Racecards
16:10 Sandown Park
Twickenham Fillies' Handicap (Class 4)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 209y
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £11,000 added
- Winner: £5,616
- 2nd: £2,636
- 3rd: £1,319
- 4th: £659
- Form 22111
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 84
led 1f, tracked leader, led again inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, edged right and no chance with winner, weakened into 3rd final 150 yards
- Form 00-4121
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey Tom Marquand
held up in 4th, pushed along 3f out, headway out wide 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, wandered in front but stayed on strongly
- Form 578-587
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 78
pressed leader until led 9f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out
- Form 0-681
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer J R Boyle
- Jockey P Cosgrave
raced in close 3rd, pushed along on inside of group 3f out, every chance 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on into 2nd final 150 yards, no chance with winner
In depth
Verdict
Three of these fillies face a hike in the weights after winning last time. After The Rain just held on at Ascot back in May to land a hat-trick but an apprentice was taking 7lb off her back on that occasion and she’s also 6lb higher today. Meleri has been raised 9lb for an easy win at Newmarket while AMANZOE landed the odds in good style on a trip up to Hamilton and is upped 10lb. But there looks more to come from the Haggas filly over this longer distance and she may prove the one to side with. Thebeautifulgame also steps up in trip and is preferred to Ardbraccan.
Formwatch
After The Rain (IRE) 6-5fav (8-8) Raced keenly, tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, pressed inside final furlong, found extra and in control final strides, won at Ascot 1m 2f hcp fll (4) gd in May beating Crema Inglesa (9-11) by hd, 5 ran.
Amanzoe (IRE) 2-5fav (8-13) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, clear inside final furlong, readily, won at Hamilton 1m hcp fll (4) gf in Jun beating Crown Princess (10-2) by 6l, 4 ran.
Ardbraccan (IRE) 25-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride and pushed along in last pair, never a factor, tailed off, 7th of 8, 13 3/4l behind Morning Poem (9-4) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Meleri 22-1 (9-0) Prominent, pushed along over 3f out, led over 2f out, hung right approaching 1f out, kept on well, won at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp fll (5) gd in Jun beating Cianciana (8-10) by 3 3/4l, 9 ran.
Thebeautifulgame 12-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders out wide, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner final 100 yards, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Belhaven (9-3) at Sandown 1m hcp fll (4) gd in Jun.