Full Result 4.12 Sandown | 5 July 2025

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(Class 3) (0-90, 3yo) 7f Good To Firm

1st £12,885 2nd £6,042.50 3rd £3,022.50 4th £1,510 5th £755 6th £377.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	4. Mudbir 9/2 Jim Crowley John & Thady Gosden	Jim Crowley John & Thady Gosden	3	98	89	83	100	–
b c Kingman - Handassa (Dubawi)
In touch with leaders, headway and disputed lead over 1f out, led narrowly inside final furlong, kept on (tchd 7/2)

2⁽⁴⁾ ½	1. Defence Minister 6/1 William Buick Hamad Al Jehani	William Buick Hamad Al Jehani	3	911	92	85	99	–
b c Too Darn Hot - Tears Of The Sun (Mastercraftsman)
Took keen hold, towards rear, headway under 2f out, ran on and went second final strides (jockey said colt ran too free) (tchd 13/2)

3⁽³⁾ nk [¾]	2. The Fingal Raven (IRE) 33/1 Saffie Osborne Jamie Osborne	Saffie Osborne Jamie Osborne	3	910 b	91	83	97	–
b g Mehmas (IRE) - Chupalla (Helmet)
Prominent, disputed lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost second final strides (op 22/1)

4⁽⁸⁾ 3¼ [4]	5. Dance In The Storm 11/8F Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	3	96 h	87	70	84	–
b f Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Strictly Dancing (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
Took keen hold, in rear, short of room after 1f, headway on outer from 3f out, pressed leaders over 1f out, hung right inside final furlong, weakening when bit short of room final 110yds (op 6/4 tchd 7/4)

5⁽⁹⁾ 4 [8]	6. Gilet (IRE) 10/1 Tom Marquand Warren Greatrex	Tom Marquand Warren Greatrex	3	96	87	59	73	–
b g Coulsty (IRE) - Scarlet Wings (Sir Percy)
Raced in second, lost position over 1f out, soon weakened (op 9/1 tchd 8/1)

6⁽⁶⁾ shd [8¼]	7. City Of Poets (IRE) 4/1 Ryan Moore James Tate	Ryan Moore James Tate	3	95	86	58	72	–
ch c Ghaiyyath (IRE) - Populist (IRE) (Shamardal)
Pulled hard, towards rear, edged right and weakened over 1f out (jockey said colt ran too free) (tchd 7/2 and tchd 9/2)

7⁽¹⁾ 3¼ [11½]	3. Arctic Grey (IRE) 25/1 Sean Levey Richard Hannon	Sean Levey Richard Hannon	3	910	91	54	68	–
gr c Dark Angel (IRE) - Postulant (Kyllachy)
In rear, stumbled under 3f out, weakened over 1f out (op 16/1)

8⁽²⁾ 1 [12½]	8. Aparajeo (IRE) 40/1 Rossa Ryan Clive Cox	Rossa Ryan Clive Cox	3	93	84	44	59	–
b g Invincible Army (IRE) - Red Saree (IRE) (Moohaajim)
In rear, short of room after 1f, hampered after 2f, weakened over 1f out (tchd 50/1)

9⁽⁵⁾ 12 [24½]	9. Cartwheel 66/1 Billy Loughnane Dylan Cunha	Billy Loughnane Dylan Cunha	3	91	82	8	24	–
ch f Lightning Spear - Deep Blue Sea (Rip Van Winkle)
Led (vet said filly bled from the nose) (op 40/1 tchd 80/1)

9 ran Off time: 4:14:25 Winning time: 1m 27.39s (slow by 0.29s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Shadwell Estate Company Ltd (Mudbir) 1st breeder: Shadwell Estate Company Limited
2nd owner: Wathnan Racing (Defence Minister)
3rd owner: Dominic Griffiths And David Kavanagh (The Fingal Raven)
Tote win: £5.50 PL: £1.85 £2 £5.35 Ex: £35.40 CSF: £30.02 Tricast: £791.38 Trifecta: £611
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 27 (8%) M [4-6] 46 (31%) H [7-9] 77 (61%)

4:12 Sandown 5 Jul 2025

Coral Celebrating 50 Year Eclipse Sponsorship Handicap