Full Result 2.25 Sandown | 26 April 2019

bet365 Gordon Richards Stakes (Group 3)

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

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⁽⁵⁾	2. Crystal Ocean 5/6F Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	5	90	125	97	123	–
b h Sea The Stars (IRE) - Crystal Star (Mark Of Esteem)
Tracked leader after 1f, led 2f out, pushed along firmly and drew clear over 1f out, very readily (op 4/5 tchd 8/11)

2⁽¹⁾ 2¼	5. Knight To Behold (IRE) 15/2 Oisin Murphy Harry Dunlop	Oisin Murphy Harry Dunlop	4	90 p	116	92	117	–
b c Sea The Stars (IRE) - Angel Of The Gwaun (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Led after 100yds, ridden and headed 2f out, no chance with winner but stayed on and clear of rest (op 13/2 tchd 8/1)

3⁽⁶⁾ 3½ [5¾]	3. Extra Elusive 20/1 Jason Watson Roger Charlton	Jason Watson Roger Charlton	4	90 h	106	85	110	–
ch c Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Nessina (USA) (Hennessy)
Taken down early, held up in last trio, shaken up 3f out, edged left over 2f out, driven and kept on one pace to take 3rd strides

4⁽⁴⁾ nk [6]	4. Fabricate 16/1 James Doyle Michael Bell	James Doyle Michael Bell	7	90 p	107	84	109	–
b g Makfi - Flight Of Fancy (Sadler's Wells)
Broke well, led but headed after 100yds and restrained behind leaders, ridden over 2f out, chased leading pair after but soon left behind, lost 3rd last strides (tchd 14/1)

5⁽²⁾ 1½ [7½]	7. Trais Fluors 100/30 Pierre-Charles Boudot A Fabre	Pierre-Charles Boudot A Fabre	5	90	109	81	106	–
bb h Dansili - Trois Lunes (FR) (Manduro)
Tracked leaders, shaken up over 2f out, no progress and faded over 1f out (op 9/2)

6⁽⁷⁾ ½ [8]	6. Pivoine (IRE) 28/1 Silvestre De Sousa Andrew Balding	Silvestre De Sousa Andrew Balding	5	90 b	104	80	105	–
b g Redoute's Choice (AUS) - Fleur De Cactus (IRE) (Montjeu)
Held up in last, ridden and no progress over 2f out, one pace and no chance after (op 33/1 tchd 25/1)

7⁽³⁾ 5 [13]	1. Thundering Blue (USA) 14/1 Andrea Atzeni David Menuisier	Andrea Atzeni David Menuisier	6	93	118	73	98	–
rg g Exchange Rate (USA) - Relampago Azul (USA) (Forestry)
Held up in last trio, shaken up and no progress over 2f out, behind over 1f out (op 12/1 tchd 11/1)

7 ran Off time: 2:25:55 Winning time: 2m 7.80s (slow by 0.80s) Total SP: 111%
1st owner: Sir Evelyn De Rothschild (Crystal Ocean) 1st breeder: Southcourt Stud
2nd owner: L Neil Jones (Knight To Behold)
3rd owner: Imad Alsagar (Extra Elusive)
Tote win: £1.50 PL: £1.10 £2.70 Ex: £8.20 CSF: £7.19 Trifecta: £50.10

2:25 Sandown 26 Apr 2019

bet365 Gordon Richards Stakes (Group 3)