16:50 Sandown
Saturday 13 June 2020
All12:5513:3014:0514:4015:1515:4516:2016:50
Oxshott Handicap (Div 2)
- 4YO plus  |  Class 4  |  1m 6f  |  Good (Good to Soft in places)  |  11 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 16:57Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 3m 5.63s
Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
Won over 1m4f in France for Alain de Royer-Dupre and highly tried for current handler over hurdles last season. Runs in this sphere for the first time in Britain and is not easy to assess so any support for him would be interesting.
Only win from 12 starts came at Bath on very fast ground in 1m3f maiden on second run for Andrew Balding. Hasn't shone over hurdles for current yard and doesn't make much appeal off current mark.
25/1 debut scorer last term in Salisbury 1m4f maiden but fared badly three runs after including handicap bow over this trip at Doncaster in October. First-time visor now applied and slim hopes rest on going well after a break as on first start.
Reeled off AW 2m h'cap four-timer in winter 2017-18 but hasn't done much since and showed little on turf at Ascot two years ago. 10lb lower now but difficult to get excited about.
Bought for 70,000gns from Sir Mark Prescott's yard after winning 3-6 last term a between 1m4f-2m. Ran well for long way in Grade 2 hurdle at Kempton in February and is very interesting here with top rider booked.
Stayed on gamely top win over C&D last July off 4lb lower but failed to follow up on return visit and at Kempton on only start. Profile suggests he normally needs a run or two to hit form so others make a little more appeal.
Chepstow 2m4f maiden hurdle winner in 2018 having won on Flat over 1m back in 2015. Showed little in two AW starts this winter and others are readily preferred.
Both wins have come at 2m and seems to lack required pace at this 2f shorter trip these days. Won first time out last year though so may be best when fresh and cannot be totally discounted on that score.
Won four times first half of last year and ran plenty of good races in defeat in second half of the campaign. Stayed on into third over 1m4f at Kempton last week and should be at concert pitch now. 1lb lower mark does him no harm either.
3-5 on AW over 1m4f but didn't show much on turf in three runs in Ireland for previous handler. Still unexposed though at this trip so a fair display is not out of the question.
Last three wins have all come over 1m4f and appeared not to stay on only previous attempt at this trip. Only 1lb higher than last win but stamina has to be a concern.
Non-Runners
2
(11)
Theatro3
Weight: 9-6|Â Â Age: 4
T: Jedd O'Keeffe  J: P J McDonald
NR
Forecasts
Blame It On Sally (3/1), Young Merlin (7/2), Singing The Blues (9/2), Mankayan (5/1), Theatro (11/2), Atomic Jack (12/1), Be Fair (14/1), Flintrock (20/1), Vorashann (25/1), Author's Dream (33/1), Ascot Day (33/1), Fleeting Visit (40/1)
Singing The Blues was an eyecatcher finishing well into third over 1m4f last week and will make his presence felt, but narrow preference is for BLAME IT ON SALLY who did well for Sir Mark Prescott last term and looks the type to be suited by this track and trip with a top rider booked for her new handler. Theatro only just failed at Pontefract midweek and if making the journey south from Middleham would be a big threat, while Atomic Jack has gone well fresh in the past, and the still unexposed Be Fair is a potential improver.
- Blame It On Sally
- Singing The Blues
- Theatro
Prize Money
1st: £4,690.002nd: £1,396.003rd: £697.004th: £349.00
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