Redoute’s Choice’s Sevenna Star Takes the Classic Trial

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Gestut Ammerland’s homebred Sevenna Star (Ire) (Redoute’s Choice {Aus}) had opened his account by 14 lengths at Windsor Apr. 16, but he had to work a lot harder to justify 15-8 favouritism in Friday’s G3 bet365 Classic Trial at Sandown. In third early behind Chilean (GB) (Iffraaj {GB}) and Ispolini (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), he got to that pairing in the final 50 yards and upstaged the latter by a short head at the line to provide trainer John Gosden with a ninth edition of this Derby prep.

Friday, Sandown, Britain
BET365 CLASSIC TRIAL-G3, £70,000, SAN, 4-27, 3yo, 9f 209yT, 2:14.13, g/s.
1–SEVENNA STAR (IRE), 127, c, 3, by Redoute’s Choice (Aus)
1st Dam: Sevenna (Fr) (GSW-Eng), by Galileo (Ire)
2nd Dam: Silvassa (Ire), by Darshaan (GB)
3rd Dam: Slenderella (Ger), by Alpenkonig (Ger)
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN, 1ST GROUP WIN. O-Gestut Ammerland; B-Ammerland Verwaltung GmbH & Co KG (IRE); T-John Gosden; J-Lanfranco Dettori. £39,697. Lifetime Record: 4-2-1-1, $63,411. *1/2 to Savanne (Ire) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}), GSW-Fr, $139,572; Sassella (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}), SW-Fr; and Samurai (Ire) (Shamardal), SW-Swi. Werk Nick Rating: C+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Ispolini (GB), 127, c, 3, Dubawi (Ire)–Giants Play, by Giant’s Causeway. (1,200,000gns Ylg ’16 TATOCT). O-Godolphin; B-Newsells Park Stud (GB); T-Charlie Appleby. £15,050.
3–Hunting Horn (Ire), 127, c, 3, Camelot (GB)–Mora Bai (Ire), by Indian Ridge (Ire). O-Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-Lynch-Bages & Rhinestone Bloodstock (IRE); T-Aidan O’Brien. £7,532.
Margins: NO, 1 1/4, HF. Odds: 1.85, 4.50, 7.00.
Also Ran: Chilean (GB), Sovereign Duke (Ger), Wafy (Ire), Come On Tier (Fr). Scratched: Jetstream (Ire), Stephensons Rocket (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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