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| Group 3, Sandown 19:37 £80,000 guaranteed, 4yo plus, 1m 1f 209y, Class 1  |
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1 Royal Rhyme 1/2F
2 Certain Lad 7/2
3 Miss Cantik 17/2
4 ran NR: Isle Of Jura Distances: 1l, 2½l, 8l
Time: 2m 10.70s (slow by 3.70s)
🏆 Chasemore Farm Brigadier Gerard Stakes 🏆
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🥇 Royal Rhyme
🥈 Certain Lad
🥉 Miss Cantik@CliffordleexLee | @karl_burke pic.twitter.com/6lNKT6H8bQ
Royal Rhyme delivered an impressive performance, securing victory under a confident ride from Clifford Lee.
Karl Burke’s charge justified his position as the 1-2 favorite, coming through late to defeat Certain Lad by a length. With this win, Royal Rhyme has now notched up five wins from nine starts.
Despite the victory, the four-year-old’s odds remained unchanged at 16-1 with Quinnbet for the Prince of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot.
In the early stages of the Group Three contest over 10 furlongs, Frederick Larson surged well clear on Miss Cantik, establishing a significant lead.
However, Certain Lad gradually closed the gap, picking off the pacesetter as they approached the furlong pole. Finally, Royal Rhyme timed its charge perfectly, easing past to claim top honors.
Lee said: “I always knew I was going to get there. I got the leader quite easily, it was more the second horse.
“My lad was only beaten five lengths in a Champion Stakes and can run like that in his first race of the season.
“Possibly (Royal Ascot), we’ll just see how he comes out of the race. I’m sure Karl and Sheikh Mohammed Obaid will have a plan.
“We’ve got plenty of good horses and with a horse like him, like I say he was only beaten five lengths in a Champion Stakes. He’s entitled to go for a good race, it just depends where.”
Brigadier Gerard Stakes
£80,000 guaranteed, 4yo plus, 1m 1f 209y, Class 1
4 ran
Going: Soft, Heavy in places
POS. (DRAW) DIST HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER JOCKE~Y SP
1 (4) Royal Rhyme 4 9-2 K R Burke Clifford Lee 1/2F
2 (5) 1 Certain Lad 8 9-2 Jack Channon George Bass 7/2
3 (2) 2½ Miss Cantik 4 8-13 Amy Murphy Frederick Larson 17/2
4 (1) 8 Elegancia 4 8-13 Harry Charlton William Buick 11/1
NR 2 (3) Isle Of Jura 4 9-2 George Scott NON RUNNER
Recent Brigadier Gerard Stakes Winners
2023 – HUKUM (5/1)
2022 – BAY BRIDGE (7/4)
2021 – EUCHEN GLEN (20/1)
2020 – LORD NORTH (3/1)
2019 – REGAL REALITY (9/4)
2018 – POET’S WORD (4/6 fav)
2017 – AUTOCRATIC (8/1)
2016 – TIME TEST (3/1)
2015 – WESTERN HYMN (11/4)
2014 – SHARESTAN (5/6 fav)
2013 – MUKHADRAM (3/1)
2012 – CARLTON HOUSE (10/11 fav)
2011 – WORKFORCE (Evs fav)
2010 – STOTSFOLD (7/1)
2009 – CIMA DE TRIOMPHE (4/1)
2008 – SMOKEY OAKEY (20/1)
2007 – TAKE A BOW (11/1)
2006 – NOTNOWCATO (5/4 fav)
2005 – NEW MORNING (12/1)
2004 – BANDARI (7/2)
2003 – SIGHTS ON GOLD (7/1)
