Sandown Races
Sandown
16:20
Aspen Insurance Handicap
Sandown
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2023
Distance: 1m2f
Type: Flat
Going: Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £5
Place: £2.10 £2.90 £6.10
Exacta: £66.20
Tricast: £907.10
Trifecta: £976
Non-Runners: Flyawaydream (vet's certificate), Silastar (self certificate), Thebeautifulgame (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 | Sayf Al Dawla (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Peter Chapple-Hyam | 131 lbs | 4/1F | Won | Steadied start - took keen hold - held up in rear - headway from 3f out - pressed leaders when ridden over 1f out - led inside final furlong - kept on(op 8/1) | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Wind Your Neck In (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | David Evans | 136 lbs | 10/1 | 1 | In touch with leaders - headway from 3f out - led narrowly over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(op 9/1) | ||
| 3rd | 12 | Stately Home (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Shaun Lycett | 131 lbs | 25/1 | .5 | Led early - raced in third after 1f - outpaced and lost position 3f out - kept on and went third again inside final furlong(op 22/1) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Croeso Cymraeg (GB) | 11 G | AVG | James Evans | 136 lbs | 6/1 | 1.5 | Slowly away - raced in last - headway from over 3f out - midfield going best 2f out - ridden and kept on but no impression from over 1f out(op 13/2 tchd 7/1) | ||
| 5th | 14 | Solanna (GB) | 6 G | AVG | John Butler | 126 lbs | 22/1 | 1.25 | Midfield - smooth headway from over 3f out - ridden when briefly led over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 28/1) | ||
| 6th | 3 | Tuxedo Junction (GB) | 5 G | Poor | James Fanshawe | 137 lbs | 9/2 | 2.75 | Raced in second - weakened gradually from 2f out(op 4/1 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 7th | 1 | Sweet Reward (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Jonathan Portman | 137 lbs | 13/2 | 4.25 | In touch with leaders - led narrowly 2f out - headed and weakened over 1f out(op 5/1 tchd 9/2) | ||
| 8th | 2 | Cap Francais (GB) | 9 G | Poor |
Aidan Keeley
(3)lbs
|
Ian Williams | 134 lbs | 33/1 | 2.5 | Slowly into stride - always behind | |
| 9th | 11 | Botas (IRE) | 6 G | AVG |
Harry Davies
(3)lbs
|
Jim Boyle | 128 lbs | 15/2 | 3 | Never better than midfield - weakened from 2f out(op 11/2) | |
| 10th | 7 | Prophet's Dream (GB) | 5 H | AVG | Sir Mark Todd | 135 lbs | 6/1 | 4.25 | Took keen hold - prominent - led but pestered after 1f - headed and weakened 2f out - eased final 110yds (jockey said colt ran too free)(tchd 5/1) | ||
| 11th | 4 | Paris Lights (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | George Boughey | 136 lbs | 9/1 | 25 | Slowly away - always behind and never going well - detached when eased over 1f out (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 10/1 tchd 11/1) |