14:25
bet365 Gordon Richards Stakes (Group 3)
Group 3, Class 1, 1m1f209y, Flat, 4yo+, 7 runners
Winning time 2m 11.22s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Jim Crowley
William Haggas
Settled towards the back early - driven into contention with a strong run approaching the final furlong - hit the front close to home - finished strongly to win
William Buick
Charlie Appleby
Set the pace early - urged forward approaching 2f out - overtaken with a furlong left - fought back inside final 110 yards - narrowly denied at the line
Tom Marquand
Ed Walker
Held up towards the back - made progress and driven forward approaching the last two furlongs - battling for fourth with a furlong left - squeezed for space close home before finishing strongly to take third
Clifford Lee
K R Burke
Tracked the pack midfield - pushed along approaching final 2f with little response until closing along the rail late - kept on for 4th beaten 1½ lengths
Oisin Murphy
Andrew Balding
Settled behind the front pack early - driven into the advantage a furlong out - overtaken close to the line - weakened in the final strides to finish 5th
Ryan Moore
Charlie Appleby
Handy on the outside early - driven to keep tempo 2f out - lost ground final furlong to finish sixth beaten 5.5 lengths
Robert Havlin
John & Thady Gosden
Sat close to the front group early - pushed along and drifted left when fading inside final furlong - finished seventh beaten 6 lengths
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.