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18:15 Sandown Park
Sky Bet Sunday Series Fillies' Handicap (Class 4)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f
- Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £40,600 added
- Winner: £20,616
- 2nd: £9,668
- 3rd: £4,836
- 4th: £2,416
- Form 342-051
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, hampered by rival over 1f out, lost position, eased final furlong
Belief
65- Form 7-310
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey Tom Marquand
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened and tailed off 1f out
- Form 9-18634
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Rob Hornby
held up in rear, switched left and ridden 2f out, no extra final furlong
- Form 2-21962
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer R Spencer
- Jockey James Doyle
mid-division, ridden 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, no match for leaders
- Form 314
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey R Havlin
mid-division, going well 3f out, waiting for room 2f out, switched left over 1f out, rallied final furlong, never near to challenge
Strawberri
50- Form 5311
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey J Mitchell
mid-division on inner, ridden and switched left 2f out, headway 1f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous
- Form 224
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 79
led, pushed along over 2f out, short for room 1f out, eased final furlong
- Form 131230
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey Jason Watson
took keen hold, in rear, headway when ridden 2f out, no extra final 110yds
- Form 432
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer R Spencer
- Jockey Angus Villiers
mid-division, headway when ridden 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no match for winner
- Form 217522
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Joanna Mason
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, steady headway on outer over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, led towards finish
- Form 054-151
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey Saffie Osborne
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden 2f out, headway over 1f out, switched right 1f out, kept on final furlong
Sky Bright
18- Form 668211
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer E Walker
- Jockey David Egan
prominent, ridden 2f out, no extra final furlong
- Form 724117
- Age 3
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey J P Sullivan
held up in rear, pushed along 2f out, weakened 1f out
- Form 35-7528
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey William Cox
close up, ridden 2f out, no extra towards finish
Zulu Girl
18- Form 251811
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer D & C Kubler
- Jockey Nicola Currie
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In depth
Verdict
The competitive nature of this contest is demonstrated by the fact that no less than four of the field are on a hat-trick. Of the quartet, Sky Bright and Golden Melody are attractively weighted but both step up to this class for the first time. Trailblazer Zulu Girl, however, is now 18lb higher than when scoring at Brighton in June and may find this a bridge too far. In contrast, STRAWBERRI is likely to be ridden more quietly and Jack Mitchell should be able to swoop late on the Gleneagles filly, who surely has more to offer after just the four runs. Yorkshire Lady, Belief and Professional Widow also have decent claims.
Formwatch
One Small Step (IRE) 6-1 (10-0) Took keen hold, held up towards rear, smooth headway going well over 2f out, pushed along and headed leader over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, always doing enough, won at Windsor 1m 2f hcp fll (4) gf in Jul beating Betty Crean L A (9-3) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Belief 25-1 (8-7) Close up, weakened over 2f out, 20th of 21, dist behind Create Belief (9-2) at Ascot 1m hcp fll stks (2) hvy in Jun.
Urban Violet 6-4fav (9-1) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 3f out, ridden to chase leader 2f out, edged left over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 4th of 6, 3l behind Anghaam (9-4) at Goodwood 1m hcp fll (3) sft in Jul.
Professional Widow (IRE) 9-4fav (9-10) Soon led, edged right, bumped and headed over 1f out, led again briefly entering final furlong, held after, kept on, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind Don't Tell Claire (9-13) at Nottingham 1m hcp fll (4) gd in Jul.
Gal Wonder 15-8fav (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, 4th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Mobadra (9-0) at Haydock 1m fll stks (5) gf in Jul.
Strawberri 2-1 (8-13) Held up in rear, ridden and switched left over 2f out, headway on near side entering final furlong, ran on strongly to lead final 100 yards, cosily, won at Beverley 1m hcp fll (4) gs in Jul beating Majestic Tejaan (8-11) by 2 1/2l, 6 ran.
New Exceed (IRE) 7-2 (9-0) Held up, raced centre 7f out, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 3 3/4l behind Sayyida (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 4f fll stks (4) gd in May.
Celtic Empress 33-1 (8-8) Held up in rear never involved, 11th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Bake (8-11) at Doncaster 1m hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Thefastnthecurious 28-1 (8-12) Mid-division, pushed along 2f out, headway when hanging right over 1f out, kept on final furlong, always held, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Future (8-12) at Windsor 1m 2f fll stks (5) gd in Aug.
Yorkshire Lady 9-4jfav (9-0) Held up, headway 3f out, ridden to challenge 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Bowland Park (9-11) at Haydock 1m hcp (4) sft in Aug.
Crema Inglesa (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Dwelt towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Sandown 1m hcp (5) gs in Aug beating Maysong (9-10) by 2 1/4l, 12 ran.
Sky Bright 10-3fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, led 2f out, ridden out, won at Bath 1m 2f hcp fll (5) gd in Aug beating Mille Miglia (9-5) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Golden Melody (IRE) 40-1 (8-2) Jumped path just after start, in rear, modest headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out, 7th of 12, 3 1/4l behind The Flying Ginger (8-12) at York 1m 2f hcp fll (2) gf in Aug.
Florence Street 4-1fav (9-8) Raced wide in touch, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 12 1/4l behind Crema Inglesa (9-3) at Sandown 1m hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Zulu Girl 8-1 (9-9) Made virtually all, nudged after 3f out, ridden after 2f out, almost joined entering final furlong but pulled out more, kept on gamely, won at Brighton 1m hcp (4) gf in Aug beating Urban War (9-7) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
Lady Reset 15-2 (9-2) Held up off the pace in rear, never going pace to get involved, 7th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Prince Of Harts (9-9) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Aug.