13:50 Sandown

Wednesday 14 September 2022

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Whatton Manor Stud Handicap

Off time: 13:52 | Winning time: 1m 6.23s

1^st

(4)

Phoenix Star

69-4

4/1

T: Jessica MaceyJ: Oliver Stammers (3)

Tracked leaders, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on well to lead 110 yards out op 9/2

2^nd

(9)

Pop Dancer

59-9

16/1

T: A W CarrollJ: David Probert

Prominent, raced alone on near side, pushed along and led well over 1f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on, headed 110 yards out, no extra op 12/1 tchd 18/1

3^rd

1 ½

(5)

Harb

39-11

11/1

T: P CrateJ: S W Kelly

Soon led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed well over 1f out, kept on one pace tchd 17/2

4^th

(6)

Sir Benedict

49-5

9/4f

T: Mrs Stella BarclayJ: Hollie Doyle

Well away, close up and raced keenly, pushed along 2f out, ridden and pressed leaders over 1f out, weakened final 110 yards op 85/40 tchd 2/1

5^th

5 ½

(7)

Nubough

69-7

14/1

T: M PattinsonJ: Joshua Bryan

Chased leaders, pushed along halfway and well held op 11/1

6^th

1 ¼

(8)

Gherkin

59-5

9/2

T: W S KittowJ: Rob Hornby

Towards rear, pushed along halfway, always behind op 5/1 tchd 11/2

7^th

1 ¼

(2)

Russellinthebushes

39-7

6/1

T: P D EvansJ: P Cosgrave

Handy, pushed along and outpaced well over 1f out, soon beaten op 11/2 tchd 13/2

8^th

(3)

The Daley Express

89-12

12/1

T: R HarrisJ: A J Farragher (5)

Steadied in rear, shaken up 2f out, no response tchd 14/1

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Non-Runners

(1)

Wiley Post⁶³

Weight: 9-10| Age: 9

T: A W Carroll J: Jason Watson

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.00Pl:£1.80, £2.10, £3.40EX:£32.10Trifecta:£396.20Tricast:£645.33SF:£60.56Swingers:£7.20, £7.00, £17.10

Forecasts

Sir Benedict (9/4), Phoenix Star (4/1), Gherkin (9/2), Wiley Post (5/1), Russellinthebushes (6/1), Harb (11/1), The Daley Express (12/1), Nubough (14/1), Pop Dancer (16/1)

Cases can easily be made for the majority of these, but it's PHOENIX STAR who boasts the most compelling claims, despite arriving here on a 21-race losing run. The 6-y-o shared the spoils in a significantly stronger handicap than this over C&D last summer and his recent near miss at Newcastle suggested that he's ready strike. The consistent Sir Benedict is just about second choice ahead of the Tony Carroll-trained duo, Wiley Post and Pop Dancer.

PHOENIX STAR (IRE)
SIR BENEDICT (IRE)
WILEY POST

Previous Winners

2021

Melody King

Weight: 9-7 |Age: 4

J: Oisin Murphy | T: J & S Quinn

11/10

Prize Money

1st: £5,076.002nd: £2,383.003rd: £1,192.004th: £596.005th: £300.006th: £300.00