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10:35 P.M. Eclipse Stakes (Group 1) S1-5 HK TIME Sandown, Great Britain - Turf - 1990 Metres (Right-handed) (3.7.2021) GB TIME 3:35 P.M. For 3-years-old and upwards. Weights: 3-y-o colts and geldings 123lb; fillies 120lb; 4-y-o and up colts and (3.7.2021) geldings 133lb; fillies 130lb.

Total Prize Money (GBP) £600,000 1st £340,260, 2nd £129,000, 3rd £64,560, 4th £32,160, 5th £16,140, 6th £8,100.

Approximate Prize Money in HKD: $6,603,200 1st $3,744,700, 2nd $1,419,700, 3rd $710,500, 4th $353,900, 5th $177,600, 6th $89,100.

馬號 歷季及近仗成績 排位 馬名 年齡/性別 配磅 評分 參賽國/地區 練馬師 騎師 參考賠率 Card Career Record & Form Draw Horse Name Age/Sex Wt. Rating Ctry/Region Trainer Jockey Ref. Odds 1 22 (12-4-2) 4 加踏步 7g 133 [125] 英國 郗國思 馬昆 3.7 21121 Addeybb (IRE) GB William Haggas Tom Marquand 2 10 (6-1-1) 3 萬勝飛 4c 133 [122] 英國 高仕登及高素德 易健寧 2.5 11811 (IRE) GB John & Thady Gosden David Egan 3 5 (2-0-2) 2 戲劇 3c 123 [109] 英國 韋利安 艾兆禮 50 13310 El Drama (IRE) GB Roger Varian Andrea Atzeni 4 7 (4-1-1) 1 金教堂 3c 123 [120] 愛爾蘭 岳伯仁 莫雅 2.6 13111 St Mark's Basilica (FR) IRE Aidan O'Brien Ryan Moore

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10:35 P.M. Eclipse Stakes (Group 1) S1-5 HK TIME (03.07.2021) GB Time 3:35 P.M. (03.07.2021) Sandown, Great Britain - Turf - 1990 Metres (Right-handed)

For 3-years-old and upwards. Weights: 3-y-o colts and geldings 123lb; fillies 120lb; 4-y-o and up colts and geldings 133lb; fillies 130lb.

Total Prize Money (GBP) £600,000 1st £340,260, 2nd £129,000, 3rd £64,560, 4th £32,160, 5th £16,140, 6th £8,100.

Approximate Prize Money in HKD: $6,603,200 1st $3,744,700, 2nd $1,419,700, 3rd $710,500, 4th $353,900, 5th $177,600, 6th $89,100.

(4 Starters)

Betting Pools : Win, Place (2 dividends), Quinella, Tierce.

Overseas Expert Column by Bill Esdaile The highlight on the Sandown card this weekend is the 1,990m G1 Eclipse Stakes, where a small but select field will bid to join an esteemed role of honour, including the likes of SEA THE STARS and ENABLE.

John Gosden has won the race four times, most recently with the aforementioned ENABLE in 2019, and alongside his son, Thady, they saddle MISHRIFF this year. The 4YO has become a global superstar in recent times, having won the 2020 G1 over 2,100m, this year’s Saudi Cup over 1,800m and the G1 Dubai Sheema Classic over 2,410m. Connections have always had this race in mind since that Meydan victory and the 4YO is a worthy favourite.

Aidan O’Brien saddles ST MARK’S BASILICA as he bids to win the race for the first time since SO YOU THINK in 2011. The son of SIYOUNI looks a leading contender on the back of three consecutive G1 victories. The first of those came in last season’s G1 over 1,400m at Newmarket and he followed that up with wins in France in the 1,600m Poule d'Essai des Poulains and 2,100m Prix du Jockey Club. Being a 3YO, he gets a handy weight allowance from most of his rivals, and will go close if in the same form again.

ADDEYBB is by far the most experienced in the line-up with this being his 23rd career start. He’s been a great servant for connections, though, and has won four G1s. The most recent of those came when last seen in the G1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes over 2,000m at Randwick in Australia. He continues to flourish despite his advancing years and has the form to be involved, although his best performances have come on a softer surface, so connections will be hoping the rain arrives.

EL DRAMA looks booked for fourth. He’s only had five career starts, but was visually impressive when winning the Listed Dee Stakes over 2,064m at Chester on his penultimate outing. Roger Varian’s colt ran in the Prix du Jockey Club next time and finished down the field, which can be forgiven given his relative lack of experience. It would be a huge step up to win a race like this, but he is still an interesting horse for the future.

SELECTIONS: 2. MISHRIFF, 4. ST MARK’S BASILICA & 1. ADDEYBB

Tipsters’ Selections

Jonathan Landi – Julian Muscat – William Hughes World Racing Service Racing Post 4 St Mark's Basilica 2 Mishriff 1 Addeybb 1 Addeybb 4 St Mark's Basilica 2 Mishriff 2 Mishriff 1 Addeybb 4 St Mark's Basilica

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HK Time 10:35 P.M. S1-5 Eclipse Stakes GB Time 3:35 P.M.

加踏步 (CP) 郗國思 (英國) 133 馬昆 (4) Lifetime : 22 (12-4-2) Turf : 21 (12-4-1) NH Rules : 0 (0-0-0) 1 2021 : 2 (1-1-0) Non-Turf : 1 (0-0-1) GF+ : － ADDEYBB (IRE) 7 ch g William Haggas (GB) [125] Tom Marquand 1st Up : － Dist : 13 (6-4-2) G : － Pivotal (GB)－Bush Cat (USA) (Kingmambo (USA)) Earnings : HK$34,537,583 Track : 1 (1-0-0) Y : － Trk/Dist : 0 (0-0-0) S/Hvy : － (3.7) Owner(s): Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum

Pos Date Race Details Track Dist/Course/Going Wt. Rtg. Jockey Dr. Race Finish & Odds Gear Winner/Second/Third Comments Time Margin 2/7 17Jun20 G1 Prince of Wales's S. 4yo+ ASC, GB 1993 RH G 126 (122) Tom 6 2.05.63 2 3.8 7/2 CP Lord North (IRE) tracked leader, challenged 2f GBP250,000 Turf Marquand Addeybb (IRE) out, ridden to lead over 1f out, Barney Roy (GB) headed entering final furlong, soon outpaced and no chance with winner 1/7 19Sep20 L Doonside Cup S. 3yo+ AYR, GB 2000 LH GS 136 (122) Tom 1 2.11.48 1 0.8 11/10F CP Addeybb (IRE) tracked leaders, ridden and lost GBP27,750 Turf Marquand Lord Glitters (FR) ground over 2f out, ran on San Donato (IRE) strongly between horses to lead entering final furlong, kept on well 1/10 17Oct20 G1 Champion S. 3yo+ ASC, GB 1993 RH S 131 (122) Tom 11 2.12.29 1 2.3 9/1 CP Addeybb (IRE) Travelled strongly, led early, GBP750,000 Turf Marquand Skalleti (FR) headed and tracked leader after Magical (IRE) 1f, shaken up and led again 2f out, ridden and edged right against far rail over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, always doing enough 2/9 27Mar21 G1 Ranvet S. 3yo+ RHIL, AUS 2000 RH S 130 Tom 5 2.03.99 2 1 2.1F CP Verry Elleegant (NZ) Tracked leader on outer, driven AUD700,000 Turf Marquand Addeybb (IRE) to challenge over 2f out, hard Angel Of Truth (AUS) ridden 1 1/2f out, every chance 1f out, stayed on under pressure but unable to pass winner, no extra last 50yds 1/7 17Apr21 G1 Queen Elizabeth S. 3yo+ RAND, AUS 2000 RH G 130 Tom 3 2.05.05 1 0.5 3.2 B Addeybb (IRE) Soon chasing leaders on outer, AUD4,000,000 Turf Marquand Verry Elleegant (NZ) pressed leader after halfway, Dalasan (AUS) driven to lead entering final 2f, ridden and ran on gamely from 1 1/2f out, always holding on inside final furlong Terrifically tough and ideally suited by this trip, winning G1's over it in Britain and Australia. A stylish G2 winner on his only previous Sandown run, soft ground is much preferred.

萬勝飛 高仕登及高素德 (英國) 133 易健寧 (3) Lifetime : 10 (6-1-1) Turf : 8 (5-0-1) NH Rules : 0 (0-0-0) 2 2021 : 2 (2-0-0) Non-Turf : 2 (1-1-0) GF+ : － MISHRIFF (IRE) 4 b c John & Thady Gosden (GB) [122] David Egan 1st Up : － Dist : 3 (2-0-0) G : － Make Believe (GB)－Contradict (GB) (Raven's Pass (USA)) Earnings : HK$108,794,255 Track : 0 (0-0-0) Y : － Trk/Dist : 0 (0-0-0) S/Hvy : － (2.5) Owner(s): Prince A A Faisal

Pos Date Race Details Track Dist/Course/Going Wt. Rtg. Jockey Dr. Race Finish & Odds Gear Winner/Second/Third Comments Time Margin 1/16 5Jul20 G1 Prix du Jockey Club 3yo CHY, FR 2100 RH GS 128 Ioritz 3 2.04.01 1 1.8 8.5 Mishriff (IRE) racd keenly: in tch: rdn 2f out: nt EUR900,000 Turf Mendizabal The Summit (FR) clr run 1 1/2f out: swtchd over 1f Victor Ludorum (GB) out: styd on strly fnl f: led 100yds out: sn in command: readily 1/4 15Aug20 G2 Prix Guillaume d'Ornano 3yo DEA, FR 2000 RH H 128 Frankie 3 2.16.32 1 4.5 1.8F Mishriff (IRE) cl up: taken wd bk st: moved up EUR270,200 Turf Dettori The Summit (FR) to press ldr over 3f out: brought Victor Ludorum (GB) towards stands' side home st: drvn to ld over 2f out: forged clr ins fnl f: impressive 8/10 17Oct20 G1 Champion S. 3yo+ ASC, GB 1993 RH S 127 (121) Frankie 9 2.12.29 8 11.5 4/1 Addeybb (IRE) t.k.h: chsd ldrs: rdn over 2f out: GBP750,000 Turf Dettori Skalleti (FR) sn hld: wknd over 1f out Magical (IRE) 1/14 20Feb21 Saudi Cup 4yo+ KAR, KSA 1800 LH FT 126 David 12 1.49.59 1 1 8/1 Mishriff (IRE) Trckd ldrs, rdn 600m out, r.o. to USD20,000,000 Dirt Egan Charlatan (USA) lead fnl 100m Great Scot (GB) 1/9 27Mar21 G1 Dubai Sheema Classic 3yo+ MEY, UAE 2410 LH G 125 (122) David 9 2.26.65 1 Nk 4/1 Mishriff (IRE) Sttld rr, smth prog 600m out, led USD5,000,000 Turf Egan Chrono Genesis (JPN) 200m out, r.o. wl Loves Only You (JPN) Two fabulous 2021 performances also revealed his surface and distance versatility, winning the richest race in the world, over 1800m on the dirt in Riyadh, and a G1 at Meydan 2410m on turf. Hard to fault.

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HK Time 10:35 P.M. S1-5 Eclipse Stakes GB Time 3:35 P.M.

戲劇 韋利安 (英國) 123 艾兆禮 (2) Lifetime : 5 (2-0-2) Turf : 3 (2-0-0) NH Rules : 0 (0-0-0) 3 2021 : 4 (1-0-2) Non-Turf : 2 (0-0-2) GF+ : － EL DRAMA (IRE) 3 ch c Roger Varian (GB) [109] Andrea Atzeni 1st Up : － Dist : 1 (1-0-0) G : － (IRE)－Victoire Finale (GB) (Peintre Celebre (USA)) Earnings : HK$470,350 Track : 0 (0-0-0) Y : － Trk/Dist : 0 (0-0-0) S/Hvy : － (50) Owner(s): Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum

Pos Date Race Details Track Dist/Course/Going Wt. Rtg. Jockey Dr. Race Finish & Odds Gear Winner/Second/Third Comments Time Margin 1/10 23Oct20 2yo Mdn DON, GB 1405 St S 131 Andrea 4 1.29.95 1 0.5 10/11F El Drama (IRE) GBP6,197 Turf Atzeni Colonel Faulkner (IRE) Kaheall (GB) 3/8 6Mar21 L Spring Cup S. 3yo LIN, GB 1401 LH ST 128 David 2 1.24.47 3 1.5 2/1F Apollo One (GB) GBP30,000 Polytrack Egan Megallan (GB) El Drama (IRE) 3/5 5Apr21 3yo Conditions KEM, GB 1600 RH ST 128 (98) Andrea 5 1.38.15 3 0.8 4/1 Mostahdaf (IRE) Took keen hold, chased leaders, GBP18,404 Polytrack Atzeni Imperial Sands (IRE) pushed along 2f out, ridden and El Drama (IRE) headway on outer over 1f out, soon every chance, no extra final furlong 1/7 6May21 L Dee S. 3yo CHE, GB 2064 LH GS 126 (98) Andrea 6 2.14.15 1 1 12/1 El Drama (IRE) Close up, raced in second after GBP60,000 Turf Atzeni Maximal (GB) 1f, joined leader going easily Earlswood (GB) under 3f out, pushed along and led 2f out, alone up the centre when ridden over 1f out, edged left towards finish, kept on 15/19 6Jun21 G1 Prix du Jockey Club 3yo CHY, FR 2100 RH S 128 Mickael 13 2.07.30 15 23 16 St Mark's Basilica (FR) Chased leader, ridden 2 1/2f EUR1,500,000 Turf Barzalona Sealiway (FR) out, lost place inside final 2f, Millebosc (FR) soon beaten and eased Accelerated at the right time to win a Listed event at Chester in May, a clear career highlight so far. Well beaten behind St Mark’s Basilica in a G1 in France last start, and doesn't look up to G1- winning standard.

金教堂 岳伯仁 (愛爾蘭) 123 莫雅 (1) Lifetime : 7 (4-1-1) Turf : 7 (4-1-1) NH Rules : 0 (0-0-0) 4 2021 : 2 (2-0-0) Non-Turf : 0 (0-0-0) GF+ : － ST MARK'S BASILICA (FR) 3 b c Aidan O'Brien (IRE) [120] Ryan Moore 1st Up : － Dist : 0 (0-0-0) G : － Siyouni (FR)－Cabaret (IRE) (Galileo (IRE)) Earnings : HK$14,208,122 Track : 0 (0-0-0) Y : － Trk/Dist : 0 (0-0-0) S/Hvy : － (2.6) Owner(s): Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor

Pos Date Race Details Track Dist/Course/Going Wt. Rtg. Jockey Dr. Race Finish & Odds Gear Winner/Second/Third Comments Time Margin 1/18 22Aug20 2yo Mdn CUR, IRE 1200 St S 133 Seamie 11 1.16.63 1 1.3 4/7F St Mark's Basilica (FR) tracked leaders, 5th halfway, EUR15,510 Turf Heffernan Loch Lein (IRE) pushed along 2f out, 3rd and Duke of Mantua (IRE) ridden 1f out, headway to lead final 100 yards, kept on well 3/10 13Sep20 G1 Vincent O'Brien National S. 2yo CUR, IRE 1400 St G 131 (106) Ryan 6 1.28.53 3 1.5 9/1 Thunder Moon (IRE) dwelt, in rear, pushed along EUR250,000 Turf Moore Wembley (IRE) briefly early, 9th 2f out, soon St Mark's Basilica (FR) ridden, headway into 2nd 1f out, disputed 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd close home, 3rd at line 1/14 10Oct20 G1 Dewhurst S. 2yo NEW, GB 1400 St S 127 Frankie 12 1.25.24 1 0.8 10/1 St Mark's Basilica (FR) held up, pushed along and GBP427,000 Turf Dettori Wembley (IRE) headway 2f out, soon every Thunder Moon (IRE) chance, led approaching final furlong, found extra when pressed close home 1/12 16May21 G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains 3yo LCH, FR 1600 RH VS 128 Ioritz 6 1.40.15 1 1.8 6.9 St Mark's Basilica (FR) Midfield, switched out and EUR600,000 Turf Mendizabal Colosseo (USA) shaken up 2f out, good Breizh Eagle (FR) headway to lead 150yds out, ran on strongly, comfortably 1/19 6Jun21 G1 Prix du Jockey Club 3yo CHY, FR 2100 RH S 128 Ioritz 2 2.07.30 1 1.8 4.5F St Mark's Basilica (FR) In touch, tracked leaders going EUR1,500,000 Turf Mendizabal Sealiway (FR) well 2 1/2f out, ridden inside Millebosc (FR) final 2f, led 1 1/2f out, driven clear inside final furlong, kept on well A G1 winner on his last three starts - all on slow ground - including two French Classics on his last two starts and proving his stamina as well as tactical speed - over 2100m at Chantilly in June.

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