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14:50 Sandown Park

Elmbridge Claiming Stakes (Class 5)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 14y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 45.24s
  • Off Time: 14:51:50
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Emily's Place (IRE)

6/5

    2
    Silk -

    Roya

    4/1

      3
      Silk -

      El Capitan (FR)

      33/1

        1(1)
        Silk - Dark Green, Red hollow box, armlets and cap

        El Capitan (FR)

        29
        33/1
        • Form 939-960
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 60

        tracked leader, led narrowly 2f out, ridden and headed just inside final furlong, edged left, no extra and kept on same pace

        2(5)
        Silk - Purple, Yellow hoops

        Opera Writer (IRE)

        8 e D
        6/1
        • Form 445110
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 68

        steadied start, pulled hard towards rear, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, soon beaten

        3(4)
        Silk - Dark Blue, White stars, Dark Blue sleeves, White cap

        Roya

        22
        4/1
        • Form 59-5754
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 65

        led, ridden and narrowly headed 2f out, rallied to lead again just inside final furlong, no extra and headed towards finish

        4(3)
        Silk - Beige, Dark Blue diamond, checked sleeves, Dark Blue and Yellow quartered cap

        Mister Maq

        10 b BFD
        10/1
        • Form 474512
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 60

        prominent, driven to chase leaders over 1f out, not quite pace to challenge, stayed on same pace final furlong

        5(8)
        Silk - Light Green, Pink star, sleeves and cap

        Mucho Loco (IRE)

        7 b
        9/1
        • Form 226429
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 56

        held up rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression on leaders and soon beaten

        6(7)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Orange seams, Orange sleeves, Royal Blue seams, hooped cap

        Emily's Place (IRE)

        7 D
        6/5
        • Form 023371
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-6
        • Official Rating 68

        mid-division, switched left 2f out, headway over 1f out on outer, strong run inside final furlong to lead towards finish

        7(2)
        Silk - Pink, White inverted triangle, sleeves and diamond on cap

        Maid In England

        49
        25/1
        • Form 900-1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-6
        • Official Rating 45

        started slowly, took keen hold, held up on outer, ridden over 4f out, struggling final 3f

        8(6)
        Silk - Black, Light Blue disc, Light Blue cap

        Solicitude

        47
        20/1
        • Form 013-000
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-4
        • Official Rating 55

        pulled hard, tracked leaders, under pressure over 2f out, lost action over 1f out, soon eased

        In depth

        Verdict

        In the claimer, the vote goes to Opera Writer ahead of Emily's Place and Maid In England. Lightly raced, Emily's Place came good in a maiden claimer last time and, faring well on the adjusted ratings, holds solid claims today. Also faring well on ratings is Opera Writer. His two recent wins have come on the all-weather but, having proven that he can compete from his current rating on Turf, looks a leading player too. Mister Maq comes here on the back of some fair runs at this type of level and could be good for a place. Finally, Maid In England came good in a seller last time but this looks tougher and Roya made late headway last time suggesting that he could be improving. Once again, though, the vote goes to Opera Writer.

        Formwatch

        Opera Writer (IRE) 11-2 (8-9) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 11th of 13, 16l behind McNairobi (8-13) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp (4) pol.