Racecards
18:35 Sandown Park
Wolseley Novice Auction Stakes (Class 5)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,881
- 2nd: £1,155
- 3rd: £577
- 4th: £289
- Form 93
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Tom Marquand
held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 00
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey D C Costello
held up in touch, pushed along and weakened over 1f out
Macaque
21- Form 7
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey David Probert
prominent, headway over 1f out, soon switched left, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on and held near finish
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey Charles Bishop
slowly away, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on and no impression
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey Jim Crowley
slowly away, in rear, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, soon not much room, kept on inside final furlong, nearest at finish
- Form 61
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer C G Cox
- Jockey S Hitchcott
held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish
- Form 6
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
always towards rear
- Form 5
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer R Brisland
- Jockey George Wood
mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, led final furlong, held on towards finish
- Form 42
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer J G Portman
- Jockey R Kingscote
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, faded towards finish
- Form 2
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer L Wadham
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
tracked leader, ridden and no extra final furlong
Go Bananas
28- Form 400
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey S De Sousa
led, ridden and headed final furlong, soon weakened
Amiirah
49- Form 00
- Age 2
- Weight 8-5
- Trainer J Gallagher
- Jockey L Morris
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
In depth
Verdict
Cheeky Rascal showed the benefit of his opening run with a fine effort behind a stable companion in a similar race to this at Epsom and will improve again. Simply Breathless was receiving 1lb when beating today's rival Groundnut just over a length at Salisbury. That was over 6f and both will be ideally suited by tonight's extra. DANCE TO PARIS didn't attract much support at Pontefract probably due to a high draw but she stayed on nicely from mid-division over that 6f and with more to come can get off the mark.
Formwatch
Cheeky Rascal (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Raced wide close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and ran on towards finish, 3rd of 10, 3/4l behind Sallab (9-2) at Epsom 7f stks (5) gf in Jul.
Jazz Affair (IRE) 66-1 (8-11) 10th of 14, 10 1/4l behind Luis Fernandez (9-0) at Newbury 6f stks (5) gd in Jul.
Macaque 12-1 (9-5) Hampered start, behind, headway over 1f out, no impression, 7th of 13, 7 3/4l behind Christopher Wood (9-5) at Salisbury 7f mdn stks (4) gs in Jun.
Secratario (FR) Kendargent colt out of Amoa.
Great Vizier Sir Percy colt out of Special Green.
Guvenor's Choice (IRE) Intikhab gelding out of Exempt.
Simply Breathless 15-2 (8-7) Led, headed after 1f, stayed handy, ridden over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Salisbury 6f stks (4) gf in Jun beating Groundnut (8-12) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Champs Inblue 25-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 9l behind Royal Household (9-2) at Goodwood 6f stks (4) gd in Jun.
Finsbury Park 33-1 (9-2) Raced wide close up, ridden halfway, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 5th of 8, 3 3/4l behind Global Humor (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f stks (5) pol in Jul.
Groundnut 2-1fav (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, unable to trouble winner, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Simply Breathless (8-7) at Salisbury 6f stks (4) gf in Jun.
Dance To Paris 14-1 (9-0) Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon ridden and kept on to take 2nd place towards finish, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Miss Dd (8-12) at Pontefract 6f fll stks (5) gd in Jun.
Go Bananas 200-1 (9-0) Raced far side, chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened entering final 2f, 22nd of 23, 14 3/4l behind Heartache (9-0) at Ascot 5f Grp 2 fll stks (1) gf in Jun.
Amiirah 66-1 (8-11) Went left start, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never a factor, 10th of 11, 18 1/4l behind Electric Landlady (8-11) at Kempton 6f fll stks (5) pol in May.