14:30 Sandown

Friday 11 September 2020

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Off time: 14:31 | Winning time: 1m 45.0s

(4)

Dubai Mirage^p³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: H Crouch| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 97| D

15/8

Son of Dubawi who looked a useful prospect when easy winner of 1m Kempton maiden on reappearance. Just mid-field in the Britannia but emphatically back on track at Haydock. 10 lb rise is fair.

Form: 23-101

(7)

Yes My Boy^p1³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 93| BF| D

5/1

Won a brace of novice events on the AW first 2 starts and better form when runner-up twice in handicaps switched to turf in July. Raced closer to strong pace than was ideal at Haydock, Headgear on.

Form: 11224

(3)

Chance^h1³⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: R Havlin| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 88| D

16/1

Further progress when completing the hat-trick in decisive fashion at York in July 2019. Ended campaign with a heavy defeat in the Cambridgeshire and off the track since. Hood applied.

Form: 211150-

(5)

Raaeq²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Dane O'Neill| T: B J Meehan| OR: 91

5/2

Confirmed debut promise when getting on top close home in a Newbury novice (7f) a year ago. Took a while to get him back on the track but she shaped very well when second on last month's C&D return.

Form: 21-2

(8)

Mon Choix²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Joshua Bryan⁽³⁾| T: A M Balding| OR: 90| CD

11/1

Major improvement in August, winning 1m handicaps at Windsor and Sandown in good style. However, was found out in a better race at York 3 weeks ago.

Form: 236110

(1)

Siglo Six^h⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: C Lee| T: H Palmer| OR: 83| CD

33/1

Twice a winner as a 3-y-o, showing useful form over C&D for the second of them. Yet to find his feet in 2020.

Form: 370-679

(2)

Campari⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Thomas Greatrex⁽³⁾| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 86| D

17/2

Built on his 3 promising 2-y-o runs when landing a Chepstow maiden on return from 8 months off following a gelding operation. Narrowly denied in a 7f course handicap but bombed out at Ascot.

Form: 744-120

(6)

Rectory Road¹¹^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: K T O'Neill| T: R Harris| OR: 72| CD

18/1

Quiet start to 2020, but more like it when third at Bath and he duly built on that when winning 11-runner handicap over C&D a fortnight ago. 5 lb penalty to carry in this much better race.

Form: 7-89931

Forecasts

Dubai Mirage (15/8), Raaeq (5/2), Yes My Boy (5/1), Campari (17/2), Mon Choix (11/1), Chance (16/1), Rectory Road (18/1), Siglo Six (33/1)

RAAEQ beat a very useful opponent in a Newbury novice on second start last autumn and his reappearance was full of promise, sticking at it despite being free early over this C&D. There's surely more to come from him and he is preferred in favour of Dubai Mirage and Yes My Boy.