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16:20 Sandown Park

Champagne J Lassalle Imported By O. W. Loeb Gala Stakes (Class A) (Listed Race) (Class A)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 7y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 10.99s
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Crocodile Dundee (IRE)

7/1

    2
    Silk -

    Silence Is Golden

    7/1

      1(8)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap

      Alkaadhem

      17
      10/3
      • Form 21-5410
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-8

      held up in touch, pushed along over 3f out, soon no impression leaders and weakened 2f out

      2(4)
      Silk - ORANGE, BLACK hoop, WHITE cap

      Compton Bolter (IRE)

      14
      7/1
      • Form 503250
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-8

      led for 2f, stayed prominent until weakened over 2f out

      4(7)
      Silk - White, Light Blue chevron, Light Blue and White striped cap

      Dutch Gold (USA)

      27 b
      9/2
      • Form 020052
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-5

      soon tracked leader, hard driven 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      6(5)
      Silk - Light Blue, Yellow hoop and armlets, Yellow cap, Light Blue diamond

      Sunstrach (IRE)

      31
      85/40
      • Form 103-343
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-5

      tracked leader, led 8f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra

      7(2)
      Silk - Emerald green and purple stripes, white sleeves and cap

      Silence Is Golden

      32
      7/1
      • Form 325-120
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-0

      held up, headway 2f out, ridden to challenge and every chance final furlong, just outstayed near finish

      8(6)
      Silk - DARK BLUE, WHITE stars, WHITE and RED hooped sleeves, WHITE cap

      Weecandoo (IRE)

      260
      33/1
      • Form 133154-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-0

      always in rear, struggling after halfway, tailed off final 3f

      9(3)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Red stripe, halved sleeves, Emerald Green and Red striped cap

      Crocodile Dundee (IRE)

      15
      7/1
      • Form 5-06322
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-8

      raced keenly, held up in touch, headway 2f out, driven to lead approaching final furlong, stayed on well

      3(9)
      NR

      Comfy (USA)

      16
      • Form 5/103-50
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-5

      Nonrunner

      5(1)
      NR

      Muqbil (USA)

      27
      • Form 0234-01
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-5

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      Last year's Greenham winner Muqbil can gain a Listed success at the expense of Sunstrach, Alkaadhem and Dutch Gold. Muqbil limbered up for this by landing a conditions event at Doncaster, having earlier found the soft ground against him on his reappearance here in the Gordon Richards Stakes. A winner in Group company, he lines up fit and with the ground in his favour and should be hard to beat. Sunstrach was successful in Group 1 company in Italy but will find conditions plenty fast enough as he bids to better his third in the Brigadier Gerard Stakes here last month on what was only his second British start. Alkaadhem is up to Group class according to Richard Hills but he wisely ignores the Queen Anne also-ran in favour of Muqbil which speaks for itself. Clive Brittain has had a couple of winners in the past few days so Dutch Gold will be expected to go well, and having finished sixth in last year's Derby and also second in the Diomed Stakes last month, he should be involved. A decent renewal can go to Muqbil.