Racecards
18:45 Sandown Park
Slug And Lettuce Value Lunch EBF Maiden Stakes (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,881
- 2nd: £1,155
- 3rd: £577
- 4th: £289
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Rob Hornby
in touch, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey A Kirby
slowly away in touch towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, one pace and lost 2nd inside final furlong
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer D Menuisier
- Jockey K Shoemark
dwelt in rear, green and headway over 1f out, kept on to go 2nd inside final furlong
- Form 3
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer M Meade
- Jockey Jim Crowley
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace
Sotomayor
15- Form 85
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Tom Marquand
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
The likes of Dubhe , Ship Of The Fen and Global Conqueror have all shown promise and won't be pushovers, but CASSINI might be good enough at the first time of asking. Nicely bred and the yard can ready them to go first time, so any strong market move would only increase confidence.
Formwatch
Berkshire Spirit Mastercraftsman colt out of Rebecca Rolfe.
Cassini (IRE) Galileo colt out of Chrysanthemum.
Dubhe 3-1fav (9-2) Lost place and dropped towards rear 5f out, steady headway halfway, chased leaders 2f out, shaken up over 1f out, kept on steadily inside final furlong, almost snatched 3rd, 4th of 11, 6 1/4l behind Mildenberger (9-8) at Newbury 7f stks (4) gs in Jul.
Mt Augustus Champs Elysees colt out of In Secret.
Nuits St Georges (IRE) Mount Nelson colt out of Twelfth Night.
Ship Of The Fen 9-2 (9-2) Raced wide, close up, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind The Last Emperor (9-2) at Yarmouth 7f stks (4) gd in Jul.
Sotomayor 10-1 (9-5) Behind, some late minor headway, never involved, 5th of 8, 7 1/2l behind Red Mist (9-5) at Sandown 7f mdn stks (5) gs in Jul.
Atomic Jack Nathaniel colt out of Indigo River.
Global Conqueror 9-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders on rail, pushed along 3f out, edged left over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Being There (9-0) at Newmarket 7f mdn stks (4) gf in Jul.
Homerton 25-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, not clear run over 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish, 4th of 10, 7l behind Petrus (9-2) at Sandown 7f stks (4) gf in Jul.
Roaring Lion (USA) Kitten's Joy colt out of Vionnet.