19:40 Sandown

Wednesday 26 July 2023

All18:0018:3519:1019:4020:1020:40

Verve Way Handicap

Off time: 19:41 | Winning time: 1m 46.07s

1^st

(8)

Night Arc

49-9

15/2

T: R HannonJ: Thomas Greatrex

Held up off the pace in last trio, steady headway out wide 2f out, ridden went 2nd and edged right over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, led towards finish op 17/2 tchd 9/1

2^nd

(10)

Two Tempting

410-2

3/1

T: J G PortmanJ: Rob Hornby

Raced wide 2f, close 3rd, led inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, headed towards finish op 5/2

3^rd

2 ¼

(6)

Golden Sands

410-2

12/1

T: M ApplebyJ: Alistair Rawlinson

Led, pushed along and headed entering final 2f, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, plugged on in well held 3rd op 14/1

4^th

(7)

Snapcracklepop

49-8

10/1

T: W Muir & C GrassickJ: Aidan Keeley (3)

Slowly into stride, pushed along early in rear, headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders op 17/2

5^th

(3)

Mudskipper

39-4

9/4f

T: D MenuisierJ: W Buick

Held up in 6th on inside, angled out and ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced , plugged on again inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved op 3/1

6^th

(5)

Intercessor

69-8

8/1

T: J GallagherJ: Rhys Clutterbuck

Held up in 5th, ridden and weakened inside final 2f op 10/1 tchd 11/1

7^th

(2)

Frequent Flyer

38-10

11/1

T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy

Tracked leaders on inside, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened soon after op 8/1

8^th

1 ¼

(4)

Fascinating Lips

69-6

14/1

T: G & J MooreJ: D C Costello

Held up off the pace in last pair, never a factor op 11/1

9^th

(9)

Billy Mill

510-0

22/1

T: B R MillmanJ: Paddy Bradley (3)

Tracked leader, pushed along and lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened rapidly op 16/1 tchd 25/1

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Non-Runners

(1)

Distinguished Lady¹⁷

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: Darryll Holland J: Jim Crowley

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.60Pl:£2.40, £1.30, £3.60EX:£29.30Trifecta:£243.20Tricast:£270.58SF:£30.09Swingers:£2.90, £11.20, £7.50

Forecasts

Mudskipper (9/4), Two Tempting (3/1), Distinguished Lady (7/1), Night Arc (15/2), Intercessor (8/1), Snapcracklepop (10/1), Frequent Flyer (11/1), Golden Sands (12/1), Fascinating Lips (14/1), Billy Mill (22/1)

There's definitely an air of unfinished business around MUDSKIPPER, who could well up his game on the back of a gelding operation with William Buick taking the ride. Night Arc arrives on the back of a brace of runner-up efforts and he seems sure to give it another good go, along with recent AW winner Two Tempting.

MUDSKIPPER
NIGHT ARC
TWO TEMPTING (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Mercurius Power

Weight: 9-3 |Age: 4

J: W Buick | T: A M Balding

15/2

Prize Money

1st: £6,281.002nd: £2,947.003rd: £1,472.004th: £737.005th: £367.00