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19:40 Sandown Park

Stevens And Bolton LLP Handicap (Class 3)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 14y
  • Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £11,500 added
  • Winner: £7,439
  • 2nd: £2,214
  • 3rd: £1,106
  • 4th: £553
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 42.09s
  • Off Time: 19:41:10
  • 8 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Tigers Tale (IRE)

3/1

    2
    Silk -

    Ifwecan

    6/1

      3
      Silk -

      Early Morning (IRE)

      9/4

        1(2)
        Silk - Pink, purple stripe, quartered cap

        Early Morning (IRE)

        41 BFD
        9/4
        • Form 23/42-12
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-0
        • Official Rating 89

        tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, not quicken towards finish

        2(8)
        Silk - Maroon, light blue seams, light blue and maroon halved sleeves, light blue and maroon quartered cap

        Tigers Tale (IRE)

        21 p D
        3/1
        • Form 344354
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-0
        • Official Rating 89

        tracked leader, ridden 2f out, stayed on to lead final strides

        3(6)
        Silk - Royal Blue and White (quartered), White sleeves, Red armlets, Royal Blue cap, White diamonds

        Ifwecan

        11 D
        6/1
        • Form 407610
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-13
        • Official Rating 88

        led, ridden 2f out, edged left inside final furlong, headed final strides

        4(1)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW sleeves, quartered cap

        Starwatch

        6 v D
        20/1
        • Form 540-851
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-12
        • Official Rating 81

        held up, weakened over 1f out

        5(4)
        Silk - WHITE, large BLACK spots, BLACK cap

        Man Of Harlech

        21 D
        5/1
        • Form 2/133-7
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-10
        • Official Rating 85

        towards rear, headway and switched right 2f out, soon edged right, ridden and stayed on towards finish

        6(5)
        Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow stars, hooped sleeves, White cap

        Franco's Secret

        72 p D
        12/1
        • Form 155954
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 76

        in rear, headway on outer approaching final furlong, no impression final furlong

        7(7)
        Silk - Claret, gold braid, claret sleeves, claret cap, gold tassel

        Brutus (FR)

        273
        8/1
        • Form 032-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 81

        raced wide close up, pushed along 3f out, weakened final furlong

        8(3)
        Silk - Mauve, yellow sleeves, mauve diamonds, mauve cap, yellow diamond

        Starlight Symphony (IRE)

        18 v D
        25/1
        • Form 0-43226
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 70

        close up, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong

        Previous results

        2014
        (5)
        Silk -

        Billingsgate (IRE)

        85/40
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-4

        2013
        (7)
        Silk -

        Ehtedaam (USA)

        11/10
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-10

        2012
        (1)
        Silk -

        My Lord

        12/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-10

        In depth

        Verdict

        Early Morning has been in good form at Kempton but is 12lb higher than his victory at that track in April. Starwatch won a Class 4 contest at Epsom last time and carries 6lb extra while Tigers Tale looks high enough in the weights but drops down a grade. MAN OF HARLECH finished just behind the latter in better company at Salisbury on his seasonal debut in a race won by subsequent Group 2 runner-up Lightning Spear. Expected to improve for that pipe-opener, Andrew Balding's charge may prove good enough in this and is preferred to the returning Brutus, second at Lingfield when last seen at the track in October.

        Formwatch

        Early Morning (IRE) 3-1fav (9-2) Held up, switched right 2f out, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 11, nk behind Spirit Raiser (8-11) at Kempton 1m hcp (0-90) (3) pol in Jun.

        Tigers Tale (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 4th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Lightning Spear (9-10) at Salisbury 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Jun.

        Ifwecan 10-1 (8-5) Tracked leader until 2f out, chased leaders, ridden and weakened quickly over 1f out, 11th of 12, 14l behind Basem (9-2) at Sandown 1m hcp (2) gf.

        Starwatch 5-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on, won at Epsom Downs 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gd beating Isabella Bird (9-10) by 2l, 6 ran.

        Man Of Harlech 12-1 (9-0) Went left start, raced wide, held up, ridden 2f out, never a factor, 7th of 10, 6l behind Lightning Spear (9-10) at Salisbury 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Jun.

        Franco's Secret 4-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, held up in last trio, pushed along over 3f out, headway on wide outside over 2f out, 4th and one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 4l behind Mythical Madness (9-7) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in May.

        Brutus (FR) 14-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Peterhof (9-5) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.

        Starlight Symphony (IRE) 7-1 (9-10) Held up in touch, pushed along over 3f out, soon not quicken, ridden on outside over 2f out, no impression, 6th of 8, 4l behind Italian Beauty (7-13) at Windsor 1m flls hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.