Sandown Races
Sandown
17:00
Les Dove Memorial Handicap (Jockey Club Grassroots Stayers Series Qualifier)
Sandown
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2023
Distance: 1m6f
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £8.40
Place: £2.80 £1.80
Exacta: £36.20
Trifecta: £142.10
Non-Runners: Steven Seagull (vet's certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Lionella (GB) | 3 F | Good | Alan King | 128 lbs | 13/2 | Won | In touch with leaders - shaken up 2f out - ridden to lead over 1f out - kept on well - comfortably(op 7/1 tchd 6/1) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Lady Rascal (GB) | N/A | AVG | George Boughey | 137 lbs | 5/1 | 1.5 | Led - headed 4f out - ridden and led again over 3f out - headed over 1f out - kept on - no match for winner(op 6/1) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Cinnodin (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Richard Hughes | 134 lbs | 5/1 | 0.05 | Towards rear - ridden under 4f out - carried right over 3f out - still plenty to do 2f out - went third inside final furlong - kept on well - did well in the circumstances(op 9/2 tchd 11/2) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Fair Dinkum (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Hughie Morrison | 133 lbs | 11/4 | 1 | Prominent - led 4f out - headed over 3f out - ridden over 2f out - lost position inside final furlong - kept on(op 10/3) | ||
| 5th | 5 | Trooper Bisdee (IRE) | 5 G | Good | Sir Mark Prescott Bt | 124 lbs | 6/4F | 3.5 | Slowly away - took keen hold - held up in last - ridden under 4f out - hung right over 3f out - outpaced 2f out - never on terms (trainer's rep confirmed report of jockey that gelding failed to pick up; vet said post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 11/8) |