Sandown Races
Sandown
15:35
Battaash Handicap
Sandown
Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2025
Distance: 5f
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £3.50
Place: £1.80 £2.20
Exacta: £14.50
Tricast: £27.22
Trifecta: £39.60
Non-Runners: Jungle Drums (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Kassaya (GB) | 3 F | AVG | Andrew Balding | 126 lbs | 5/2F | Won | Ducked left start - in rear - headway on outer from under 2f out - led but hung right inside final furlong - ran on(op 10/3) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Nad Alshiba Green (IRE) | 3 F | AVG | Michael Appleby | 124 lbs | 7/2 | .75 | Towards rear - dropped to last 2f out - switched left over 1f out - ran on final furlong - went second inside final 110yds(tchd 10/3) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Getreadytorumble (GB) | 3 G | Good | Jack Channon | 128 lbs | 100/30 | 1.25 | In touch with leaders - headway over 1f out - led when jumped path and unbalanced inside final furlong - soon headed - kept on but lost second inside final 110yds (jockey said gelding jumped the crossing passing 1f marker)(op 7/2 tchd 3/1 and tchd 18/5) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Gold Star Hero (IRE) | 3 C | AVG | Michael Bell | 123 lbs | 10/1 | 2.75 | Raced in second - lost position over 1f out - hung right inside final furlong - no chance but went fourth post (vet said colt lost right-hind shoe)(op 15/2 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Lexington Blitz (IRE) | 2 C | AVG | Robert Cowell | 125 lbs | 15/2 | 0.05 | Led - headed inside final furlong - soon weakened - lost fourth post(op 13/2) | ||
| 6th | 8 | Xanthe (IRE) | 3 F | AVG | Richard Hannon | 121 lbs | 40/1 | 2.25 | In touch with leaders - pushed along halfway - weakened over 1f out(op 22/1) | ||
| 7th | 7 | Pearl Of Windsor (GB) | 3 F | AVG | Conrad Allen | 122 lbs | 6/1 | 0.3 | In touch with leaders - short of room and lost position over 1f out - weakened final furlong(op 5/1) |