Racecards
19:25 Sandown Park
Coral Brigadier Gerard Stakes (In Memory Of Joe Mercer) (Group 3) (Class 1)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 209y
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £60,000 added
- Winner: £34,026
- 2nd: £12,900
- 3rd: £6,456
- 4th: £3,216
- Form 4110-87
- Age 8
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey P Mulrennan
dropped out into last, pushed along over 3f out, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, stayed on well
- Form 1136-03
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey Hollie Doyle
chased leader, ridden over 4f out, dropped to last and no impression over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 4/6856-2
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey S De Sousa
chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, carried head high, pressing leader over 2f out, no impression final furlong, 3rd and no extra close home
- Form 431/41-2
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey R L Moore
led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no impression on winner final furlong
- Form 52847-3
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey W Buick
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In depth
Verdict
SANGARIUS couldn't cope with Armory in the Group 2 Huxley Stakes at Chester but wasn't suited by a slow gallop on that tight track. A Group 3 winner over this trip on soft at Royal Ascot last year, this will be more to his liking. He's closely matched with Extra Elusive on a line through Ascot runner-up Fox Chairman and the latter ran a fine race in the Group 3 Gordon Richards Stakes here last month. Roger Charlton's charge had Fox Tal over 4 lengths behind when landing the Group 3 Rose Of Lancaster Stakes at Haydock and should confirm the form. Euchen Glen won the St Simon at Newbury in October on very heavy ground so shouldn't be dismissed but Oriental Mystique's only victory came on the all-weather.
Formwatch
Euchen Glen 25-1 (9-3) Led, pushed along and headed 3f out, ridden 2f out, soon weakened and eased, 7th of 8, dist behind Japan (9-0) at Chester 1m 5f Grp 3 stks (1) gs in May.
Extra Elusive 16-1 (9-0) Edgy and wore hood to post, pressed leader, led after 1f and dictated steady pace, pushed along and headed 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken when hung right over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, plugged on in 3rd, 3rd of 7, 3 3/4l behind Waldkonig (9-0) at Sandown 1m 2f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Apr.
Fox Tal 7-2fav (9-7) Raced wide tracked leaders, pushed along to lead over 1f out, driven and carried head high inside final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 9, nk behind Dark Pine (8-10) at Chester 1m 2f hcp (2) gs in May.
Sangarius 11-5 (9-1) Led 1f, tracked leaders, pushed along and short of room 2f out, effort between horses entering final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 4, 3l behind Armory (9-1) at Chester 1m 2f Grp 2 stks (1) gs in May.
Oriental Mystique 5-1 (9-0) Held up in 4th, hanging right on camber from 4f out, went 3rd inside final 2f, switched right over 1f out, soon ridden and stayed on, not pace to challenge, 3rd of 4, 1 1/4l behind Alpinista (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 4f lst fll stks (1) gf in Apr.