Racecards
16:10 Sandown Park
Coral Fillies' Stakes (Showcase Handicap) (fillies) (Class C)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 14y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Form 213
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey L Dettori
soon tracking leader, led after 2f, going well 2f out, ridden approaching final furlong, headed and found nil well inside final furlong
- Form 225143
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
held up in touch, effort and ridden 2f out, soon outpaced
Bon Marche
10- Form 201F03
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer A P Jarvis
- Jockey J Fortune
led 2f, stayed prominent until rdna nd outpaced final furlong
- Form 30-20
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey I Mongan
pulled hard in touch, hard ridden 2f out, soon beaten
- Form 034230
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer P Hedger
- Jockey S Whitworth
chased leaders, headway on inside 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong
- Form 6-0313
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
held up in rear, good headway on outside 2f out, quickened to lead well inside final furlong, comfortably
Belle de Haarth
110- Form 000
- Age 3
- Weight 8-1
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey C Catlin
behind, headway over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened over
- Form 00-021
- Age 3
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer G A Butler
- Jockey J Quinn
held up in rear, headway and switched left to outside 2f out, driven to challenge final furlong, not quicken final furlong
In depth
Verdict
The top and bottom in the weights catch the eye here. Sir Michael Stoute's Priolo filly Shersha has scope for improvement but has to concede weight to the field. This includes the lightly-raced bottomweight, Gerard Butler representative Ros The Boss. She has been raised 13lbs for her Brighton win but that still leaves her on a mark of only 59. She comes here fresh, should still be improving and gets the TEAMtalk vote. The battle-hardened pair Stroke of Six and Bon Marche are entitled to run well while John Hills lightly-raced Rhythm Of Life, who had a mid-season break, has to be considered. Princess Miletrian cost a lot of money as a yearling but failed to live up to her price tag when with Mick Channon.