Newbury

BetVictor St Simon Stakes (Group 3)

Distance: 1m4f
Going: Soft
Prize: £42,533
Runners: 9
Winning time: 2m 42.46s (slow by 11.06s)
Age: 3yo+
Class: Class 1
1
Age: 9
Weight: 9st 6lbs
OR: 115
SP: 7/2
Midfield - steady headway from 4f out - ridden to lead inside final furlong - kept on well(op 5/1)
2
Age: 4
Weight: 9st 6lbs
OR: 114
SP: 3/1J
In touch with leaders - headway over 3f out - led 2f out - headed inside final furlong - no extra when briefly unbalanced inside final 110yds(op 5/2)
3
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 0lbs
OR: 106
SP: 22/1
Prominent - led under 4f out - soon edged left - headed 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 20/1 tchd 18/1)
4 3
Age: 4
Weight: 9st 6lbs
OR: 107
SP: 8/1
Took keen hold - towards rear - headway over 4f out - prominent on far side of group 3f out - weakened over 1f out(op 10/1 tchd 15/2 and tchd 11/1)
5 ¾ 10½
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 0lbs
OR: 106
SP: 11/2
Prominent - dropped to midfield after 4f - headway over 4f out - weakened 2f out(op 4/1)
6 30 40½
Age: 4
Weight: 9st 6lbs
OR: 107
SP: 20/1
Soon prominent - led after 3f - headed under 4f out - soon weakened(op 25/1)
7 18 58½
Age: 3
Weight: 8st 11lbs
OR: 101
SP: 14/1
Led - headed and prominent after 3f - soon took keen hold - weakened over 2f out(op 16/1 tchd 12/1)
8 68
Age: 3
Weight: 8st 11lbs
OR: 86
SP: 33/1
Midfield - towards rear after 4f - weakened over 4f out - eased over 1f out(op 25/1)
9 69½
Age: 8
Weight: 9st 9lbs
OR: 115
SP: 3/1J
Slowly away - always behind - eased over 1f out (jockey said gelding was slowly away; trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - gelding was unsuited by the Going officially described as Soft and would prefer a quicker surface)(op 10/3 tchd 7/2)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £4.50
Tote place: £1.50 £1.60 £4.20
Exacta: £15.40
Trifecta: £157
Tricast: £200.55
CSF: £14.34