Racecards
20:40 Sandown Park
Matchbook Casino Whitsun Cup Handicap (Class 3)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places, Sprint Course: Good to Firm)
- Surface: Turf
- £15,000 added
- Winner: £9,338
- 2nd: £2,796
- 3rd: £1,398
- 4th: £699
- Form 93842-2
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer M Murphy
- Jockey Rossa Ryan
pressed leader until over 2f out, chased leaders, weakened well over 1f out
- Form 5-04661
- Age 6
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 93
tracked leaders in 5th, not clear run inside final 2f until switched left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well until headed and outpaced towards finish
- Form 16504-7
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer D Menuisier
- Jockey Jason Watson
slowly into stride, held up last pair, headway on outside chasing leaders 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace of winner
- Form 1/1418-3
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey J P Spencer
held up last, headway on outside over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led towards finish
- Form 21/6252-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer Owen Burrows
- Jockey Jim Crowley
held up in 6th, good headway on outside going well over 2f out, run flattened out final furlong
- Form 12011/7
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
led, ridden and kept on until headed inside final furlong, weakened final 100 yards
- Form 121
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer K Frost
- Jockey Gavin Ashton
chased leaders on inside, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 115737-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer W R Muir
- Jockey Nicola Currie
raced keenly, chased leading pair, pair, went 2nd over 2f out until over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 9/544-41
- Age 8
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer H Candy
- Jockey Harry Bentley
NonRunner
- Form 01680-7
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer George Baker
- Jockey Cieren Fallon
NonRunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
GREENSIDE (NAP) has few miles on the clock and was going away at the finish when scoring at Windsor. Third Lush Life might get closer today but I'vegotthepower looks held and the top weight had earlier finished ahead of the potentially well-treated History Writer in the Spring Cup at Newbury when in need of the run. The latter easily beat Kitaabaat here last year and could go well at a price while Masked Identity remains unexposed. War Glory won a shade cosily at Lingfield 12 days ago but this looks a tougher race and he’s 3lb higher.
Formwatch
Azzeccagarbugli (IRE) 3-1 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, rallied to go 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 5, 1l behind Tough Remedy (9-0) at Newcastle 1m hcp (3) pol in Jan.
War Glory (IRE) 7-2 (9-7) In touch,not clear run from 2f out, switched left looking for a gap, effort between horses approaching final furlong, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 1m hcp (3) sft in May beating Salt Whistle Bay (8-11) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
History Writer (IRE) 14-1 (8-10) Raced keenly, held up towards rear, headway far side of group over 1f out, kept on same pace inside in 7th final furlong, 7th of 26, 8 3/4l behind Chatez (9-4) at Newbury 1m hcp (2) gs in Apr.
Lush Life (IRE) 7-2 (9-5) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway on outside chasing leaders 2f out, ridden and stayed on towards finish, almost snatched 2nd, 3rd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Greenside (9-4) at Windsor 1m hcp (3) gd in May.
Kitaabaat 8-1 (9-0) In touch in rear, headway approaching 2f out, ridden and stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, no threat, 2nd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Blue Mist (9-0) at Ascot 1m stks (3) gd in Oct.
I'vegotthepower (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Tracked leader 3f, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened soon after, 7th of 8, 8 1/4l behind Greenside (9-4) at Windsor 1m hcp (3) gd in May.
Masked Identity 5-6fav (9-9) Made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well, unchallenged, won at Southwell 1m stks (5) pol in May beating Basildon (9-2) by 1 1/2l, 4 ran.
Data Protection 14-1 (8-9) Awkwardly away, tracked leader, pushed along over 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 7th of 8, 9 1/2l behind Little Jo (8-10) at Newmarket 1m hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Greenside 11-8fav (9-4) Held up in 6th, pushed along over 3f out, headway on outside chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden and stayed on to lead final 150 yards, soon clear, won at Windsor 1m hcp (3) gd in May beating Masham Star (9-7) by 1 3/4l, 8 ran.
Borderforce (FR) 18-1 (8-9) Held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on and no impression, 7th of 11, 10 1/2l behind Mordin (9-3) at Haydock 1m hcp (2) sft in Apr.