Racecards
20:05 Sandown Park
Raynes Park Handicap (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 6f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £7,250 added
- Winner: £4,690
- 2nd: £1,396
- 3rd: £697
- 4th: £349
- Form 5/36113
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer D R C Elsworth
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
keen, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
- Form 7-24222
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey J P Spencer
dropped out start, held up in touch in rear, closed on leaders over 1f out, shake up inside final furlong, ran on under hands and heels to lead near finish
- Form 1341/00
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
led, ridden over 2f out, headed near finish
- Form 156724
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey Ryan Tate
close up, ridden over 1f out, no impression
- Form 35521
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer A King
- Jockey William Twiston-Davies
keen, in touch, headway over 1f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish
- Form 8217-16
- Age 4
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey Jim Crowley
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 65110/D
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Non Runner
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Touch The Sky completed a double when scoring on fast ground over the course and distance then didn't perform as well on soft going at Salisbury. Life Less Ordinary has been finding one too good over shorter and continues to rise in the weights but COTTON CLUB stays further than this and his most recent runs have been in better company. He's won from a higher mark on the all-weather and can get back on the winning trail. William Hunter scored over an extended 1m3f on soft ground at Windsor while Atalan won over the trip at Nottingham in May though this is a higher grade handicap.
Formwatch
Touch The Sky 3-1 (9-7) Led, headed over 2f out, no impression on winner from over 1f out, stayed on, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 11, 3 3/4l behind Hatsaway (8-2) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (4) sft in Jun.
Life Less Ordinary (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Slow to break, held up towards rear, headway when not clear run well over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, kept on, no impression on winner towards finish, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Higher Power (9-5) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Chartbreaker (FR) 66-1 (9-5) Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, never on terms, 12th of 13, 6 1/2l behind Oceane (9-4) at Ascot 1m 6f hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Cotton Club (IRE) 5-1 (9-4) Held up, towards rear, ridden and headway 2f out, effort inside final furlong, stayed on, 4th of 10, 1 3/4l behind Royal Reef (8-4) at Kempton 2m hcp (3) pol in Jun.
William Hunter 2-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, all out, won at Windsor 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in Jun beating Bazooka (9-3) by hd, 6 ran.
Atalan 6-1 (9-4) Led, ridden and headed inside final 2f, lost place over 1f out, gradually weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 7 1/2l behind Jacob Cats (9-10) at Newmarket 1m 5f hcp (5) gs in Jun.
Kelvingrove (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Driven forward to track leader, under pressure over 4f out, staying on same pace when hampered over 1f out, faded, 6th of 11, 7 1/2l behind Always Resolute (8-9) at Chester 2m hcp (4) gd in Jun.