17:35 Sandown

Friday 15 September 2023

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Off time: 17:39 | Winning time: 2m 10.49s

(9)

Borgi²⁹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: B A Curtis| T: S Woods| OR: 82

22/1

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Wolverhampton last November but disappointing at Lingfield later that month and hasn't been seen since (also gelded).

Form: 12216-

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(2)

Finest Leader⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: T E Whelan| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 82| D

11/8

Has left previous form behind upped in trip with cheekpieces applied, completing hat-trick before improving again when narrowly denied by a very progressive sort from the Haggas yard (pair 7 lengths clear) at Kempton last week. 4 lb well-in compared to his future mark.

Form: 061112

(3)

Tudor⁹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: J F Egan| T: P Owens| OR: 76| BF| D

14/1

Won at Lingfield on his final 2 starts in 2022 and has continued in good heart this year, his stamina seeming stretched in a well-run race when third at Chester (12.3f) in June. More needed as he makes his first run for yard after leaving Kevin Philippart De Foy.

Form: 11-4323

(1)

Strong Impact¹¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: David Egan| T: R Varian| OR: 81

5/2

Saxon Warrior filly. Has shaped well on each of her three starts to date and looks a likely improver on handicap bow after a break. Worth taking a chance on.

Form: 5-22

(5)

Miss Down Under^p,t1²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: K Shoemark| T: Mrs A J Perrett| OR: 73| CD

14/1

Won here under testing conditions (10f) last September before quickly following up at Ffos Las, but there's been very little to shout about so far this term. Tried in a tongue tie.

Form: 116-388

(7)

Eddie Temple^h²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Rhiain Ingram⁽³⁾| T: R Ingram| OR: 72

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden who has showed fairly useful form but is yet to fire in handicaps. Has left Owen Burrows since last run.

Form: 8-8566

(8)

Born Ruler³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 72

7/2

Lightly-raced winner. Good third of 12 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f, 14/1) 38 days ago. Makes turf debut. Likely to progress further, so merits respect.

Form: 7-3173

(6)

Gallimimus^p²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Darragh Keenan| T: J Gallagher| OR: 70| D

18/1

Progressive this season for George Boughey, winning three times, and ran with credit again when second at Bath last time. Has joined a new yard now but no reason why he can't give another good account.

Form: 921242

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(4)

Udaberri¹⁸

Weight: 9-11| Age: 4

T: S Woods J: Billy Loughnane

Forecasts

Finest Leader (11/8), Strong Impact (5/2), Born Ruler (7/2), Tudor (14/1), Miss Down Under (14/1), Gallimimus (18/1), Udaberri (20/1), Borgi (22/1), Eddie Temple (66/1)

STRONG IMPACT has shaped like there's a bigger effort in her on each of her three starts to date and she's taken to prove herself ahead of a mark of 81 back from a break. Finest Leader is an obvious danger on the back of a solid showing at Kempton and Born Ruler can't be discounted.