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18:20 Sandown Park

Helical Bar Maiden Auction Stakes (Class E) (Class E)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 6y
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 3.25s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Kings Quay

9/2

    2
    Silk -

    Spirit of France (IRE)

    7/2

      3
      Silk -

      Caly Dancer (IRE)

      33/1

        1(2)
        Silk - Yellow, Light Green stars, Yellow sleeves and cap

        Pitch Up (IRE)

        7/2
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-0

        slowly into stride, went left start, outpaced and never a factor

        2(3)
        Silk - Red, White cross belts, Red sleeves, White stars, Red cap, White star

        Kings Quay

        9/2
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11

        dwelt, held up, headway 2f out, not clear run approaching final furlong, shaken up and swept through to lead close home, edging left near finish

        3(8)
        Silk - RED, WHITE sleeves, BLUE and WHITE striped cap

        Spirit of France (IRE)

        44
        7/2
        • Form 2
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11

        prominent, ridden to lead well over 1f out, headed close home, held

        4(5)
        Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue epaulets, Yellow and Royal Blue check sleeves, Royal Blue cap

        Alpaga Le Jomage (IRE)

        3 b
        3/1
        • Form 3324
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-9

        soon led, ridden and headed well over 1f out

        5(1)
        Silk - Dark Blue, White cross belts, checked sleeves and cap

        Caly Dancer (IRE)

        21
        33/1
        • Form 05
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-9

        in touch, ridden and outpaced 3f out, stayed on from over 1f out, nearest at finish

        7(4)
        Silk - Black, large Light Green spots, Light Green cap

        Extra Mark

        19
        6/1
        • Form 22
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-7

        chased along in touch, ridden and every chance 1f out, soon one pace

        8(9)
        Silk - Red, White seams, diabolo on sleeves and star on cap

        Our Nigel (IRE)

        50/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-7

        chased leaders until weakened halfway

        9(7)
        Silk - Dark blue, white chevron and armlets, red cap

        Geisha Lady (IRE)

        33/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-2

        slowly into stride, in rear and outpaced, some moderate late headway

        6(6)
        NR

        Courageously

        17
        • Form 5
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-9

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Alpaga Le Jomage has run some decent races in defeat for trainer Brian Meehan, and has the assistance of Frankie Dettori, but the two-year-old may find this coming too soon after his run in the National stakes on Monday and preference is for Spirit of France, who gets the vote over Extra Mark. The last mentioned has found one too good in each of his two starts so far, latterly when chasing home Rosein on the Fibresand at Southwell. Spirit Of France filled the same position on his debut. That was under testing conditions at Hamilton, so the ground should hold no fears for Mark Johnston's colt, and, with the stable's juveniles normally finding improvement with racing, he looks worth a bet. Paul Cole's Courageously was not disgraced behind the Royal Ascot bound Blue Dakota on his Windsor debut and may do better now, while of the newcomers Richard Hannon's Montjeu colt Kings Quay is likely to need further and a bigger threat may come from the Terry Mills-trained Pitch Up. However, those with form set a decent standard and Spirit Of France appeals most of them.