19:30 Sandown

Thursday 23 July 2020

All16:2016:5517:2517:5518:3019:0019:3020:00

Imber Court Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   1m 1f 209y  |   Good to Firm (Good in places on the Round Course)  |   16 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 19:32  |   Winning time: 2m 7.06s
1st
Horse silk
10
(17)
4/1j
T: D MenuisierJ: R L Moore
Held up towards rear, headway on outside and switched right inside final 2f, chased leaders over 1f out, led entering final furlong, soon clear, stayed on well op 9/2
2nd
Horse silk
5
3
(9)
20/1
T: Miss J FeildenJ: Dylan Hogan (3)
Held up towards rear, good headway on outside chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, went 2nd and every chance just inside final furlong, no extra, no chance with winner op 25/1
3rd
Horse silk
2
9
(10)
9/1
T: J R FanshaweJ: George Wood
Held up in mid-division, good headway and switched right inside final 2f, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, plugged on into 3rd close home op 8/1
4th
Horse silk
½
7
(16)
16/1
T: J R BestJ: Tom Marquand
Mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, soon lost 2nd, dropped to 4th close home tchd 14/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ¼
11
(13)
12/1
T: P D EvansJ: Harry Bentley
Raced keenly tracking leaders on outside, went 2nd over 2f out, soon every chance, ridden pressing leaders when hung right over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong tchd 11/1
6th
Horse silk
2 ½
15
(12)
16/1
T: M ApplebyJ: S De Sousa
Tracked leader, led 8f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
7th
Horse silk
3 ¼
13
(15)
20/1
T: M BlakeJ: Megan Nicholls (3)
Held up last, some late minor headway, never on terms op 18/1
8th
Horse silk
2 ¼
2
(14)
18/1
T: S C WilliamsJ: P J McDonald
Slowly into stride, towards rear most of way
9th
Horse silk
½
1
(2)
4/1j
T: P & O ColeJ: Cieren Fallon (3)
Slowly into stride, always towards rear
10th
Horse silk
1 ¼
5
(8)
16/1
T: I FurtadoJ: Joey Haynes
Chased leaders, ridden inside final 2f, weakened soon after
11th
Horse silk
5
17
(11)
33/1
T: J G PortmanJ: Nicola Currie
Towards rear, closer on outside into mid-division 7f out, headway chasing leaders 3f out, ridden and weakening when hung right inside final 2 op 28/1 tchd 40/1
12th
Horse silk
2 ¾
8
(3)
9/1
T: A M BaldingJ: David Probert
Tracked leaders on inside, ridden 2f out, soon weakened op 15/2
13th
Horse silk
2
4
(7)
9/1
T: H CandyJ: A Kirby
Led 2f, tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 2f out op 17/2 tchd 9/1
14th
Horse silk
11
16
(5)
80/1
T: M MadgwickJ: L P Keniry
Chased leaders, weakening when hampered inside final 2f, soon behind op 50/1
15th
Horse silk
4
12
(4)
20/1
T: S PearceJ: J Mitchell
Started slowly, always behind op 18/1 tchd 16/1
16th
Horse silk
13
14
(1)
28/1
T: G & J MooreJ: Hector Crouch
Slowly into stride, soon mid-division on inside and pushed along at times, weakened 3f out, behind soon after op 25/1

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6
(6)
Horse silk
Songkran6
Weight: 9-6|  Age: 4
T: G Boughey  J: K Shoemark
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.10Pl:£1.80, £4.20, £2.70, £3.90EX:£64.50Trifecta:£821.70Tricast:£698.86SF:£94.76Swingers:£19.50, £5.70, £37.90

Forecasts

Blue Cup (4/1), High Commissioner (4/1), Songkran (9/2), Knowing (9/1), Agent Basterfield (9/1), Maiden Castle (9/1), Snow Ocean (12/1), Torochica (16/1), Motawaafeq (16/1), Brooklyn Boy (16/1), My Boy Sepoy (18/1), Gas Monkey (20/1), Champs De Reves (20/1), Noble Peace (20/1), Hollywood Road (28/1), Ashazuri (33/1), Stormbomber (80/1)

Verdict

Songkran is on a roll at present, and a penalty is not necessarily going to stop him as he bids for a remarkable four-timer. He'll be a tough nut to crack, but AGENT BASTERFIELD resumes on a fair mark, and has been gelded since last seen, so could go well with this trip appearing within his compass. Champs de Reves was best of those held up at Windsor last time, and could get involved assuming he gets a stronger pace to run at here.
  1. Agent Basterfield
  2. Songkran
  3. Champs De Reves

Prize Money

1st: £4,690.002nd: £1,396.003rd: £697.004th: £349.00

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