Sandown

Close Brothers Property Finance Handicap

Distance: 1m1f209y
Going: Good
Prize: £6,019
Runners: 8
Winning time: 2m 8.31s (slow by 1.31s)
Age: 3yo
Class: Class 4
1
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 5lbs
OR: 76
SP: 15/2
In touch with leaders early - prominent after 4f - carried left and lost position after 5f - headway to lead over 2f out - ran on well from over 1f out (trainer's rep said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding benefitted from the application of the first-time blinkers)(op 12/1)
2 3
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 10lbs
OR: 81
SP: 11/4F
Midfield - in touch with leaders after 5f - waiting for room over 2f out - switched right and headway from over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 3/1)
3 8 11
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 5lbs
OR: 76
SP: 7/2
Towards rear - midfield after 5f - in touch with leaders over 3f out - headway and pressed leader 2f out - hung right and weakened from over 1f out(op 4/1 tchd 10/3)
4 13½
Age: 3
Weight: 8st 4lbs
OR: 61
SP: 3/1
Pressed leader - led after 5f - headed but prominent from 3f out - weakened from 2f out(tchd 7/2)
5 4 17½
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 5lbs
OR: 76
SP: 16/1
In rear - some headway from over 3f out - no impression inside final furlong(op 14/1)
6 6 23½
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 9lbs
OR: 80
SP: 15/2
In touch with leaders - headway to lead over 3f out - headed and weakened quickly from over 2f out (jockey said filly stopped quickly)(op 13/2 tchd 6/1)
7 15 38½
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 3lbs
OR: 74
SP: 12/1
Led - hung left and headed after 5f - hung badly left and weakened from over 3f out (jockey said gelding hung badly left-handed)(op 10/1)
8 13 51½
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 7lbs
OR: 78
SP: 12/1
Ran without hind shoe - in touch with leaders early - lost position and towards rear after 5f - weakened from over 3f out (lost his left-hind shoe on the way to the start)(op 10/1 tchd 9/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £9
Tote place: £2 £1.30 £1.40
Exacta: £34.50
Trifecta: £122.90
Tricast: £87.35
CSF: £29.64