15:40
Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes (Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)
Class 2, 1m3f211y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-105, 18 runners
Winning time 2m 29.79s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Ryan Moore
W P Mullins
Settled midfield early - moved through into contention approaching final two furlongs - pressed forward to hit front inside last - soon put daylight between rivals
Jim Crowley
John & Thady Gosden
Held up eagerly behind the front two - driven into contention approaching final 2f - drifted off a true line under pressure inside that - kept on to be second near finish - never good enough to trouble winner
Ryan Sexton
Julie Camacho
Wide on the outer through the pack - closed on the front group into the final 2f - moved right and hit the front briefly - pushed along a furlong out then overtaken - eased back to finish third
Oisin Murphy
J P Murtagh
Wide berth in the pack early - asked for effort 3f out then improved position with 2f left - drifted right approaching final furlongs - passed inside the last 110 yards to finish 4th
Rob Hornby
Andrew Balding
Settled towards the back early - made progress wide out with 2f left - pushed along and found a bit under pressure inside final furlong - lacked the speed to get on terms finishing 5th beaten 5.5 lengths
William Buick
Harry Charlton
Held up eagerly in 5th early - pushed along and pressing for the lead 2f out - drifted off a true line with a furlong left - faded in the closing stages to finish sixth
Colin Keane
Gerard Keane
Settled towards the back early - made progress a furlong out - stayed on inside without threatening the front runners
James Doyle
Roger Varian
Held up towards the back - improved wide approaching the final furlong - unable to land a blow late on - finished eighth beaten 7.5 lengths
Mickael Barzalona
Hilal Kobeissi
Held up towards the back - shifted wide and edged closer inside the final furlong - unable to threaten the front group - finished ninth beaten 8 lengths
Pierre-Louis Jamin
Tom Dascombe
Tardy and ungainly at the break - settled towards the middle of the pack - niggled at from 2f out and urged entering the final furlong - faded to finish 10th
P J McDonald
Andrew Balding
Held up towards the back and pulling hard early - nudged into contention approaching final furlong - lacked the speed to challenge - finished well held in 11th
Clifford Lee
K R Burke
Wide throughout - held up towards the back - never a factor - finished well held in 12th
Saffie Osborne
Jamie Osborne
Held up rear of field - made no impression - well held in 13th
Billy Loughnane
W P Mullins
Sat close to the pace - hit the front over 2f out then driven off it inside the final two - dropped away over 1f out to finish well beaten
Daniel Tudhope
David O'Meara
Held up towards back of field - never a threat - eventually finished well held in 15th
Christophe Soumillon
Xavier Blanchet
Held up early - never landed a threat and lost touch with the field throughout - well beaten in 16th
Shane Foley
Mrs John Harrington
Sprinted clear at the start - set the pace before being overtaken approaching 2f out - urged on but faded fast inside the last two furlongs - well beaten in 17th
Rossa Ryan
Alan King
Sat close to the front group early - asked for effort entering straight - dropped away two out - well beaten and allowed to finish in own time late on
Non-runners: Caviar Heights (self certificate, scoped wrong), See Hector (unsuitable ground)
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.