20:30 Sandown

Wednesday 31 July 2024

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Ford Explorer Handicap

  • 3YO only  |   Class 5  |   1m  |   Good to Firm  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 20:30  |   Winning time: 1m 42.88s
1st
Horse silk
1
(4)
Salamanca Lad
39-11
7/2f
T: D & C KublerJ: Billy Loughnane
Led and disputed, narrowly headed before halfway, led again inside final 2f, ridden and pressed inside final furlong, found extra towards finish op 4/1 tchd 10/3
2nd
Horse silk
½
10
(9)
Never Mind Me
39-0
12/1
T: A M BaldingJ: Jason Watson
Held up in 3rd, pushed along 3f out, ridden and went 2nd out wide over 1f out, soon hung right and hampered rival, strong challenge inside final furlong, found no extra towards finish op 16/1
3rd
Horse silk
¾
3
(2)
Flag Carrier
39-9
9/1
T: Brian ToomeyJ: Callum Shepherd
Held up towards rear, headway tracking leaders over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge op 8/1
4th
Horse silk
½
4
(5)
Unreal Connection
39-5
7/1
T: Mrs A J PerrettJ: R Havlin
Slowly into stride and pushed along briefly, off the pace in last pair, headway on inside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders tchd 13/2 and tchd 15/2
5th
Horse silk
1 ½
5
(1)
Calm Waters
39-4
10/1
T: B R MillmanJ: Gina Mangan (3)
Off the pace in 4th, headway out wide chasing leaders 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong op 15/2
6th
Horse silk
2 ½
8
(10)
Monks Mead
39-3
9/2
T: M D I UsherJ: George Rooke
Led and disputed, led narrowly before halfway, headed inside final 2f, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, hampered soon after, weakened final furlong op 11/2 tchd 6/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ½
6
(8)
Commander Crouch
39-3
10/1
T: J R BoyleJ: Aidan Keeley (3)
Off the pace and always towards rear tchd 11/1
8th
Horse silk
1 ¼
2
(7)
Hello Cotai
39-9
15/2
T: A WestJ: J P Fahy
Off the pace and always towards rear op 11/2 tchd 5/1
9th
Horse silk
8
9
(6)
Ottoman Force
39-2
40/1
T: Darryll HollandJ: Connor Beasley
Steadied start, held up in rear, never involved op 33/1 tchd 28/1
10th
Horse silk
1 ½
7
(3)
New Statesman
39-3
13/2
T: E WalkerJ: Saffie Osborne
Off the pace in 5th, pushed along halfway, hung right and weakened quickly 3f out, soon behind op 7/1 tchd 8/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£1.90, £2.60, £2.70EX:£53.00Trifecta:£519.20Tricast:£358.00SF:£46.65Swingers:£8.40, £7.00, £20.10

Forecasts

Salamanca Lad (7/2), Monks Mead (9/2), New Statesman (13/2), Unreal Connection (7/1), Hello Cotai (15/2), Flag Carrier (9/1), Calm Waters (10/1), Commander Crouch (10/1), Never Mind Me (12/1), Ottoman Force (40/1)

Verdict

FLAG CARRIER's overall profile isn't wholly convincing but he is well handicapped and a visor had a positive effect when second last time, so he's worth a chance to go one better. Last-time-out winners Hello Cotai and Salamanca Lad both strike as feasible dangers.

  1. FLAG CARRIER (IRE)
  2. HELLO COTAI (IRE)
  3. SALAMANCA LAD (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023
Eastern Charm
Weight: 9-3  |Age: 3
J: A J Farragher  |  T: W J Haggas
6/4

Prize Money

1st: £4,449.002nd: £2,088.003rd: £1,043.004th: £522.005th: £260.00

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