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12:55 Sandown Park

Russell Bowes Memorial Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £15,000 added
  • Winner: £9,384
  • 2nd: £2,772
  • 3rd: £1,386
  • 4th: £693
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 26.60s
  • Off Time: 12:56:04
  • 10 Ran
1
Silk - BROWN, WHITE hoop, hooped sleeves, ORANGE cap
  • Form 531122-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 135

held up in rear, headway after 3 out, led next, soon hard driven, ran on well

2
Silk - Brown, light blue braces
66/1
  • Form 5/11129-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 130

held up in rear, struggling approaching 3 out, behind when pulled up last

3
Silk - Dark Blue, Emerald Green stars, Dark Blue sleeves, Dark Blue cap, Emerald Green star

Florafern

14 D
7/1
  • Form 2914-12
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 127

held up in rear, mistake 3rd, outpaced 4 out, stayed on approaching last, never nearer

4
Silk - Pink, maroon hoops, dark blue sleeves, pink and maroon quartered cap
  • Form 41204-3
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 124

tracked leader, every chance 2 out, soon under pressure, weakened closing stages

5
Silk - Light Blue, Black stripe, White sleeves, Black cap
9/2
  • Form 21134-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 121

in touch, driven to challenge 2 out, stayed on well after last, never reached winner

6
Silk - YELLOW, RED hoops, diamonds on sleeves, RED cap

Southway Star

58 t D
25/1
  • Form 117614
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-10
  • Official Rating 119

mid-division, hard ridden after 3 out, soon no impression

7
Silk - Mauve, Mauve and White check sleeves, White cap
  • Form 215-48
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-9
  • Official Rating 118

led, blundered 5th, headed 2 out, weakened last

8
Silk - Dark blue and yellow check, dark blue sleeves, yellow armlets
6/1
  • Form 1211-3
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-9
  • Official Rating 118

mid-division, headway after 3 out, soon chasing leaders, ever chance when fell last

9
Silk - White, large yellow spots, white sleeves, royal blue armlets and diamond on white cap
12/1
  • Form 4311-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-6
  • Official Rating 115

mid-division, headway to chase leaders after 3rd, jumped slowly next, soon lost place, behind when pulled up before last

10
Silk - Maroon, light blue seams, hooped sleeves and cap
7/1
  • Form 12/P-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-4
  • Official Rating 113

tracked leader, ridden and weakened before 2 out

In depth

Verdict

Kentford Grey Lady did well last season but she faces a stiff task under top weight on her reappearance as a number of her rivals in this have already had a run. Florafern won at Worcester before finishing second at Ascot but TEMPEST RIVER was third in a decent contest at Wincanton and will strip fitter here. Ben Case's mare gets the nod though Justazippy was a promising third over an inadequate trip at Bangor in October and is still at the right end of the handicap. The four-year-olds One Lucky Lady and Rosairlie probably have a bit to find while Southway Star and All Annalena disappointed last time.

Formwatch

Kentford Grey Lady 14-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, headway 7th, hit last, kept on flat, went 2nd close home, no chance with winner, 2nd of 19, 4l behind Quevega (11-5) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hdl G2 (1) gd in Mar.

Kylenoe Fairy (IRE) 17-2 (11-11) Held up in rear, headway 3 out, never dangerous, 9th of 17, 48l behind Mad Moose (10-10) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp hdl (2) gs in Aug '11.

Florafern 8-1 (11-5) Held up towards rear, headway 6th, effort to chase winner on outside after 3 out, every chance next, switched inside between last 2, led flat, soon ridden, headed final 100 yards, kept on, 2nd of 15, 1l behind Tweedledrum (9-10) at Ascot 2m 6f mares hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft in Nov.

Tempest River (IRE) 11-2 (11-0) Held up, mistake 4th, headway on outside 9th, switched left approaching last, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 10, 5l behind Miss Milborne (11-6) at Wincanton 2m 6f mrs hcp hdl (2) gs in Nov.

One Lucky Lady 15-2 (10-4) Held up in mid-division, headway approaching 2 out, disputing 3rd between last 2, slightly, bumped last, no extra flat, 4th of 13, 14l behind Lexi's Boy (11-1) at Sandown 2m 4yo hcp hdl (2) sft in Apr.

Southway Star 7-2 (11-7) Tracked leaders, went 2nd after 4 out, ridden and weakened before last, 4th of 7, 11l behind Pericoloso (11-12) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) hvy in Oct.

All Annalena (IRE) 9-1 (11-9) Raced keenly, in touch, driven and effort before 2 out, soon ridden, one pace between last 2, 8th of 15, 16l behind Tweedledrum (9-10) at Ascot 2m 6f mares hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft in Nov.

Justazippy 13-2 (11-12) Tracked leaders, headway before 3 out, ridden before last, kept on, 3rd of 8, 4l behind Prompter (11-3) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Oct.

Rosairlie (IRE) 10-3 (9-12) Tracked leaders, led approaching 2 out, 9 lengths clear last, just pushed out, won at Hexham 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) hvy in Apr beating River Dragon (10-12) by 3 1/2l, 6 ran.

Dolly Penrose 18-1 (11-9) Held up in touch, hard driven 3 out, soon lost place, weakening when mistake 2 out, pulled up before last, in a race won by Cinderella Rose (11-3) at Plumpton 2m 5f mares hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft in Dec '11, 10 ran.