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14:55 Sandown Park

bet365 Classic Trial (Group 3) (Class 1)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 7y
  • Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £65,000 added
  • Winner: £36,862
  • 2nd: £13,975
  • 3rd: £6,994
  • 4th: £3,484
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 14.33s
  • Off Time: 14:58:26
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Cunco (IRE)

5/1

    2
    Silk -

    Intern (IRE)

    12/1

      1(3)
      Silk - Orange, light blue and grey hooped sleeves

      Cunco (IRE)

      180
      5/1
      • Form 344327-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 104

      steadied start, held up last, switched left and steady headway on outside 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, led last strides

      2(1)
      Silk - Claret, gold braid, claret sleeves, claret cap, gold tassel

      Fierce Impact (JPN)

      200
      11/2
      • Form 1-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 81

      slowly into stride, soon tracking leading pair on inside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, no threat after

      3(5)
      Silk - Dark green, yellow stars on sleeves

      Frankuus (IRE)

      180
      6/1
      • Form 534118-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 106

      tracked leader, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, pressed inside final furlong, headed and no extra final 100 yards

      4(2)
      Silk - Dark blue, dark blue and grey check sleeves and cap

      Intern (IRE)

      266
      12/1
      • Form 13-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 96

      tracked leading trio, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong to lead final 100 yards, headed final strides

      5(4)
      Silk - Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves

      Monarchs Glen

      16
      5/6
      • Form 21-1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 101

      wore hood prior to start and mounted on course, raced very freely in lead, still pulling 3f out, headed approaching final furlong, faded inside final furlong, just held on for 4th

      Previous results

      2016
      (5)
      Silk -

      Midterm

      8/11
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-1

      2015
      (1)
      Silk -

      Master Apprentice (IRE)

      12/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-1

      2014
      (3)
      Silk -

      Western Hymn

      1/2
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-1

      In depth

      Verdict

      John Gosden trains a host of exciting three-year-olds this season with MONARCHS GLEN (NAP) one of that number. The latter only won a handicap at Kempton last time but showed a tremendous turn of foot in doing so and Frankie could afford to ease him down in the closing stages. He’s preferred to stablemate Cunco, who came up short in pattern company last season and is closely matched with Frankuus on last year’s form. The latter landed a Group 3 at Chantilly in October while Fierce Impact made a winning start at Yarmouth in the same month and Intern has joined Ralph Beckett having won a maiden at Leopardstown for David Wachman. The latter pair are both entered in the Derby.

      Formwatch

      Cunco (IRE) (8-13) 7th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Waldgeist (8-13) at Saint-Cloud 1m 2f Grp 1 sft in Oct.

      Fierce Impact (JPN) 14-1 (9-5) Close up, headway 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden out, won at Yarmouth 1m mdn stks (4) sft in Oct beating Casina di Notte (9-5) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.

      Frankuus (IRE) (8-13) 8th of 13, 6 3/4l behind Waldgeist (8-13) at Saint-Cloud 1m 2f Grp 1 sft in Oct.

      Intern (IRE) 11-1 (9-3) Settled 4th, driven approaching straight, 3rd 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, no impression, dropped to 4th over 1f out, 3rd under 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 7, 5 3/4l behind Capri (9-3) at Tipperary 7f lst stks (1) Yielding - Soft in Aug.

      Monarchs Glen 7-4 (9-4) Taken to post early, keen made all, quickened 2f out, soon clear, heavily eased inside final furlong (impressive), won at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (3) pol in Apr beating Big Challenge (9-6) by 1l, 6 ran.