Racecards
14:20 Epsom Downs
Cazoo Blue Riband Trial (Listed) (Class 1)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 17y
- Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
- Surface: Turf
- £60,000 added
- Winner: £34,026
- 2nd: £12,900
- 3rd: £6,456
- 4th: £3,216
- Form 4-311
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer C Fellowes
- Jockey James Doyle
pushed along to be in touch after 2f, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway to chase winner over 1f out, stayed on
Inverness (IRE)
224- Form 61-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer C Hills
- Jockey K Shoemark
towards rear, pushed along 3f out, never a factor
Mighty Ulysses
215- Form 1-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey L Dettori
raced wide keen, tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, ridden and faded inside final furlong
Sheer Rocks
204- Form 11-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey Charles Bishop
led, headed over 8f out, tracked winner, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
- Form 3-31
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey David Probert
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 17-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer A P O'Brien
- Jockey R L Moore
held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards rear
- Form 4-11
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer Tom Clover
- Jockey J Mitchell
in touch, ridden over 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
United Nations is currently at big prices for the 2000 Guineas and Derby but that would change if he were successful here. There were mixed messages from his opening victory at Naas and he never really got involved when sent to Newmarket for a Group 3 in October. The Frankel colt NAHANNI has no fancy entries but arrives in top form having made most over 1m4f at Kempton and Leicester, the latest by nine lengths. Mighty Ulyssess went into many notebooks following an impressive victory at Yarmouth and, though that form hasn't worked out, the Dante and Derby entry looks to have the potential to go on to better things. Grand Alliance followed his opening success at Chelmsford by completing a double at Doncaster but had earlier been beaten two lengths behind Zain Sarinda at Wolverhampton.
Formwatch
Grand Alliance (IRE) 10-3 (9-0) Mid-division, smooth headway 3f out, hung left and led 2f out, continued to hang left 1f out, kept on well final furlong, won at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in Mar beating War Horse (9-2) by 2 1/4l, 8 ran.
Inverness (IRE) 17-2 (9-5) Raced towards rear, pushed along well over 2f out, chased leaders and one pace well over 1f out, ridden over 1f out, rapid headway last 110 yards to lead on line, won at Goodwood 1m mdn stks (2) gf in Sep beating Educator (9-5) by nk, 8 ran.
Mighty Ulysses 9-4 (9-5) Slowly away keen in rear, headway over 1f out, led entering final furlong, ran on strongly, won at Yarmouth 1m mdn stks (4) gd in Sep beating Ingleton (9-5) by 3 1/4l, 8 ran.
Nahanni 2-1fav (9-9) Raced very wide until switched right to lead 9f out, ridden clear final furlong, comfortable, won at Leicester 1m 4f stks (4) gs in Apr beating Chairman (9-2) by 9l, 6 ran.
Sheer Rocks 4-1 (9-5) Stumbled start, chased leaders early, short of room and lost position after 1f, in mid-division after 2f, pushed along under 3f out, headway over 2f out, pressed leader over 1f out, led inside final furlong and ran on well, won at Bath 1m stks (4) gf in Sep beating Firth Of Clyde (9-2) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Teumessias Fox (IRE) 6-4 (9-5) Tracked leaders, good headway to lead entering final 3f, quickened clear over 1f out, eased towards finish, won at Newcastle 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Mar beating Tattered Flag (9-5) by 8 1/2l, 7 ran.
United Nations (IRE) 11-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Coroebus (9-1) at Newmarket 1m Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Oct.
Zain Sarinda (IRE) 5-4fav (9-9) Made all, pushed along and pressed over 2f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Mar beating Chairman (9-2) by 4 1/2l, 8 ran.