation against their peers at Sandown, has been won by some equine superstars over the years. Ghaiyyath, Enable and Roaring Lion are the last three winners, with Roaring Lion the last three-year-old to triumph in 2018.
3.35 Sandown Saturday: Coral-Eclipse racecard and betting
1 Addeybb
Four-time Group 1 winner; a seven-year-old has never won this race but he comes out top on ratings
Trainer: William Haggas
Jockey: Tom Marquand
Odds: 100-30
2 Mishriff
Progressive colt who has bagged huge prizes at Riyadh and Meydan this year; big player
Trainer: John and Thady Gosden
Jockey: David Egan
Odds: 9-4
3 El Drama
Showed further progress to win the Dee Stakes; form dipped sharply in the French Derby
Trainer: Roger Varian
Jockey: Andrea Atzeni
Odds: 25-1
4 St Mark's Basilica
Ballydoyle colt; completed the French Guineas and French Derby double; highly respected
Trainer: Aidan O'Brien
Jockey: Ryan Moore
Odds: 11-10
Verdict
It's a small turnout for this year's Eclipse but the quality is high. St Mark's Basilica gets the vote over Mishriff.
Read more on the 2021 Coral-Eclipse:
John Gosden: Mishriff has done it overseas – he's got to do it here now
Mishriff 'has got it all' says jockey David Egan after final spin before Eclipse (Members' Club)
Tom Marquand: top-class Eclipse will be a proper challenge for Addeybb
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Published on 2 July 2021inNews
Last updated 13:09, 3 July 2021
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