17:35
Hampton Court Stakes (Group 3)
Group 3, Class 1, 1m2f, Flat, 3yo, 10 runners
Winning time 2m 4.94s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
James Doyle
Andrew Balding
Pulling hard early - sat close to the pace - pressed for effort with 2f left - moved through to hit the front inside the final furlong - stayed on to prevail
Ryan Moore
A P O'Brien
Handy early spot - urged forward to challenge 3f out - moved ahead 2f out drifting right - overtaken approaching final furlong - held on at the finish
Billy Loughnane
Hugo Palmer
Fought for a strong grip early - settled towards back - made progress two out - shaping to close entering final furlong - continued at an even effort to finish third
Christophe Soumillon
Brian Meehan
Settled at the back early - improved into midpack by halfway - pushed along with 3f left - closed late but not quite enough for third
William Buick
Charlie Appleby
Settled in the pack early - pushed along 2f out then boxed in and bumped inside the final furlong - stayed on to finish 5th beaten a length and a half
Wayne Lordan
A P O'Brien
Fought for control early - settled towards the back - asked for effort with 2f remaining - closed ground approaching the final furlong - stayed on to finish well but just short
Kieran Shoemark
Saeed bin Suroor
Settled with strong grip early - up with the front group - pushed along and closed on the pacesetter 3f out - still in contention 2f out but drifted right - lost momentum inside final furlong to finish seventh
Robert Havlin
John & Thady Gosden
Settled off the pace in the pack - pressed for effort and lost touch approaching final 2f - responded late to finish without threatening
Tom Marquand
William Haggas
Settled with plenty of enthusiasm early - up front from the first furlong - held a slim advantage into the straight - pushed along and overtaken 2f from home - knocked about and gave way inside the final furlong - well held in 9th
Oisin Murphy
John & Thady Gosden
Went straight to the front - lost the advantage after a furlong then pushed along with the field still to face 2f out - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish well held
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.