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15:45 Sandown Park

Heathorns Bookmakers Gordon Richards Stakes (Class A)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 7y
  • Going: N/H g-s, sft in places, Flat sft, hvy in places, 5f sft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 21.80s
  • 5 Ran
1(3)
Silk - Green, red epaulets
5/1
  • Form 11/5113-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-13

whipped round start and lost 25L, no danger

2(1)
Silk - Light Blue, Emerald Green star, Emerald Green cap, Light Blue star
11/4
  • Form 23062-1
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-10

held up in touch, ridden 3f out, effort 2f out, pressed winner strongly inside final furlong, weakened and rider lost whip, edged slightly right near finish

4(6)
Silk - Chocolate, Gold braid and sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 15414-0
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-10

slowly into stride and lost 5L at start, held up, slightly outpaced and pushed along 3f out, hard ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on gamely under pressure

5(2)
Silk - Pink, Brown epaulets
12/1
  • Form 53441-4
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-10

led and set steady pace, quickened over 3f out, headed and weakened over 1f out

6(4)
Silk - Grey, Pink epaulets, quartered cap
6/4
  • Form 20312-2
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-10

tracked leader, going well behind leaders when hampered 2f out, edged right and found nil inside final furlong

3(5)
NR
  • Form 666240-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-10

In depth

Formwatch

Adilabad (USA) Twice a winner last season and stable tends to do well with their older horses; however, Stoute yard yet to get into top gear and may need the run.

Border Arrow Beat Pawn Broker a neck at Kempton over Easter but 3lb worse off today; may not be able to confirm form on revised terms.

Island House (IRE) Well beaten at Nad Al Sheba last month; handles cut in the ground but probably needs to improve.

Island Sound Beaten 14 lengths behind Border Arrow at Kempton; faces a stiff task if he is to reverse that form.

Pawn Broker Meets Border Arrow on 3lb better terms than at Kempton and should be able to reverse form on these revised terms; entitled to improve for debut outing for stable then.

Gold Academy (IRE) Has an absence to overcome and with his better form on a faster surface is probably best left alone.