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14:00 Sandown Park

Betfred 'The Bonus King' Nursery Handicap (Class D) (Class D)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 6y
  • Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)(Straight - Soft)
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 5.21s
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Countdown

2/1

    2
    Silk -

    Kwame

    16/1

      1(7)
      Silk - WHITE, EMERALD GREEN epaulets and stars on sleeves, YELLOW cap

      Nova Tor (IRE)

      6
      7/2
      • Form 415401
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-11

      dwelt, soon recovered to press leader, led halfway, narrowly headed well over 1f out, stayed chasing winner until no extra and lost 2nd near finish

      2(2)
      Silk - Red, White sash, Royal Blue cap

      Countdown

      14
      2/1
      • Form 321
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-7

      behind, good headway on outer over 2f out, led well over 1f out, ran on well, pushed out

      3(5)
      Silk - Red, white hoops and armlets

      Rusky Dusky (USA)

      9
      25/1
      • Form 0325
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-5

      chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out

      4(6)
      Silk - Black, White sash, White sleeves, Black armlets, Black and White quartered cap

      Ninja Storm (IRE)

      14
      7/1
      • Form 456
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-1

      made most to halfway, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      5(3)
      Silk - Yellow, Red spots on sleeves and cap

      Kwame

      24
      16/1
      • Form 2120
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-1

      chased leaders, ridden halfway, chased leading pair entering final furlong, stayed on to take 2nd near finish, no chance with winner

      6(4)
      Silk - Red, Dark Blue armlets

      Alsu (IRE)

      14
      10/1
      • Form 310633
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-12

      chased leaders, ridden and effort 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      7(1)
      Silk - Mauve, Black braces and cap

      Favouring (IRE)

      7
      11/4
      • Form 4002
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-4

      outpaced in rear, driven along halfway, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders

      In depth

      Verdict

      Nova Tor relished these slower conditions at Newmarket over the weekend and she can follow up here, with Countdown and Rusky Dusky others to consider. Nick Littmoden's filly is set to give weight away all around here and carries a 6lb penalty for that Newmarket win. However, she really seemed at home with cut in the ground and with that in her favour again today, she looks capable of following up with doubts about most of the others. Countdown should be the one to give her most to do. Sir Mark Prescott's colt ran on well to land a Haydock maiden earlier in the month and pitched into nursery company he can again go very well. His trainer is a past master in these sort of contests and there is every reason to suggest that, provided he handles the ground, Countdown will be very close at the finish. Of the others, Rusky Dusky is unproven on the ground but might be better suited by this five furlongs on testing going than the six furlongs on faster ground he has encountered so far and he could make the frame. However, the selection here is Nova Tor.