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13:50 Sandown Park

32Red Casino Handicap Chase (Class 2)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 7f 119y
  • Going: Heavy (Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £30,000 added
  • Winner: £18,768
  • 2nd: £5,544
  • 3rd: £2,772
  • 4th: £1,386
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 2.95s
  • Off Time: 13:50:32
  • 4 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Speredek (FR)

10/11

    1
    Silk - Black and Pink (quartered), Grey sleeves

    Overtown Express (IRE)

    16 BFD
    4/1
    • Form 3416-1F
    • Age 10
    • Weight 11-12
    • Official Rating 150

    held up off the pace in 4th, closer tracking clear leading pair before 3rd, awkward 8th, trying to close on outside when not fluent 3 out, no chance after

    2
    Silk - White, Black spots, Black sleeves, White spots

    Gino Trail (IRE)

    21 p D
    3/1
    • Form 216-311
    • Age 11
    • Weight 11-10
    • Official Rating 148

    led until after 2nd, pressed winner, led again 5th, went left 3 out, mistake and headed 2 out, plugged on, no chance with winner

    3
    Silk - Royal blue, yellow chevron, diabolo on sleeves and star on cap

    Speredek (FR)

    43 p DCD
    10/11
    • Form P111-12
    • Age 7
    • Weight 10-11
    • Official Rating 135

    with leader, led after 2nd until 5th, pressed leader, switched left and led again 2 out, ridden clear between last 2, driven and stayed on strongly

    5
    Silk - Dark green, light blue hoops, dark green sleeves, red cap

    Pearls Legend

    21 DCD
    10/1
    • Form 71-252P
    • Age 11
    • Weight 10-3
    • Official Rating 127

    chased clear leading pair until before 3rd, struggling 6th, soon lost touch, tailed off

    4
    NR

    Rock On Rocky

    14 pt DCD
    5/1
    • Form P-47422
    • Age 10
    • Weight 10-4
    • Official Rating 128

    NonRunner

    Previous results

    2017
    Silk -

    Garde La Victoire (FR)

    6/4
    • Age 8
    • Weight 11-12

    2016
    Silk -

    Bold Henry

    15/2
    • Age 10
    • Weight 10-7

    2015
    Silk -

    Mr Mole (IRE)

    5/2
    • Age 7
    • Weight 11-4

    In depth

    Verdict

    All five runners in this have made the running in the past so there should be no hanging around but Overtown Express is definitely better when held up for a late run, though went up 9lb for beating Rock On Rocky 10 lengths at Newbury and then fell in a match at Exeter. The hat-trick seeking Gino Trail is tough and consistent. He has his ground again and won’t go down without a fight but Pearls Legend may not be up to this level nowadays. SPEREDEK rattled up a three-timer over fences in the early part of year. His two runs this season have been over hurdles but he beat a subsequent winner 15 lengths at Exeter before a fine second off this mark at Ascot and should take all the beating.

    Formwatch

    Overtown Express (IRE) 8-15fav (11-7) Jumped stickily early, hit 1st, joined but travelling ok when fell 4 out, at Exeter 2m 1f (2) sft in Dec.

    Gino Trail (IRE) 7-2 (10-12) Made all, not fluent 4 out, hard pressed before 2 out, stayed on well, in command flat, game effort, won at Cheltenham 2m hcp (2) sft in Dec beating Bun Doran (10-6) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.

    Speredek (FR) 10-3 (11-11) Led, hit 3rd, headed approaching last, outpaced run-in, kept on well for 2nd, 2nd of 12, 3l behind Verdana Blue (11-11) at Ascot 2m hcp (2) gs in Nov.

    Pearls Legend 10-1 (10-0) Tracked winner until 7th, hit next, mistake 9th, lost place before next, soon behind, pulled up before 3 out, at Cheltenham 2m hcp (2) sft in Dec.

    Rock On Rocky 10-1 (10-5) Led in start and well away, prominent, 2nd approaching 5th, led 7th, dived at 9th, joined 2 out, narrowly headed before last, led again run-in, soon ridden, headed post, 2nd of 11, shd behind Mr Medic (10-10) at Ascot 2m 3f hcp (2) gs in Dec.