16:10 Salisbury

Thursday 17 August 2023

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Tattersalls Sovereign Stakes (Group 3)

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 1  |   1m  |   Good (Good to Firm in places)  |   5 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:13  |   Winning time: 1m 39.46s
1st
Horse silk
3
(2)
Mighty Ulysses
49-5
3/1
T: J & T GosdenJ: Oisin Murphy
Led early, headed and raced in 2nd after just over a furlong, strongly pressed new leader from over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led narrowly over 110 yards out, kept on, joined on line op 5/2
1st
Horse silk
dh
6
(4)
Embesto
38-13
10/11f
T: R VarianJ: David Egan
Close up, pushed along and led narrowly over 2f out, soon faced strong challenge and ridden, headed narrowly over 110 yards out, ran on gamely, rallied close home and joined leader on line op Evens tchd 6/5
3rd
Horse silk
½
1
(1)
Regal Reality
89-8
6/1
T: Sir Michael StouteJ: R Kingscote
Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden in 3rd 1f out and no impression, stayed on towards finish, not reach front pair op 11/2 tchd 5/1
4th
Horse silk
9
5
(5)
Dancing Magic
38-13
20/1
T: R A TealJ: Tom Marquand
Led after just over a furlong, pushed along and headed over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened op 18/1 tchd 16/1 and 22/1
5th
Horse silk
9 ½
2
(6)
Chichester
69-5
7/1
T: C JohnstonJ: K Stott
Chased leaders in rear, ridden and lost touch 2f out op 8/1 tchd 13/2
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Non-Runners

4
(3)
Horse silk
Pogo47
Weight: 9-5|  Age: 7
T: C Hills  J: Rob Hornby
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£0.96, £2.00Pl:£1.30, £1.50EX:£2.00Trifecta:£5.50SF:£1.87Swingers:£2.00

Forecasts

Embesto (10/11), Mighty Ulysses (3/1), Pogo (5/1), Regal Reality (6/1), Chichester (7/1), Dancing Magic (20/1)

Verdict

MIGHTY ULYSSES has had excuses on his last 2 starts and looks the one to beat on his best form. Progressive 3-y-o Embesto has the most potential in the field so may emerge as the biggest threat with Regal Reality shouldering a 3 lb penalty.

  1. MIGHTY ULYSSES
  2. EMBESTO
  3. REGAL REALITY

Previous Winners

2022
Tempus
Weight: 9-5  |Age: 6
J: Hollie Doyle  |  T: A Watson
11/4

Prize Money

1st: £39,697.002nd: £15,050.003rd: £7,532.004th: £3,752.005th: £1,883.006th: £945.00

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