Racecards
13:20 Sandown Park
coral.co.uk Handicap (Class 3)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good to Firm (Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £12,000 added
- Winner: £7,470
- 2nd: £2,237
- 3rd: £1,118
- 4th: £559
- Form 31-4565
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer H Palmer
- Jockey James Doyle
held up last, switched left and good headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, edged right towards finish, not reach leaders
- Form 163-70
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey S De Sousa
led, ridden inside final 2f, headed entering final furlong, kept on same pace, held on for 2nd
- Form 51-4
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer E F Vaughan
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
mid-division on inside, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 232-317
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 84
held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, headway on wide outside 2f out, ridden and kept on into 3rd inside final furlong, almost snatched 2nd, not pace to challenge
- Form 244-16
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey O Peslier
took keen hold in mid-division, headway on outside 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
- Form 31-33
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey W Buick
tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, led entering final furlong, soon ridden, stayed on well
- Form 51-258
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer C Hills
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
took keen hold, chased leaders on inside, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 7-14
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Jim Crowley
chased leaders, ridden inside final 2f, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 4457-86
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey S Donohoe
pushed along over 3f out, always towards rear
Ariena (IRE)
21- Form 3216-4
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 79
took keen hold, tracked leaders on inside, weakened inside final furlong
Verdict
Plenty with claims in a difficult start for punters with only a speculative vote going to MAZYOUN. He drops down in class after finishing fifth at York while Sultan Baybars has also faced more difficult tasks of late. The less-exposed Almoreb and Mojito step up a grade for this and Firefright and Zefferino won their respective maidens before failing to figure on their handicap debuts. Prost’s best efforts have come on soft ground while Tai Sing Yeh has struggled in a couple of starts at this level.
Formwatch
Mazyoun 10-1 (8-3) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 5th of 18, 2 1/4l behind Viscount Barfield (9-0) at York 7f hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Sultan Baybars 66-1 (8-12) Led far side group, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final 2f, weakened final furlong, 21st of 29, 21l behind Bless Him (8-9) at Ascot 1m hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
Prost (GER) (9-1) 4th of 7, 1 3/4l behind Livrable (8-10) at Saint-Cloud 1m stks sft in Mar.
Firefright (IRE) 9-2 (8-10) Mid-division, pushed along and outpaced halfway, ridden and no response 2f out, modest late headway, 7th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Juanito Chico (8-6) at Epsom 7f hcp (2) gd in Jun.
Zefferino 8-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 3 3/4l behind Fire Brigade (9-3) at Haydock 1m hcp (3) gs in Jun.
Mojito (IRE) 11-4fav (9-5) Keen in rear, headway over 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, no extra closing stages, 3rd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Afaak (9-8) at Doncaster 1m hcp (4) sft in Jun.
Tai Sing Yeh (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride and went left start, soon in mid-division, headway chasing leaders inside final 2f, switched left over 1f out, no impression when in the clear inside final furlong, 8th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Aventinus (8-12) at Goodwood 7f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Almoreb (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Led, headed over 1f out, kept on, lost 2 places towards finish, 4th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Surrey Hope (9-6) at Sandown 1m hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Kreb's Cycle (IRE) 11-1 (8-0) Raced wide in rear, headway 2f out, ridden and no impression, 6th of 10, 12 1/4l behind Ekhtiyaar (8-5) at Newmarket 6f hcp (2) gs in May.
Ariena (IRE) 18-1 (9-7) In touch on outside, switched sharply left 2f out, ran on to press leaders and every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 4th of 8, 3/4l behind Beck And Call (9-3) at Lingfield 6f hcp fll (4) gf in Jun.