Racecards
16:45 Sandown Park
Betfred 'Treble Odds On Lucky'S' Rated Stakes (Class C Handicap) (Class C)
- 17 Runners
- Distance: 1m 14y
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Form 311006-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer G A Butler
- Jockey Ted Durcan
towards rear, effort 2f out to chase leader, not clear run over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 4/0214-0
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer D R Loder
- Jockey Johnny Murtagh
held up tracking leaders, led briefly over 1f out, soon beaten
- Form 340000-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
held up mid-divisioin, driven 3f out and not clear run, ridden over 1f out, ran on to chase winner inside final furlong but not reach winner
Irony (IRE)
28- Form 60163-0
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey L P Keniry
soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 0000-00
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
held up mid-division, going well 3f out, switched left over 1f out, shaken up to lead soon after, driven out
- Form 60644-6
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer B W Hills
- Jockey Michael Hills
tracked leader, ridden approaching 2f out, weakened final furlong
Dubrovsky
251- Form 01/030-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer J R Fanshawe
- Jockey R Hills
towards rear on inside, switched left to wide outside over 2f out, stayed on
- Form 405600-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey K Dalgleish
in touch and keen hold, steady headway and every chance 2f out, ridden and weakened soon after
- Form 506040-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer P & O Cole
- Jockey N Chalmers
towards rear, headway on inside approaching 3f out, ridden over 2f, kept on
Soyuz (IRE)
19- Form 23000-2
- Age 4
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer M A Jarvis
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
in touch, hard ridden 3f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
- Form 016060
- Age 5
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer Miss D Mountain
- Jockey G Carter
towards rear, ridden over 3f, soon weakened
- Form 5362-05
- Age 5
- Weight 8-7
towards rear, some headway 4f out, not clear run, switched left over 2f out, and hampered again
Impersonator
175- Form 000040-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer J L Dunlop
- Jockey T Quinn
in touch, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
- Form 00000-4
- Age 4
- Weight 8-5
- Trainer M Tompkins
- Jockey G Duffield
in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened soon after
Island Rapture
185- Form 223055-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-5
- Trainer J Toller
- Jockey A McCarthy
towards rear, driven over 3f out, no impression
In depth
Verdict
We are going to keep faith with Unshakable here ahead of, mainly, Flying Express and Highland Reel. The selection has always shaped like he has a big race in him and, after finishing eighth in the Lincoln, he travelled well for a long way in the 10-furlong Roseberry Stakes 14 days ago, and the form of that race has since been franked. This drop to a mile - he is a course and distance winner - looks ideal for him, and he rates a solid choice. Flying Express is stepping up to eight furlongs for the first time and, with improvement expected from a promising Newmarket run, he can go well too. Highland Reel is capable on his day and, given that he is rated just one-pound higher now than for his latest win, is another whose chance cannot be dismissed. Of the others, there is no doubt that Nuit Sombre, who could go well fresh, is well handicapped on his best form, while Jazz Messenger is the type to continue improving this year, but he lacks a recent outing. While Certain Justice and Soyuz are closely weighted on their recent Windsor runs, they probably have to improve a little on the bare level of the form of that race to score today. For us, then, there is no getting away from Unshakable, who gets the vote.