Saturday 3 July · Sandown, England
14:25 Coral Challenge (Handicap)
- Distance
- 1m 0f 0y
- Going
- Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Class
- 2
- Prize
- GBP 75000
- Runners
- 13
Race preview
A very competitive renewal of this contest and last year's winner Montatham has to be respected, but he could be vulnerable off a mark of 109 this afternoon. A chance can be taken with PYTHAGORAS, who was a Listed winner as a two-year-old last year and he has been highly tried so far this season. The son of Zoffany was sixth in the Dante at York and he was an eye-catcher in the Golden Gates at Royal Ascot last time. That run suggested that he may be suited by this drop in trip and he should be capable of winning off his current mark. Magical Morning remains unexposed and his comeback effort in the Hunt Cup was promising, while Accidental Agent and Marie's Diamond should not be underestimated now dropping out of Group company.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magical Morning | 11592-8 | L Dettori | J & T Gosden | 9 0 | 13-2 | |
| 2 | Maydanny | 5106-20 | Dane O'Neill | C & M Johnston | 9 1 | 16-1 | |
| 3 | Acquitted | 209-292 | James Doyle | H Palmer | 8 11 | 5-1 | |
| 4 | Escobar | 933650 | A Kirby | D O'Meara | 9 4 | 16-1 | |
| 5 | Bedouin's Story | 26/1520 | P Cosgrave | S bin Suroor | 9 6 | 25-1 | |
| 6 | Montatham | 21120-3 | A J Farragher | W J Haggas | 9 10 | 11-2 | |
| 7 | Marie's Diamond | 843-286 | Andrea Atzeni | C & M Johnston | 9 6 | 25-1 | |
| 8 | Fantasy Believer | 5-12970 | J F Egan | C Hills | 8 6 | 40-1 | |
| 9 | Pythagoras | 131-468 | P Mathers | R A Fahey | 8 5 | 3-1 | |
| 10 | Plantadream | 5224-03 | M Dwyer | J R Best | 8 5 | 14-1 | |
| 11 | Trais Fluors | 707410 | Oisin Murphy | M R Channon | 8 12 | 9-1 | |
| 12 | Accidental Agent | 5450-47 | Charles Bishop | Eve Johnson Houghton | 9 7 | 20-1 | |
| 13 | Orbaan | 7740-55 | J P Spencer | D O'Meara | 9 2 | 22-1 | |
| NR | Beat Le Bon | 485325 | S M Levey | R Hannon | 9 5 | ||
| NR | Ransom | 1-143 | Non Runner | Sir Michael Stoute | 8 3 |