Sandown Races
Sandown
16:05
Davies Insurance Services Gala Stakes ()
Sandown
Date: Fri, 02 Jul 2021
Distance: 1m2f
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £3.40
Place: £1.40 £1.80
Exacta: £13.20
Trifecta: £24.10
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Euchen Glen (GB) | 11 G | Poor | Jim Goldie | 138 lbs | 11/4 | Won | Steadied start - took keen hold - held up in last - pushed along and steady headway over 3f out - led up the centre over 1f out - clear when ridden inside final furlong - kept on strongly final 110yds(op 7/2) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Fox Tal (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Andrew Balding | 133 lbs | 4/1 | 3.25 | Started quickly - steadied start - soon towards rear - dropped to last but going easily halfway - steady headway when switched to centre over 2f out - ridden and went second over 1f out - kept on final 110yds - no match for winner(op 7/2 tchd 10/3) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | John Leeper (IRE) | 4 C | Poor | Ed Dunlop | 126 lbs | 5/4F | 1.5 | Tracked leader - chased clear leader after 2f - ridden and lost second over 2f out - edged left over 1f out - no extra final 110yds(op 11/8) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Gloucestershire (USA) | 7 G | Poor | Martyn Meade | 123 lbs | 10/1 | 5.5 | Slowly into stride - soon tracked leaders - prominent in chasing group after 2f - ridden and outpaced when lost position over 2f out - soon struggling - beaten when went modest fourth final 110yds - lost shoe (vet said colt had lost its right fore shoe)(op 8/1 tchd 11/1) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Father Of Jazz (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Roger Varian | 133 lbs | 15/2 | 2.25 | Took keen hold - led - went clear after 2f - went well clear halfway - ridden when weakened and headed over 1f out - soon edged left and beaten - dropped to last final 110yds (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 8/1 tchd 7/1 and tchd 9/1) |