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13:50 Sandown Park

Whatton Manor Stud Handicap (Class 5)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 10y
  • Going: Heavy
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,000 added
  • Winner: £5,076
  • 2nd: £2,383
  • 3rd: £1,192
  • 4th: £596
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 6.23s
  • Off Time: 13:52:43
  • 8 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Phoenix Star (IRE)

4/1

    2
    Silk -

    Pop Dancer (IRE)

    16/1

      3
      Silk -

      Harb

      11/1

        1(3)
        Silk - Yellow, black seams, black sleeves, yellow armlets, yellow and black quartered cap

        The Daley Express (IRE)

        8 p D
        12/1
        • Form 59-0014
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-12
        • Official Rating 71

        steadied in rear, shaken up 2f out, no response

        2(5)
        Silk - Emerald Green and White stripes, Emerald Green sleeves, White armlets, Orange cap

        Harb

        30
        11/1
        • Form 684984
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-11
        • Official Rating 71

        soon led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed well over 1f out, kept on one pace

        4(9)
        Silk - Emerald green, yellow cross belts, emerald green sleeves, yellow stars, yellow cap

        Pop Dancer (IRE)

        23 p DCD
        16/1
        • Form 932262
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-9
        • Official Rating 68

        prominent, raced alone on near side, pushed along and led well over 1f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on, headed 110 yards out, no extra

        5(7)
        Silk - Black, royal blue braces, white cap, royal blue stars

        Nubough (IRE)

        43 t
        14/1
        • Form 1-43392
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 66

        chased leaders, pushed along halfway and well held

        6(2)
        Silk - Yellow, royal blue disc and sleeves, royal blue and yellow hooped cap

        Russellinthebushes (IRE)

        37 BFD
        6/1
        • Form 838445
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 67

        handy, pushed along and outpaced well over 1f out, soon beaten

        7(6)
        Silk - Red, grey star, grey sleeves, red armlets, quartered cap

        Sir Benedict (IRE)

        14 CD
        9/4
        • Form 184322
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 64

        well away, close up and raced keenly, pushed along 2f out, ridden and pressed leaders over 1f out, weakened final 110 yards

        8(8)
        Silk - White, red chevron, dark blue sleeves, white armlets, red cap

        Gherkin

        19 b BFD
        9/2
        • Form 814335
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 64

        towards rear, pushed along halfway, always behind

        9(4)
        Silk - Emerald green, pink star, white sleeves, pink cap

        Phoenix Star (IRE)

        9 p BFDCD
        4/1
        • Form 702852
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 63

        tracked leaders, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on well to lead 110 yards out

        3(1)
        NR

        Wiley Post

        63 b D
        5/1
        • Form 6355-1D
        • Age 9
        • Weight 9-10
        • Official Rating 69

        NonRunner

        Previous results

        2021
        (9)
        Silk -

        Melody King (IRE)

        11/10
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7

        2020
        (2)
        Silk -

        Veleta

        11/4
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-4

        2019
        (3)
        Silk -

        Enthaar

        10/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-6

        In depth

        Verdict

        Both Wiley Post and The Daley Express won their penultimate starts though the latter was well beaten at Windsor in June by GHERKHIN. That was the last time Stuart Kittow’s charge encountered testing ground and he gets another chance back on today’s surface. Hamilton runner-up Sir Benedict handles soft ground and is preferred to Pop Dancer and Phoenix Star of the rest.

        Formwatch

        The Daley Express (IRE) 10-1 (9-13) Held up in mid-division, ridden along 2f out, weakened and lost third inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Gustav Graves (8-11) at Leicester 5f hcp (5) gd in Sep.

        Harb 28-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on, not get on terms, 4th of 9, 1 1/4l behind Lipsink (9-13) at Windsor 5f hcp (4) gf in Aug.

        Pop Dancer (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Led, ridden 1f out, kept on, headed towards finish, 2nd of 6, nk behind Haveoneyerself (9-5) at Brighton 5f hcp (5) gf in Aug.

        Nubough (IRE) 18-1 (10-0) Led, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on, headed 110 yards out, no extra, 2nd of 11, 1l behind Sir Gregory (9-11) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Aug.

        Russellinthebushes (IRE) 2-1fav (9-5) Raced wide close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 5th of 9, 7 1/4l behind Mega Marvel (9-12) at Wolverhampton 6f stks (6) pol in Aug.

        Sir Benedict (IRE) 3-1 (9-8) Dwelt towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Slainte Mhath (8-13) at Hamilton 6f hcp (6) gs in Aug.

        Gherkin 13-8fav (9-10) Slowly away, always towards rear, 5th of 6, 3 3/4l behind The Daley Express (10-0) at Goodwood 5f hcp (5) gs in Aug.

        Phoenix Star (IRE) 10-3fav (9-8) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, led final 100 yards, headed and not pace of winner close home, 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind Rory (9-9) at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Sep.

        Wiley Post 5-2jfav (9-13) Keen raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden and edged left from over 1f out, joined winner inside final furlong, ran on to share spoils, placed 2nd after enquiry, won at Brighton 5f hcp (5) gf in Jul beating Vandad (9-10), 5 ran.