13:50 Sandown

Friday 26 April 2024

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bet365 Esher Cup Handicap

  • 3YO only  |   Class 2  |   1m  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   5 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:50  |   Winning time: 1m 45.48s
1st
Horse silk
5
(4)
1/1f
T: Harry CharltonJ: R L Moore
Pushed along to lead, made all, ridden 1f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, stayed on gamely op 11/8
2nd
Horse silk
nk
2
(5)
10/1
T: R HannonJ: Joe Leavy (5)
Close 3rd, went 2nd 5f out, edged right and ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, always just held op 9/1 tchd 11/1
3rd
Horse silk
hd
8
(8)
3/1
T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy
Wore hood to post, held up in 4th, pushed along over 2f out, some headway and ridden 2f out, ridden out wide and stayed on from over 1f out, just missed 2nd op 10/3 tchd 11/4
4th
Horse silk
2
4
(1)
5/1
T: C G CoxJ: Rossa Ryan
Steadied start, held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, hung right 2f out, soon angled out, ridden and plugged on in well held 4th final furlong op 18/5 tchd 7/2
5th
Horse silk
2 ¾
1
(2)
9/1
T: K R BurkeJ: C Lee
Tracked winner 3f, handy 3rd on inside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and hung right over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 13/2

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Non-Runners

3
(7)
Horse silk
Cogitate37
Weight: 9-3|  Age: 3
T: C Hills  J: Tom Marquand
NR
7
(6)
Horse silk
Nellie Leylax196
Weight: 8-11|  Age: 3
T: Tom Dascombe  J: Pierre-Louis Jamin
NR
6
(3)
Horse silk
Rocking Tree25
Weight: 8-12|  Age: 3
T: G Boughey  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.00Pl:£1.20, £3.40EX:£11.00Trifecta:£24.70SF:£11.76Swingers:£7.00

Forecasts

Hand Of God (1/1), Royal Supremacy (3/1), Cogitate (7/2), Rocking Tree (4/1), Cracking Gold (5/1), Cuban Tiger (9/1), Blue Lemons (10/1), Nellie Leylax (10/1)

Verdict

Always a very useful 3-y-o handicap. An opening mark in the high 80s looks manageable for HAND OF GOD on the back of his taking Newmarket maiden success last autumn so he gets the vote under Ryan Moore. Cracking Gold and Cuban Tiger have done well on AW this year and are feared most.

  1. HAND OF GOD
  2. CRACKING GOLD
  3. CUBAN TIGER

Prize Money

1st: £23,193.002nd: £10,876.003rd: £5,440.004th: £2,718.005th: £1,359.006th: £680.00

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