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16:20 Sandown Park

Melbourne Racing Club Handicap (Class D)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 6f
  • Going: Soft (Good to soft in places on the sprint course. Good, goo
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 11.69s
  • 8 Ran
1(2)
Silk - Red, Black sash, White sleeves, Red stars, Black and Red hooped cap
7/1
  • Form 0/010-50
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-13

close up until ridden and weakened 2f out

2(6)
Silk - Black, Beige and Black diabolo on sleeves
8/1
  • Form 31002-0
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-8

took keen hold, tracked leaders to 6f out, stayed prominent until ridden and weakened over 1f out

3(8)
Silk - DARK BLUE, PINK Cross of Lorraine, sleeves and cap

Dr Cool

11
5/2
  • Form 0-32231
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-5

held up towards rear, headway on wide outside going well 2f out, shaken up final furlong, ran on well, not reach winner

4(4)
Silk - Bronze
5/2
  • Form 4631-40
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0

took keen hold tracking leaders, went 2nd 6f out, led 3f out, headed and weakened inside final furlong

5(5)
Silk - BLACK and RED (quartered), BLACK sleeves, RED seams, RED cap
  • Form 001104
  • Age 4
  • Weight 7-11

held up in touch, led inside final furlong, pushed out

6(1)
Silk - Black, large Yellow spots and sleeves, Yellow cap, Black spots
33/1
  • Form 00-000
  • Age 3
  • Weight 7-10

towards rear and ran in snatches, ridden over 5f out, driven to challenge on rails 2f out, no extra final furlong

7(7)
Silk - White, Emerald Green seams, White and Emerald Green striped sleeves, White cap, Emerald Green star
10/1
  • Form 04154-5
  • Age 4
  • Weight 7-10

ridden to led early, headed 3f out, stayed prominent but unable to quicken final furlong

8(3)
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow Cross of Lorraine, chevrons on sleeves, Yellow cap
10/1
  • Form 000551
  • Age 9
  • Weight 7-10

dwelt, well in rear until steady headway 5f out, ran on well final furlong, not reach leaders

In depth

Verdict

Dr Cool makes plenty of appeal in his current from and is respected as the one they will all have to beat after his course and distance victory last time. Classic Millennium and It's Your Bid are open to improvement at this trip but Amir Zaman may pose the biggest danger with Kieren Fallon onboard.