Racecards
17:00 Sandown Park
Ibetx.Com Betting Exchange Maiden Stakes (Class D)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 1m 14y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
prominent until weakened 2f out
Lasanga
247- Form 4-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer Lady Herries
- Jockey S Sanders
led, ridden and headed just inside 2f out, kept on
Tarafah
385- Form 63-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer M P Tregoning
- Jockey M Dwyer
in touch, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
- Form 00
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer Mrs Mary Hambro
- Jockey A Beech
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Aragon's Boy
27- Form 05
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer H Candy
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, kept on final furlong
Gift Horse
20- Form 2
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer J R Fanshawe
- Jockey O Urbina
tracked leaders, ridden to lead well over 1f out, idled when clear inside final furlong, driven out
- Form 30
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey W Ryan
behind from 4f out, eased final furlong
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer J R Fanshawe
- Jockey Pat Eddery
dwelt, behind, stayed on from 2f out, not trouble leaders
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer M P Tregoning
- Jockey Willie Supple
slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on well, improved
- Form 6
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer P Chamings
- Jockey J Quinn
in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace
In depth
Verdict
Gift Horse created a favourable impression when second on his debut at Warwick and is fancied to go one better at the main expense of Tarafah and the Gosden pair Kituhwa and Shredded. The last mentioned was a creditable third in a soft ground maiden at Yarmouth on his debut and should do better on today's faster ground, while stablemate Kituhwa has shown signs of ability in two starts so far but needs to improve. Tarafah makes a belated reappearance but has claims if fit enough, while John Dunlop's Haydock sixth Photofit is another to consider with the stable now back in form. With the remainder, including all the newcomers, making limited appeal, Gift Horse looks the one to be on. James Fanshawe's gelding lost virtually all chance with a slow start at Warwick but made significant headway to be beaten just three-quarters of a length on his Warwick debut at the beginning of the month and is the vote to go one better.