Full Result 5.45 Sandown | 2 August 2017

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(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo) 1m Good To Soft

1st £3,881.40 2nd £1,155 3rd £577.20 4th £288.60

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	11. Born To Please 8/1 Nicola Currie ⁷ Mark Usher	Nicola Currie ⁷ Mark Usher	3	80	48	36	56	–
b f Stimulation (IRE) - Heart Felt (Beat Hollow)
Held up towards rear, stayed far side straight, ridden and progress over 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, led last 150yds, kept on well (op 7/1)

2⁽²⁾ 1	4. Dragon Dream (IRE) 8/1 Rhiain Ingram ⁵ Roger Ingram	Rhiain Ingram ⁵ Roger Ingram	3	91	61	46	67	–
b f Dragon Pulse (IRE) - Night Scent (IRE) (Scenic)
Held up behind leaders, came towards centre straight, progress over 2f out, ridden to lead well over 1f out, headed and one pace last 150yds (op 7/1)

3⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [2¼]	6. Junoesque 16/1 Paddy Pilley ³ John Gallagher	Paddy Pilley ³ John Gallagher	3	90 p¹	58	39	61	–
b f Virtual - Snake Skin (Golden Snake)
Led 1f, stayed far side straight and led again 3f out to well over 1f out, kept on same pace

4⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [3¼]	3. Sandy Shores 11/2 Jordan Uys ⁵ Brian Meehan	Jordan Uys ⁵ Brian Meehan	3	94 b	64	42	65	–
b f Sixties Icon - Salim Toto (Mtoto)
Prominent, challenging when came towards near side in straight, driven 2f out and edged back towards far side, kept on one pace under pressure (op 5/1 tchd 9/2)

5⁽³⁾ 2½ [5¾]	2. Ashazuri 6/1 Pierre-Louis Jamin ⁷ Jonathan Portman	Pierre-Louis Jamin ⁷ Jonathan Portman	3	95 h	67	37	62	–
b f Dick Turpin (IRE) - Shesha Bear (Tobougg)
Towards rear, stayed far side straight, ridden over 2f out, plugged on from over 1f out, never pace to threaten

6⁽¹²⁾ 3¼ [9]	10. Lesanti 7/1 Callum Shepherd Ed de Giles	Callum Shepherd Ed de Giles	3	811	52	12	39	–
b g Royal Applause - Kammaan (Diktat)
Led after 1f, stayed far side in straight, headed 3f out, steadily weakened final 2f (tchd 13/2)

7⁽⁶⁾ 3¼ [12¼]	9. Luxford 11/4F Levi Williams ⁷ John Best	Levi Williams ⁷ John Best	3	88	56	6	36	–
b f Mullionmileanhour (IRE) - Dolly Parton (IRE) (Tagula)
Soon steadied and held up in 9th, came centre straight, pushed along over 2f out and no real progress, eased when no chance final furlong (op 9/2 tchd 5/1)

8⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [13¼]	5. Noble Ballad 8/1 Patrick O'Donnell ³ Ralph Beckett	Patrick O'Donnell ³ Ralph Beckett	3	92	60	7	38	–
b g Royal Applause - Melody Maker (Diktat)
Chased leaders, came towards near side in straight, no progress over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

9⁽⁵⁾ nk [13½]	8. Desert Song 25/1 Paddy Bradley ³ Pat Phelan	Paddy Bradley ³ Pat Phelan	3	813	57	3	34	–
b g Makfi - Lyra's Daemon (Singspiel)
Detached in last pair, came towards near side in straight and soon no progress (tchd 20/1)

10⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [14¾]	1. Armagnac (IRE) 8/1 Tristan Price ⁷ Michael Bell	Tristan Price ⁷ Michael Bell	3	95	67	9	41	–
br g Arcano (IRE) - Folle Blanche (USA) (Elusive Quality)
Took keen hold, held up behind leaders, came centre straight, effort and ridden over 2f out, soon weakened (tchd 9/1)

11⁽⁴⁾ 12 [26¾]	12. Shamonix (IRE) 33/1 Mitch Godwin ³ Mark Usher	Mitch Godwin ³ Mark Usher	3	84 3	48	–	–	–
b f Elusive Pimpernel (USA) - Shamora (FR) (Oratorio)
Always detached in last, tailed off (trainer said filly was unsuited by the going which was good to soft, soft in places and would prefer a faster surface)

11 ran Off time: 5:45:45 Winning time: 1m 49.47s (slow by 8.37s) Total SP: 126%
Non-runners: Damo (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: The Mark Usher Racing Club (Born To Please) 1st breeder: P H Davies
2nd owner: Drag On Funds (Dragon Dream)
3rd owner: The Juniper Racing Club Ltd (Junoesque)
Tote win: £11.90 PL: £4.50 £1.80 £6.40 Ex: £125.20 CSF: £75.79 Tricast: £1,045.61 Trifecta: £896.20
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 42 (31%) M [5-7] 45 (29%) H [9-12] 63 (40%)

5:45 Sandown 2 Aug 2017

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