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18:20 Windsor

Sri Lanka August Stakes (Listed) (Class 1)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 3f 99y
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £37,000 added
  • Winner: £20,983
  • 2nd: £7,955
  • 3rd: £3,981
  • 4th: £1,983
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 25.23s
  • Off Time: 18:20:38
  • 5 Ran
1(1)
Silk - Black, orange seams and sleeves, black cap
8/1
  • Form 522-249
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 109

held up in 4th place, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out, eased inside final furlong

2(4)
Silk - Dark blue, white star, striped sleeves
4/1
  • Form 25-9352
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 106

led and set steady pace, quickened 3f out, ridden and narrowly headed over 1f out, kept on

3(6)
Silk - Royal blue
  • Form 4-45202
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 106

tracked leader over 8f out, pushed along 3f out, ridden to lead narrowly over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon hampered and no chance after

4(5)
Silk - Pink, Emerald Green epaulets and armlets, hooped cap
  • Form 10-75
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 98

steadied start, held up last, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden to lead and hung right inside final furlong, stayed on, driven out

6(2)
Silk - Dark blue, red seams, dark blue sleeves, red spots, red cap
  • Form 1-48
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-6
  • Official Rating 92

raced keenly, tracked leader 3f, handy 3rd, headway and switched left 2f out, carried right inside final furlong, soon 2nd and one pace

5(3)
NR

Waldstern

14 v
9/4
  • Form 124-561
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 105

NonRunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Big Country reappears for the first time since wind surgery, Grace And Danger needs to put a disappointing Goodwood run behind her but remains unexposed but Raakib Alhawa has been rather low-key since making a good juvenile debut. Crowned Eagle is solid but his latest Group 2 effort came in Italy and the standard is not usually exacting. Waldstern showed improved form this month to land a decent Class 2 contest at Newmarket but LUCIUS TIBERIUS gets the nod as the former Aidan O'Brien inmate has produced a couple of cracking efforts in hot handicap company this term.

Formwatch

Big Country (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Close up, pushed along over 3f out, weakened and eased 2f out, tailed off, last of 9, dist behind Mootasadir (9-5) at Kempton 1m 2f lst stks (1) pol in Mar.

Crowned Eagle (9-6) 2nd of 5, 3/4l behind Assiro (9-6) at San Siro 1m 4f Grp 2 gs in Jun.

Lucius Tiberius (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Led, headed well over 1f out, soon edged left, stayed on, no impression on winner towards finish, 2nd of 17, 1l behind Kelly's Dino (8-12) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (2) gf in Jul.

Raakib Alhawa (IRE) 13-2 (8-10) Held up in last, never a factor, last of 5, 8 1/4l behind Happy Power (8-10) at York 1m lst stks (1) sft in Jun.

Grace And Danger (IRE) 7-2 (9-0) Mid-division, under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 10 1/2l behind Aloe Vera (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 2f lst fll stks (1) gd in May.

Waldstern 11-2 (9-6) Slowly into stride, soon tracking leaders on outside, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to lead and hung right inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (2) gf in Aug beating Desert Icon (9-1) by 2 1/4l, 7 ran.