15:05
Queen's Vase (Group 2)
Group 2, Class 1, 1m6f34y, Flat, 3yo, 13 runners
Winning time 2m 59.53s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
W J Lee
P Twomey
Handy in the early running - hit front approaching straight and pushed clear from 1f out - kept responding to hold on
Oisin Murphy
Andrew Balding
Sat handy behind the front group - boxed in and shifted out with 2f left - pushed along to fight for second inside the last furlong - eventually claimed the runner-up spot but lacked the speed to land the win
Silvestre De Sousa
Roger Varian
Settled off the back early - made ground wide with a furlong to travel - kept on inside the last but lacked the speed to get there - narrowly denied second
Ryan Moore
A P O'Brien
Went straight to front - just edged out approaching the home turn - pressed the eventual winner - pushed along with two furlongs left - held effort to the line but slipped back to finish fourth
Wayne Lordan
A P O'Brien
Sat close to the front on the wide side - asked for effort and lost ground into the straight - drifted right with 2f left - found more out wide inside the last but without the speed to get involved - finished 5th
Jim Crowley
James Owen
Reared and hesitant leaving stalls - settled near back early - crept into contention on inner from 2f out with rider driving - stayed on to the line without threatening the front runners - eventually sixth
David Egan
Adrian Murray
Settled midfield early - improved to reach front group 4f out - pressed for effort 2f out then lost momentum late
Colin Keane
Ralph Beckett
Held up towards back of field - shortened up late without threatening - finished 8th beaten under five lengths
Rhys Clutterbuck
Gary & Josh Moore
Settled at the back of the field - urged into action with 4f left - asked for effort inside final 2f but could not land a blow
Mickael Barzalona
F-H Graffard
Checked and moved across left after the break - settled towards the back with little to offer - drifted right under pressure 2f out and stayed off the pace to finish 10th
Harry Davies
Simon & Ed Crisford
Early into a forward spot racing wide - moved up to challenge in front rounding the far side before slipping back on the home bend - urged to keep tabs on the front group - faded fast under pressure inside the last two furlongs to finish well beaten
David Probert
Owen Burrows
Settled with plenty of enthusiasm midfield early - urged forward three out then driven with two to run - dropped away rapidly soon after and beaten a long way at the line
William Buick
John & Thady Gosden
Took a strong hold early - settled towards the back of the pack - drifted wide approaching the straight without threatening - dropped away and was allowed to coast home well beaten
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.