Sandown
20:30
Ford Explorer Handicap
Sandown Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 Distance: 1m Type: Flat Going: Good To Firm Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.50 Place: £1.90 £2.60 £2.70 Exacta: £53 Tricast: £358 Trifecta: £519.20
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Salamanca Lad (IRE) 4 G AVG Daniel & Claire Kubler 137 lbs 7/2F Won Led early - disputed lead after 1f - pressed leader after 3f - led again over 2f out - faced challenge from over 1f out - kept on well inside final furlong - gamely(op 4/1 tchd 10/3)
2nd 10 Never Mind Me (GB) 3 G Poor Andrew Balding 126 lbs 12/1 .5 Prominent early - in touch with leaders after 2f - hung right but headway from over 2f out - pressed leader from over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(op 16/1)
3rd 3 Flag Carrier (IRE) 3 G Poor Brian Toomey 135 lbs 9/1 .75 Midfield - headway from over 3f out - not clear run over 1f out - ran on inside final furlong(op 8/1)
4th 4 Unreal Connection (GB) 4 F Poor Amanda Perrett 131 lbs 7/1 .5 Dwelt start - towards rear - headway from over 3f out - outpaced over 2f out - switched right and some headway over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong(tchd 13/2 and tchd 15/2)
5th 5 Calm Waters (IRE) 2 F AVG Rod Millman 127 lbs 10/1 1.5 In touch with leaders - headway over 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(op 15/2)
6th 8 Monks Mead (GB) 4 G Poor Mark Usher 129 lbs 9/2 2.5 Prominent early - disputed lead after 1f - led after 3f - headed over 2f out - prominent when hampered over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 11/2 tchd 6/1)
7th 6 Commander Crouch (IRE) 4 G Poor Jim Boyle 126 lbs 10/1 1.5 Midfield - towards rear over 3f out - some headway over 1f out - no impression inside final furlong(tchd 11/1)
8th 2 Hello Cotai (IRE) 4 G AVG Adam West 135 lbs 15/2 1.25 Towards rear - no telling impression(op 11/2 tchd 5/1)
9th 9 Ottoman Force (GB) 2 C Poor Darryll Holland 128 lbs 40/1 8 In rear - outpaced over 3f out - some headway over 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(op 33/1 tchd 28/1)
10th 7 New Statesman (IRE) 2 C Poor Ed Walker 129 lbs 13/2 1.5 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders early - midfield after 3f - wandered around and weakened from over 2f out(op 7/1 tchd 8/1)