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14:55 Sandown Park

bet365 Mile (Group 2) (Class 1)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 14y
  • Going: Good to Soft (Good in places, Soft in places on Home Bend)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £95,000 added
  • Winner: £53,874
  • 2nd: £20,425
  • 3rd: £10,222
  • 4th: £5,092
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 43.06s
  • Off Time: 14:58:48
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Toormore (IRE)

7/2

    2
    Silk -

    Dutch Connection

    5/1

      1(7)
      Silk - Royal blue, white cap

      Toormore (IRE)

      131 D
      7/2
      • Form 415130-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 114

      tracked pacemaker who set strong pace, closed 3f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, upsides final furlong, stayed on gamely to lead final 150 yards

      2(2)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap

      Adaay (IRE)

      188
      13/2
      • Form 117196-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 113

      steadied start, took keen hold, always in rear, never a factor

      3(3)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Red cap

      Barchan (USA)

      433
      150/1
      • Form 6234/13-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 80

      led and set strong pace, pushed along and headed 2f out, weakened and eased over 1f out

      4(5)
      Silk - Royal blue

      Belardo (IRE)

      20 h D
      13/8
      • Form 77832-1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 117

      held up well off the pace in last pair, headway into 4th over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong but never able to challenge

      5(6)
      Silk - Purple and White (quartered), White sleeves

      Breton Rock (IRE)

      196
      7/1
      • Form 773332-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 113

      held up off the pace in 4th, headway into 3rd over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, but never able to challenge

      6(1)
      Silk - Red, white sash, royal blue cap

      Dutch Connection

      202 BF
      5/1
      • Form 3/71225-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 116

      tracked leading pair, closed 3f out, led 2f out, ridden and strongly pressed from over 1f out, narrowly headed final 150 yards, kept on

      7(4)
      Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap

      Gabrial (IRE)

      27 D
      8/1
      • Form 36223-0
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 114

      held up well off the pace in 5th, no real progress and one pace final furlong

      Previous results

      2015
      (8)
      Silk -

      Custom Cut (IRE)

      4/1
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-5

      2014
      (4)
      Silk -

      Tullius (IRE)

      9/2
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-1

      2013
      (1)
      Silk -

      Trumpet Major (IRE)

      3/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0

      In depth

      Verdict

      The Hannon yard can boast five of the last 10 winners but Toormore is penalised for his Group 2 victory in Turkey in September. He beat Dutch Connection to win the Lennox Stakes at Goodwood earlier and should confirm running but BELARDO (NAP) also sports Godolphin colours along with stablemate and likely pace-setter Barchan. Roger Varian's colt went close in the QE11 at Ascot in October with Gabrial back in third and wasn't unduly troubled to land the Doncaster Mile on his reappearance. Breton Rock finished just ahead of the selection when runner-up over 7f at Newmarket last term but has yet to win over a mile and the Hungerford Stakes winner Adaay has done all his racing over shorter trips so far.

      Formwatch

      Toormore (IRE) (9-0) 11th of 14, 6 1/4l behind Maurice (9-0) at Sha Tin 1m (1) gd in Dec.

      Adaay (IRE) 25-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 6th of 20, 5 1/4l behind Muhaarar (9-1) at Ascot 6f Grp 1 stks (1) gs in Oct.

      Barchan (USA) 11-4 (8-8) Keen early tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 5, 2 1/4l behind Primrose Valley (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hcp (3) pol in Feb.

      Belardo (IRE) 8-13fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, smooth progress to challenge over 1f out, led approaching final furlong, quickened clear, readily, won at Doncaster 1m lst stks (1) sft in Apr beating Calling Out (9-0) by 2 1/4l, 4 ran.

      Breton Rock (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Held up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 10, nk behind Cable Bay (9-3) at Newmarket 7f Grp 2 stks (1) gs in Oct.

      Dutch Connection 19-5fav (8-11) 4path 3/16, flattened, 5th of 13, 3 1/4l behind Grand Arch (9-0) at Keeneland 1m stks fm in Oct.

      Gabrial (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Never near to challenge, 11th of 0, 6 1/2l behind Real Steel (9-0) at Meydan 1m 1f Grp 1 (1) gf in Mar.