Racecards
14:45 Sandown Park
Ibetx.Com Betting Exchange Handicap (Part Of The Rht 'Summer Scurry Bonus Series') (Class D)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 5f 6y
- Going: Good to Firm
Go Polar
27- Form 320-021
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer J Cullinan
- Jockey T Quinn
hampered leaving stalls, soon in touch, headway 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
Riva Royale
13- Form 105-302
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression final furlong
- Form 03-0510
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey S Sanders
in touch, not clear run over 1f out, switched left and ran on inside final furlong
Ikan (IRE)
12- Form 400064
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey I Mongan
held up rear, switched left and headway 2f out, led just over 1f out, ran on well, driven out
- Form 550134
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer S Kirk
- Jockey Pat Eddery
held up in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong
- Form 450
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
behind, ridden and outpaced 2f out, stayed on final furlong
Inching
12- Form 3-32303
- Age 3
- Weight 8-0
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey M Dwyer
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 122350
- Age 3
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer Jean-Rene Auvray
- Jockey J Quinn
led, headed well over 1f out, weakening when not much room 1f out
- Form 250202
- Age 3
- Weight 7-12
held up in touch, led just over 1f out, soon ridden and headed, kept on same pace
In depth
Verdict
Riva Royale and Inching both have solid claims on their recent form but the vote goes to Go Polar, who won well at Newmarket last time and is taken to defy an 8lb rise in the weights. Riva Royale has been dropped 1lb since her second to Material Witness in a classified stakes race at Chepstow and has to enter calculations on that form, while Inching has been given lowered a similar amount by the handicapper following her most recent start at Nottingham. Ikan is better treated than for some time and is another to consider along with Richard Fahey's bottom weight Kings College Boy. However, Go Polar won with plenty in hand when successful at headquarters, leading over a furlong out and staying on well. She will be tough to beat despite the rise in the weights.