Racecards
15:15 Sandown Park
Hampton Handicap (Class 3)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £20,000 added
- Winner: £10,308
- 2nd: £4,834
- 3rd: £2,418
- 4th: £1,208
- Form 20-2084
- Age 5
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey R Havlin
chased leaders, ridden well over 1f out, headway to lead narrowly inside last, headed 110 yards out, no match for winner
- Form 520-876
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey H Crouch
prominent, ridden well over 1f out, gradually faded final furlong
- Form 219-642
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer P Owens
- Jockey Louis Steward
towards rear, ridden and headway well over 1f out, pressed leaders and every chance 1f out, weakened final 110 yards
- Form 713431
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer J Gallagher
- Jockey R Kingscote
led, ridden well over 1f out, headed inside last, kept on, no extra
Zainalarab
56- Form 611
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
dwelt, in rear, pushed along and plenty to do well over 1f out, ridden and headway 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead final 110 yards, won going away
- Form 520026
- Age 3
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 96
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Verdict
ZAINALARAB is open to further improvement now handicapping. He’s going the right way having defied a penalty when successful at Chester and most of today’s opposition have something to prove. Global Esteem scored over track and trip recently when winning by a neck but that was in a lower grade while Al Rufaa’s losing run stretches back to 2020, though he’s back on a winning mark. The same comment applies to Tomfre but Gisburn has yet to win over this far.
Formwatch
Al Rufaa (FR) 10-3 (10-0) Dwelt in touch in rear stand side, ridden over 1f out, kept on towards finish, not trouble leaders, 4th of 6, 1 1/2l behind Mitrosonfire (9-2) at Newmarket 7f hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Tomfre 8-1 (9-8) Raced keenly, held up towards rear, some late minor headway, never threatened, 6th of 11, 5 1/2l behind Boardman (9-6) at Chester 1m hcp (2) gd in May.
Prontissimo 5-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 3, 3l behind Bergerac (9-4) at Newmarket 6f hcp (3) gf in Aug.
Global Esteem (IRE) 3-1 (9-11) Made all, ridden and joined inside final furlong, driven all out, won at Sandown 7f hcp (4) gf in Aug beating Majestic Fighter (9-4) by nk, 5 ran.
Zainalarab 9-4fav (9-11) Dropped in towards rear, pushed along and switched to outside to make headway over 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead well inside last, won going away, won at Chester 1m stks (4) gd in Jun beating Testing Faith (9-4) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Gisburn (IRE) 11-2 (9-4) Held up, pushed along before 2f out in 6th, never involved, last of 6, 7 1/2l behind Documenting (9-12) at Newbury 7f hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Final Watch 11-1 (9-7) Steadied start, raced keenly in rear, some headway and hung left over 1f out, not clear run and switched left inside final furlong, one pace and no impression towards finish, 6th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Mobadra (9-8) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (3) pol in Jul.