Full Result 4.20 Sandown | 23 April 2011

bet365 Gordon Richards Stakes (Group 3)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (1m1f209yds) 1m2f Good

1st £28,385 2nd £10,760 3rd £5,385 4th £2,685 5th £1,345 6th £675

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	3. Kings Gambit (SAF) 5/1 Jamie Spencer Tom Tate	Jamie Spencer Tom Tate	6	90	110	100	110	–
ch g Silvano (GER) - Lady Brompton (SAF) (Al Mufti)
Made all and set strong pace, clear after 4f, came back to rivals over 2f out under pressure, battled on really well final furlong, just held on (op 9-2)

2⁽⁴⁾ shd	2. Black Spirit (USA) 16/1 Luke Morris Clive Cox	Luke Morris Clive Cox	4	90 t	107	100	110	–
b c Black Minnaloushe (USA) - L'Extra Honor (USA) (Hero's Honor)
Held up in 4th, progress to chase winner just over 2f out, driven over 1f out, challenged final furlong, just held (op 12-1)

3⁽²⁾ 2¼ [2¼]	4. Shamali 7/1 Eddie Ahern William Haggas	Eddie Ahern William Haggas	6	90	100	95	105	–
ch g Selkirk (USA) - Shamaiel (IRE) (Lycius)
Chased winner to just over 2f out, not quicken and lost place, kept on again final furlong (tchd 15-2)

4⁽¹⁾ 2¼ [4½]	6. Nouriya 9/2 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	4	811	106	88	101	–
b f Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Majestic Sakeena (IRE) (King's Best)
Held up in 5th, effort on inner over 2f out, challenged over 1f out disputing 2nd, held when short of room 100yds out and eased (op 11-2)

5⁽³⁾ 1¾ [6¼]	5. Viscount Nelson (USA) 15/8F Colm O'Donoghue A P O'Brien	Colm O'Donoghue A P O'Brien	4	90	114	88	97	–
b c Giant's Causeway (USA) - Imagine (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Chased leading pair, pushed along over 4f out, lost place over 2f out, no headway over 1f out and beaten after (op 11-4)

6⁽⁶⁾ 2½ [8¾]	1. Afsare 100/30 Kieren Fallon Luca Cumani	Kieren Fallon Luca Cumani	4	90	113	83	92	–
b c Dubawi (IRE) - Jumaireyah (Fairy King)
Held up in last, effort on outer over 2f out, ridden and no progress well over 1f out, weakened (op 5-2)

6 ran Off time: 4:20:00 Winning time: 2m 8.01s (slow by 1.01s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: Mrs Fitri Hay (Kings Gambit) 1st breeder: Danika Stud
2nd owner: A D Spence (Black Spirit)
3rd owner: Abdulla Al Khalifa (Shamali)
Tote win: £5.90 PL: £2.70 £4.70 Ex: £45.20 CSF: £68.32

4:20 Sandown 23 Apr 2011

bet365 Gordon Richards Stakes (Group 3)