Trainer Aidan O'Brien’s classy colt Kew Gardens headlines the £200,000 Gr.2 Queen’s Vase which the Ballydoyle master has won three times in the last five years.
His opposition includes stablemates and Yeats Stakes’ winner Southern France and Gr.3 Ballysax Stakes’ winner Nelson. Southern France has won her last two starts in impressive fashion.
Top trainer Mark Johnston also has a good record in the race and saddles Lynwood Gold and King's Proctor.
John Gosden also has two runners with Stream Of Stars and Almoghared. The latter, owned by HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum won his debut with aplomb. Although its expecting a lot for the Dansili colt to make such a high jump in class.
Click Here To Watch Queens Vase G2 winner race 2017
1st Stradivarius (J. Gosden,A. Atzeni), 2nd Count Octave (A. Balding,O. Murphy), 3rd Secret Advisor (C. Appleby,W. Buick), 4th Belgravia (A. O'Brien,R. Moore), 5th Time To Study (M. Johnston,S. Sousa), 6th Desert Skyline (D. Elsworth,F. Berry), 7th Mister Manduro (M.Johnston,J. Crowley), 8th Face The Facts (J. Gosden,A. Kirby), 9th Alqamar (C. Appleby,J. Doyle), 10th Night Of Glory (M.O'Callaghan,S. Foley), 11th Haripour (D. Weld,P. Smullen), 12th Wisconsin (A. O'Brien,S. Heffernan), 13th Fierce Impact (D. Simcock,J. Spencer)
1.Almoghared (J. Gosden,J. Crowley), 2.Drapers Guild (J. O'Brien,W. Lordan), 3.Dubai Empire (J. Quinn,T. Queally), 4.Jeremiah (C. Fellowes,O. Murphy), 5.Kew Gardens (A. O'Brien,R. Moore), 6.King's Proctor (M. Johnston,J. Doyle), 7.Lynwood Gold (M. Johnston,P. McDonald), 8.Nelson (A. O'Brien,D. O'Brien), 9.Southern France (A. O'Brien,S. Heffernan), 10.Sovereign Duke (H. Candy,F. Berry), 11.Stream Of Stars (J. Gosden,F. Dettori), 12.Yabass (A. Watson,E. Greatrex)
Distance:1m 5f 211y (2,808 metres), Surface:Turf, Track:Right-handed, Qualification:Three-year-olds, Weight:9 st 0 lb,Allowances,3 lb for fillies,Penalties,3 lb for G1 winners *,* since 31 August last year, Purse:£161,250 (2017),1st: £91,445
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