Dragon Stakes (Listed Race) – Sandown

Sandown

14:30

Dragon Stakes (Listed Race)

Date 2023-07-07

Distance 5f10y

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £22,684

Winning Time 1m 1.48s (slow by 1.78s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Kylian (IRE) Ryan Moore · K R Burke	9/4	Won
2nd	Hackman (IRE) James Doyle · Hugo Palmer	14/1	6
3rd	Nazalan (IRE) Tom Marquand · S Woods	17/2	0.3
4th	Hala Emaraaty (IRE) Kieran O'Neill · Alice Haynes	11/2	.5
5th	Born To Rock (IRE) William Buick · Jane Chapple-Hyam	6/4F	.5
6th	Queues Likely (GB) Sean Levey · J S Moore	100/1	4
7th	Sergeant Wilko (IRE) Hollie Doyle · Kevin Ryan	11/1	4.25

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
6 (2)	Born To Rock Bay J:William Buick T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	J:William Buick T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	125	—	1	-	106	86	44d	—	—	-14	21.4	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Debut form not franked but she was in a different league to her rivals; more to come
3 (3)	Kylian Bay J:Ryan Moore T:K R Burke	J:Ryan Moore T:K R Burke	130	—	321	90	99	83	16d	—	—	+7	33	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Let supporters down on first 2 runs but produced dominant display on AW latest; big chance
2 (1)	Hala Emaraaty Bay J:Kieran O'Neill T:Alice Haynes	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Alice Haynes	130	—	117	89	95	91	16d	—	—	+13	25.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Won his first 2 starts before a creditable 7th at Royal Ascot; this looks more manageable
4 (4)	Nazalan Chestnut J:Tom Marquand T:S Woods	J:Tom Marquand T:S Woods	130	—	31	-	92	66	21d	—	—	+6	14.5	2.25/1	10 10%
Promise on debut before easily making all over C&D; this tougher but there's more to come
5 (5)	Sergeant Wilko Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Kevin Ryan	J:Hollie Doyle T:Kevin Ryan	130	—	210	85	98	83	16d	—	—	+14	20	2.75/1	12 8%
Ready winner on soft ground on 2nd start; found Royal Ascot too hot to handle; more needed
1 (7)	Hackman Chestnut J:James Doyle T:Hugo Palmer	J:James Doyle T:Hugo Palmer	130	—	3130	85	94	82	16d	—	—	+13	18.4	3.25/1	14 7%
Chester winner in May and ran quite well in Listed event over C&D next time; quiet latest
7 (6)	Queues Likely Bay J:Sean Levey T:J S Moore	J:Sean Levey T:J S Moore	125	b	5714	73	86	75	6d	—	—	+12	13.1	24.75/1	100 1%
Easy winner at Windsor on penultimate start; well held last week; flying too high today

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Born To Rock	6/4	11/8	11/8	11/8	11/8
Kylian	2	9/4	9/4	9/4	2
Hala Emaraaty	6	6	11/2	6	6
Nazalan	10	9	10	10	10
Sergeant Wilko	12	12	12	12	12
Hackman	14	12	12	12	12
Queues Likely	100	80	100	80	80

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Kylian

OR: 10 Form: 15 Odds: 8

9/4

2nd

Hala Emaraaty

25.4

OR: 9.8 Form: 12 Odds: 3.6

11/2

3rd

Born To Rock

21.4

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 11.4

6/4

Sergeant Wilko

OR: 8.8 Form: 9.5 Odds: 1.7

Hackman

18.4

OR: 8.8 Form: 8 Odds: 1.6

Nazalan

14.5

OR: 0 Form: 12.1 Odds: 2.4

Queues Likely

13.1

OR: 5.8 Form: 7 Odds: 0.3

100

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Kylian	90	99	83
Hala Emaraaty	89	95	91
Sergeant Wilko	85	98	83
Hackman	85	94	82
Queues Likely	73	86	75
Born To Rock	—	106	86
Nazalan	—	92	66

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Queues Likely	6d ago	Quick return
Kylian	16d ago	Fit
Hala Emaraaty	16d ago	Fit
Sergeant Wilko	16d ago	Fit
Hackman	16d ago	Fit
Nazalan	21d ago	Fit
Born To Rock	44d ago	Fit