Sandown Races
Sandown
14:25
bet365 Gordon Richards Stakes
Sandown
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2025
Distance: 1m2f
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £8.50
Place: £3.40 £4.90
Exacta: £92.10
Trifecta: £321.30
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Al Aasy (IRE) | 8 G | Good | William Haggas | 128 lbs | 15/2 | Won | Slowly into stride - raced in last - headway from over 1f out - hung right but led inside final furlong - kept on(op 8/1) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Ancient Wisdom (FR) | 4 C | Good | Charlie Appleby | 128 lbs | 12/1 | .5 | Led - faced challenges from over 2f out - joined 1f out - headed inside final furlong - stayed on(op 17/2) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Almaqam (GB) | 3 C | AVG | Ed Walker | 128 lbs | 4/1 | .75 | Towards rear - in touch with leaders 3f out - keeping on when short of room inside final furlong - stayed on and went third towards finish(op 10/3) | ||
| 4th | 1 | Royal Champion (IRE) | 7 G | Good | K R Burke | 131 lbs | 4/1 | 0.3 | In touch with leaders - towards rear halfway - headway on outer over 3f out - outpaced 2f out - kept on(op 11/2) | ||
| 5th | 7 | See The Fire (GB) | 4 F | AVG | Andrew Balding | 125 lbs | 11/4F | .5 | In touch with leaders - disputed lead 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 5/2) | ||
| 6th | 5 | Arabian Crown (FR) | 4 G | Elite | Charlie Appleby | 128 lbs | 7/2 | 3.5 | Raced in second - pressed leader over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 4/1) | ||
| 7th | 6 | Peace Man (GB) | 6 G | AVG | John & Thady Gosden | 128 lbs | 16/1 | .5 | In touch with leaders - hung left and weakened from over 1f out (jockey said gelding hung left-handed)(op 22/1 tchd 14/1) |