15:50 Sandown

Saturday 20 August 2022

All14:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:35

Kensington Gates Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 2  |   1m 1f 209y  |   Good  |   15 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:56  |   Winning time: 2m 7.27s
1st
Horse silk
8
(13)
17/2
T: W J HaggasJ: Cieren Fallon
Prominent, pushed along and led over 2f out, ridden and drifted left over 1f out, stayed on well op 6/1
2nd
Horse silk
¾
12
(7)
14/1
T: W J KnightJ: Andrea Atzeni
In rear, effort and good headway on outside 2f out, stayed on strongly to chase winner inside last, closing at finish, too much to do op 18/1
3rd
Horse silk
3 ½
17
(16)
9/2
T: R M BeckettJ: J Quinn
Chased leaders, ridden well over 2f out, ran on steadily, not pace to challenge tchd 5/1
4th
Horse silk
nk
6
(3)
49-4
22/1
T: W JarvisJ: Jason Watson
Rear mid-division, ridden 2f out, stayed on from 1f out, ran on, never nearer tchd 20/1
5th
Horse silk
1
10
(17)
39-0
4/1j
T: Sir Michael StouteJ: R Kingscote
Handy, pushed along well over 2f out, kept on one pace tchd 7/2
6th
Horse silk
nk
13
(5)
40/1
T: H J EvansJ: William Cox
Mid-division, effort and headway well over 3f out, prominent 3f out, ridden well over 1f out, no extra final furlong tchd 50/1
7th
Horse silk
½
7
(8)
28/1
T: S bin SuroorJ: K Stott
Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace op 33/1
8th
Horse silk
1
16
(14)
17/2
T: Sir Mark PrescottJ: L Morris
In rear, ridden 3f out, kept on, never placed to challenge op 12/1
9th
Horse silk
¾
15
(12)
11/2
T: J & T GosdenJ: R Havlin
Towards rear, pushed along 3f out, some late progress, never involved op 13/2
10th
Horse silk
sh
14
(1)
50/1
T: T WardJ: Saffie Osborne (3)
Mid-division, pushed along 3f out, never threatened op 25/1 tchd 22/1
11th
Horse silk
½
2
(4)
40/1
T: B J MeehanJ: Thomas Greatrex
Front mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression and faded closing stages op 66/1
12th
Horse silk
2
4
(2)
79-9
4/1j
T: K C BaileyJ: P J Dobbs
Slowly into stride, rear mid-division, some headway well over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never on terms op 10/3
13th
Horse silk
1 ¼
1
(11)
40/1
T: D MenuisierJ: Stefano Cherchi (3)
Mid-division, ridden 2f out, no progress
14th
Horse silk
2 ½
9
(10)
22/1
T: A M BaldingJ: Joshua Bryan
In rear, pushed along over 2f out, never showed
15th
Horse silk
4 ¼
5
(9)
40/1
T: R M BeckettJ: Hector Crouch
Soon led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out tchd 50/1

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3
(6)
Horse silk
Fantastic Fox66
Weight: 9-9|  Age: 4
T: R Varian  J: Andrea Atzeni
NR
11
(15)
Horse silk
Yorkshire Lady1
Weight: 8-12|  Age: 4
T: M & D Easterby  J: Joanna Mason
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.50Pl:£2.40, £3.90, £2.10EX:£102.20Trifecta:£578.60Tricast:£617.49SF:£114.83Swingers:£22.80, £10.10, £11.10

Forecasts

Migdam (4/1), Ajero (4/1), Vee Sight (9/2), Knight Of Honour (11/2), Protagonist (17/2), Secret Box (17/2), Dual Identity (14/1), Fantastic Fox (20/1), Arqoob (22/1), Good Birthday (22/1), Yorkshire Lady (25/1), Dubai Horizon (28/1), Croeso Cymraeg (40/1), Palavecino (40/1), Belloccio (40/1), Victory Chime (40/1), Asgoodassobergets (50/1)

Verdict

This looks very competitive indeed, with several making plenty of appeal. Top of the list is VEE SIGHT, who scored in good style here in June and subsequently did well to finish as close as he did when fourth at Glorious Goodwood, having looked all at sea on that idiosyncratic track. He has a feather weight and while stall 16 isn't ideal, it's not insurmountable either. Ajero is feared most, while Protagonist and Knight of Honour are also high on the shortlist, along with Dual Identity.

  1. VEE SIGHT
  2. AJERO (IRE)
  3. PROTAGONIST (FR)

Previous Winners

2021
King Of Clubs
Weight: 8-2  |Age: 3
5/2

Prize Money

1st: £25,575.002nd: £11,995.003rd: £6,000.004th: £2,995.005th: £1,500.006th: £745.007th: £375.00

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