Full Result 2.25 Sandown | 27 April 2018

bet365 Gordon Richards Stakes (Group 3)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (1m1f209yds) 1m2f Good To Soft

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⁾	2. Crystal Ocean EvensF Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	4	90	118	92	116	–
b c Sea The Stars (IRE) - Crystal Star (Mark Of Esteem)
Looked well; not that well away but recovered to track leader after 1f, led well over 2f out but soon narrowly headed, shaken up over 1f out, driven to take narrow lead again last 150yds, held on well (op 10/11 tchd 11/10)

2⁽⁷⁾ shd	3. Fabricate 4/1 James Doyle Michael Bell	James Doyle Michael Bell	6	90 p	112	91	115	–
b g Makfi - Flight Of Fancy (Sadler's Wells)
Looked well; tracked leader 1f then settled in 4th, moved up to take narrow lead over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, good battle with winner after, narrowly headed 150yds out, battled on but just held (op 13/2)

3⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [1¼]	5. Morando (FR) 7/1 Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	5	90	112	88	113	–
gr g Kendargent (FR) - Moranda (FR) (Indian Rocket)
Tracked leading pair after 2f, lost place and last over 2f out, not clear run soon after and then outpaced, shaken up over 1f out, stayed on to take 3rd near finish, never able to challenge (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run) (op 13/2 tchd 6/1 and tchd 15/2)

4⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [2]	1. Almodovar (IRE) 7/1 Kieran Shoemark Roger Charlton	Kieran Shoemark Roger Charlton	6	90	110	86	111	–
b g Sea The Stars (IRE) - Melodramatic (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Held up in last, progress on outer to chase leading pair over 2f out, pushed along and close enough soon after, not quicken over 1f out, faded last 100yds (tchd 8/1)

5⁽⁵⁾ 2 [4]	7. What About Carlo (FR) 8/1 Charles Bishop Eve Johnson Houghton	Charles Bishop Eve Johnson Houghton	7	90	108	82	107	–
b g Creachadoir (IRE) - Boccatenera (GER) (Artan)
Held up and soon in 5th, shaken up over 2f out, one pace and no progress over 1f out (op 15/2 tchd 7/1)

6⁽³⁾ 13 [17]	4. First Sitting 25/1 Gerald Mosse Chris Wall	Gerald Mosse Chris Wall	7	90	112	56	81	–
b g Dansili - Aspiring Diva (USA) (Distant View)
Led to well over 2f out, soon weakened, tailed off (tchd 33/1)

6 ran Off time: 2:25:20 Winning time: 2m 11.48s (slow by 4.48s) Total SP: 110%
Non-runners: Spark Plug (self certificate)
1st owner: Sir Evelyn De Rothschild (Crystal Ocean) 1st breeder: Southcourt Stud
2nd owner: The Queen (Fabricate)
3rd owner: King Power Racing Co Ltd (Morando)
Tote win: £1.80 PL: £1.10 £2 Ex: £4.90 CSF: £4.96 Trifecta: £10.70

2:25 Sandown 27 Apr 2018

bet365 Gordon Richards Stakes (Group 3)