25 Jun 2016 16:20 Windsor
Winner: £37,000 (Penalty: £20,983); Distance: 1m 67y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).
Sky Bet Midsummer Stakes (Listed)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3(4) |   | - | Gabrial (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 4) | 3-05465 / 10 | Flat (14) | D Nolan | R A Fahey Dr Marwan Koukash | 9/2 | |
| tracked leaders on inside, led entering final furlong, soon hung left to far rail, kept on under pressure | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1(3) |   | ½ L | Captain Cat (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 4) | 241560 / 9 | Flat (10) | K Shoemark | H & R Charlton Captain Cat Partnership | 8/1 | |
| held up in last trio, headway over 2f out, squeezed through into 2nd inside final furlong, kept on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6(6) |   | 1½ L | Clotilde (GB) (filly, brown, 8 13) | 06-1112 / 4 | Flat (28) | P Cosgrave | W J Knight Chasemore Farm | 10/1 | |
| led briefly, chased leading pair, led over 2f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, tight for room and squeezed up inside final furlong, kept on same pace in 3rd | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2(1) |   | NK | Chil The Kite (GB) (colt, bay, 9 4) | 091406- / 7 | Flat (238) | R Winston | H Morrison Hazel Lawrence… | 13/2 | |
| steadied start, held up in rear, plugged on inside final furlong, no threat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7(8) |   | ½ L | Merry Me (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 13) | 2220-75 / 5 | Flat (21) | Oisin Murphy | A M Balding Mrs Fitri Hay | 12/1 | |
| chased leader until 3f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8(7) |   | 2¼ L | Atlantic Sun (GB) (colt, brown, 8 8) | 212-22 / 7 | Flat (30) | T P Queally | R Hannon Justin Godsey | 10/3 | |
| soon led, headed over 2f out, chased leaders, keeping on same pace when hampered inside final furlong, weakened | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4(2) |   | 1¾ L | Johnny Barnes (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 4) | 8150-40 / 5 | Flat (42) | J Fortune | J & T Gosden Bermuda Thoroughbred… | 10/3 | |
| slowly into stride, held up in last pair, never involved | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5(5) |   | 6 L | Ocean Tempest (GB) (colt, grey, 9 4) | 5000-08 / 8 | Flat (28) | A Kirby | J Ryan Mr W McLuskey &… | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders on outside, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
