15:00
Rolls-royce Oak Tree Stakes (Group 3)
Group 3, Class 1, 7f, Flat, 3yo+, F & M, 13 runners
Winning time 1m 25.59s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
James Doyle
Andrew Balding
pulling hard early - settled midpack - boxed in with two furlongs left - found space and edged in front entering last furlong - challenged late but held on for the win
Ryan Moore
Richard Hughes
Settled in the pack - moved up to challenge the front runner 2f out and disputing the advantage into the final furlong - kept on strongly to finish a neck down in 2nd
Marco Ghiani
James Owen
Raced with plenty of eagerness in the early stages - sat close to the front - pressed for effort 2f out - dropped back inside the final furlong - rallied to retake third close home - unable to get to the front pair
Jamie Spencer
Ralph Beckett
Settled in the pack early - pushed along with 2f left - made progress into the final furlong - found late gear to take fourth close home
William Buick
William Knight
Settled in the pack early - pushed along with two furlongs left - stayed on through the final furlong - finished 5th without threatening the leaders
Billy Loughnane
George Boughey
Fought for control early - settled mid-division - urged forward with 2f remaining - denied a clean passage a furlong out then finished at an even effort
Oisin Murphy
Simon & Ed Crisford
Settled with eagerness early - went forward to lead - pushed along 2f out - overtaken approaching final furlong - gave way in closing stages finishing 7th
David Egan
Richard & Peter Fahey
Settled towards the back - pushed along a furlong out - stayed on without threatening - finished eighth
Tom Marquand
John Gallagher
Poor break - settled off the pace in the pack - pushed along 2f out and shifted right approaching final furlong - gave way close home
Hector Crouch
Ralph Beckett
Settled with eagerness early - tracked group in the pack - pressed for effort with 2f left - stayed on at one tempo to finish 10th beaten 9 lengths
Pat Dobbs
Richard Hannon
Settled towards the back - pushed along over 2f out - unable to close over 1f out - finished 11th
Kaiya Fraser
Rebecca Menzies
Swerved right early and nearly came unstuck at the break - settled towards the back - drifted out and covered ground away from the rail 3f out - pushed along 2f out and lost place late final furlong to finish 12th
Tom Eaves
Kevin Ryan
Fought for control early - up with the pace before pressed for effort 2f out - faded final furlong to finish 13th
Non-runners: Queen's Reign
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.