Racecards
15:50 Sandown Park
St James Theatre Handicap (Class 2)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 7y
- Going: Good to Soft (Back straight Good, Sprint: Soft, Good to Soft places)
- Surface: Turf
- £60,000 added
- Winner: £37,350
- 2nd: £11,184
- 3rd: £5,592
- 4th: £2,796
- Form 3-64431
- Age 5
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey M Ennis
tracked leaders, headway to challenge 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, kept on until headed and no extra in 3rd towards finish
- Form 851290
- Age 7
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey S W Kelly
held up behind, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on into mid-division inside final furlong, never near leaders
- Form 715010
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
led, ridden inside final 2f, headed over 1f out, lost place inside final furlong
- Form 892728
- Age 7
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer J M P Eustace
- Jockey R L Moore
held up towards rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on and every chance inside final furlong, no extra in 4th towards finish
- Form 105-202
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer L M Cumani
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, kept on same pace, never on terms
- Form 4610-71
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 93
tracked leaders, ridden to challenge and every chance inside final 2f until inside final furlong, kept on same pace
- Form 4-19148
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey J Fortune
mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon ridden and one pace, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 516-053
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer D R Lanigan
- Jockey Ted Durcan
in touch, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression final furlong
- Form 123154
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
mid-division, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, no extra final 75 yards
- Form 208490
- Age 4
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
tracked leaders, driven and lost place over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 1006D6
- Age 5
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Cam Hardie
mid-division, driven over 3f out, soon lost place, behind 2f out
- Form 330054
- Age 5
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer Mrs A J Perrett
- Jockey Jim Crowley
in touch on outside, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, weakened final furlong
- Form 5621
- Age 4
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey Hayley Turner
tracked leader, lost place and ridden 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 111-142
- Age 4
- Weight 8-0
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer Rae Guest
- Jockey Noel Garbutt
held up behind, driven over 2f out, ridden and headway on outside over 1f out, ran on to challenge and every chance final 100 yards, held towards finish
- Form 877111
- Age 5
- Weight 8-0
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer A Reid
- Jockey Danny Brock
held up behind, driven over 2f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on to challenge inside final furlong, led towards finish
- Form 444134
- Age 3
- Weight 8-0
- Official Rating 86
held up in rear, driven 3f out, stayed on same pace final 2f, never able to challenge
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
CLON BRULEE ran out an impressive winner in soft ground at Newmarket last time with Tinghir back in third. He also carried top weight on that occasion and today's apprentice Mikey Ennis negates a 7lb rise in the weights. Ajmany keeps threatening to land one of these valuable handicaps but the going is a worry for him while this is tougher than the Ascot contest Forgotten Hero won last month. Mount Shamsan is upped in class after scoring at Ripon but has plenty of scope and makes more appeal than prolific Polytrack winner Treasure The Ridge and recent Ripon runner-up Calm Attitude.
Formwatch
Clon Brulee (IRE) 11-4 (10-0) Tracked leader, led entering final furlong, ridden and ran on, eased near finish, won at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) sft beating Master Of Finance (8-5) by 4 1/2l, 5 ran.
Tres Coronas (IRE) 16-1 (9-10) Missed break, held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, no headway, 10th of 14, 14l behind Energia Davos (9-1) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp 105 (2) gd.
Balty Boys (IRE) 20-1 (9-12) Rear of mid-division, ridden entering straight, no impression, never a factor, 15th of 18, 16l behind Vastonea (8-5) at Galway 1m hcp gd in Jul.
Spa's Dancer (IRE) 9-1 (10-0) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, effort 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 13, 7l behind Spirit Of The Law (8-9) at York 1m 1f hcp 105 (2) gd in Jun.
Ajmany (IRE) 11-2 (9-9) Close up, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead entering final 2f, headed inside final furlong, rallied towards finish, 2nd of 7, nk behind First Flight (9-1) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Jul.
Forgotten Hero (IRE) 6-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders and always going well, smooth headway into 3rd over 2f out, 2nd inside final 2f, led over 1f out, kept on strongly final furlong, won at Ascot 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Jul beating Hit The Jackpot (9-12) by 1 3/4l, 7 ran.
What About Carlo (FR) 16-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, driven 3f out, outpaced and ridden 2f out, lost place 1f out, soon behind, last of 8, 8l behind Bow Creek (8-12) at Goodwood 1m Grp 2 (1) gd.
Tinghir (IRE) 7-2 (9-9) Keen held up, headway over 1f out, ridden and hung left entering final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 5, 5l behind Clon Brulee (10-0) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) sft.
Running Deer (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Keen tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 14, 3l behind Magique (8-10) at Goodwood 1m 1f flls hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Jul.
Busatto (USA) 20-1 (9-0) Always behind, 11th of 15, 10l behind Queensberry Rules (9-8) at York 1m 2f hcp 105 (2) gd.
Viewpoint (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, led 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 4l behind Semeen (9-2) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) gd.
Moonday Sun (USA) 5-1 (10-0) Tracked leader, effort over 2f out, soon every chance, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 1 1/2l behind Balmoral Castle (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 1f hcp 0-90 (3) gd.
Mount Shamsan 1-2fav (9-12) Chased leader, led over 2f out, kept on well, won at Ripon 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gd beating Classical Duet (9-3) by 3l, 8 ran.
Calm Attitude (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on well towards finish, just held, 2nd of 8, nk behind Bureau (9-2) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Jul.
Treasure The Ridge (IRE) 3-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, just held on, won at Kempton 1m 3f app hcp (0-85) (4yo+) (4) pol beating Grasped (9-5) by shd, 5 ran.
Rydan (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Held up behind, switched outside 3f out, headway over 2f out, effort over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to chase leaders final furlong, no impression, 4th of 10, 3l behind Tall Ship (8-6) at Goodwood 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gf.