bet365 Feilden Stakes |
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| Listed, Newmarket 16:05 £37,000 added, 3yo fillies only, 1m 1f, Class 1  |
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| Tuesday 18th April 2017 | |
1 Khalidi 7/2
2 Salouen 5/2F
3 Law And Order 6/1
7 ran Distances: nk, 3¼l, 3l
Time: 1m 50.43s (slow by 2.63s)
Khalidi strikes under Frankie Dettori to win from from Salouen
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The High Chaparral colt, Khalidi, trained by John Gosden, was beaten in a Doncaster handicap upon his return to action a fortnight ago, but has seemingly made impressive progress since that run in Yorkshire.
Montataire steadily took the field along until the penultimate furlong when the front-runner went out like a light and 5-2 favourite Salouen took charge.
But the Frankie Dettori-ridden Khalidi (7-2) suddenly arrived with a powerful surge on the outside of the field, and as hard as Salouen tried, he could not claw back a neck deficit.
Law And Order was a never-nearer third.
Gosden won this nine-furlong Listed race with the great Golden Horn in 2015, and said: "That was probably his Derby day, he ran very well at Doncaster on the opening day of the season, trying to give weight away to unexposed horses and he's only a little guy.
"We knew he'd love the ground today as it was a bit loose the last day.
"I don't think it was a vintage Feilden, but it seemed like the right race to go for.
"He's a real genuine, sweet horse. I think we should step him up in trip and avoid soft ground. I'm all for going straight over a mile and a half now as he did take time to work into it.
"He's a genuine colt, but very diminutive."
Gosden added: "I think we can have a look at Chester (Vase) and be bold."
bet365 Feilden Stakes (Listed)
£37,000 added, 3yo only, 1m 1f, Class 1,
7 ran
Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
| Pos | Dr | Dist | Horse SP | Jockey Weight | Trainer | Age |
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| 1st | (2) | Khalidi 7/2 | L Dettori 9-0 |
J H M Gosden | 3 | |
| 2nd | (1) | nk | Salouen (IRE) 5/2f | R L Moore 9-0 |
S Kirk | 3 |
| 3rd | (3) | 3¼ | Law And Order (IRE) 6/1 | M Harley 9-3 |
J Tate | 3 |
| 4th | (5) | 3 | Max Zorin (IRE) 25/1 | David Probert 9-0 |
A M Balding | 3 |
| 5th | (4) | hd | Apex King (IRE) 15/2 | Andrea Atzeni 9-0 |
E A L Dunlop | 3 |
| 6th | (6) | 3¾ | Al Hamdany (IRE) 17/2 | Harry Bentley 9-0 |
M Botti | 3 |
| 7th | (7) | ¾ | Montataire (IRE) 7/2 | J Fanning 9-0 |
M Johnston | 3 |
