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13:45 Sandown Park

John Smith's Sprint Championship Rated Stakes (Qualifier) (Handicap) (Class C)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 6y
  • Going: Good to Soft (Good on the Round Course)
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 4.15s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Bandanna

8/1

    2
    Silk -

    Shoeshine Boy (IRE)

    11/2

      3
      Silk -

      Greenwood

      6/1

        1(1)
        Silk - Royal Blue and White diabolo, hooped sleeves and cap

        Ellens Lad (IRE)

        13
        15/2
        • Form 0-50000
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-7

        held up in touch, effort 2f out, no extra final furlong

        2(2)
        Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue sleeves, Light Blue stars, quartered cap

        Shoeshine Boy (IRE)

        6
        11/2
        • Form 0005-52
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-3

        soon chased leader, pushed along 2f out, led narrowly well over 1f out, driven and headed final 100 yards

        3(3)
        Silk - DARK GREEN, RED seams, hooped sleeves, quartered cap

        Bandanna

        19
        8/1
        • Form 301010
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-3

        held up in rear, switched left and headway on outside over 2f out

        4(4)
        Silk - Purple, Light Blue chevron, Light Blue cap

        Greenwood

        19 b
        6/1
        • Form 50-0001
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-0

        keen held behind leaders, effort 2f out, stayed on well under pressure final furlong, finished well

        5(7)
        Silk - Grey and Cherry (quartered), reversed halved sleeves, Grey cap, Cherry spots

        Ambitious

        5
        6/1
        • Form 00060-6
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-13

        chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, soon behind

        6(5)
        Silk - YELLOW, ROYAL BLUE stars, chevrons on sleeves and star on cap

        Type One (IRE)

        8 v
        11/1
        • Form 0-02006
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-11

        dwelt, behind, ridden along to chase leaders on outside, soon driven and weakened

        7(6)
        Silk - YELLOW, WHITE hoop and armlets, WHITE and YELLOW check cap

        Blue Velvet

        7
        7/2
        • Form 233410
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-11

        held up in rear, headway on rails when not clear run entering final furlong, eased

        8(8)
        Silk - LIGHT GREEN, BLACK and LIGHT GREEN striped sleeves, LIGHT GREEN cap, BLACK spots

        Sunley Sense

        8
        6/1
        • Form 250530
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-9

        led, ridden 2f out, headed well over 1f out, not quicken final furlong

        In depth

        Verdict

        Shoeshine Boy is on a longish losing sequence but has dropped down to a most attractive handicap mark and gave notice of a return to winning form when runner-up at Chester last time. Greenwood took advantage of a lenient rating when a narrow winner at Salisbury but may struggle to follow up off his revised mark but Blue Velvet was far from disgraced in the Gosforth Cup on his latest start and should go close at this level. Sunley Sense has claims on his best efforts this term and is also on a fair mark so is another to consider in a tricky opener.