13:40 Sandown

Wednesday 19 September 2018

All13:4014:1014:4015:1515:5016:2016:5517:25

Smarkets Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 5  |   5f 10y  |   Good  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:41  |   Winning time: 1m 2.72s
1st
Horse silk
3
(9)
49-8
7/4f
T: M ApplebyJ: L Morris
Mid-division, smooth headway on outside chasing leaders halfway, led over 1f out, led entering final furlong, ridden and ran on op 11/10
2nd
Horse silk
¾
6
(8)
25/1
T: A BaileyJ: Joshua Bryan (3)
Mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders when not clear run on rail 2f out, switched left and kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd final 100 yards op 33/1
3rd
Horse silk
½
4
(5)
11/1
T: S KirkJ: Jason Watson (3)
Chased leaders, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, kept on in 3rd towards finish op 14/1 tchd 10/1
4th
Horse silk
¾
7
(1)
66/1
T: Steph HollinsheadJ: R Ffrench
Soon chasing leader on rail, led 3f out, headed over 1f out, chased winner, held when lost 2nd final 100 yards, no extra
5th
Horse silk
½
8
(3)
3/1
T: E De GilesJ: Rob Hornby
Slowly into stride, off the pace in last pair on rail, headway and hung right from over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never a threat op 6/1
6th
Horse silk
½
1
(2)
69-9
4/1
T: Mrs A J PerrettJ: J Mitchell
Restless in gates, slowly away, towards rear, not clear run and switched left 2f out, some headway inside final furlong, never a threat op 7/2 tchd 10/3 and tchd 9/2
7th
Horse silk
½
9
(4)
16/1
T: A StrongeJ: Charles Bishop
Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, outpaced over 1f out, no threat after op 28/1 tchd 33/1
8th
Horse silk
1 ¾
2
(10)
14/1
T: J J BridgerJ: K T O'Neill
Always towards rear op 20/1
9th
Horse silk
¾
5
(7)
25/1
T: R M H CowellJ: S De Sousa
Slowly into stride, last pair, never involved op 20/1
10th
Horse silk
1 ¼
10
(11)
25/1
T: S DowJ: Tom Marquand
Chased leaders on outside and keen, went 2nd halfway until ridden well over 1f out, weakened final furlong
11th
Horse silk
13
11
(6)
100/1
T: L CarterJ: William Cox (5)
Led 2f, lost 2nd halfway, weakened rapidly tchd 66/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.60Pl:£1.10, £5.90, £2.30EX:£45.70Trifecta:£665.40Tricast:£385.22SF:£57.12Swingers:£19.40, £3.50, £29.60

Forecasts

Saaheq (7/4), Operative (3/1), Kasbah (4/1), Three Little Birds (11/1), Porto Ferro (14/1), Storm Melody (16/1), Vimy Ridge (25/1), Misty Spirit (25/1), Roundabout Magic (25/1), Belledesert (66/1), Jonnysimpson (100/1)

Verdict

SAAHEQ was a most impressive winner at Doncaster and he is fancied to double up despite being turned out quickly under a 6lb penalty here. Kasbah was just touched off at Bath latest and has to be respected off the same mark. Operative won this race last year and is off a lower mark this time around although recent form isn't overly persuasive.
  1. Saaheq
  2. Kasbah
  3. Operative

Previous Winners

2017
Operative
Weight: 9-6  |Age: 4
J: A Kirby  |  T: E De Giles
7/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,528.002nd: £1,348.003rd: £673.004th: £337.005th: £300.006th: £300.007th: £300.008th: £300.00

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