01 Jul 2011 16:00 Sandown
Winner: £30,000 (Penalty: £17,013); Distance: 1m 2f 7y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places ).
Ambant Gala Stakes (Listed)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3(5) |   | - | Class Is Class (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 70124-2 / 5 | Flat (41) | R L Moore | Sir Michael Stoute Mr R Ahamad & Mr… | 5/1 | |
| sweating and edgy, took keen hold, tracked leading pair, tracked leader over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 10(1) |   | 4 L | Tazeez (USA) (Gelding, bay, 9 5) | 33311-0 / 7 | Flat (97) | R Hills | J & T Gosden Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum | 10/3 | |
| led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no chance with winner inside final furlong, kept on for clear 2nd | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2(8) |   | 3 L | Black Spirit (USA) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 5346-28 / 6 | Flat (36) | L Morris | C G Cox Mr A D Spence | 12/1 | |
| chased leading trio, driven 2f out, stayed on to well held 3rd over 1f out, just held on to that position closing stages | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1(7) |   | SHD | All The Aces (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 5) | 215256/ / 10 | Flat (615) | N Callan | R Varian Straightline Construction… | 25/1 | |
| held up in 6th in touch, outpaced 2f out, stayed on again inside final furlong, almost snatched 3rd | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5(4) |   | 1 L | Fallen Idol (GB) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 1/1154- / 4 | Flat (328) | R Havlin | J & T Gosden Normandie Stud… | 9/1 | |
| held up in last pair, headway towards inside over 1f out, staying on same pace in 5th when short of room on rail close home | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4(2) |   | 2 L | Emirates Champion (GB) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 1/210-11 / 5 | Flat (113) | M Dwyer | S bin Suroor Godolphin | 12/1 | |
| held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, never in contention | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9(10) |   | NK | Rasmy (GB) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 51/43- / 4 | Flat (420) | T P O'Shea | M P Tregoning Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum | 40/1 | |
| took keen hold towards rear on outside, pushed along over 3f out, no progress when hung right from 2f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8(11) |   | ½ L | Prince Siegfried (FR) (Colt, bay, 9 5) | 26142-6 / 8 | Flat (41) | Ted Durcan | S bin Suroor Bloomfields | 14/1 | |
| chased leader until ridden over 2f out, chased leading pair until over 1f out, weakened soon after | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7(6) |   | 1¼ L | Jet Away (GB) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 1126-12 / 5 | Flat (41) | T P Queally | H R A Cecil Mr K Abdulla | 7/1 | |
| slowly into stride, last pair, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 10th | 6(9) |   | 2 L | Forte Dei Marmi (GB) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 011-635 / 5 | Flat (41) | Kieren Fallon | L M Cumani Mr Gary A Tanaka | 9/2 | |
| held up towards rear, some progress on inside 2f out, never reached leaders, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 11(3) |   | 20 L | Vesuve (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 21415-8 / 5 | Flat (27) | Richard Hughes | S bin Suroor Godolphin | 12/1 | |
| in touch in 5th, ridden and weakened 2f out, eased when no chance over 1f out | ||||||||||
