Racecards
16:50 Sandown Park
Sky Bet Sunday Series Nursery (Class 4)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 5f 10y
- Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £35,600 added
- Winner: £18,039
- 2nd: £8,460
- 3rd: £4,232
- 4th: £2,114
- Form 1319
- Age 2
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer J J Bridger
- Jockey Rhys Clutterbuck
mid-division, pushed along 2f out, weakened 1f out
- Form 224001
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
held up in rear, switched left over 2f out, ridden 2f out, headway 1f out, kept on well final furlong, just got up
- Form 4131
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey Pierre-Louis Jamin
held up toward rear, headway over 2f out out, ridden 2f out, held every chance 1f out, no extra towards finish
- Form 51582
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer Harry Eustace
- Jockey George Wood
mid-division, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous
- Form 15
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey Tom Marquand
held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened soon after
- Form 53416
- Age 2
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer R Fell & S Murray
- Jockey Jason Hart
led, ridden 2f out, edged left and headed 1f out, no extra final furlong
- Form 472
- Age 2
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Fentiman
mid-division, pushed along 2f out, weakened soon after
- Form 723
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer C G Cox
- Jockey J Mitchell
close up, ridden 2f out, one paced soon after
- Form 794
- Age 2
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer Mrs S Leech
- Jockey David Egan
mid-division on inner, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, no match for leaders
- Form 412275
- Age 2
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Rose Dawes
close up on inner, ridden 2f out, led 1f out, kept on final furlong, stumbled final stride, just denied
In depth
Verdict
Amazonian Dream travelled well before getting up in the final stride at Newbury in a similar contest and Oisin Murphy is an eye-catching booking for a stable in red-hot form. He should be competitive again although a 6lb rise for such a narrow victory seems harsh. Latin Lover, like his trainer, is having a more than pleasing first season and should be thereabouts but FAST RESPONSE is already 2-4 and overcame difficulties in running to score quite cosily last time. He looks progressive and his talented apprentice takes off a valuable 5lb. Northern raider Jungle Bee and Jastar, who sports first-time cheekpieces, are also noted.
Formwatch
Arboy Will 50-1 (9-1) Led group of three in centre, well up with the pace until headed in group 2f out, weakened quickly, 9th of 11, 14 1/4l behind Armor (9-1) at Goodwood 5f Grp 3 stks (1) sft in Jul.
Amazonian Dream (IRE) 13-2 (9-2) Chased leaders, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, kept on to press leader inside last, won on nod, won at Newbury 5f (4) gd in Aug beating Russellinthebushes (8-10) by ns, 11 ran.
Fast Response (IRE) 7-2 (8-8) Prominent, short of room 4f out, headway to track leaders 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, ran on well, won at Musselburgh 5f stks (2) gd in Aug beating Edward Cornelius (9-4) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Latin Lover (IRE) 10-3 (9-3) Outpaced in rear, switched right and ridden over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 5, shd behind I'm A Gambler (9-7) at Catterick 6f (4) gf in Aug.
Manettino (IRE) 8-1 (9-8) Raced keenly, led 1f, chased leader until over 3f out, chased leaders, went 2nd again briefly inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 8, 8 3/4l behind Maglev (9-2) at Yarmouth 6f stks (4) gf in Jul.
Lotus Rose 9-4fav (9-7) Reared leaving stalls and swerved left start, raced alone before joining main group after 1f, led 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened close home, 6th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Ana Gold (9-0) at Beverley 5f fll stks (5) gd in Aug.
Jungle Bee (IRE) 16-5 (9-5) Led narrowly, ridden over 1f out, headed just inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Silks Pass (9-3) at Redcar 5f stks (4) gd in May.
Jastar 10-3 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, went 2nd entering final furlong, stayed on same pace, weakened into 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Red Showgirl (9-0) at Lingfield 5f stks (5) pol in Jul.
Vince Lombardi 80-1 (9-5) Held up, headway under 3f out, ridden under 2f out and ran on steadily from over 1f out, no extra and dropped to 4th well inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 4l behind Golden Warrior (9-3) at Nottingham 6f stks (4) gd in Aug.
Whistledown 9-1 (8-6) Raced in last, ridden 2f out, some late headway inside last, 5th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Amazonian Dream (9-2) at Newbury 5f (4) gd in Aug.