15:00 Sandown

Saturday 31 August 2024

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Sky Bet For The Fans Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 2  |   1m 1f 209y  |   Good (Good to Firm in places)  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:01  |   Winning time: 2m 7.72s
1st
Horse silk
5
(3)
Flying Frontier
48-11
11/2
T: J TateJ: C Lee
Held up in last pair, headway on inside over 2f out, angled out over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish op 13/2
2nd
Horse silk
nk
4
(7)
Balmacara
38-11
3/1
T: Eve Johnson HoughtonJ: Charles Bishop
Led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, headed towards finish op 7/2
3rd
Horse silk
nk
2
(5)
Involvement
38-13
13/8f
T: S & E CrisfordJ: W Buick
Mostly tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, plugged on in 3rd tchd 6/4
4th
Horse silk
2 ¾
1
(6)
Sean
79-12
11/2
T: J A OsborneJ: Saffie Osborne
Held up in last trio, some headway out wide and pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f op 4/1
5th
Horse silk
½
3
(2)
Sierra Blanca
48-13
33/1
T: M MeadeJ: Tom Marquand
Slowly into stride, held up in rear, pushed along out wide over 2f out, never a factor op 25/1
6th
Horse silk
½
7
(4)
Dambuster
38-2
6/1
T: A M BaldingJ: Hayley Turner
Close 3rd, ridden hung right and unbalanced 2f out, soon weakened op 15/2
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Non-Runners

6
(1)
Horse silk
Wonder Legend119
Weight: 8-10|  Age: 4
T: J Ferguson  J: Billy Loughnane
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.50Pl:£2.80, £1.90EX:£22.70Trifecta:£49.30SF:£21.73Swingers:£2.70, £2.10, £1.50

Forecasts

Involvement (13/8), Balmacara (3/1), Flying Frontier (11/2), Sean (11/2), Dambuster (6/1), Wonder Legend (10/1), Sierra Blanca (33/1)

Verdict

INVOLVEMENT boasts some strong 3-y-o handicap form and might be the way to go. Fellow 3-y-o Balmacara coped fine with the step up to 1¼m when chasing home Persica here last month and is second choice ahead of Jamie Osborne's Sean.

  1. INVOLVEMENT
  2. BALMACARA
  3. SEAN (GER)

Previous Winners

2023
Dual Identity
Weight: 8-12  |Age: 5
J: Marco Ghiani  |  T: W J Knight
9/2

Prize Money

1st: £23,193.002nd: £10,876.003rd: £5,440.004th: £2,718.005th: £1,359.006th: £680.00

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