13 May 2023 15:35 Lingfield
Winner: £60,000 (Penalty: £34,488); Distance: 1m 4f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Standard.
Fitzdares Lingfield Derby Trial Stakes (Listed)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4(5) |   | - | Military Order (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 2) | 41-1 / 5 | Flat (22) | W Buick | C Appleby Godolphin | 1/1 | |
| prominent, chased leader 3f out, disputed before home turn, soon moved to far-side rail and led 2f out, hard pressed when pushed along 1f out, responded well and asserted entering final 110 yards, ran on strongly near finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8(2) |   | 1¼ L | Waipiro (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 2) | 6-1 / 3 | Flat (23) | Rob Hornby | E Walker Mr P K Siu | 10/1 | |
| close up early, stayed prominent, pressed for lead near-side before home turn, pressed winner from 1f out, still every chance and clear in second entering final 110 yards, game but outpaced by winner thereafter | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1(7) |   | 4¼ L | Circle of Fire (GB) (colt, brown, 9 2) | 31-2 / 3 | Flat (8) | R L Moore | Sir Michael Stoute Hm The King & Hm… | 11/4 | |
| held up in last, headway from 3f out, chased leaders and still a lot to do when went third entering final furlong, kept on but no chance with front pair inside final 110 yards | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3(3) |   | 2 L | Laafi (FR) (colt, bay, 9 2) | 51- / 5 | Flat (199) | R Kingscote | W J Haggas Four D Partnership | 22/1 | |
| held up, pushed along before 2f out, briefly went third entering final furlong, lost that position inside final 110 yards but kept on well for modest fourth | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7(4) |   | 1 L | Think First (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 2) | 5116-4 / 4 | Flat (18) | Marco Ghiani | J Tate Mr R Flower | 66/1 | |
| held up, outpaced and dropped to last just after 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on past beaten rivals to take modest fifth inside final 110 yards | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5(1) |   | 1¾ L | Ndaawi (GB) (colt, bay, 9 2) | 3117- / 5 | Flat (203) | Oisin Murphy | A M Balding Easyfix | 22/1 | |
| prominent, pushed along 3f out, outpaced 2f out, rallied to take modest sixth near finish | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6(6) |   | HD | Regal Empire (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 2) | 91312 / 3 | Flat (24) | S H James | J Tate Mr Saeed Manana | 16/1 | |
| led, pushed along 3f out, joined both sides before home turn, headed 2f out, gradually weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 2(8) |   | 3½ L | Inquiring Minds (GB) (colt, bay, 9 2) | 1 / 3 | Flat (11) | R Havlin | J & T Gosden Mr A E Oppenheimer | 9/1 | |
| towards rear, raced wide to make headway and go prominent before halfway, pushed along 2f out, soon outpaced and dropped to rear before final furlong, finished a short way detached | ||||||||||
