Sandown Races
Sandown
20:10
Racing TV Handicap
Sandown
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2023
Distance: 1m2f
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £4
Place: £2.20 £2.30
Exacta: £17.40
Tricast: £47.60
Trifecta: £66.90
Non-Runners: Band Of Steel (unsuitable ground), Zodiac Star (vet's advice)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Gallant Lion (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Tony Carroll | 128 lbs | 3/1F | Won | Dwelt start - towards rear - headway 4f out - not clear run on inner over 2f out - pushed along and switched left over 1f out - led and ridden 1f out - kept on well(op 11/4) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Dancing In Paris (FR) | 5 G | AVG | Ian Williams | 133 lbs | 4/1 | 2.5 | Took keen hold - led - headed 1f out - stayed on but no match for winner(op 11/2) | ||
| 3rd | 9 | Stage Show (GB) | 4 G | Poor | Harry & Roger Charlton | 126 lbs | 4/1 | 1.25 | Towards rear of midfield - headway and prominent after 2f - went second 2f out - lost position over 1f out - outpaced final furlong(tchd 9/2) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Dumfries (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Marcus Tregoning | 134 lbs | 8/1 | 1.25 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - not clear run over 2f out - outpaced final furlong(op 11/1) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Golspie (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Eve Johnson Houghton | 136 lbs | 12/1 | 2 | Held up in rear - some headway 2f out - no impression final furlong(op 14/1 tchd 11/1) | ||
| 6th | 5 | Gozo (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | B F Brookhouse | 135 lbs | 4/1 | 1.75 | Took keen hold - prominent early - soon steadied and held up in rear - kept on from 2f out - no telling impression | ||
| 7th | 3 | Morcar (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Richard Hannon | 136 lbs | 8/1 | 15 | Raced in second - lost position 2f out - soon weakened (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that colt was unsuited by the good to soft going and would prefer a quicker surface)(op 5/1) |