26 May 2011 19:40 Sandown
Winner: £50,000 (Penalty: £28,385); Distance: 1m 2f 7y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Piper Heidsieck Champagne Brigadier Gerard Stakes (Group 3)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1(1) |   | - | Workforce (GB) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 1/2151- / 4 | Flat (235) | R L Moore | Sir Michael Stoute K Abdullah | 1/1 | |
| keen early, close up, headway and switched left to chase leader over 1f out, led inside final furlong, asserted near near finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8(2) |   | 1 L | Poet (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 0) | 31342-3 / 9 | Flat (40) | A Kirby | C G Cox Mrs T L Cox | 16/1 | |
| led and soon clear, ridden 2f out, soon edged right, headed inside final furlong, rallied briefly, kept on for clear 2nd | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7(8) |   | 11 L | Jan Vermeer (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 11/1433- / 4 | Flat (316) | W Buick | A P O'Brien Michael Tabor &… | 5/1 | |
| in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to go a never nearer 3rd inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4(5) |   | 1¾ L | Cavalryman (GB) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 504383- / 8 | Flat (221) | L Dettori | S bin Suroor Godolphin | 10/1 | |
| in rear, ridden and headway 2f out, no impression after | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2(4) |   | ½ L | Afsare (GB) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 2111-6 / 6 | Flat (33) | Kieren Fallon | L M Cumani Sheikh Mohammed… | 12/1 | |
| keen close up, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6(3) |   | SHD | Elusive Pimpernel (USA) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 112/15-3 / 4 | Flat (42) | E Ahern | J L Dunlop Windflower Overseas… | 6/1 | |
| held up, ridden and headway 2f out, no impression final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5(7) |   | 3 L | Distant Memories (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 12313-2 / 7 | Flat (21) | J P Spencer | T P Tate Oceans Racing | 16/1 | |
| chased clear winner, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3(9) |   | 1 L | Black Spirit (USA) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 15346-2 / 6 | Flat (33) | L Morris | C G Cox Mr A D Spence | 16/1 | |
| close up, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
| 9(6) |   | - | Sri Putra (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 0) | 22280-2 / 7 | Flat (19) | N Callan | R Varian H R H Sultan Ahmad… | |||
