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16:30 Sandown Park

Allied Irish Bank (Gb) Novices' Handicap Chase (Class D)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 110y
  • Going: Heavy, Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 41.10s
  • 9 Ran
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1
Silk -

Glanamana (IRE)

6/1

    2
    Silk -

    Secret Drinker (IRE)

    12/1

      3
      Silk -

      Flinders Chase

      10/1

        1
        Silk - BROWN, WHITE hoop, hooped sleeves, ORANGE cap

        Kentford Fern

        15
        4/1
        • Form 44/64-21
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-12

        led, headed 7th, not fluent 9th and 15th, faded from 17th, behind and pulled up before 2 out

        2
        Silk - Purple, Yellow sleeves

        Tallow Bay (IRE)

        21
        14/1
        • Form U2P-611
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-12

        in touch till 12th, soon tailed off

        3
        Silk - Dark Blue and White (quartered), hooped sleeves, Dark Blue cap

        Flinders Chase

        18
        10/1
        • Form 333322
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-11

        held up, hit 14th, headway 16th, hampered approaching 2 out, soon ridden, one paced

        4
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE epaulets, chevrons on sleeves, WHITE cap

        Gladtoknowyou (IRE)

        18
        13/2
        • Form 2342/1
        • Age 10
        • Weight 11-8

        always behind, mistake 8th, tailed off from 12th

        5
        Silk - Red, Red and Black chevrons on sleeves, Black cap

        Glanamana (IRE)

        56
        6/1
        • Form 0PP-63U
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-9

        tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd and 3rd, led after 10th, blundered 12th, drew clear after 3 out, easily

        6
        Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets

        Agincourt (IRE)

        29
        7/2
        • Form 0P-4321
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-8

        in touch till out paced approaching 10th, ridden approaching 17th, one paced

        7
        Silk - RED, ROYAL BLUE hoop, hooped sleeves and cap

        Red Minster

        16
        12/1
        • Form 00-0031
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-4

        held up, headway 10th, ridden and stumbled approaching 2 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last

        8
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW epaulets and sleeves, RED cap

        River Slave (IRE)

        16
        6/1
        • Form 4P/3323
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-4

        prominent, led 7th, headed at 10th, weakened after 3 out, behind and pulled up before last

        9
        Silk - Beige, Black stripe, striped sleeves and cap

        Secret Drinker (IRE)

        32
        12/1
        • Form 221-553
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-1

        in touch, ridden after 3 out, kept on same pace, no chance with winner

        In depth

        Verdict

        The ability to see out the trip will be the major factor on this sort of ground and the field can quickly be whittled down to just a handful judged on what they have shown over the distance so far. Red Minster makes very limited appeal on inspection of his form and is easy to pass over. Flinders Chase and Glanamana are also given a wide berth for similar reasons. River Slave and Secret Drinker also have a few questions to answer and are also probably best watched. Which leaves Kentford Fern, Tallow Bay and Agincourt as the short-list-selections. The last-named is suited to a speed tracks such as Ludlow and is a candidate to make the running, which could set things up for Kentford Fern, who will relish every yard today and can make her proven stamina count in the closing stages.