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14:40 Sandown Park

Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap (Class 3)

  • 15 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £15,000 added
  • Winner: £9,338
  • 2nd: £2,796
  • 3rd: £1,398
  • 4th: £699
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 42.58s
  • Off Time: 14:42:14
  • 15 Ran
1(15)
Silk - Royal blue
  • Form 7571-80
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 92

held up in mid-division on outside, headway chasing leaders 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders

2(4)
Silk - Turquoise, Navy Blue collar and cuffs, check cap
  • Form 75-0943
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 91

held up in mid-division on inside, good headway chasing leaders over 2f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, ridden to lead final strides

3(5)
Silk - Grey, light green seams, hooped sleeves, light green cap
9/2
  • Form 12541-4
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 90

awkward and unseated rider on walkway, slowly away, well behind, headway over 1f out, staying on when hampered inside final furlong, not recover

4(16)
Silk - Red, pale blue chevrons and sleeves, red cap

Gin Palace

28 D
8/1
  • Form 136-110
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 90

raced wide chasing leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed final strides

5(8)
Silk - Light blue, black seams, halved sleeves, light blue and black hooped cap
12/1
  • Form 219-575
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 88

always towards rear, never on terms

6(2)
Silk - Mauve, black epaulets, black sleeves, mauve stars, black cap, mauve star
50/1
  • Form 8-44000
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 87

always towards rear

7(12)
Silk - Beige, royal blue cross belts and sleeves

Golden Force

27 v D
11/1
  • Form 993311
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 86

chased leaders, pushed along on inside over 2f out, weakened and eased final furlong

8(7)
Silk - White, Emerald Green hoop

Repaupo (USA)

27 p D
22/1
  • Form 122/177
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 85

mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong

9(9)
Silk - Beige, light blue star, sleeves and star on cap
17/2
  • Form 844-115
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 85

chased leader, pushed along to lead entering final 2f, ridden and headed inside final furlong, weakened well inside final furlong

11(14)
Silk - Purple, light blue star, sleeves and star on cap
40/1
  • Form 608174
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 83

held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, keeping on same pace when hampered and snatched up inside final furlong, no chance and weakened after

12(11)
Silk - White, maroon stars, maroon sleeves, white stars, white cap, maroon star
9/2
  • Form 600-781
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 82

held up off the pace towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish

13(10)
Silk - LIGHT GREEN

River Dawn

45 t BFD
14/1
  • Form 6-11313
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 81

mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden and switched left inside final 2f, kept on well towards finish, not quite pace to challenge

14(1)
Silk - Beige, Brown chevron, hooped sleeves and spots on cap
  • Form 13356-0
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 80

raced keenly, led until ridden and headed entering final 2f, weakened quickly

15(13)
Silk - Royal blue and white check, white sleeves, royal blue diamonds
  • Form 510145/
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 79

always towards rear

16(6)
Silk - Maroon, black epaulets, maroon sleeves, black stars
20/1
  • Form 06-4764
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-2
  • Official Rating 67

started slowly, well off the pace in last pair, headway over 1f out, not clear run and switched sharply right entering final furlong, switched right again inside final furlong, stayed on strongly towards finish

10(3)
NR
  • Form 212-633
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 84

NonRunner

In depth

Verdict

Golden Force bids for a hat-trick raised 6lb after scoring at York but is upped in class along with recent Leicester winner Enigmatic. Barossa Red has been thereabouts in soft going lately while Variyann landed a double over today’s trip before struggling over 1m2f. But GIN PALACE (NAP) was also in fine form over a mile before beaten over 7f in a tough handicap at Ascot and he gets another chance only 3lb higher than when successful in a higher grade than this at Newmarket in June. River Dawn and Marronnier have something to prove off their current marks while Repaupo and Piece Of History need to rediscover their best.

Formwatch

Piece Of History (IRE) (8-7) 13th of 14, 10 1/4l behind American Graffiti (8-7) at Meydan 1m 2f hcp gd in Jan.

Dean Street Doll (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, wide and headway over 1f out, ridden and no impression final furlong, 3rd of 8, 4 1/4l behind Chamade (8-10) at Goodwood 1m 2f hcp fll (2) gd in Jul.

Marronnier (IRE) 18-1 (10-0) Close up near side, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 7, 5 1/4l behind Nugget (9-1) at Newmarket 1m hcp (3) gf in Jul.

Gin Palace 16-1 (8-6) Prominent, ridden and not pace of leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 10th of 19, 4 3/4l behind Blue Mist (8-11) at Ascot 7f hcp stks (2) gf in Jul.

Mustarrid (IRE) 33-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders near side of group, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, no real headway after, 5th of 12, 5 1/4l behind River Nymph (9-1) at Ascot 7f hcp (3) gd in Jul.

Dolphin Vista (IRE) 100-1 (9-11) Quickly away but restrained towards rear, last and detached 4f out, ridden and brought wide over 3f out, no impression, last of 14, 11 3/4l behind Muraad (10-0) at Goodwood 1m 1f hcp (3) gf in Aug.

Golden Force 7-1 (9-7) Set steady pace, quicken pace 3f out, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and headed narrowly inside final furlong, rallied to lead again towards finish, won at York 1m hcp (4) gf in Jul beating Confide (9-6) by hd, 12 ran.

Repaupo (USA) 11-1 (10-2) Slowly away, headway chasing leaders 5f out, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 9, 8 1/4l behind Makram (8-12) at Ascot 1m hcp (4) gd in Jul.

Variyann (FR) 7-2 (9-11) Prominent, led after 2f, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final 100 yards, 5th of 9, 5l behind Involved (9-10) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jul.

Tukhoom (IRE) 4-1 (9-10) Led 3f, tracked leader, led again over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 3rd final strides, 4th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Harry Love (8-11) at Beverley 7f hcp (4) gf in Aug.

Enigmatic (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway on outside and hung right from over 1f out, quickened to lead final 100 yards, soon clear, eased near finish, won at Leicester 1m hcp (4) gf in Aug beating Destroyer (8-3) by 1 3/4l, 12 ran.

River Dawn 6-4fav (9-8) Tracked leaders on inside, went 2nd over 3f out, never any chance with winner, lost 2nd final strides, 3rd of 13, 4 1/4l behind Garden Oasis (8-12) at Ripon 1m hcp (4) gd in Jul.

Light Up Our Stars (IRE) 33-1 (9-9) Close up, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, last of 11, 13 1/4l behind Ghaly (10-0) at Newmarket 1m hcp (4) gf in Aug.

Lord Clenaghcastle (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Mid-division, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 14, 3l behind Pinnata (9-1) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (4) pol in Nov.

Escape The City 11-2 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 4 1/4l behind Awesomedude (9-9) at Salisbury 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Aug.

Barossa Red (IRE) 5-1 (9-12) Led, headed over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 15, 2l behind Confide (9-12) at Newbury 1m hcp (4) sft in Aug.