Gentleman Roy - New Stakes Winner for So You Think

Mark Smith - Sunday September 25

A model of consistency, the six-year-old So You Think gelding Gentleman Roy made his stakes debut count in Sunday’s Group III Ladbrokes Sandown Stakes (1500m).

Gentleman Roy - he's a rippa (image Grant Courtney)

Ridden by Jye McNeil for Ben and JD Hayes, Gentleman Roy led at every call to defeat Military Expert (Redoute’s Choice) by three-quarters of a length, with Pinstriped (Street Boss) a length further back in third.

The Woods family homebred advances his record to seven wins, three seconds, and a third from 13 starts with earnings of $490,050.

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“He’s just been on the up this whole prep,” Ben Hayes said.

“He put the writing on the wall with his first-up run and I think we did our best Alligator Blood impersonation there. We got inspiration from Gai and Adrian.

“He really rolled, and he really likes a rolling tempo. He gets everything chasing and was tough through the line, which I liked.”

“We had to win today to get enough of a rating to get in (to the Toorak Hcp). I’m hoping this win will sneak him in at the minimum weight.”

No prizes for guessing his sire (image Grant Courtney)

Gentleman Roy is a half-brother to dual Listed stakes-winner  Jacquinot Bay (Galileo) who was fourth in the 2016 Underwood Stakes won by Black Heart Bart.

La La Land (Last Tycoon), the dam of Gentleman Roy and Jacquinot Bay, has a 2yo colt by Pride Of Dubai and was covered by Kooringal Stud’s Snitzel stallion Sandbar last spring.

Gentleman Roy is the 44th stakes-winner for Coolmore Stud’s So You Think. 

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Race Result - Ladbrokes Sandown Stakes Gr3 1500m

Sandown-Hillside Track: Good(4) Time: 1:30.26
1
Gentleman Roy
- 6g So You Think (NZ) x La La Land (AUS) (Last Tycoon (IRE))
Tnr: Ben & J D Hayes Rdr: Jye McNeil 54
So You Think
2
0.8
Military Expert
- 4h Redoute's Choice (AUS) x Gresset (AUS) (Hussonet (USA))
Tnr: Annabel Neasham Rdr: Jamie Kah 54
3
1.8
Pinstriped
- 4g Street Boss (USA) x Snitzel Blitz (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: E Jusufovic Rdr: M J Dee 54
4
3.5
Dragon Leap
- 6g Pierro (AUS) x Pontiana (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: L O'Sullivan & A Scott Rdr: B Shinn 55.5
5
4.0
Our Playboy
- 5g Sebring (AUS) x Mischief Night (AUS) (Shamardal (USA))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: B Melham 57
6
5.0
Age Of Chivalry
- 7g He's Remarkable (NZ) x Onyx (NZ) (Kaapstad (NZ))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: Ethan Brown 55
7
5.2
Sinawann
- 6h Kingman (GB) x Simawa (IRE) (Anabaa (USA))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: M Zahra 59
8
5.5
Hi Stranger
- 6g Zoffany (IRE) x Luxury Suite (AUS) (Viscount (AUS))
Tnr: S Fliedner Rdr: H Coffey 54
9
6.5
Pondus
- 7g Sea The Moon (GER) x Diablerette (GB) (Green Desert (USA))
Tnr: Michelle Payne Rdr: John Allen 56
10
11.0
Criaderas
- 6g Lonhro (AUS) x Youthful Presence (AUS) (Dehere (USA))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: Craig Williams 54
11
13.0
El Rocko
- 4g Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Butters (USA) (El Prado (IRE))
Tnr: John McArdle Rdr: D Moor 54
12
18.0
Lightsaber
- 4h Zoustar (AUS) x Dream Cirque (AUS) (Dream Ahead (USA))
Tnr: P G Moody Rdr: L Nolen 56
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