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17:35 Sandown Park
Slug And Lettuce 2-4-1 Cocktails Gentleman Amateur Riders' Handicap (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 7y
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £4,991
- 2nd: £1,548
- 3rd: £774
- 4th: £387
- Form 1733-85
- Age 4
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer M P Tregoning
- Jockey Mr G Tregoning
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
- Form 28-5514
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey Mr R Pooles
with leader, led 4f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on same pace
- Form 9-54967
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey Mr Patrick Millman
held up, in rear, headway 3f out, effort and chance over 1f out, one paced final furlong
- Form 91-656
- Age 3
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Mr H Hunt
held up, in touch, ridden and one paced final 3f
- Form 1871/85-
- Age 9
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer M Keighley
- Jockey Mr James King
led, headed 4f out, weakened 2f out
- Form 842212
- Age 3
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer Sir Mark Prescott
- Jockey Mr Simon Walker
held up, in touch, not much room 3f out, switched right and headway over 2f out, led entering final furlong, stayed on strongly
- Form 2-63212
- Age 5
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer D G Bridgwater
- Jockey Non Runner
NonRunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
The booking of Simon Walker should ensure that the three-year-old Palisade starts at short odds for this. But his sole victory came in a desperate affair on Polytrack and he's been a beaten favourite in three of his last four runs. All of Zephyros' form is also at a lower level so COMPTON MILL may be the one to be on as he followed up a win at Newmarket with a good run over this course and distance last month and this evening's easier ground will suit. River Dart, on the other hand, really needs quicker going.
Formwatch
River Dart (IRE) 11-2 (9-4) Chased leaders, went 2nd 7f out until 3f out, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, 5th and one pace inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Prendergast Hill (9-4) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Compton Mill 12-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, effort on inside over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, never quite going pace to challenge, 4th of 8, 1 1/2l behind Goodwood Mirage (10-0) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Biotic 7-1 (10-0) Took keen hold, tracking leaders, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 5 3/4l behind Kelvin Hall (8-1) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Jul.
Zoffanys Pride (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Led until ridden over 2f out, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 12 1/2l behind Clayton Hall (8-8) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in May.
Classic Colori (IRE) 20-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, reminders before 4 out, weakened after next, tailed off when pulled up before last, at Stratford 2m 3f (5) gd in Jul.
Palisade 2-1fav (9-4) Keen, held up, headway entering final furlong, soon ridden to chase winner, no impression inside final furlong, 2nd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Zain Arion (8-9) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Zephyros (GER) 3-1 (8-11) Held up, headway over 4f out, chased winner over 2f out, kept on same pace closing stages, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Ickymasho (9-10) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Jul.