Racecards
18:05 Sandown Park
XL Catlin Handicap (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 5f 6y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £7,250 added
- Winner: £4,690
- 2nd: £1,396
- 3rd: £697
- 4th: £349
- Form 512-888
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey A Kirby
soon outpaced and behind, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to take modest 2nd last 75 yards, no chance with impressive winner
- Form 216-549
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey S M Levey
chased clear leader (winner), ridden 2f out, never a threat, lost modest 2nd last 75 yards
- Form 4-23221
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 77
quickly away, soon clear, made all, kept up gallop throughout, unchallenged when ridden out inside final furlong, impressive
- Form 1-54441
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer J J Bridger
- Jockey Edward Greatrex
disputed 2nd behind clear leader (winner) until ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, modest 4th final furlong
- Form 1-24214
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer S & E Crisford
- Jockey R Havlin
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Verdict
DISCREET HERO returned a losing favourite in a tight Class 2 handicap at Windsor last time but had won a higher grade sprint than this at York earlier. He can return to winning ways and is preferred to recent Yarmouth winner Olympic Runner, who scored easily but is upped 8lb. Just Glamorous won nicely in this grade at Haydock having been beaten by Spanish City in a maiden race at Windsor earlier and both could go well but Stormflower is raised in class after dead-heating for first at Lingfield. Bint Aldar was progressive last year and is another to note in a competitive opener.
Formwatch
Florencio 10-1 (9-4) Mid-division, effort over 2f out, no impression, 7th of 11, 8l behind Justice Angel (8-12) at Chester 6f hcp (3) gd in May.
Art Collection (FR) 16-1 (9-5) Held up, towards rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on and no impression, 8th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Upstaging (9-4) at Epsom 6f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Point Of Woods 7-1 (9-5) Led, ridden and headed entering final 2f, soon weakened, last of 9, 20 1/2l behind Black Bess (9-1) at Windsor 6f hcp (4) sft in Jun.
Just Glamorous (IRE) 4-1 (8-9) Raced on stands rail, made all, clear 2f out, edged left from over 1f out, unchallenged, won at Haydock 5f hcp (4) sft in Jul beating Rantan (9-7) by 2 3/4l, 5 ran.
Stormflower 3-1 (9-3) Tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, ran on to join winner post, won at Lingfield 5f hcp (5) pol in Jun beating Red Flute (8-8), 6 ran.
Discreet Hero (IRE) 10-11fav (8-3) Slowly into stride, held up in last pair, headway on wide outside halfway, ridden chasing leading pair inside final 2f, no extra in 4th close home, 4th of 6, 2 1/2l behind A Momentofmadness (8-2) at Windsor 5f hcp (2) gf in May.
Olympic Runner 10-3 (9-7) Tracked leading pair, headway to lead entering final furlong, ran on, won at Yarmouth 5f hcp (5) gd in Jun beating Gabrielle (9-7) by 3l, 6 ran.
Bint Aldar 33-1 (8-7) Led stand side group until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 22, 19 1/2l behind Mr Lupton (8-9) at Doncaster 6f stks (2) gd in Sep.
Spanish City 5-6fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 1f out, not quicken entering final furlong, no extra final 75 yards, 4th of 5, 4 3/4l behind Kestrel Call (8-10) at Doncaster 6f hcp (4) gd in Jun.