Sandown
20:40
Starsports.Bet Whitsun Cup Handicap
Sandown Date: Thu, 29 May 2025 Distance: 1m Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £13.10 Place: £3.20 £2.20 £2 Exacta: £100.70 Tricast: £474.80 Trifecta: £732.60
Non-Runners: Alpha Crucis (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 Hafeet Alain (IRE) 8 G AVG Ed Walker 130 lbs 12/1 Won Made all - went clear from over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - kept on well(tchd 16/1)
2nd 2 Whip Cracker (IRE) 4 G Poor Richard Hughes 135 lbs 5/1 3.25 Ducked sharply right start - took keen hold - raced in second - lost position over 5f out - went second again over 1f out - kept on(op 9/2)
3rd 7 Hickory (IRE) 6 G AVG Jamie Osborne 131 lbs 7/1 1.25 Slightly hampered and carried right soon after start - raced in last - headway from 2f out - ran on well and went third post - did well in the circumstances(op 17/2)
4th 11 Arkhalia Flynn (GB) 3 G AVG Jack Channon 125 lbs 11/1 0.2 Slightly hampered soon after start - pulled hard - towards rear - outpaced and hung right 2f out - kept on inside final furlong - went fourth post(op 15/2)
5th 10 Crack Shot (IRE) 5 G AVG Daniel & Claire Kubler 127 lbs 100/30F 0.2 Prominent on inner - no impression from over 1f out - lost two places final strides(op 6/1 tchd 16/5)
6th 9 Surrey Shadow (GB) 4 G AVG Tom Clover 129 lbs 4/1 1.75 Carried right start - pulled hard - midfield - headway 2f out - soon edged right - disputing fourth inside final furlong - no extra final 110yds
7th 6 Golden Ocean (GER) 3 F Good David Menuisier 132 lbs 11/2 0.05 Took keen hold - midfield on inner - headway when not clear run over 1f out - soon switched left - not recover (jockey said filly was denied a clear run at bottom of straight)(op 9/2)
8th 12 Atlantic Gamble (GB) 4 G Good William Knight 123 lbs 28/1 1.25 Hampered rival start - took keen hold - in touch with leaders - no impression when hung right over 1f out - no extra final 110yds(op 25/1 tchd 20/1)
9th 13 I Still Have Faith (GB) 5 G AVG B F Brookhouse 123 lbs 40/1 1 Carried right start - took keen hold - in rear - switched left over 1f out - kept on but not pace to challenge
10th 8 Miletus (IRE) 4 G AVG Charles Hills 130 lbs 28/1 .5 Hampered and stumbled soon after start - pulled hard - towards rear - brief headway against far rail from 2f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 25/1)
11th 5 Sierra Blanca (IRE) 5 G Poor Martyn Meade 132 lbs 18/1 3.5 Took keen hold - prominent - went second over 5f out - lost position and weakened from under 2f out(tchd 16/1)
12th 1 Smart Hero (IRE) 3 G AVG James Tate 135 lbs 14/1 5 Took keen hold - always behind(op 11/1)