Dragon Stakes (Listed Race) – Sandown

Sandown

14:30

Dragon Stakes (Listed Race)

Date 2024-07-05

Distance 5f10y

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £17,013

Winning Time 1m 1.93s (slow by 2.13s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Aesterius (IRE) James Doyle · Archie Watson	6/4F	Won
2nd	It Ain't Two (GB) Oisin Murphy · Hugo Palmer	5/2	1.25
3rd	The Actor (IRE) Sean Levey · Richard Hannon	5/2	4.5
4th	Kinetic Force (GB) Darragh Keenan · D Donovan	66/1	3
5th	End Of Story (IRE) William Buick · Kevin Ryan	10/1	3
6th	Zminiature (GB) Rhys Clutterbuck · Dylan Cunha	33/1	1.25

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
1 (6)	Aesterius Bay J:James Doyle T:Archie Watson	J:James Doyle T:Archie Watson	130	—	15	101	109	96	15d	—	—	-3	30.4	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Close fifth in the Norfolk at Royal Ascot and holds leading claims on that form
5 (5)	The Actor Bay J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	130	—	210	93	102	100	17d	—	—	+3	27.5	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Newmarket 5f win reads well; faded over 6f at Royal Ascot; could have big part to play
7 (3)	It Ain't Two Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Hugo Palmer	J:Oisin Murphy T:Hugo Palmer	125	—	1814	85	105	96	6d	—	—	+3	25.4	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Creditable fourth in Listed fillies' race last Saturday but improvement needed today
2 (2)	End Of Story Bay J:William Buick T:Kevin Ryan	J:William Buick T:Kevin Ryan	130	—	150	84	94	79	16d	—	—	+8	15.7	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Fair tenth in Windsor Castle at Royal Ascot but form needs to go to a new level today
6 (1)	Zminiature Chestnut J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Dylan Cunha	J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Dylan Cunha	130	t	130	89	95	70	17d	—	—	+15	17.6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Brocklesby winner; well beaten at Royal Ascot & limitations likely to be exposed once more
3 (4)	Kinetic Force Bay J:Darragh Keenan T:D Donovan	J:Darragh Keenan T:D Donovan	130	—	13	78	91	69	13d	—	—	+16	17.3	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Considerable promise on both runs but needs sizeable step forward in this much hotter race
NR (7)	Soldier's Heart Grey J:NON-RUNNER T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:NON-RUNNER T:Simon & Ed Crisford	130	t	21	-	100	-	14d	—	—	—	13.5	—	—
Easy 4-11 win at Goodwood; his brother Elite Status was a C&D 2yo Listed winner; respected

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Aesterius	6/4	11/8	6/4
The Actor	5/2	9/4	5/2
It Ain't Two	11/4	5/2	11/4
End Of Story	9/1	10/1	9/1
Zminiature	33/1	33/1	33/1
Kinetic Force	66/1	66/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Aesterius

30.4

OR: 12.8 Form: 7 Odds: 10.6

6/4

2nd

The Actor

27.5

OR: 10.8 Form: 9.5 Odds: 7.3

5/2

3rd

It Ain't Two

25.4

OR: 8.8 Form: 10 Odds: 6.7

11/4

Zminiature

17.6

OR: 9.8 Form: 7.1 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Kinetic Force

17.3

OR: 7 Form: 10 Odds: 0.3

66/1

End Of Story

15.7

OR: 8.5 Form: 5 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Soldier's Heart

13.5

OR: 0 Form: 13.5 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Aesterius	101	109	96
The Actor	93	102	100
Zminiature	89	95	70
It Ain't Two	85	105	96
End Of Story	84	94	79
Kinetic Force	78	91	69
Soldier's Heart	—	100	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
It Ain't Two	6d ago	Quick return
Kinetic Force	13d ago	Quick return
Soldier's Heart	14d ago	Fit
Aesterius	15d ago	Fit
End Of Story	16d ago	Fit
The Actor	17d ago	Fit
Zminiature	17d ago	Fit