Racecards
16:40 Sandown Park
Bet Boost At bet365 Handicap (Class 3)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 209y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £20,000 added
- Winner: £10,308
- 2nd: £4,834
- 3rd: £2,418
- 4th: £1,208
- Form 1-1
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 88
sweating, raced keenly tracking leaders on inside, not clear run and switched left over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong
- Form 241-21
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 86
soon led, ridden and headed inside final 2f, lost 2nd inside final furlong, rallied into 2nd again towards finish
Bolthole (IRE)
217- Form 16-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey J P Spencer
steadied start, held up in rear, steady headway over 2f out, tracking leaders when switched left over 1f out, went 2nd and stayed on inside final furlong, weakened into 3rd towards finish
- Form 23-2
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 82
held up in last pair, pushed along 3f out, some headway out wide over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 515-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey James Doyle
led briefly, raced keenly tracking leaders out wide, pushed along over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, weakened soon after
- Form 17-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer W Muir & C Grassick
- Jockey Tom Marquand
bit keen and soon tracking leader, led inside final 2f, stayed on well, driven out
Verdict
Bolthole was disappointing at Newbury after making a winning debut at Windsor. Monet's Sunrise doesn’t look to be improving but, like the majority of these, is running in his first handicap. Red Vineyard isn’t really bred for this trip but has dam has produced a couple of stayers. Al Qareem won well at Nottingham and the first two pulled clear but GIAVELLOTTO is also proven over the distance and he should handle the switch to Turf being related to several winners on the surface.
Formwatch
Giavellotto (IRE) 11-8 (9-9) Got warm before start, awkward start and slow to break, chased leaders, not much room briefly over 3f out, led over 2f out, soon edged right, stayed on well, readily, won at Newcastle 1m 2f stks (4) pol in Mar beating Polyphonic (9-2) by 3 1/2l, 4 ran.
Al Qareem (IRE) 11-2 (9-10) Made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on, won at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Apr beating Mr Big Stuff (9-7) by 1l, 9 ran.
Bolthole (IRE) 5-1 (8-12) Went to race alone towards stands side, challenging 4f out, edged left 2f out, weakened from over 1f out, last of 6, 11 3/4l behind Zechariah (9-1) at Newbury 1m stks (2) gs in Sep.
Monet's Sunrise 5-6fav (8-13) Raced keenly, tracked leaders, pushed along out wide 3f out, unable to quicken over 1f out, ridden and finally picked up inside final furlong, stayed on into 2nd close home, never going pace to threaten, 2nd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Francesi (8-13) at Lingfield 1m stks (5) pol in Apr.
Majestic Fighter (IRE) 4-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 10, 9 1/4l behind Symbol Of Light (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Red Vineyard (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Off the pace in last trio, weakened and behind final 3f, last of 7, 16 1/4l behind Light Infantry (9-0) at Newbury 7f Grp 3 stks (1) sft in Oct.