17:00 Sandown

Friday 31 August 2018

All13:4014:1014:4015:1515:5016:2517:00

188Bet Extra Place Races Fillies' Handicap

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 1m 30.57s

(1)

Heart Power^h¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: T P Queally| T: I Mohammed| OR: 75

25/1

Meydan winner in March, but three poor efforts on these shores and no great improvement when tried in a hood at Kempton last time, although had some excuses after meeting trouble there.

Form: 3-71078

(9)

Queens Royale^v¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: R Winston| T: M Appleby| OR: 68| D

12/1

Form has been rather mixed this year, running respectably at Leicester on penultimate start, but again below form at Thirsk last time. Usual visor back on having been missing for those efforts.

Form: 369528

(4)

Arabian Jazz^h²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: James Doyle| T: M L W Bell| OR: 73| BF| D

7/2

Winner at Beverley in April, and better form in defeat on her last three starts, beaten less than a length each time. Place claims once more, although vulnerable to better treated rivals again.

Form: 145223

(6)

Teenage Gal¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: R L Moore| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 71| D

9/2

Gradually getting to grips with handicaps, and found a little improvement to win a 7f event at Chepstow last time from Lamb Chop. All out for that win, and small rise demands more.

Form: 2-46821

(8)

Topmeup^b¹⁰^{(ex 6)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Josephine Gordon| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 60| D

6/1

Back in the groove with blinkers replacing usual visor on last two starts, winning at Yarmouth over both 7f and 1m. Has had something to spare both times, so may not find a 6lb penalty insurmountable, assuming she gets strong gallop she needs.

Form: 226311

(7)

Boreagh Lass^p¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Callum Shepherd| T: E De Giles| OR: 69

14/1

Winner of a 6f novice at Windsor last August for Henry Candy, but that has proven to be weak form and well beaten on all three starts for current yard.

Form: 715-650

(2)

Narjes^h¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Sophie Ralston⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs L J Mongan| OR: 59

7/2

Better at 1m than shorter, and finally got off the mark over that trip at Brighton last time, seeming to show much-improved form. Races off same mark here, so chance obvious, but return to 7f is far from ideal.

Form: 594241

(5)

Lethal Angel²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Oisin Murphy| T: S C Williams| OR: 64| BF

17/2

Running well at a modest level, and runner-up at Yarmouth on consecutive days earlier in the month, and just denied after leading last time. This looks tougher, but she's not ignored.

Form: 305422

(3)

Heidi¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Hollie Doyle| T: R Hannon| OR: 58

8/1

Only modest form in novices to date, but did a little better than previously when 5¾L fifth of 10 to Jumeirah Street at Kempton last time, and may do better now handicapping, for all she'll have to.

Form: 6-45

Forecasts

Arabian Jazz (7/2), Narjes (7/2), Teenage Gal (9/2), Topmeup (6/1), Heidi (8/1), Lethal Angel (17/2), Queens Royale (12/1), Boreagh Lass (14/1), Heart Power (25/1)

To some extent this revolves around Narjes, who is well treated having won off the same mark at Brighton recently, but she's not sure to appreciate the drop back in trip, and is opposed with TOPMEUP, who has turned over a new leaf in blinkers on her last two starts, and may well be able to defy a penalty. Lethal Angel has also been running well of late, and the booking of Oisin Murphy for the Stuart Williams-trained filly takes the eye.