Racecards
18:00 Sandown Park
Cantor Fitzgerald Equities Handicap (Jockey Club Grassroots Flat Middle Distance Series Qualifier) (Class 5)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 7y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,234
- 2nd: £962
- 3rd: £481
- 4th: £240
Derulo (IRE)
20- Form 150-033
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer D R C Elsworth
- Jockey R L Moore
mid-division, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on same pace, held inside final furlong
- Form 596-403
- Age 8
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway
- Jockey J F Egan
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, never near leaders
- Form 147556-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey Jim Crowley
soon outpaced in rear, never dangerous
- Form 143073-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey J P Spencer
always behind
- Form 462-430
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, switched outside and kept on inside final furlong, no impression
- Form 1431-40
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer P Hide
- Jockey William Twiston-Davies
led, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression with front pair inside final furlong
- Form 332361-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer E F Vaughan
- Jockey L Morris
tracked leader, led 2f out, soon ridden, kept on well under pressure final furlong
- Form 022645-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer S & E Crisford
- Jockey R Havlin
mid-division, driven and one pace on outside over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on final furlong, never on terms
- Form 755-974
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey J Fortune
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, soon lost place, weakened 1f out
- Form 55556-3
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey P J McDonald
loose before start, mid-division, driven over 2f out, stayed on to chase leaders inside final furlong, no impression
- Form 12935-3
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer J G Portman
- Jockey Cam Hardie
towards rear, carried wide into straight, soon outpaced, never able to challenge
- Form 182-420
- Age 7
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer Miss J Feilden
- Jockey Shelley Birkett
mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, never able to challenge
- Form 608/7P2-
- Age 7
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer R J Smith
- Jockey Hector Crouch
towards rear, hung left and wide into straight, soon outpaced, never dangerous
Verdict
Derulo is tackling the trip for the first time and his best form has been on quick ground so this should prove ideal. Rathealy won twice over hurdles in the spring though both were on soft going while Interconnection appeared suited by 1m4f at Newcastle in October and hasn't run since. The lightly-raced Gang Warfare produced a couple of very good runs on fast ground last season and should improve and though it's a long time since DANDY won this is his trip and ground so he gets the vote as he's very well treated. Correggio made a pleasing reappearance over a trip too short at Pontefract but the only course and distance winner in the line-up, Hallingham, is 12lb higher than that victory in July.
Formwatch
Derulo (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Tracked leaders, challenged over 2f out, one pace over 1f out, stayed on final 100 yards, 3rd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Polar Forest (9-2) at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-80 (4) sft.
Uphold 8-1 (9-5) Led almost 1f, tracked leading pair, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, went 2nd final 110 yards, no impression on winner, lost 2nd last stride, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Castle Combe (9-5) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Apr.
Rising Breeze (FR) 8-1 (8-10) Held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, one pace and no impression, 6th of 10, 8l behind Mymatechris (8-7) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Oct.
Rathealy (IRE) 7-1 (9-11) Raced in 5th, pushed along on inner under 2f out, boxed in over 1f out, switched out for room and kept on well inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2l behind Irish Mint (9-6) at Sligo 1m 2f 3yo app hcp in Aug.
Biotic 8-1 (8-13) Raced wide tracking leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened well over 1f out, 10th of 12, 17l behind Early Morning (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Apr.
Zambeasy 8-1 (9-4) Tracked leader until pushed along over 2f out, soon driven, weakened over 1f out, 13th of 15, 8l behind Diaktoros (9-5) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Apr.
Interconnection 11-2 (9-5) Led, headed over 7f out, led 3f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Newcastle 1m 4f mdn auc stks (6) gs in Oct beating Gale Force (9-0) by 2 1/4l, 11 ran.
Gang Warfare 16-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 5th of 12, 5l behind Fiftyshadesofgrey (9-2) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Oct.
Dandy (GER) 11-4 (8-9) Led early, chased leader, pushed along over 3f out, lost 2nd 3f out, chased leading pair, no impression, lost 3rd close home, 4th of 5, 6l behind Zugzwang (9-7) at Bath 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) fm in Apr.
Correggio 9-2 (9-1) In touch, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 7, 5l behind Trinity Star (9-7) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Apr.
Hallingham 12-1 (8-11) Tracked leader until lost place 6f out, soon pushed along, switched left 4f out, headway 3f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Squire (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Automotive 22-1 (9-4) Mid-division, outpaced 3f out, weakened 2f out, 16th of 18, well behind Sellingallthetime (8-13) at Doncaster 1m 4f app hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
The Cash Generator (IRE) 15-2 (9-9) Raced keenly, held up towards rear on outside, headway and wide entering straight, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, kept on, just held, 2nd of 13, nk behind May Queen (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) in Oct.