24 May 2018 20:10 Sandown
Winner: £70,000 (Penalty: £39,697); Distance: 1m 1f 209y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Goof to Soft in places).
Matchbook Brigadier Gerard Stakes (Group 3)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5(5) |   | - | Poet's Word (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 21226-2 / 12 | Flat (54) | R L Moore | Sir Michael Stoute Mr Saeed Suhail | 4/6 | |
| tracked leader, pushed along to lead over 1f out, ridden and ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4(2) |   | 2¼ L | Laraaib (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 1113- / 5 | Flat (285) | Jim Crowley | Owen Burrows Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum | 8/1 | |
| led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2(1) |   | 2¼ L | Desert Encounter (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 23615-9 / 10 | Flat (54) | J P Spencer | D M Simcock Mr Abdulla Al Mansoori | 12/1 | |
| in touch in rear, headway to track leaders over 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3(4) |   | 3 L | Fabricate (GB) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 6115-12 / 7 | Flat (27) | James Doyle | M L W Bell The Queen | 3/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1(3) |   | 1½ L | Air Pilot (GB) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 582-117 / 11 | Flat (25) | Harry Bentley | R M Beckett Lady Cobham | 16/1 | |
| keen in touch towards rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
