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eventmasters.co.uk Paradise Stakes (Queen Anne Stakes Trial) (Listed) (Str)
Listed, Class 1, 1m, Flat, 4yo+, 11 runners
Winning time 1m 36.73s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Kieran Shoemark
John & Thady Gosden
Took a strong hold early - settled in fourth off the front-runners - improved into contention inside the last two furlongs - hit the front a furlong out and stayed on to assert
Richard Kingscote
Harry Eustace
Settled towards the rear in 7th - made strong progress wide of rivals 2f out to move into 2nd - stayed on to the line but unable to get past the winner
William Buick
William Knight
Slow to break and settled towards the rear - made progress on the far flank before angling right over a furlong out - stayed on inside the last - close enough at the finish but not troubling the front two
Rossa Ryan
Marco Botti
Held up at back early - made progress from 2f out to push into third briefly inside final furlong - edged out of that spot close home to finish 4th
Harry Davies
Simon & Ed Crisford
Held up in the pack early - modest late progress inside final furlong - finished 5th
Callum Shepherd
George Scott
Delayed getting to the start and settled at the back - nudged closer inside towards the finish but lacked the tempo to challenge - finished well held in 6th
Silvestre De Sousa
Roger Varian
Sat close to the front-runner who dictated a brisk gallop well ahead of the field - moved to the front approaching the last two furlongs but drifted off a true line under pressure and was overtaken with a furlong left - lost momentum through the closing stages
Ryan Moore
Richard Hannon
Settled just off the front group in 3rd - driven with a drift right inside final two furlongs - lost momentum under pressure in the closing stages to finish 8th beaten 8.5 lengths
Oisin Murphy
William Knight
Held up in rear - driven to keep up before fading with 2f left - well held at the finish
Sean Levey
Richard Hannon
Sluggish start - settled at rear of the field - unable to land a blow - finished well held in 10th
Tom Marquand
Ed Walker
Went forward from the middle of the group and dictated a fair gallop - opened a good advantage alongside one other - overtaken approaching the final two furlongs - drifted markedly right and dropped away quickly inside the last furlong
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.