Racecards
15:15 Sandown Park
Coral-Eclipse Stakes (Class A) (Group 1) (Class A)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 7y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Form 64-0100
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer J L Dunlop
- Jockey S Sanders
chased leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened quickly 2f out
- Form 10-3623
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey R Hills
held up towards rear, effort 2f out, one pace under pressure
- Form 110-360
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Ted Durcan
held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, one pace, never near leaders
- Form 1202-21
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
held up in rear, badly hampered on outside rail 3f out, soon switched right, not much room inside final 2f, switched left wide outside, edged left just inside final furlong, ran on to
Maktub (ITY)
13- Form 200-062
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer M A Jarvis
- Jockey G Carter
led to 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 360-430
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer D R C Elsworth
- Jockey T Quinn
held up in rear, headway inside final 2f, chased leading pair inside final furlong until lost 3rd well inside final furlong
Powerscourt
17- Form 6113-12
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer A P O'Brien
- Jockey J P Spencer
tracked leader to 8f out, stayed prominent, led briefly inside final 2f, every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Rakti
17- Form 0/1212-1
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer M A Jarvis
- Jockey P Robinson
slowly into stride, pulled way up to track leader after 2f, led 3f out, headed inside final 2f, weakened
- Form 100-001
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey L Dettori
took keen hold, close up, ridden to challenge 2f out, led inside final 2f, driven final furlong, held on gamely when pressed near finish
- Form 333-531
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer C E Brittain
- Jockey D Holland
close up, effort on wide outside 2f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, stayed on strongly under pressure near finish, just held
- Form 311111
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer P W Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey J Quinn
held up, effort 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 1-165
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer D R C Elsworth
- Jockey Johnny Murtagh
held up, edged left 3f out, kept on but never dangerous
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Rakti returned to action with a smooth success in the Prince Of Wales's Stakes at the royal meeting and the Michael Jarvis-trained colt is hard to oppose in a race where the main dangers look to be Ikhtyar and Refuse To Bend. The last mentioned bounced back to winning ways when landing the Queen Anne Stakes over a mile and, if Godolphin's colt can reproduce the form over this longer trip, he has to be respected. However, the son of Sadler's Wells has always failed to deliver when tackling further than a mile and he is hard to recommend with any confidence. Richard Hills has been talking up the claims of Ikhtyar all week but, along with Aidan O'Brien's Powerscourt, he has plenty to find with the selection on Ascot form. David Elsworth's Salford City is the only three-year-old in the line up and the 2,000 Guineas sixth and Derby fifth cannot be discounted completely in a race where the classic generation have a good record. Stablemate Norse Dancer deserves to win a decent prize but may again have to settle for a minor role, while proven Group 1 horse Warrsan would ideally want further. Sir Michael Stoute's Kalaman is improving and hails from a stable that could not be in better form right now but Rakti is a classy performer and should be too good for his rivals today.