14:10
Betfred Blue Riband Trial (Listed)
Listed, Class 1, 1m2f17y, Flat, 3yo, 7 runners
Winning time 2m 8.69s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Harry Davies
Simon & Ed Crisford
Settled just behind the pace - hit the front inside the final furlong drifting right for a stride - battled on under pressure to the line - held on for the win
Ryan Moore
A P O'Brien
Settled in 5th early - made progress wide and drifted left approaching final 2f - up to 3rd by 2f marker then into 2nd inside the last - kept on but narrowly denied at the line
Daniel Tudhope
Dominic Ffrench Davis
Settled at the rear early - made progress wide with under a furlong left - kept on well close home to snatch third right on the line - never able to trouble the front two
David Egan
Adrian Murray
Set the pace under pressure early - driven out approaching 2f out - drifted left and overtaken inside final furlong - unable to hold second and no response in third - edged out of third right at the line
Hector Crouch
Ralph Beckett
Settled towards the back - edged left near the rail inside final furlong - crept into faders late but no real threat - finished fifth
William Buick
John & Thady Gosden
Fought for control early before settling behind the pace - urged forward 3f out - dropped from third inside final two furlongs - faded in the closing stages to finish sixth
Oisin Murphy
Andrew Balding
Sat close to the front group but a shade off the rail - urged forward with three furlongs left - driven and lost ground inside the final furlong - finished seventh
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.