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Class 3, 2m4f, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-130, £7,804, 6 runners
Winning time 5m 12.34s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Minella Crooner is the one to be on at Sandown, as our 146 rating puts him a hefty 8 lb clear of Bowmore, a gap that should count over the 20 furlongs on good ground. Bowmore is the chief danger, while Tune In A Box and Letterston Lily, rated 128 and 126, are also dangers if the leader falters. With a decent margin in hand over a small field of six, Minella Crooner can see out the trip and get the job done, so he is our selection.
Result
Cameron Iles (3)
Tom Lacey
raced up with the pace - went to the front approaching 2 out - sprinted away before the last - kept on strongly to the line and won with plenty in hand
H. J. Horgan
Henrietta C Knight
Settled in the pack - moved up to third after the 4th - nudged by rider before 2 out and kept on steadily - went after the front-runner approaching the last but made no inroads - finished second
Daire McConville (3)
Charlie Longsdon
Made running from the front under pressure from a rival - blundered 4th - shaken up and overtaken approaching 2 out - no more to give before the last and finished third
James Murray (10)
Mickey Bowen
Settled towards the back not far off the pace - clumsy at the 5th - shaken up before 2 out and stayed on - level for third before the last - finished 4th well held
Nathan Andrews (10)
Nick Scholfield
Raced in the pack - niggled before 2 out then blundered there and faded tamely to finish 5th
Fern O'Brien
Matt Crawley
sat close up early - dropped back after the 4th and soon last of all under urging 4 out - well beaten before pulled up before 2 out
Racecard
Fern O'Brien
Matt Crawley 0/6
Our top-rated runner, Minella Crooner, has pulled up in each of his last three starts and was eighth four back, so he's a long way from convincing, yet our rating of 146 puts him clear of this field. He has run over today's trip, but a 207-day absence and 168 lb are things to weigh.
- Sire
- Shantou (USA)
- Dam
- Laren (GER) by Monsun
- Owner
- Dr Belinda Rose
- Foaled
- 24 Apr 2016
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 6 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 146
Daire McConville (3)
Charlie Longsdon 6/14
Bowmore booked a third last time out and has run over today's trip and going, while his 138 rating ranks second of six and puts him firmly in the mix. The one worry is a 168-day absence, and he also carries 167 lb.
- Sire
- Vadamos (FR)
- Dam
- Theola (IRE) by Kalanisi
- Owner
- Harlequins Racing Stratford Racecourse
- Foaled
- 3 Mar 2018
- Stable
- Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 14 runs (43%)
- Trainer running to form
- 43%
- Ratings
- Perf 138
Nathan Andrews (10)
Nick Scholfield 0/18
Queenie St Clair has won twice in her last five starts, a first three starts back and another five back, but she has since slipped to a sixth and then unplaced last time, and she shoulders 162 lb off a mark of 124. She has run on today's going, though our figures rank her fifth of six.
- Sire
- Fast Company (IRE)
- Dam
- Marmalade Cat (GB) by Duke Of Marmalade
- Owner
- Team Tristar Uk Ltd
- Foaled
- 6 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 18 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 119
James Murray
Mickey Bowen 1/11
Letterston Lily has won twice in her last five starts, including a win three starts back followed by a second two starts back, and she has run over today's trip and going before. The risk is an unplaced effort last time out, and she carries 162 lb after 29 days off.
- Sire
- Getaway (GER)
- Dam
- Whenskiesareblue (IRE) by Presenting
- Owner
- Vernon Anna Phillips
- Foaled
- 6 May 2020
- Stable
- Haverfordwest, Pembrokes
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 11 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 48%
- Ratings
- Perf 126
Cameron Iles (3)
Tom Lacey 3/13
Fitness looks fine after 28 days off, and he has run over today's trip and going, with a second two starts back and a third three starts back showing he can get involved; our rating of 128 puts him third of six. The main risk is that he is yet to win in his last five starts and carries 158 lb.
- Sire
- Jukebox Jury (IRE)
- Dam
- Belle Fortune (IRE) by Shantou
- Owner
- Woolhope Hopefuls
- Foaled
- 13 Mar 2019
- Stable
- Woolhope, H'fords
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 13 runs (23%)
- Trainer running to form
- 44%
- Ratings
- Perf 128
H. J. Horgan
Henrietta C Knight 3/10
Moab has been in the frame in four of his last five, including a third last time out and a win two starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going. Carrying 148 lb off 110, though, he ranks last of six on our figures, which makes him hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Camelot (GB)
- Dam
- Martini Glass (USA) by Kitalpha
- Owner
- The Moab Syndicate
- Foaled
- 15 Feb 2020
- Stable
- West Lockinge, Oxon
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 10 runs (30%)
- Trainer running to form
- 59%
- Ratings
- Perf 118
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.