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14:10 Sandown Park

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  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 10y
  • Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,000 added
  • Winner: £3,881
  • 2nd: £1,155
  • 3rd: £577
  • 4th: £289
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 0.72s
  • Off Time: 14:11:09
  • 8 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Gnaad (IRE)

7/1

    2
    Silk -

    John Joiner

    12/1

      3
      Silk -

      Red Alert

      6/1

        1(4)
        Silk - Red, white star, white sleeves, red armlets, red cap, white star

        Babyfact

        37 DCD
        11/2
        • Form 159331
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-12
        • Official Rating 77

        mid-division, outpaced halfway, some late headway, never dangerous

        3(8)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Grey epaulets and armlets, Grey cap, Dark Blue diamond

        Very Honest (IRE)

        29
        14/1
        • Form 730834
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-9
        • Official Rating 74

        tracked leaders, every chance over 1f out, never on terms

        4(2)
        Silk - Black, Yellow sash, Yellow cap

        Our Lord

        9 D
        11/8
        • Form 422111
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-8
        • Official Rating 73

        tracked leaders, every chance over 1f out, weakened final furong

        5(1)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW and ROYAL BLUE diabolo on sleeves, YELLOW cap

        Red Alert

        67
        6/1
        • Form 4-215D6
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 73

        led, strongly challenged from over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra

        6(6)
        Silk - Black, White spots, check cap

        Gnaad (IRE)

        7 D
        7/1
        • Form 1313U1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 66

        held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well

        7(3)
        Silk - Emerald green, orange seams, white sleeves, orange armlets, orange cap

        Merdon Castle (IRE)

        16 D
        8/1
        • Form 460795
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 70

        slowly into stride, behind, headway over 1f out, soon weakened

        9(10)
        Silk - Pink, dark blue star

        John Joiner

        25 D
        12/1
        • Form 2-06833
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-5
        • Official Rating 56

        pulled hard in mid-division on outside, headway over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, every chance inside final furlong, stayed on same pace

        10(7)
        Silk - Dark blue, beige braces, hooped sleeves and cap

        Secret Asset (IRE)

        17 p DCD
        50/1
        • Form 849007
        • Age 12
        • Weight 8-5
        • Official Rating 48

        tracked leader, driven to challenge soon lost place

        2(9)
        NR

        Madame Bounty (IRE)

        14 D
        7/1
        • Form 32-1176
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-11
        • Official Rating 77

        NonRunner

        8(5)
        NR

        Dr Doro (IRE)

        55 D
        25/1
        • Form 84/0098
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-8
        • Official Rating 59

        NonRunner

        Previous results

        2016
        (10)
        Silk -

        Pensax Lad (IRE)

        7/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-6

        2015
        (3)
        Silk -

        Silverrica (IRE)

        11/2
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-3

        In depth

        Verdict

        OUR LORD is the one they all have to beat, having avoided a penalty for his most recent dominant win. Babyfact and Red Alert look like the dangers with the latter narrowly preferred for the runner-up with De Sousa in the saddle and an ideal draw.

        Formwatch

        Babyfact 9-2 (9-12) Made all, clear over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, held on well towards finish, won at Bath 6f hcp (5) gd in Jul beating Seamster (10-0) by 2 3/4l, 12 ran.

        Very Honest (IRE) 14-1 (9-11) Raced wide close up, edged right and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 7l behind Coral Sea (9-7) at Epsom 7f hcp fll (4) gs in Aug.

        Our Lord 2-1fav (9-10) Made all, ridden and edged right briefly over 1f out, ran on well, won at Bath 6f hcp (5) gd in Aug beating Field of Vision (9-12) by 3 1/4l, 8 ran.

        Red Alert 9-2 (9-5) Always towards rear, 6th of 7, 6l behind Super Julius (9-9) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in Jun.

        Gnaad (IRE) 9-2 (9-10) Tracked leaders, led over 2f out, ridden clear final furlong, won at Ffos Las 5f hcp (6) gs in Aug beating Little Miss Daisy (9-8) by 3 1/4l, 5 ran.

        Merdon Castle (IRE) 5-1 (9-6) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Talent Scout (8-13) at Beverley 7f stks (6) gf in Aug.

        John Joiner 7-2 (8-10) Chased leaders on outside, ridden and every chance throughout final furlong, just lost on the nod, 3rd of 7, hd behind Hollander (9-7) at Windsor 5f hcp (5) gs in Aug.

        Secret Asset (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Stumbled start, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 11, 7l behind Kaaber (8-13) at Nottingham 6f hcp (6) gd in Aug.

        Madame Bounty (IRE) 3-1 (9-0) Awkward start and slowly into stride, soon keen tracking leader, weakened entering final furlong, last of 6, 9 1/4l behind Under The Covers (9-3) at Newbury 5f hcp (4) sft in Aug.

        Dr Doro (IRE) 66-1 (8-9) Led to over 3f out, in touch, driven and lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Hart Stopper (9-2) at Haydock 6f hcp (4) gf in Jul.