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Coolmore City Of Troy EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) (Div 1)
Class 3, 1m2f, Flat, 3yo, 9 runners
Winning time 2m 8.36s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Benoit De La Sayette
John & Thady Gosden
Settled with plenty of enthusiasm early - close to the front group - moved into second spot 6f from home - roused approaching final 2f - found extra to hit the front a furlong out - stayed on to prevail
Jason Watson
Andrew Balding
Held a forward position - asked for effort over 2f out then lost the lead with a furlong left - stayed on strongly to finish second beaten just over a length
Hector Crouch
Ralph Beckett
Settled just off the pace - pressed for effort inside final 2f - finished well to take third
No. 1, stall 2
3yo, 9-7, OR –
J: Lewis Edmunds · T: William Muir & Chris Grassick
Lewis Edmunds
William Muir & Chris Grassick
Handy in the pack early - lost ground and pressed for effort with 2f left - rallied strongly inside the final furlong to finish 4th
Jamie Spencer
Charles Hills
Sluggish start - travelled eagerly at the rear then driven wide and urged forward for three furlongs - moved through to press the front over 2f out - lost momentum inside the final furlong to finish fifth
Joe Leavy
Brian Meehan
Held mid-pack early - urged forward approaching 3f out and again inside final furlong - kept on at one gait to finish sixth
Daniel Muscutt
James Fanshawe
Fresh in early pace - hard to settle and sluggish leaving stalls - pushed along over 3f out then dropped away quickly
Billy Loughnane
David Simcock
Slow to enter stalls - settled mid-pack - urged forward with two furlongs covered - failed to feature and finished well beaten in 8th
Sean Levey
Kevin Philippart De Foy
Held up towards back of pack - urged forward approaching final 2f - lost ground quickly and finished well held
Non-runners: Indhaar (vet's certificate, lame), Phantom Recon (vet's certificate, abscess)
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.