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16:10 Salisbury

Tattersalls Sovereign Stakes (Group 3) (Class 1)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £76,500 added
  • Winner: £43,383
  • 2nd: £16,448
  • 3rd: £8,231
  • 4th: £4,100
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 45.02s
  • Off Time: 16:14:46
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Plumatic

3/1

    2
    Silk -

    Oh This Is Us (IRE)

    12/1

      1(2)
      Silk - Silver, gold braid, maroon cap, gold tassel

      Hathal (USA)

      320 D
      14/1
      • Form 18/3334-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 111

      tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      2(6)
      Silk - Purple, white hoops, purple sleeves, white stars

      Oh This Is Us (IRE)

      19 D
      12/1
      • Form 320210
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 108

      held up in rear, headway towards near side rail over 2f out, 3rd when not clear run and switched right just over 1f out, went 2nd final 150 yards, no chance with winner

      3(5)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White seams, sleeves and cap

      Plumatic

      20 D
      3/1
      • Form 2020-31
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2

      tracked leader, ridden to chase new leader and hung right over 1f out, led just inside final furlong ran on well

      4(1)
      Silk - Claret, gold braid, claret sleeves, claret cap, gold tassel

      South Seas (IRE)

      13
      8/1
      • Form 50-7460
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 102

      restless in stalls and very awkwardly away, held up in last pair, headway 3f out, chased leaders 2f out, weakened final furlong

      5(3)
      Silk - Red, white sash, royal blue cap

      Zonderland

      58 DCD
      9/1
      • Form 12/28-00
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 110

      took keen hold, tracked leaders in 4th, headway near side rail over 2f out, ridden to lead 2f out, headed just inside final furlong, lost 2nd and one pace final 150 yards

      6(4)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap

      Elarqam

      19 BF
      Evs
      • Form 11-463
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-10
      • Official Rating 114

      led until 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong

      Previous results

      2017
      (2)
      Silk -

      Ballet Concerto

      5/2
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0

      2016
      (5)
      Silk -

      Zonderland

      4/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-7

      2015
      (4)
      Silk -

      Kodi Bear (IRE)

      11/4
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-7

      In depth

      Verdict

      Zonderland won this in 2016 but has been nowhere near his best so far this year. Hathal has claims on last year’s placed efforts in Group 2 company and makes a belated seasonal debut having switched yards but Oh This Is Us and South Seas have a bit to find on these terms. Elarqam went close attempting to make all over 1m2f at York recently but similar tactics here could set the race up nicely for French raider PLUMATIC (NAP). Andre Fabre’s charge returned a ready winner at Chantilly on only his second start of the year and is capable of better still judged on his best form of 2017.

      Formwatch

      Hathal (USA) (9-2) 4th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Taareef (9-2) at Chantilly 1m Grp 2 sft in Sep.

      Oh This Is Us (IRE) 25-1 (9-13) Chased leader far side, led group over 2f out until over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 20th of 27, 7 1/2l behind Burnt Sugar (9-2) at Ascot 7f hcp stks (2) gf in Jul.

      Plumatic (9-3) won at Chantilly 1m stks gd in Jul beating Graphite (8-12) by 3l, 7 ran.

      South Seas (IRE) 9-1 (9-9) Behind, trying to stay on when not clear run over 1f out, no headway, 14th of 17, 7 1/2l behind Seniority (9-2) at Goodwood 1m hcp (2) gf in Aug.

      Zonderland 40-1 (9-0) Taken to post early, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 15, 16 1/4l behind Accidental Agent (9-0) at Ascot 1m Grp 1 stks (1) gf in Jun.

      Elarqam 5-4fav (8-11) Led, driven over 1f out, headed towards finish, 3rd of 7, 1/2l behind Thundering Blue (9-6) at York 1m 2f Grp 2 stks (1) gs in Jul.