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14:25 Sandown

Friday 26 April 2019

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

bet365 Gordon Richards Stakes (Group 3)

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 2m 7.8s

1^st

(5)

Crystal Ocean

59-0

5/6f

T: Sir Michael StouteJ: R L Moore

Pushed along to track leader 8f out, pushed along over 2f out, led and edged right over 1f out, stayed on strongly op 4/5 tchd 8/11

2^nd

2 ¼

(1)

Knight To Behold

49-0

15/2

T: H J L DunlopJ: Oisin Murphy

Soon led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, no chance with winner, kept on for clear 2nd op 13/2 tchd 8/1

3^rd

3 ½

(6)

Extra Elusive

49-0

20/1

T: H & R CharltonJ: Jason Watson

Went to post early, raced keenly in last trio, headway on outside under pressure 2f out, went never dangerous 3rd near finish

4^th

(4)

Fabricate

79-0

16/1

T: M L W BellJ: James Doyle

Led briefly, settled tracking leaders 8f out, headway over 2f out, soon pushed along in 3rd, never any chance with leading duo, lost never dangerous 3rd near finish tchd 14/1

5^th

1 ½

(2)

Trais Fluors

59-0

10/3

T: A FabreJ: P C Boudot

Raced keenly, tracked leaders on inside, hanging right when not clear run over 2f out, weakened when in the clear final furlong op 9/2

6^th

(7)

Pivoine

59-0

28/1

T: A M BaldingJ: S De Sousa

Held up last, some late minor headway, never on terms op 33/1 tchd 25/1

7^th

(3)

Thundering Blue

69-3

14/1

T: D MenuisierJ: Andrea Atzeni

Held up in last trio, behind and hung right final 2f, never a factor op 12/1 tchd 11/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.50Pl:£1.10, £2.70EX:£8.20Trifecta:£50.10SF:£7.19Swingers:£2.30, £4.10, £13.10

Forecasts

Crystal Ocean (5/6), Trais Fluors (10/3), Knight To Behold (15/2), Thundering Blue (14/1), Fabricate (16/1), Extra Elusive (20/1), Pivoine (28/1)

It's hard to get away from last year's winner CRYSTAL OCEAN here. He subsequently won at Group Two level before finishing third in three Group One races all against top-class rivals and as a result looks a cut above these rivals. A chance is taken on Knight To Behold to finish second, this mercurial talent showed his worth at Deauville last season and is a danger to all if getting an easy lead. Thundering Blue will run a solid race as ever and is capable of capitalising if the favourite underperforms.