Racecards
15:35 Sandown Park
Agfa Diamond Handicap Chase (Class B)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 3m 110y
- Going: Soft, Heavy in places
- Form PUP-353
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
held up in mid-division, stayed on under pressure approaching 2 out, took 3rd run in
Banker Count
56- Form 132U0/P
- Age 12
- Weight 11-10
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey S Thomas
mid-division, no impression leaders from 4 out
- Form 0-53045
- Age 10
- Weight 11-9
in touch, mistake 14th, weakened before 3 out
- Form 421-000
- Age 9
- Weight 11-9
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey L Cooper
held up and always in rear, tailed off when blundered 2 out
- Form 2-145F3
- Age 9
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey N D Fehily
in touch, losing place when blundered 3 out
- Form 12/512-1
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer Miss H Knight
- Jockey J Culloty
behind, headway under pressure after 3 out, never going pace to reach leaders
- Form 11-1PP1
- Age 9
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer S Sherwood
- Jockey B Fenton
moslty chased winners to 3 out, weakened quickly before next
Hersov (IRE)
37- Form 2/114-14
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey C Llewellyn
chased leaders until weakened under pressure before 3 out
- Form F3F-41F
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer Mrs L Taylor
- Jockey R Young
jumped slowly first, in rear when unseated rider 12th
- Form 141-1F3
- Age 11
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P Chamings
- Jockey R Johnson
made virtually all, hard pressed from 2 out, stayed on gamely run in
- Form 6000-40
- Age 11
- Weight 11-0
never going well in rear, mistake 9th, tailed off when refused 2 out
- Form 06345-5
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Mrs L Taylor
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
tracked leaders until weakened before 3 out
Desailly
40- Form 22564-1
- Age 10
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer G Balding
- Jockey M Bradburne
held up in mid-division, steady headway 16th, tracked winner 3 out, challenged next, kept on under pressure run in,just held
- Form 6/00-604
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey L P Aspell
close up, pressed leaders 4 out, weakened quickly before next
- Form 0P-0022
- Age 8
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer M C Pipe
- Jockey J P Elliott
always in rear, tailed off when blundered 17th
- Form 3F41-0P
- Age 9
- Weight 10-4
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey G Lee
not jump well, always in rear, blundered 2nd, 14th and 17th
In depth
Verdict
Hersov, Supreme Catch and Master Tern are three against the field in a wide open affair and the confident vote goes to Hersov. The eight-year-old was a fair fourth behind Bear On Board last time and with the drop back in trip sure to be in his favour he will be hard to beat. Supreme Catch rates the main danger he won well last time out when defeating Ei Ei but he has never won over a trip this far before and for that reason he is opposed. Master Tern has dropped to a handy mark and is from a yard in form but he has shown very little of late and can not be backed with any confidence. Merchants Friend was a fair third behind Magical Bailiwick last time out and is another that could go well but he has blown his chances of winning of late with mistakes when full pressure has been applied.Desaily won well last time out but he has a record that shows he bursts blood vessels so he is another to treat with a degree of caution. Of the remainder Would You Belive is at the right end of the handicap and he could run well at a big price but for the winner we return to Hersov.