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18:55 Sandown Park

Casumo Best Odds Guaranteed Heron Stakes (Listed) (Class 1)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £37,000 added
  • Winner: £20,983
  • 2nd: £7,955
  • 3rd: £3,981
  • 4th: £1,983
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 50.29s
  • Off Time: 18:57:39
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Mostahdaf (IRE)

9/2

    2
    Silk -

    Highland Avenue (IRE)

    11/8

      1(1)
      Silk - Royal blue

      Highland Avenue (IRE)

      37 D
      11/8
      • Form 2-111
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 110

      held up in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance approaching final furlong, kept on one pace

      2(4)
      Silk - Red, White sleeves, Black and White quartered cap

      Bullace

      35 D
      17/2
      • Form 211-1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 95

      keen tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace

      3(2)
      Silk - Beige, Dark Blue armlets, Dark Blue cap

      Imperial Sands (IRE)

      35 D
      22/1
      • Form 128
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 99

      tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong

      4(3)
      Silk - Purple, light blue chevron, light blue and black check sleeves and cap

      Invincible Swagger (IRE)

      13 b
      66/1
      • Form 1224
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 87

      pushed along in rear, headway and close up over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened

      5(5)
      Silk - White, brown chevron, orange cap

      Mithras

      34 t D
      3/1
      • Form 441-1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 98

      tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, kept on same pace

      6(7)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap

      Mostahdaf (IRE)

      45 D
      9/2
      • Form 11
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 101

      raced wide in touch in rear, headway over 1f out, edged right and led inside final furlong, ran on

      7(6)
      Silk - EMERALD GREEN, red sleeves, yellow cap

      Nando Parrado

      32
      14/1
      • Form 5122-4
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 109

      led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

      In depth

      Verdict

      Bullace has never stopped improving since second over 7f here on his debut in September. Nando Parrado was a shock winner of the Coventry Stakes last summer but showed that run was no fluke by placing twice at the highest level in France in the autumn and he was a good fourth in the Greenham on his reappearance. Highland Avenue won the Fielden Stakes at Newmarket last month so carries a small penalty but he has entries in both the St James’s Palace Stakes and the Coral-Eclipse so is held in high regard. MOSTAHDAF has a similar high-profile campaign planned even though he’s yet to race on Turf. He’s looked a smart prospect in his two runs to date and his yard has won the last two running of this, though also have impressive Newbury winner Mithras entered.

      Formwatch

      Highland Avenue (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, ridden out, won at Newmarket 1m 1f lst stks (1) gd in Apr beating Secret Protector (9-0) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.

      Bullace 11-2 (9-7) Raced keenly, soon tracking leader, edged left over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Newmarket 1m hcp (4) gf in Apr beating Crossford (9-7) by 2 1/4l, 10 ran.

      Imperial Sands (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Soon tracking leaders out wide, went 2nd over 2f out until inside final 2f, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 11 3/4l behind Master Of The Seas (9-0) at Newmarket 1m Grp 3 stks (1) gf in Apr.

      Invincible Swagger (IRE) 9-1 (9-10) Bumped start, held up towards rear, pushed along and hung right from over 1f out, kept on same pace towards finish, 4th of 12, 3 3/4l behind Teodolina (9-7) at Ascot 1m hcp (4) gs in May.

      Mithras 16-5fav (9-0) In touch, pushed along halfway, headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on to lead close home, won at Newbury 7f hcp (2) gd in Apr beating Saint Lawrence (9-7) by nk, 16 ran.

      Mostahdaf (IRE) 10-11fav (9-2) Reared in stalls, tracked leader, shaken up and pressed leader 2f out, led narrowly when ridden 1f out, kept on gamely, won at Kempton 1m stks (2) pol in Apr beating Imperial Sands (9-2) by 1/2l, 5 ran.

      Nando Parrado 12-1 (9-0) Tracked leader until ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Chindit (9-0) at Newbury 7f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Apr.