29 Aug 2015 19:05 Windsor
Winner: £37,000 (Penalty: £20,983); Distance: 1m 3f 135y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Sri Lanka August Stakes (Listed)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8(4) |   | - | Beautiful Romance (GB) (filly, bay, 8 2) | 1-36 / 4 | Flat (28) | Harry Bentley | S bin Suroor Godolphin | 9/2 | |
| tracked leaders in 5th, smooth headway over 2f out, led on bit 2f out, soon quickened clear, eased towards finish, very easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1(6) |   | 4½ L | Gospel Choir (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 8) | 5/411-13 / 6 | Flat (51) | Ted Durcan | Sir Michael Stoute Cheveley Park Stud | 7/4 | |
| led, ridden and headed 2f out, not pace of winner, plugged on to hold 2nd | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7(1) |   | 1½ L | Gibeon (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 7) | D62621 / 3 | Flat (30) | S M Levey | R Hannon Gillian, Lady Howard… | 3/1 | |
| took keen hold tracking leader, challenged 3f out, 3rd and one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4(3) |   | SHD | Headline News (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 8 12) | 410-431 / 6 | Flat (13) | Dane O'Neill | Rae Guest Chestnuts | 8/1 | |
| slowly into stride, held up in 6th, ridden 2f out, plugged on in 4th inside final furlong, no threat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2(8) |   | ¾ L | Felix Mendelssohn (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 41-34 / 9 | Flat (98) | Jim Crowley | D M Simcock Shire Dreamers | 10/1 | |
| slowly into stride, held up in rear, plugged on inside final furlong, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6(5) |   | 2½ L | Tears of The Sun (GB) (filly, bay, 8 12) | 721215 / 5 | Flat (31) | P Cosgrave | C G Cox Dr Bridget Drew… | 33/1 | |
| chased leaders, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3(7) |   | ½ L | Manndawi (FR) (colt, grey, 9 3) | 1425/36 / 5 | Flat (44) | G Baker | E A L Dunlop J M Haseler & OTI… | 25/1 | |
| held up in last pair, headway on outside 4f out, soon chasing leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5(2) |   | ½ L | Princess Loulou (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 8 12) | 30242-9 / 5 | Flat (15) | Andrea Atzeni | R Varian Saleh Al Homaizi… | 7/1 | |
| tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
