Racecards
18:25 Sandown Park
Pfa Centenary Claiming Stakes (Class 5)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 7f 16y
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £7,000 added
- Form 6-00562
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 64
held up in rear, steady headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, refused to go past
- Form 0-777
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer M H Tompkins
- Jockey J Quinn
towards rear, driven and headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
- Form 3746-08
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer A P Jarvis
- Jockey S Whitworth
in touch , ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 261215
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer J R Boyle
- Jockey Richard Hughes
held up towards rear, headway to lead on inside well over 1f out, driven out final furlong
- Form 350-985
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 57
led, headed inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out
Meadfoot
62- Form 700708
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey Jim Crowley
mid-division, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong
- Form 476077
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer Miss V Haigh
- Jockey M Halford
always behind
- Form 464770
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer Miss V Haigh
- Jockey E Creighton
always behind
- Form 805676
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 44
- Trainer Ms J S Doyle
- Jockey Sophie Doyle
tracked leaders, driven and went left 2f out, weakened and continued to hang left
- Form 45-6008
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer J Ryan
- Jockey Frances Pickard
tracked leader, led 3f out, headed inside final 2f, stayed on same pace
Kastan
30- Form 7-073
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer B Palling
- Jockey S J Drowne
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Zelos, Mick Is Back and Our Herbie are the three horses to note here with the vote going to the last named. The selection does have top claiming price and as a result has the task of carrying top weight around. He has not won since winning a nursery last September and has since been dropped into this company. His latest effort was when finishing second at Lingfield to Zelos and they meet on the same terms this time but since they last met Zelos was beaten into third place in similar company. There is little to choose between these two but the preference is for Our Herbie to turn the tables. Of the others Mick Is Back is given a chance as he has proven winning form in this grade most latterly when winning at Newmarket last month. Since then though he was exposed back in handicap company when fifth of of nine at Warwick but dropped back in grade he has to be respected. But for the winner we return to Our Herbie to reverse placings with Zelos.
Formwatch
Our Herbie 5-2 (8-12) Mid-division, headway to join leaders 3f out, led 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Zelos (8-9) at Lingfield 1m clm (6) gf in Jul.
Hamilton House 14-1 (9-3) Steadied start, held up, ridden 3f out, no impression, 7th of 8, 15l behind Samsons Son (9-3) at Yarmouth 7f 3yo mdn 0-70 (5) gs in Jun.
Give Evidence 40-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders to halfway, weakened from 2f out, 8th of 10, 8l behind Summer Dancer (9-5) at Newbury 7f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Mick Is Back 9-2 (8-7) Tracked leaders until weakened 2f out, 5th of 9, 9l behind Lordship (7-11) at Warwick 7f 3yo hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Law of The Land (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Led until over 2f out, soon weakened, 5th of 6, 10l behind Direct Debit (9-7) at Ascot 1m clm (4) gf in Jul.
Vietnam 25-1 (8-12) Took keen hold and mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 15th of 16, 32l behind Ainama (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 4f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Meadfoot 40-1 (8-8) Slowly into stride, ridden over 2f out, headway on inside over 1f out, soon one pace, 8th of 11, 6l behind Scarlett Heart (8-7) at Bath 5f 3yo clm (6) gd in Jun.
Noravana (IRE) 25-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, no impression approaching final furlong, 7th of 15, 6l behind Selkirk Sky (8-12) at Thirsk 7f mdn stk (5) gd in Jul.
Suntan Lady (IRE) 66-1 (7-13) Held up and keen early, beaten from halfway, last of 16, 25l behind Rainbow Fox (9-5) at Ayr 6f 3yo hcp (6) gd in Jul.
Cantique (IRE) 25-1 (8-4) Took keen hold, soon tracking leaders, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 13, 22l behind Hathaal (9-4) at Windsor 1m 4f sll (5) gs in Jul.
Noddledoddle (IRE) 20-1 (8-7) Held up mid-division, ridden, headway 4f out, weakened 2f out, 8th of 10, 17l behind Coppergirl (8-7) at Yarmouth 1m 2f 3yo sll (6) gf in Jul.
Zelos (IRE) 5-1 (9-1) Mid-division, ridden and headway entering straight, kept on same pace but not trouble front 2, 3rd of 13, 5l behind Inside Story (9-5) at W'hampton 1m 1f clm (6) pol in Jul.
Kastan 6-1 (8-8) Led, headed over 5f out, remained prominent, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 7, 6l behind Kiss Chase (8-8) at Brighton 1m 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gs in Jul.
Kassuta 5-1 (7-13) Always in rear, 8th of 11, 18l behind Gleneagles (9-1) at Beverley 7f 3yo clm (5) hvy in Jul.