Full Result 7.35 Sandown | 24 May 2018

Matchbook VIP Henry II Stakes (Group 3)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m50yds) 2m Good

1st £39,697 2nd £15,050 3rd £7,532 4th £3,752 5th £1,883 6th £945

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	1. Magic Circle (IRE) 11/2 Fran Berry Ian Williams	Fran Berry Ian Williams	6	92	109	95	118	–
b g Makfi - Minkova (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Held up in midfield, smooth progress over 2f out, led well over 1f out, soon ridden clear, impressive (op 9/2)

2⁽¹⁾ 6	3. Red Verdon (USA) 20/1 James Doyle Ed Dunlop	James Doyle Ed Dunlop	5	92	108	87	110	–
ch h Lemon Drop Kid (USA) - Porto Marmay (IRE) (Choisir)
Held up in last, steady progress over 2f out, ridden to take 2nd over 1f out, kept on under pressure but no chance with winner (op 14/1 tchd 22/1)

3⁽⁸⁾ ½ [6½]	8. Weekender 9/4F Frankie Dettori John Gosden	Frankie Dettori John Gosden	4	91	114	87	110	–
b c Frankel - Very Good News (USA) (Empire Maker)
Pressed leader, led after 3f, took field to centre of track and tried to kick on 3f out, headed well over 1f out and soon dropped to 3rd, no chance after but kept on (tchd 5/2)

4⁽⁵⁾ ½ [7]	7. Time To Study (FR) 7/1 Ryan Moore Mark Johnston	Ryan Moore Mark Johnston	4	91	108	86	109	–
ch c Motivator - Dissertation (FR) (Sillery)
Led at decent pace but headed after 3f, chased leader, ridden and lost 2nd 3f out and soon outpaced, plugged on from over 1f out (op 6/1 tchd 11/2)

5⁽⁶⁾ ½ [7½]	6. Mount Moriah 7/2 Harry Bentley Ralph Beckett	Harry Bentley Ralph Beckett	4	91	112	85	108	–
b g Mount Nelson - Rule Britannia (Night Shift)
Held up in midfield, ridden well over 2f out, kept on from over 1f out, never going pace to threaten (op 5/1)

6⁽³⁾ 5 [12½]	5. Glencadam Glory 12/1 Robert Havlin John Gosden	Robert Havlin John Gosden	4	91 h	108	80	102	–
b g Nathaniel (IRE) - Lady Grace (IRE) (Orpen)
Took keen hold, pressed leading pair to 9f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out (op 20/1 tchd 11/1)

7⁽⁴⁾ hd [12¾]	2. Montaly 20/1 Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	7	92	111	78	102	–
b g Yeats (IRE) - Le Badie (IRE) (Spectrum)
Tracked leading pair 9f out, went close 2nd briefly 3f out, weakened 2f out (op 16/1)

8⁽⁷⁾ hd [13]	4. Sheikhzayedroad 6/1 Martin Harley David Simcock	Martin Harley David Simcock	9	92 h	113	77	102	–
b g Dubawi (IRE) - Royal Secrets (IRE) (Highest Honor)
Held up in last pair, ridden and no progress well over 2f out, no chance over 1f out (tchd 11/2 and tchd 13/2)

8 ran Off time: 7:36:21 Winning time: 3m 41.09s (slow by 8.29s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: Dr Marwan Koukash (Magic Circle) 1st breeder: Mr & Mrs David Aykroyd
2nd owner: The Hon R J Arculli (Red Verdon)
3rd owner: K Abdullah (Weekender)
Tote win: £6 PL: £2.20 £4 £1.20 Ex: £95.30 CSF: £99.07 Trifecta: £251.20

7:35 Sandown 24 May 2018

Matchbook VIP Henry II Stakes (Group 3)