16:05 Sandown

Friday 6 July 2018

All13:2013:5014:2515:0015:3016:0516:4017:15

Besso Handicap

Off time: 16:07 | Winning time: 2m 6.12s

1^st

(8)

Melting Dew

49-7

3/1f

T: Sir Michael StouteJ: R L Moore

Soon pushed along in last pair, rapid headway on outside chasing leader halfway, led inside final 3f, headed 2f out, rallied on rails to lead again near finish op 10/3

2^nd

(2)

Alfarris

49-7

7/2

T: W J HaggasJ: Jim Crowley

Tracking leaders on inside when steadied off heels and lost place slightly inside final mile, smooth headway on outside tracking leaders over 2f out, ridden into narrow lead inside final furlong, headed near finish

3^rd

(4)

Bathsheba Bay

38-4

7/1

T: R HannonJ: Hollie Doyle

Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and not quicken over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, switched left and went 3rd close home op 10/1

4^th

(5)

Pivoine

49-12

7/2

T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy

Took keen hold early, soon steadied into 6th, closer on outside halfway, led 2f out, ridden and narrowly headed inside final furlong, remained challenging until no extra towards finish op 10/3 tchd 4/1

5^th

1 ¼

(3)

Alternative Fact

39-2

14/1

T: E A L DunlopJ: J P Spencer

Awkwardly away, held up last, headway on outside over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong op 16/1

6^th

(7)

Nayel

69-12

20/1

T: R HannonJ: Andrea Atzeni

Led early, tracked leader until halfway, chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f op 16/1

7^th

1 ¼

(9)

King's Proctor

38-11

6/1

T: C & M JohnstonJ: David Egan

Chased leaders on outside, weakened 2f out tchd 13/2

8^th

2 ¾

(1)

Not So Sleepy

69-11

12/1

T: H MorrisonJ: A Kirby

Soon led, headed inside final 3f, chased leaders, weakened 2f out op 11/1 tchd 10/1

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Non-Runners

(6)

Blue Laureate²⁰

Weight: 8-3| Age: 3

T: Ian Williams J: M Dwyer

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.10Pl:£1.20, £1.50, £2.40EX:£12.50Trifecta:£63.00Tricast:£66.60SF:£13.81Swingers:£1.40, £6.00, £7.00

Forecasts

Melting Dew (3/1), Alfarris (7/2), Pivoine (7/2), King's Proctor (6/1), Bathsheba Bay (7/1), Not So Sleepy (12/1), Alternative Fact (14/1), Blue Laureate (16/1), Nayel (20/1)

There's plenty to like about PIVOINE after an impressive course and distance success last time out and a 10lb rise for that looks perfectly fair given the manner of the win. Alfarris is another last time out winner who would appear to be returning on a workable handicap mark and Melting Dew isn't ruled out after a winning return at Chelmsford last time.

Pivoine
Alfarris
Melting Dew

Previous Winners

2017

Euginio

Weight: 9-4 |Age: 3

J: Andrea Atzeni | T: R Hannon

5/4

Prize Money

1st: £31,125.002nd: £9,320.003rd: £4,660.004th: £2,330.005th: £1,165.006th: £585.00