13:50
Sky Bet Strensall Stakes (Group 3)
Group 3, Class 1, 1m177y, Flat, 3yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 1m 49.73s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Sean Levey
Richard Hannon
Sluggish start - settled handy on inner - moved up to dispute front 2f out - went clear a furlong out but drifted right and margin shortened late - stayed on to prevail
Clifford Lee
K R Burke
Pulling hard early - went to front - pressed for effort and overtaken inside final 2f - fought back approaching last furlong - kept going to go down by a short margin
Ryan Moore
Ed Dunlop
Sat behind the pace pulling hard - eased back around 6f out - made progress and moved right with 2f left - up into third inside the final furlong - kept on to finish third by half a length
Oisin Murphy
Andrew Balding
Settled handy on the outer - made headway 3f out - pressed for effort 2f out - held no more inside final furlong to finish 4th
Daniel Tudhope
Harry Charlton
Settled towards the back - squeezed for space approaching 4f out - made ground into contention 3f out - lost pace with leading group 2f out - stayed on late without threatening to finish 5th
Callum Shepherd
William Knight
Settled in the pack early - made progress out wide 3f from home - lost momentum over 2f out and had nothing left approaching the final furlong
Tom Marquand
William Haggas
Raced close up early - wide on the outer - still holding claims 2f out - dropped away in the closing stages to finish seventh
William Buick
John & Thady Gosden
Raced fresh in the early stages - settled towards the back of the pack - made progress into contention 5f out - pushed along and dropped away with 2f left - faded through the final furlong to finish 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.