15:35
Virgin Bet Foundation Stakes (Listed)
Listed, Class 1, 1m1f197y, Flat, 3yo+, 11 runners
Winning time 2m 7.71s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Ryan Sexton
Julie Camacho
Went straight to front - dropped in behind pace for a spell - regained command with a furlong left - driven out and held on under pressure - edge shrank close home but hung on to score
William Buick
Charlie Appleby
Handy in third early - shifted out and kept battling among rivals inside final two furlongs - moved into second approaching the last furlong - kept responding to the line but couldn't get past the winner
Ray Dawson
Roger Varian
Sat close behind the front group in 4th - urged forward with two furlongs left and battled on in the closing stages - lacked the speed to get on terms finishing 3rd beaten a length
Oisin Murphy
Andrew Balding
Went wide up with the front group early - shifted right inside final furlong and kept battling - unable to find enough speed to get on terms - finished fourth beaten 2.25 lengths
Pierre-Louis Jamin
K R Burke
Settled just behind the front-runner - hit the front after a furlong - pressed and gave up the advantage inside the final furlong and a half - dropped away in the closing stages to finish fifth
Colin Keane
Harry Charlton
Settled towards the back early - improved on the inner approaching the final furlong - lacked the speed to challenge - finished sixth beaten 3¼ lengths
Rossa Ryan
Ralph Beckett
Held up towards the back - unable to find extra when asked in the closing stages - finished 7th beaten 3.5 lengths
Robert Havlin
John & Thady Gosden
Held up eagerly in the pack - asked for effort with over 2f left - lost ground inside the last two furlongs to finish 8th
Silvestre De Sousa
William Knight
Sluggish start - held up towards the back - never troubled the front - finished 9th
Alec Voikhansky
Richard Hannon
Held up rear from the off - never a factor - finished 10th
Hector Crouch
Ralph Beckett
Settled on the rail - held around midfield throughout - pushed along and lost ground final 2f - finished 11th
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.