14:25 Sandown

Saturday 6 July 2019

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:20

Coral Challenge (Handicap)

Off time: 14:26 | Winning time: 1m 40.83s

1^st

(8)

Mojito

59-8

4/1f

T: W J HaggasJ: L Dettori

Well away, pulled hard and kept wide early, made virtually all, ridden final furlong, ran on strongly, unchallenged op 9/2 tchd 5/1

2^nd

1 ¼

(9)

Escobar

59-5

12/1

T: D O'MearaJ: Andrea Atzeni

Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway on rails over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, hung right under pressure and went 2nd inside final furlong, kept on same pace, never able to challenge op 10/1

3^rd

(7)

Petrus

49-6

12/1

T: B J MeehanJ: Oisin Murphy

Raced wide in mid-division, headway out wide 2f out, chasing leaders over 1f out, went 3rd last strides and closed on 2nd, not trouble winner tchd 10/1

4^th

(3)

Key Victory

49-10

10/1

T: C ApplebyJ: James Doyle

Raced keenly in mid-division, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, no extra and lost 3rd final strides op 8/1

5^th

(4)

Greenside

89-1

15/2

T: H CandyJ: Harry Bentley

Held up towards rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, never going pace to reach leaders op 8/1

6^th

(6)

Via Serendipity

59-4

8/1

T: S C WilliamsJ: Kerrin McEvoy

Led briefly, chased winner until halfway, well there, ridden over 1f out, no extra final 75 yards

7^th

(11)

History Writer

49-4

7/1

T: D MenuisierJ: Jason Watson

Held up towards rear, headway out wide 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved op 15/2 tchd 13/2

8^th

1 ¼

(1)

Salute The Soldier

49-3

16/1

T: C G CoxJ: A Kirby

Tracked leaders in 5th on inside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, weakened soon after

9^th

(10)

Zhui Feng

69-8

25/1

T: Mrs A J PerrettJ: Jim Crowley

Chased leaders on outside, went 2nd halfway until inside final 2f, weakened quickly over 1f out

10^th

nse

(12)

Rum Runner

48-5

25/1

T: R HannonJ: M Dwyer

Slowly into stride and switched right start, held up in rear, never on terms

11^th

(5)

Breden

99-7

33/1

T: Mrs L C JewellJ: R Winston

Held up towards rear, never involved op 28/1 tchd 25/1

12^th

(2)

Qaroun

49-0

6/1

T: Sir Michael StouteJ: R L Moore

Chased leaders, went 2nd inside final 2f until ridden inside final furlong, weakened and eased op 8/1

13^th

(14)

Lush Life

49-1

7/1

T: J A OsborneJ: J P Spencer

Held up towards rear, some headway over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 10/1

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Non-Runners

(13)

Pattie¹⁷

Weight: 9-0| Age: 5

T: M R Channon J: Scott McCullagh

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.80Pl:£2.40, £4.10, £4.30EX:£60.10Trifecta:£854.30Tricast:£547.30SF:£54.33Swingers:£15.20, £11.40, £21.60

Forecasts

Mojito (4/1), Qaroun (6/1), History Writer (7/1), Lush Life (7/1), Greenside (15/2), Via Serendipity (8/1), Key Victory (10/1), Escobar (12/1), Petrus (12/1), Salute The Soldier (16/1), Zhui Feng (25/1), Rum Runner (25/1), Breden (33/1), Pattie (33/1)

A wide-open handicap but a chance is taken on the lightly raced LUSH LIFE who should appreciate a return to turf here. Rum Runner's effort last time out suggested he may be about to bounce back while several previous course and distance winners can't be ruled out, most notably History Writer who saves his best for this venue.

Lush Life
Rum Runner
History Writer

Previous Winners

2018

Tigre du Terre

Weight: 8-8 |Age: 3

J: Tom Marquand | T: R Hannon

9/2

Prize Money

1st: £46,192.002nd: £13,905.003rd: £6,952.004th: £3,465.005th: £1,740.006th: £878.007th: £435.008th: £210.00