Racecards
14:35 Sandown Park
Betfred Alanbrooke Memorial Chase (Showcase Handicap) (Class B)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 3m 110y
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
Innox (FR)
124- Form P50-003
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer F Doumen
- Jockey Mr D H Dunsdon
held up in touch, nearly unseated rider 9th, not fluent 11th, joined leaders 19th, ridden after 3 out, no impression until stayed on flat
Skycab (IRE)
33- Form 11-30U0
- Age 12
- Weight 11-8
- Trainer N J Gifford
- Jockey L P Aspell
in touch, hit 14th, behind from next
Banker Count
12- Form 32U0/P0
- Age 12
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey S Thomas
held up in touch, mistake 15th, weakened approaching 19th, behind and pulled up before 3 out
- Form 32212P-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer A Ennis
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
tracked leaders and keen, led 17th, mistake next, headed 19th, ridden after 2 out, kept on same pace
- Form 530111
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
chased leaders, ridden after 19th, soon weakened
- Form 6345-56
- Age 8
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer Mrs L Taylor
- Jockey M Foley
led until 2nd, chased winner, led 14th to 17th, ridden approaching 3 out, one pace
- Form 2U1B22
- Age 11
- Weight 10-6
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey C Llewellyn
prominent, led 2nd until 14th, stayed prominent, led 19th, clear 2 out, stayed on well, pushed out
In depth
Verdict
A competitive handicap chase here with many in form rivals in opposition including Koquelicot Ibis Rochelais and Prominent Profile and the vote goes Koquelicot.. The six-year-old has done nothing but improve this season and won well last time out at Kempton when defeating Red Blazer and if he sees out this longer trip he will be hard to beat. Ibis Rochelais rates the main danger he was a good second behind Royal Predica in the Kim Muir last season and a reproduction of that effort would make him hard to beat but he may just need the run after an absence. Prominent Profile is also worthy of respect he was a fair second behind Newick Park last time and is sure to be suited by the step up in trip. Of the remainder Skycab is from a yard that is in top form now and he could run better than his starting price would suggest but for the winner we return to the progressive Koquelicot.