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14:20 Sandown Park

Orleans Nursery (Class 4)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 6y
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,000 added
  • Winner: £3,881
  • 2nd: £1,155
  • 3rd: £577
  • 4th: £289
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 2.07s
  • Off Time: 14:21:25
  • 4 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Strategical (USA)

11/8

    1(4)
    Silk - Royal blue

    Strategical (USA)

    11 D
    11/8
    • Form 211
    • Age 2
    • Weight 9-13
    • Official Rating 85

    slowly into stride and went left start, soon switched right to rail, went 3rd over 3f out, smooth headway between horses to lead over 1f out, shaken up and came clear inside final furlong

    2(1)
    Silk - Dark Green, Beige stars on sleeves

    Mahlah (IRE)

    20 BF
    12/1
    • Form 6184
    • Age 2
    • Weight 9-4
    • Official Rating 82

    switched left off rail to press leader over 4f out, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, soon hung left and weakened, hung right inside final furlong, eased

    3(3)
    Silk - Maroon and Light Blue diabolo, halved sleeves, Maroon cap

    Foxy Clarets (IRE)

    8
    Evs
    • Form 3918
    • Age 2
    • Weight 8-13
    • Official Rating 77

    took keen hold and hung left throughout, chased leader until over 4f out, dropped to rear over 3f out, stayed on to modest 3rd inside final furlong, bit slipped through horses mouth

    5(2)
    Silk - Grey and Royal Blue diamonds, Grey sleeves

    Urban Dreamer (IRE)

    12
    10/1
    • Form 270233
    • Age 2
    • Weight 8-8
    • Official Rating 72

    led on rail, ridden and headed over 1f out, no chance with winner, clear 2nd

    4(5)
    NR

    Sunset Shore

    16
    • Form 321622
    • Age 2
    • Weight 8-13
    • Official Rating 77

    Nonrunner

    Previous results

    2012
    (3)
    Silk -

    Effie B

    5/1
    • Age 2
    • Weight 9-4

    In depth

    Verdict

    Strategical had little to beat at Wolverhampton last time, or at Yarmouth earlier, and will find it much tougher to complete hat-trick under a penalty and giving weight to some battle-hardened juvenile sprinters. FOXY CLARETS' run in a valuable sales race at York last week suggested he should be worth following back in a nursery and he gets the vote as Sunset Shore has now been beaten three times off similar marks and Urban Dreamer isn't progressing. Mahlah has her sights lowered but was disappointing at Haydock earlier this month.

    Formwatch

    Strategical (USA) 1-20fav (9-5) Soon tracking leader, led over 2f out, shaken up to go clear from over 1f out, ran on well, easily, won at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo nov stks (5) pol beating Dynamo Walt (9-0) by 11l, 5 ran.

    Mahlah (IRE) 2-1fav (9-5) Slowly into stride, chased leaders, weakened final furlong, 4th of 5, 9l behind Touch The Clouds (8-4) at Haydock 5f 2yo hcp (2) gf.

    Foxy Clarets (IRE) 50-1 (8-11) Raced far side, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 8th of 19, 4 1/2l behind Haikbidiac (8-11) at York 6f 2yo aut (2) gf.

    Urban Dreamer (IRE) 11-2 (8-12) In rear, ridden halfway, headway over 1f out, kept on to go 3rd near finish, 3rd of 8, 3 1/2l behind See The Sun (9-5) at Pontefract 5f 2yo mdn (4) gf.

    Sunset Shore 7-1 (8-3) Chased winner, pushed along over 2f out, driven to challenge over 1f out, no extra and held final 110 yards, 2nd of 3, 3/4l behind Lady Frances (8-6) at Kempton 6f 2yo hcp 0-95 (3) pol.