14:25 Sandown

Friday 27 April 2018

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:0516:3517:05

bet365 Gordon Richards Stakes (Group 3)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   1m 1f 209y  |   Good to Soft (Good in places)  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:25  |   Winning time: 2m 11.48s
1st
Horse silk
2
(2)
1/1f
T: Sir Michael StouteJ: R L Moore
Dwelt, soon tracked leader and keen, led over 2f out, ridden and narrowly headed 2f out, sustained battle with 2nd throughout final furlong, won on the nod op 10/11 tchd 11/10
2nd
Horse silk
sh
3
(7)
4/1
T: M L W BellJ: James Doyle
Tracked leaders on outside, challenged 3f out, ridden to lead narrowly 2f out, ridden over 1f out, sustained battle with winner throughout final furlong, lost on the nod op 13/2
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
5
(1)
7/1
T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy
Keen, tracked leaders on inside, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, switched left inside final 2f, stayed on into 3rd towards finish, not pace to challenge op 13/2 tchd 6/1 and tchd 15/2
4th
Horse silk
¾
1
(6)
7/1
T: H & R CharltonJ: K Shoemark
Took keen hold, held up in rear, steady headway on outside 3f out, went 3rd over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, edged right and lost 3rd towards finish tchd 8/1
5th
Horse silk
2
7
(5)
8/1
T: Eve Johnson HoughtonJ: Charles Bishop
Held up in last pair, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, ridden and not quicken over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 15/2 tchd 7/1
6th
Horse silk
13
4
(3)
25/1
T: C F WallJ: G Mosse
Led, pushed along and quickened 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final 2f tchd 33/1

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Non-Runners

6
(4)
Horse silk
Spark Plug174
Weight: 9-0|  Age: 7
T: B J Meehan  J: Tom Marquand
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.80Pl:£1.10, £2.00EX:£4.90Trifecta:£10.70SF:£4.96Swingers:£2.20, £2.50, £3.20

Forecasts

Crystal Ocean (1/1), Fabricate (4/1), Morando (7/1), Almodovar (7/1), What About Carlo (8/1), Spark Plug (10/1), First Sitting (25/1)

Verdict

A decent renewal of this Group 3 contest which revolves around CRYSTAL OCEAN, who was a progressive three-year-old and, given his top trainer's record of improving horses, promises to develop into a top-class perfomer this season. He should be too classy for these rivals, although the consistent Fabricate should give him a race and Morando is respected on his fist start for a new stable.
  1. Crystal Ocean
  2. Fabricate
  3. Morando

Previous Winners

2017
Ulysses
Weight: 9-0  |Age: 4
3/1

Prize Money

1st: £39,697.002nd: £15,050.003rd: £7,532.004th: £3,752.005th: £1,883.006th: £945.00

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