14:10 Sandown

Saturday 7 July 2018

All12:2012:5513:3014:1014:4515:2015:55

Coral-Eclipse (Group 1)

Off time: 14:11 | Winning time: 2m 4.04s

1^st

(7)

Roaring Lion

38-11

7/4f

T: J & T GosdenJ: Oisin Murphy

Held up mainly in 5th, lost place and in last pair 4f out, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, ran on, led narrowly inside final 100 yards, edged right and held on towards finish op 13/8 tchd 15/8

2^nd

(2)

Saxon Warrior

38-11

9/4

T: A P O'BrienJ: D O'Brien

Tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, hard pressed inside final furlong, kept on when narrowly headed inside final 100 yards, carried right by winner towards finish, just held tchd 5/2

3^rd

2 ½

(8)

Cliffs Of Moher

49-7

12/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: J A Heffernan

Slowly into stride, in rear, headway when not clear run over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to take 3rd final 50 yards, no impression with front pair op 16/1

4^th

1 ¼

(5)

Hawkbill

59-7

15/2

T: C ApplebyJ: W Buick

Soon prominent, led after 1f, ridden inside final 2f, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, well held when lost 3rd final 50 yards op 8/1 tchd 7/1

5^th

(4)

Happily

38-8

11/2

T: A P O'BrienJ: Wayne Lordan

Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, lost place when ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression from over 1f out op 5/1 tchd 9/2 and tchd 6/1

6^th

4 ½

(6)

Raymond Tusk

38-11

50/1

T: R HannonJ: Jim Crowley

Held up behind, headway on inside over 4f out, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, soon ridden and on impression, behind final furlong tchd 66/1

7^th

1 ¼

(3)

Forest Ranger

49-7

11/1

T: R A FaheyJ: T Hamilton

Led 1f, tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place, weakened final furlong op 12/1 tchd 14/1

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Non-Runners

(1)

Masar³⁵

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: C Appleby J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.40Pl:£1.40, £1.60EX:£5.70Trifecta:£30.00Tricast:£31.58SF:£5.63Swingers:£1.50, £5.10, £6.70

Forecasts

Masar (6/4), Roaring Lion (7/4), Saxon Warrior (9/4), Happily (11/2), Hawkbill (15/2), Forest Ranger (11/1), Cliffs Of Moher (12/1), Raymond Tusk (50/1)

It's hard to look past the three that met in the 2,000 Guineas and Epsom Derby here. It's entirely possible that the drop back to this trip will suit SAXON WARRIOR best of all given the way he travelled through the Guineas and it's interesting that connections run him again so soon after his placed effort in the Irish Derby. Roaring Lion has failed to get the better of Masar in their three meetings this season but there were signs he's ironed out his quirks in the Epsom Derby last time and he showed plenty of speed over this trip in the Dante; with further improvement possible he may be able to get the better of the Derby winner here.

Saxon Warrior
Roaring Lion
Masar

Previous Winners

2017

Ulysses

Weight: 9-7 |Age: 4

J: Jim Crowley | T: Sir Michael Stoute

8/1

Prize Money

1st: £448,363.002nd: £169,984.003rd: £85,071.004th: £42,378.005th: £21,268.006th: £10,673.00