Sandown Races
Sandown
15:35
Coral-Eclipse (British Champions Series)
Sandown
Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2024
Distance: 1m2f
Type: Flat
Going: Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £1.25
Place: £1.01 £1.75 £1.45
Exacta: £4.50
Tricast: £9.10
Trifecta: £11
Non-Runners: Jayarebe (unsuitable ground), Stay Alert (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | City Of Troy (USA) | 3 C | Elite | A P O'Brien | 125 lbs | 1/4F | Won | Soon prominent on outer - pushed along over 2f out - led up the centre over 1f out - soon ridden and hung right - against far rail inside final 110yds - kept on | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Al Riffa (FR) | 5 H | Good | Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 135 lbs | 11/1 | 1 | Travelled strongly - raced in last - headway on outer over 1f out - soon went third - ridden and edged right 1f out - went second inside final 110yds - kept on (vet said colt lost his right-fore shoe)(op 12/1) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Ghostwriter (IRE) | 3 C | AVG | Clive Cox | 125 lbs | 12/1 | 1 | Prominent - pushed along over 2f out - went second and ridden over 1f out - soon carried right - lost second inside final 110yds - no extra when bit short of room against rail towards finish(op 11/1) | ||
| 4th | 8 | See The Fire (GB) | 4 F | AVG | Andrew Balding | 122 lbs | 28/1 | 5.5 | Towards rear but in touch with leaders - weakened over 1f out(op 22/1) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Hans Andersen (GB) | 4 C | AVG | A P O'Brien | 135 lbs | 80/1 | 3.75 | Led - headed over 1f out - soon weakened(tchd 100/1) | ||
| 6th | 5 | Dancing Gemini (IRE) | 4 C | AVG | Roger Teal | 125 lbs | 11/1 | 1.75 | Towards rear but in touch with leaders - weakened over 1f out (jockey said colt had no more to give)(op 10/1) |