Racecards
16:20 Sandown Park
Melbourne Racing Club Handicap (Class D)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 6f
- Going: Soft (Good to soft in places on the sprint course. Good, goo
Renzo (IRE)
77- Form 0/010-50
- Age 9
- Weight 9-13
- Trainer John Harris
- Jockey P Robinson
close up until ridden and weakened 2f out
Hernandita
46- Form 31002-0
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
took keen hold, tracked leaders to 6f out, stayed prominent until ridden and weakened over 1f out
Dr Cool
11- Form 0-32231
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer J Akehurst
- Jockey M Howard
held up towards rear, headway on wide outside going well 2f out, shaken up final furlong, ran on well, not reach winner
Amir Zaman
17- Form 4631-40
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J Payne
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
took keen hold tracking leaders, went 2nd 6f out, led 3f out, headed and weakened inside final furlong
- Form 001104
- Age 4
- Weight 7-11
- Trainer W J Musson
- Jockey Reserve
held up in touch, led inside final furlong, pushed out
- Form 00-000
- Age 3
- Weight 7-10
- Trainer J Mullins
- Jockey F P Ferris
towards rear and ran in snatches, ridden over 5f out, driven to challenge on rails 2f out, no extra final furlong
Its Your Bid
26- Form 04154-5
- Age 4
- Weight 7-10
ridden to led early, headed 3f out, stayed prominent but unable to quicken final furlong
- Form 000551
- Age 9
- Weight 7-10
- Trainer Mrs L Stubbs
- Jockey Kristin Stubbs
dwelt, well in rear until steady headway 5f out, ran on well final furlong, not reach leaders
In depth
Verdict
Dr Cool makes plenty of appeal in his current from and is respected as the one they will all have to beat after his course and distance victory last time. Classic Millennium and It's Your Bid are open to improvement at this trip but Amir Zaman may pose the biggest danger with Kieren Fallon onboard.