Racecards
16:55 Sandown Park
William Hill #CheltenhamReady Handicap Chase (Class 3)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 110y
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £15,000 added
- Winner: £9,384
- 2nd: £2,772
- 3rd: £1,386
- 4th: £693
- Form 2F5-111
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 138
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey N D Fehily
tracked leaders on inside, lost place before 7th, weakened 4 out
- Form 3-6P322
- Age 8
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 134
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey Peter Carberry
tracked leaders, mistake 2nd, went 3rd 9th, 2nd at 11th (water) until hit 4 out, chased leaders, challenging when hit 3 out, 3rd and one pace when hung right in behind winner before the last and again run-in
- Form P1-P455
- Age 8
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 134
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey P J Brennan
led, pushed along on stable bend after 6th, pushed along before 3 out, pressed last, headed run-in, kept on
- Form 3-27344
- Age 9
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 133
chased leaders, hit 10th and 13th, outpaced 4 out, rallied into 5th approaching 2 out, kept on into 4th last strides
- Form 00-702P
- Age 10
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer N J Hawke
- Jockey T Scudamore
chased leader, dropped hind legs at water jump (11th) and lost 2nd, recovered into 2nd again 4 out, upsides last, led run-in, driven out
- Form 8/211PF-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer H D Daly
- Jockey Jake Greenall
in touch in last pair, closer order 7th, travelling ok when stumbled badly and almost unseated rider 3 out, not recover
- Form 3246-32
- Age 10
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey L P Aspell
in touch in last pair, dropped to rear and jumped slowly 7th, jumped slowly again 9th, rallied on outside into 4th 3 out, ridden and one pace between last two, lost 4th final strides
In depth
Verdict
Mick Easterby rarely ventures this far south unless he's got a realistic chance of returning home with some prize money so Saints And Sinners, who has won his last three, must go on the short-list despite a career-high mark. Granville Island has been knocking on the door but keeps climbing the weights and Rouge Et Blanc is also struggling to get his head in front. Dare To Endeavour and Anay Turge are nicely treated but have been largely out of sorts lately. BABY SHINE is back over her best trip and is a sound jumper. She usually runs up to her mark and another success over fences is long overdue.
Formwatch
Saints And Sinners (IRE) 6-5fav (10-13) Held up in touch, steady headway before 4 out, went 2nd and poised to challenge before next, led 2 out, clear last, driven out, won at Wetherby 2m 4f nov hcp chs (3) sft in Dec beating Mojolika (10-1) by 7l, 5 ran.
Granville Island (IRE) 5-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders in 3rd, mistake 8 out and soon lost place, headway before 4 out, soon went 2nd, left in lead 2 out, soon ridden, hung bady right run-in, headed close home, 2nd of 7, hd behind Midnight Belle (10-8) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp chs 0-150 (2) sft in Jan.
Dare To Endeavour 14-1 (11-8) Tracked leader until 3rd and again from 6th, ridden after 11th, every chance 2 out, no extra last, 5th of 8, 21l behind Cloud Creeper (10-11) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp chs 0-140 (3) gs in Feb.
Baby Shine (IRE) 6-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, outpaced 3 out, no impression from next, 4th of 9, 9l behind Ballyheigue Bay (10-9) at Kempton 3m hcp chs 0-140 (3) gs in Feb.
Anay Turge (FR) 20-1 (10-5) Tracked leaders, lost place 6th, weakened before 5 out, pulled up after, in a race won by Quincy Des Pictons (10-8) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp chs (2) hvy in Dec, 10 ran.
Lord Grantham (IRE) 12-1 (11-2) Held up in rear in touch, headway to join winner 5 out, in touch when fell next, in a race won by Cloudy Joker (10-8) at Ludlow 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Dec '13, 7 ran.
Rouge Et Blanc (FR) 7-2fav (10-4) Tracked leaders went 2nd at 9th, led approaching 4 out, ridden 3 lengths clear before last, no extra when pressed and headed towards finish, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Foxbridge (10-5) at Ffos Las 2m 3f hcp chs 0-130 (3) hvy in Jan.