Racecards
13:50 Sandown Park
bet365 Esher Cup Handicap (Class 2)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £30,000 added
- Winner: £15,462
- 2nd: £7,251
- 3rd: £3,627
- 4th: £1,812
- Form 215-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 93
held up off the pace in last pair, never a factor
- Form 2114
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 92
held up in 3rd, closer and pushed along out wide over 2f out, went well held 2nd entering final final furlong until inside final furlong, plugged on in 3rd
Find
22- Form 2187-33
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey David Egan
raced keenly soon steadied mid-division, headway out wide 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and no impression 2f out, weakened soon after
- Form 143120-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey R Kingscote
always rear-division, never involved
- Form 610115-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 90
chased leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, lost 2nd entering final furlong, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 2-14
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey David Probert
held up in 4th, hung right 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 2f out
- Form 611-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer C Hills
- Jockey Jim Crowley
raced keenly, held up off the pace towards rear, headway out wide over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish
Nuvolari
175- Form 13-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey Charles Bishop
reared badly and very awkwardly away, raced keenly towards rear, some headway over 2f out, outpaced and ridden inside final 2f, never dangerous after
- Form 2335-12
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey J P Spencer
raced keenly, led, went clear 5f out, reduced lead and ridden inside final furlong, headed and no extra towards finish
Verdict
FIND and Blue Trail are old rivals. The latter beat the former by a neck at Kempton two runs ago but the Gosdens’ gelding reversed the form at Chelmsford and can come out on top again here with the Godolphin runner having a first try on Turf. Odisseo and City Runner have been in good form on the all-weather and Ring Of Beara is having a first run in a handicap. Al Marmar would also have a chance if his fourth in Doha was taken at face value.
Formwatch
Ring Of Beara (FR) 11-1 (9-0) Led stand side pair, pushed along 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 5th of 6, 7 3/4l behind Modern Games (9-0) at Newmarket 7f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Sep.
Blue Trail (IRE) 9-4 (9-5) Steadied rear, raced keenly, pushed along in 4th out wide over 2f out, ridden and response inside final 2f, no headway and beaten final furlong, 4th of 6, 7 1/2l behind Dark Moon Rising (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m stks (2) pol in Mar.
Find 7-2 (9-5) Raced keenly tracking leaders, headway into 2nd out wide 5f out, led entering final 2f, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened into 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 3 1/4l behind Dark Moon Rising (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m stks (2) pol in Mar.
La Pulga (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, pushed along and lost place over 3f out, well behind final 2f, last of 14, 26 1/2l behind Oh Herberts Reign (8-10) at York 1m (2) gs in Oct.
Oh Herberts Reign (IRE) 11-2 (9-12) In touch, pushed along over 3f out, headway 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace, 5th of 9, 12 1/4l behind High Fibre (8-11) at Newmarket 1m 1f (4) gd in Oct.
Al Marmar (IRE) (9-2) 4th of 16, 3l behind at Doha 1m Grp 2 in Feb.
Odisseo 9-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, headway and switched right over 1f out, led inside final furlong, held on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (3) pol in Mar beating Spinaround (9-2) by hd, 8 ran.
Wanees 11-10fav (9-8) 2nd in group of three on far rail, led 5f out, switched left to main group centre to near side halfway, headed 2f out, chased leader, ridden and sustained challenge inside final furlong, stayed on to lead final 110 yards, won at Salisbury 7f stks (4) sft in Sep beating Zulu Tracker (9-2) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Nuvolari 5-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 12, 6 1/4l behind Filistine (9-0) at Newmarket 7f stks (4) gd in Oct.
City Runner (IRE) 11-4 (8-12) Led, ridden over 1f out, edged right and headed inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Subjective Value (8-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (3) pol in Feb.