Racecards
19:15 Sandown Park
London Stock Exchange Handicap (Class C) (Class C)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 7f 16y
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
Take A Bow
13- Form 02-114
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer P Chamings
- Jockey J Quinn
held up in mid-division, good headway on rail over 2f out, led well over 1f out, driven clear and in command final furlong
Free Trip
13- Form 602555
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey J Fortune
held up and behind, pushed along 3f out, headway on outside 2f out, ran on to take 2nd final 75 yards but no chance with winner
Camberwell
21- Form 150
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
detached in rear, hung right and no impression final 3f
- Form 001062
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
held up in rear and well off the pace, headway on inner over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, never able to challenge
- Form 400260
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer S Dow
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
raced wide in mid-division, ridden to challenge and hung right from over 1f out, weakened final furlong
Dr Thong
29- Form 412410
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer P & O Cole
- Jockey P J Dobbs
slight lead, edge left over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, continued to hang left and chased winner to 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Jath
71- Form 1-060
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer Julian Poulton
- Jockey N Pollard
held up, effort over 2f out, one pace and no impression when hampered over 1f out
Burley Flame
18- Form 310316
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
behind, hard ridden 3f out, one pace and no impression final 2f
Corky (IRE)
34- Form 431
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, losing place when hampered over 1f out
- Form 21-000
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
raced keenly with leader until over 2f out, weakening when hampered over 1f out
- Form 651020
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner 1f out, no impression when lost 2nd final 75 yards
Go Yellow
14- Form 524614
- Age 3
- Weight 8-0
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey D Fentiman
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
In depth
Verdict
Free Trip might just have the edge over Take A Bow here, while Flip Flop And Fly and Dr Thong can both go very well. Free Trip is weighted to reverse placings with Take A Bow on their running behind Peter Paul Reubens when both were last seen out at Goodwood the other week. There will probably be very little to choose between the pair again, but the selection should be better suited by this stiffer track and can oblige, while his Goodwood rival can give him most to do again this time. Flip Flop And Fly receives weight from the other pair and will have his supporters, having shown similar form behind Peter Paul Reubens here at Sandown last time. Sylvester Kirk's gelding stayed no strongly up the hill for second that day and we can expect more of the same here, so don't rule him out. Of the others, Dr Thong will be much better for the return to decent ground after flopping with some cut underfoot last time, and with this course also likely to suit he can get involved. Nevertheless, Free Trip looks just about the pick of these this evening.