19:35
Star Sports Brigadier Gerard Stakes (Group 3)
Group 3, Class 1, 1m1f209y, Flat, 4yo+, 7 runners
Winning time 2m 6.03s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Oisin Murphy
Ed Walker
Set the pace from the break - came under pressure after 4f - kicked clear again 2f out - pressed again inside final furlong - driven and drifted left under pressure - held on for the win
Ryan Moore
John & Thady Gosden
Sat behind front group - moved to outside and driven on approaching 2f out - closed on the pace setter inside final furlong - stayed on without gaining ground - unable to get closer over final stretch and finished second
Callum Shepherd
George Scott
Sat close up early - asked for effort with 2f left - outpaced by leading duo inside final furlong - stayed on at same rate to finish third
William Buick
Charlie Appleby
Tracked front pair from wide - up into contention after 4f - urged forward inside final 3f - kept on but faded in final furlong to finish 4th
Jim Crowley
Roger Varian
Settled in the pack - shaken up with over a furlong left - kept going without finding extra - finished fifth
Jason Watson
Charles Hills
Held up towards the back - asked for effort with 2f left then dropped away inside final furlong
Szczepan Mazur
M Al Attiya
Held up towards the back - urged forward with two furlongs left - found nothing and dropped away - finished seventh
Non-runners: Ancient Wisdom (unsuitable ground), Bolster (unsuitable ground), Persica (self certificate)
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.