14:58
William Hill Sandy Lane Stakes (Group 2)
Group 2, Class 1, 6f, Flat, 3yo, 7 runners
Winning time 1m 13.46s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Clifford Lee
K R Burke
Pulled hard - restrained at back of field - nudged and angled left 2f out - swept to front entering the final furlong - strode away inside the last 110yds to win with something in hand
Cieren Fallon
William Haggas
Settled midpack early - eased forward to challenge front-runner two out - hit the front briefly before halfway of last furlong - overtaken and asked for effort but unable to hold on - weakened close home to finish second
Oisin Murphy
Michael Bell
Drifted right at the start - settled towards the back - made progress two out - pushed along and closed on the front group entering the final furlong - stayed on at an unchanged effort to finish third
Sean Levey
A P O'Brien
Set the pace early - driven and challenged for command 2f out before giving way - lost ground inside final furlong to finish fourth
Jason Watson
Andrew Balding
Handy with the front group early - pushed along and made progress 2f out - dropped away inside final furlong
Kevin Stott
Kevin Ryan
Held up close to the pace early - pressed for effort with 2f left - dropped away soon after - eventually well beaten in 6th
Paul Mulrennan
Roger Varian
Bumped at the off - never involved with the pace - well held throughout - finished 7th
Non-runners: Coppull (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.