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16:15 Sandown Park

Mousetrap Challenge Cup Handicap (Class D) (Class D)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 14y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 43.11s
  • 13 Ran
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1
Silk -

Habanero

6/1

    2
    Silk -

    Foley Prince

    6/1

      3
      Silk -

      Go Solo

      7/1

        1(5)
        Silk - Gold and Black check, Pink sleeves and cap

        Go Solo

        24
        7/1
        • Form 1516-03
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-7

        disputed 2nd, ridden, kept on and every chance final furlong, not quicken final 100 yards

        2(13)
        Silk - White, Royal Blue sleeves, Red cap

        Fit To Fly (IRE)

        85
        20/1
        • Form 050-251
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-5

        held up in mid-division, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong

        3(10)
        Silk - Yellow, Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue diamonds, Dark Blue cap, Yellow diamond

        Whitgift Rock

        11
        7/1
        • Form 31-1200
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-5

        chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        4(7)
        Silk - Purple, Light Blue chevron, Light Blue cap

        Sound Blaster (IRE)

        47
        12/1
        • Form 041-5
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-4

        took keen hold and held up towards rear, effort and hung right under pressure final 2f, no impression

        5(3)
        Silk - Dark Blue, White star, Red sleeves, White stars, Red cap, White star

        Wychbury (USA)

        9
        8/1
        • Form 532-522
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-4

        close up on outer, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out

        6(4)
        Silk - Light Green, Pink epaulets, Pink cap

        Aperitif

        32
        10/1
        • Form 663-0
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-3

        took keen hold and held up in mid-division, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, finished well, not reached leaders

        7(11)
        Silk - Emerald Green, Red and Emerald Green diabolo on sleeves, Light Blue cap

        The Way We Were

        16
        6/1
        • Form 31-65
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-2

        close up on inner, hard ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out

        8(1)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White chevron, Light Blue cap

        Sunset Mirage (USA)

        18
        14/1
        • Form 0-261
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-1

        keen hold, raced on outer in rear, pushed along 3f out, no impression

        9(9)
        Silk - Black, white sash, red sleeves, white stars, white cap

        Foley Prince

        18
        6/1
        • Form 6-03012
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0

        mostly disputed 2nd, chased winner 2f out, upsides and every chance final furlong, held final 100 yards

        10(12)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White seams, hooped sleeves, White cap, Royal Blue star

        Chigorin

        13
        12/1
        • Form 03-0
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0

        took keen hold, held up towards rear, effort on rails when not much room over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, never nearer

        11(8)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue sleeves, Purple stars, Purple cap, Light Blue star

        Habanero

        18
        6/1
        • Form 21-0053
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-10

        led, joined and hard pressed from 2f out, driven ahead final 100 yards and kept on gamely

        12(2)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Light Blue stripe

        Jomus

        20
        20/1
        • Form 5-52120
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-7

        slowly away, behind, ridden on outer 3f out, soon struggling

        13(6)
        Silk - Red and Yellow (halved), chevrons on sleeves, quartered cap

        Green Falcon

        13 v
        14/1
        • Form 03300
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-4

        raced wide in mid-division, weakened well over 1f out

        In depth

        Verdict

        Go Solo stepped up on his reappearance effort at Leicester last time and is taken to open his account for the campaign at the main expense of Sunset Mirage and Habanero. Like the selection, the last mentioned seems to be running into a bit of form, if his latest effort is to be believed and Richard Hannon's colt has to be respected. Ed Dunlop's Sunset Mirage has not surprisingly been given more to do by the handicapper following her win in a fillies' handicap at Carlisle last month and of more interest may be Sylvester Kirk's all-weather scorer Fit To Fly, who returns to the turf after a break and hails from a stable in form. Mark Wallace's Wychbury has found one too good in each of his last two starts and is entitled to be thereabouts again, while there is probably more to come from the Terry Mills-trained The Way We Were, now that the stable is coming from out of the doldrums. Stef Liddiard's Foley Prince and Jomus, who can race of a nice lightweight, are others to consider but for the vote we side with Go Solo. Barry Hills has his string in good form now and, having shown improved form at Leicester last time, he looks the one to be on.