Racecards
15:00 Sandown Park
188Bet Casino Atalanta Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Group 3) (Class 1)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £70,000 added
- Winner: £39,697
- 2nd: £15,050
- 3rd: £7,532
- 4th: £3,752
- Form 1-49411
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey B A Curtis
awkwardly away in touch in rear, pushed along over 2f out, not trouble leaders
- Form 121/511-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey James Doyle
in touch, switched left 2f out, pushed along and kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
- Form 2114-11
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey Tom Marquand
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, just held on to 2nd
- Form 512
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey R Kingscote
tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong
Veracious
30- Form 31-33
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey R L Moore
keen tracked leader, led over 1f out, ridden out
- Form 2-113
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
close up, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to press for 2nd close home
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
VERACIOUS (NAP) beat Winter Lightning by four lengths in a maiden last season and has done nothing wrong in a light campaign this year. She was third behind Alpha Centauri in the Coronation Stakes on her reappearance and then second behind Oaks runner-up Wild Illusion in the Nassau at Goodwood – that form is far superior to that of today’s rivals. Laugh Aloud won the Princess Elizabeth at Epsom last year, her first run in this grade, but hasn’t been seen since. Awesometank has the more recent form having stepped up on previous efforts when landing a Listed contest over track and trip in July and she makes more appeal than Ascot scorer Clon Coulis.
Formwatch
Clon Coulis (IRE) 4-1 (9-1) Held up last, good headway on outside over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on to lead and veered sharply left near finish, won at Ascot 1m lst fll stks (1) gf in Jul beating Di Fede (8-7) by nk, 7 ran.
Laugh Aloud 4-5fav (9-6) Led 1f, settled 3rd after 2f, smooth headway on outside over 2f out, led going well over 1f out, quickened clear inside final furlong, easily, won at Epsom 1m 1f Grp 3 fll stks (1) gd in Jun beating Absolute Blast (9-6) by 5l, 10 ran.
Awesometank 6-1 (9-0) Made all, joined over 3f out, shaken up well over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, stayed on well, held on near finish, won at Sandown 1m lst fll (1) gf in Jul beating Desert Diamond (9-0) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
New Day Dawn (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Always prominent, every chance 2f out, kept on same pace approaching final furlong, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 11, 8l behind Unforgetable Filly (9-2) at Haydock 1m lst fll stks (1) gf in Aug.
Veracious 5-1 (8-13) Raced keenly, tracked leading trio on inside, went 3rd over 2f out, stayed on pressing for 2nd, never able to challenge, 3rd of 6, 2 1/4l behind Wild Illusion (8-13) at Goodwood 1m 2f Grp 1 fll stks (1) gd in Aug.
Winter Lightning (IRE) 1-5fav (9-0) 3rd of 6, 8l behind Rayya (9-0) at Meydan 1m 1f Grp 3 stks gd in Mar.