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14:50 Sandown Park

Bank Of New York Mellon Dragon Stakes (Listed) (Class 1)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 6y
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £21,500 added
  • Winner: £12,193
  • 2nd: £4,622
  • 3rd: £2,313
  • 4th: £1,152
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 2.06s
  • Off Time: 14:53:38
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Forevertheoptimist (IRE)

9/1

    2
    Silk -

    Kohala (IRE)

    2/1

      1(2)
      Silk - Royal blue, yellow stripe, sleeves and cap

      Bear Behind (IRE)

      17 D
      2/1
      • Form 215
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-2

      smartly away, led on rail over 1f, chased leading pair, outpaced halfway, driven and stayed on inside final furlong, kept on towards finish

      2(1)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue triple diamond, diamonds on sleeves, Dark Blue cap, Light Blue diamond

      Forevertheoptimist (IRE)

      15 D
      9/1
      • Form 3147
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-2

      chased leader, led over 3f out, ridden and narrowly headed inside final furlong, driven and stayed on to regain lead last strides

      3(4)
      Silk - White, Dark Blue spots, Dark Blue sleeves, White spots

      Jack Who's He (IRE)

      17 D
      3/1
      • Form 118
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-2

      soon pushed along in 5th, hampered over 4f out, ridden and struggling when hung left 2f out

      4(3)
      Silk - Emerald green, red spots, striped sleeves, red cap, emerald green spots

      The Penny Horse (IRE)

      17 D
      12/1
      • Form 10
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-2

      walked to post, chased leaders, ridden halfway, stayed on same pace final furlong

      5(5)
      Silk - Black, white epaulets, white and black check sleeves and cap

      Dawn Lightning

      65 D
      40/1
      • Form 213
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-11

      held up in rear, always behind, never a factor

      6(6)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White braces, White sleeves, Royal Blue spots

      Kohala (IRE)

      16 D
      2/1
      • Form 315
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-11

      soon crossed over to press leaders on outer, chased winner approaching final 3f, led narrowly inside final furlong, stayed on, headed last strides

      Previous results

      2010
      (5)
      Silk -

      Zebedee

      8/15
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-2

      2009
      (2)
      Silk -

      Iver Bridge Lad

      14/1
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-2

      2008
      (5)
      Silk -

      Light The Fire (IRE)

      10/3
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-2

      In depth

      Verdict

      Bear Behind had The Penny Horse behind when fifth in the Windsor Castle Stakes at Royal Ascot, but Jack Who's He's eighth in the Coventry Stakes looks stronger form and David Evans' two-year-old easily beat Dawn Lightning on his debut at Leicester in March. KOHALA only won a maiden auction at Redcar in May but belied her big odds with a cracking effort in the Queen Mary next time, staying on strongly having been held up off a fast pace. She looks a progressive filly and can return to winning ways here.

      Formwatch

      Bear Behind (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Chased leader centre, outpaced when groups merged over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong, 5th of 24, 7l behind Frederick Engels (9-3) at Royal Ascot 5f Listed stks 2yo (1) gd in Jun.

      Forevertheoptimist (IRE) 33-1 (9-1) Raced towards far side, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved, 7th of 15, 8l behind Bapak Chinta (9-1) at Royal Ascot 5f 2yo Grp 2 (1) gs in Jun.

      Jack Who's He (IRE) 50-1 (9-1) Raced stand side, chased leaders, effort when groups merged over 2f out, weakening when short of room inside final furlong, 8th of 23, 6l behind Power (9-1) at Royal Ascot 6f 2yo Grp 2 (1) gd in Jun.

      The Penny Horse (IRE) 66-1 (9-3) Chased leaders centre, driven when groups merged over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 10th of 24, 11l behind Frederick Engels (9-3) at Royal Ascot 5f Listed stks 2yo (1) gd in Jun.

      Dawn Lightning 25-1 (8-6) Chased leader until ridden inside final 2f, soon no chance with leading duo, weakened final furlong, 3rd of 4, 6l behind Miss Work of Art (8-10) at Ascot 5f 2yo stks (2) gf in Apr.

      Kohala (IRE) 40-1 (8-12) Behind, headway centre 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 5th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Best Terms (8-12) at Royal Ascot 5f 2yo fll Grp 2 (1) gd in Jun.