17:35
Hampton Court Stakes (Group 3)
Group 3, Class 1, 1m1f212y, Flat, 3yo, 12 runners
Winning time 2m 4.30s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Ryan Moore
A P O'Brien
Set the pace from the off - roused along when pressed 2f out - found extra to shake off rival with a furlong left - sprinted away close home for an emphatic win
James McDonald
Saeed bin Suroor
Sat close behind leader early - pushed along to move upsides approaching 2f out - lacked the finishing speed of winner inside final furlong - stayed on nearer line to take second
Daniel Muscutt
James Fanshawe
Settled with a strong grip early - tracked the pack through the middle stages - squeezed for space when asked to quicken over 2f out - driven approaching the final furlong - responded to finish strongly and moved into third close home - shed a plate late but stayed on to finish third
David Egan
Adrian Murray
Handy up front early - pushed along approaching 2f out and made gradual progress from inside final 2f - held gains through the last furlong before edged out of third close home
James Doyle
James Tate
Keen to go forward early - sat just behind the front group along the rail - boxed in for room approaching the final two furlongs - gained space and pushed on with a furlong left - stayed on inside but lacked the finishing speed to get involved
Harry Davies
Simon & Ed Crisford
Settled at back of field - shifted left and clipped another runner with a furlong left - pushed along and kept going inside final furlong - finished without threatening the front end
Tom Marquand
William Haggas
Held up at the rear - urged into contention on the home bend - angled right inside the final furlong - kept on but no threat to the principals - seventh
Ben Coen
J P Murtagh
Pulling hard early - eased into rhythm by rider - settled in the pack - moved right and made progress over 2f out - drifted right after being bumped a furlong out - beaten from there - faded inside the final furlong to finish eighth
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled towards the back of the pack early - pushed on the outside approaching 3f out - never able to threaten the front markers and finished without effect
Colin Keane
John & Thady Gosden
Held up in the pack towards the wide side - pushed along over 2f out with no response - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish 10th
Sean D Bowen
James Owen
held towards the back of the field - squeezed for space when pressed for effort 2f out - dropped away with a furlong left to finish 11th
William Buick
Andrew Balding
Pulled hard early - held a handy spot on the inner - pushed for effort with 3f left - hampered as effort waned inside the final furlong - well held at the line
Non-runners: Al Shababi (self certificate, off feed), Jackknife (withdrawn; unruly in stalls)
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.