20:10 Sandown

Thursday 23 May 2019

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Matchbook Low Commission Exchange Heron Stakes (Listed)

Off time: 20:14 | Winning time: 1m 40.29s

(6)

Sangarius^t1²²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: R L Moore| T: Sir Michael Stoute| OR: 106

11/2

Unbeaten in his first two juvenile starts (winner of the 7f Listed Flying Scotsman Stakes at Doncaster), he was unable to lay a glove on the likes of Too Darn Hot and Anthony Van Dyck in the Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes; tongue-tie on for 3yo debut.

Form: 114-

(5)

Bell Rock²¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding

11/2

Kingman colt (cost €240,000 as a yearling); 33/1 when winning on debut in a 7f Newmarket novice (good) last October; form boosted by the runner up King Ademar since; steps up markedly in class for 3yo debut.

Form: 1-

(4)

Dark Vision¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: S De Sousa| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 106

10/1

A winner on his first three juvenile starts, including when going away at the finish in the 7f Group 2 Vintage Stakes at Glorious Goodwood (good); not so effective thereafter; finished 12th of 19 (40/1) to Magna Grecia in the 2000 Guineas.

Form: 1116-30

(2)

King Of Comedy³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: L Dettori| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 100| C| D

9/4

Kingman colt; promising in novice company to date, winning two of his three starts (7f-1m) - drew well clear with Land Of Legends at Yarmouth (1m); similarly to his stablemate Lord North he steps up in grade, but could well prove capable.

Form: 12-1

(1)

Lord North²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden| D

10/1

Dubawi colt; half-brother to the 1m2f winner Chronicles; 2-2 in 1m novice contests (Redcar and Newcastle); difficult to draw anything conclusive other than to simply state that he proved his well-being at Newcastle; stablemate of King Of Comedy.

Form: 1-1

(3)

Raakib Alhawa²⁰⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: J P Spencer| T: D M Simcock| D

25/1

Kingman colt (cost €140,000 as a yearling); pushed out when making a 25/1 winning debut at Newbury (1m, good to soft) last September; well beaten (10th of 11) in the Group 1 Vertem Futurity Trophy (Doncaster) subsequently.

Form: 10-

(7)

Roseman²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: R Varian| D

8/1

Kingman colt (cost €650,000 as a yearling); didn't hit the racecourse until this season, but is swiftly making up for lost time; hacked up at short odds at Nottingham (1m+ novice) after a most promising Newbury debut third; stiffer task.

Form: 31

(8)

Walkinthesand¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR: 106| C

7/2

Footstepsinthesand colt (cost 180,000gns as a yearling); has plenty of experience and is a course winner (7f, good); runner-up in Newmarket Listed races (1m1f-1m2f) on both starts this season, bustling up the exciting UAE Jewel latest.

Form: 21-22

Forecasts

King Of Comedy (9/4), Walkinthesand (7/2), Sangarius (11/2), Bell Rock (11/2), Roseman (8/1), Dark Vision (10/1), Lord North (10/1), Raakib Alhawa (25/1)

Sangarius wears a tongue-tie for his first start since finishing fourth to the brilliant Too Darn Hot in Newmarket's Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes, and merits respect now stepping up in trip. Walkinthesand has already proved conclusively that he has trained on for Richard Hannon with a pair of solid second-placed efforts in Newmarket Listed contests (Fielden Stakes/Newmarket Stakes), giving the supporters of UAE Jewel a scare latest. However, in an open race where the majority will find ample winning opportunities as the Flat season progresses, the soundest advice is to take a chance on the ultra-progressive KING OF COMEDY finding the required improvement.