Racecards
19:45 Sandown Park
Panmure Gordon Classified Stakes (Class D) (Class D)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m 14y
- Going: None specified
Mission Man
11- Form 421404
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
held up, ridden and headway 3f out, kept on final furlong
- Form 021-622
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer M A Jarvis
- Jockey P Robinson
chased leaders, ridden and not clear run 1f out, ran on close home
Straw Bear (USA)
319- Form 5231-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer Sir Mark Prescott
- Jockey S Sanders
prominent, led over 1f out, soon ridden, narrow advantage when rider dropped whip inside final furlong, soon headed, kept on
- Form 2620
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
held up, effort 3f out, soon beaten
- Form 0-36304
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
in touch, headway to press leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on to lead inside final furlong, all out
Secret Flame
27- Form 5-331
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Song of Vala
30- Form 042-050
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey S J Drowne
held up, ridden 2f out, not clear run 1f out, effort on rails and every chance when badly hampered well inside final furlong, not recover
Glebe Garden
11- Form 10-5560
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey K Darley
held up and never dangerous
- Form 2-40
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey Kerrin McEvoy
held up, headway over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
A very competitive classified event that may fall to Secret Flame, with Straw Bear and Kibryaa put forward as the main dangers. Willie Haggas's filly has steadily improved over the summer and put up a tremendous display to beat stable-mate Just Dance Me by five lengths at Hamilton. This is a step up in class but this daughter of Machiavellian should be up to the task. Straw Bear hasn't raced since winning a Woverhampton maiden back in September, but being from the in form Sir Mark Prescott yard, has to be respected. Kybryaa has had the misfortune to come up against two very progressive handicappers recently, Burley Flame and Majorca, once again he may find one or two just too good. Of the rest Strawberry Fair has let down supporters recently but obviously has ability, however Secret Flame looks a safer proposition and is given the vote.