York
15:35
Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Dante Stakes
York Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 Distance: 1m2½f Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.15 Place: £1.30 £1.60 £2.20 Exacta: £14 Tricast: £56.51 Trifecta: £71.10
Non-Runners: Masekela (withdrawn; upset in stalls)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Desert Crown (GB) 4 C Elite Sir Michael Stoute 128 lbs 7/2J Won Towards rear - shaken up and headway on outer from 3f out - pushed along to lead 2f out - ridden and drifted right over 1f out - kept on well inside final furlong - comfortably(tchd 4/1)
2nd 8 Royal Patronage (FR) 5 H AVG Charlie & Mark Johnston 128 lbs 7/2J 3.25 Sweating - midfield on inner - switched right and smooth headway from over 3f out - ridden and every chance from 2f out - kept on well inside final furlong - no match for winner(op 9/2)
3rd 1 Bluegrass (IRE) 6 G AVG A P O'Brien 128 lbs 7/1 2.5 Prominent on inner - pushed along and outpaced over 3f out - soon dropped to rear - ridden and rallied on inner from 2f out - went third inside final furlong - kept on but no match for first two(op 13/2)
4th 2 Dark Moon Rising (IRE) 6 G AVG Kevin Ryan 128 lbs 20/1 2 Took keen hold - prominent - ridden and pressed leaders over 2f out - held from over 1f out - went fourth final 110yds(op 40/1)
5th 5 Kingmax (IRE) N/A Poor David Loughnane 128 lbs 28/1 .75 Held up in rear - pushed along and headway on outer from 3f out - ridden 2f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong - lost fourth final 110yds(tchd 25/1)
6th 9 White Wolf (IRE) 4 G AVG Saeed bin Suroor 128 lbs 25/1 1.25 Took keen hold - led - pushed along 3f out - ridden and headed 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 20/1 tchd 16/1)
7th 4 El Bodegon (IRE) 5 G Poor James Ferguson 128 lbs 4/1 0.3 Prominent - pushed along 3f out - ridden 2f out - soon weakened (trainer said colt was unsuited by the good going and would prefer more ease in the ground)(op 7/2 tchd 9/2)
8th 6 Magisterial (IRE) N/A Good John & Thady Gosden 128 lbs 6/1 .75 Held up in last - pushed along 3f out - ridden and outpaced over 2f out - soon no impression (trainer said colt colt had been unsettled by the unruly behaviour of Masekela which reared and became cast in the adjoining stall - before then running too freely and not finishing off its race off)(op 5/1 tchd 13/2)