01 Jul 2016 16:00 Sandown
Winner: £37,000 (Penalty: £20,983); Distance: 1m 2f 7y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
Ambant Gala Stakes (Listed)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2(5) |
| - |
Ayrad (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 5) |
145-326 / 6 |
Flat (26) | Andrea Atzeni | H & R Charlton Saleh Al Homaizi… |
5/4 | |
| made virtually all, ridden and strongly pressed inside final furlong, stayed on to assert final 100 yards, well on top near finish (hand timed) | ||||||||||
2nd |
3(3) |
| ¾ L |
Spark Plug (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
765-650 / 8 |
Flat (16) | S M Levey | B J Meehan Mr J L Day |
7/2 | |
| soon held up tracking leading trio, headway on outside 3f out, 2nd 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong until no extra final 100 yards | ||||||||||
3rd |
1(2) |
| ¾ L |
Gm Hopkins (GB) (colt, bay, 9 8) |
624-180 / 6 |
Flat (16) | R Havlin | J & T Gosden Mr R J H Geffen |
9/4 | |
| steadied start, soon tracked leading pair on inside until over 2f out, pushed along and unable to quicken over 1f out, went 3rd again inside final furlong and kept on but never going pace to challenge | ||||||||||
4th |
6(4) |
| 1¼ L |
Dessertoflife (IRE) (filly, grey, 8 3) |
210-480 / 3 |
Flat (15) | F Norton | Charlie & Mark Johnston T T Bloodstocks |
10/1 | |
| raced keenly, tracked winner until pushed along 2f out, soon ridden and one pace, no extra in 4th inside final furlong | ||||||||||
5th |
5(6) |
| 3¼ L |
Jelly Monger (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 0) |
869606- / 6 |
Flat (207) | Jim Crowley | D J S Ffrench Davis Gary Black & Mark… |
33/1 | |
| led briefly, soon steadied rear, pushed along and struggling inside final 3f, never involved | ||||||||||
4(1) |
| - |
What About Carlo (FR) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
49-3830 / 8 |
Flat (13) | J Fortune | Eve Johnson Houghton Mr Anthony Pye-Jeary |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||