Full Result 4.30 Sandown | 14 September 2018

China Southern Airlines Optional Claiming Handicap

(Class 2) (4yo+) 7f Good

1st £19,407 2nd £5,775 3rd £2,886 4th £1,443

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	2. Absolutely So (IRE) 7/1 Joshua Bryan ³ Andrew Balding	Joshua Bryan ³ Andrew Balding	8	99	98	80	107	–
b g Acclamation - Week End (Selkirk)
Took keen hold, tracked leading trio, progress to chase leader just over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well and soon in command (op 5/1 tchd 7/1)

2⁽²⁾ 1¼	9. Mister Music 33/1 Sophie Ralston ⁷ Tony Carroll	Sophie Ralston ⁷ Tony Carroll	9	80	79	57	85	–
b g Singspiel (IRE) - Sierra (Dr Fong)
Held up in last, shaken up over 2f out, still there and detached over 1f out, started to run on soon after, finished strongly on outer to take 2nd last strides (op 25/1)

3⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [2]	1. Firmament 7/2F Jamie Spencer David O'Meara	Jamie Spencer David O'Meara	6	100 p	100	76	104	–
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - Heaven Sent (Pivotal)
Held up in last trio, waiting for space 2f out, angled out over 1f out, progress final furlong but not as quickly as eventual runner-up, took 3rd last stride (op 10/3 tchd 3/1 and tchd 4/1)

4⁽⁴⁾ shd [2]	6. Swift Approval (IRE) 5/1 Fran Berry Stuart Williams	Fran Berry Stuart Williams	6	94	90	65	94	–
ch g Approve (IRE) - Tiltili (IRE) (Spectrum)
Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and one pace inside final furlong, lost 2 places near finish (op 6/1 tchd 5/1 and tchd 7/1)

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 2¼ [4¼]	8. Juanito Chico (IRE) 6/1 Daniel Muscutt Stuart Williams	Daniel Muscutt Stuart Williams	4	90 t¹	86	54	84	–
br g Pour Moi (IRE) - Miss Kittyhawk (IRE) (Hawk Wing)
Took keen hold, held up in last trio, ridden and progress over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, one pace and no impression after (op 8/1)

6⁽⁶⁾ 3¾ [8]	7. Barrington (IRE) 25/1 Kevin Lundie ⁵ Michael Appleby	Kevin Lundie ⁵ Michael Appleby	4	811	88	45	76	–
b g Casamento (IRE) - Mia Divina (Exceed And Excel)
Stood still when stalls opened and lost 6 lengths, rapid recovery to chase leaders after 3f, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (jockey said gelding was slowly away) (op 20/1)

7⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [8¾]	4. Repton (IRE) 9/2 Harry Bentley Richard Hannon	Harry Bentley Richard Hannon	4	94	90	45	75	–
b g Zebedee - African Moonlight (UAE) (Halling)
Held up in midfield, shaken up over 2f out, no great progress on inner when trapped behind weakening rival over 1f out and dropped to last soon after, passed rivals near finish (op 6/1 tchd 9/2)

8⁽⁸⁾ nse [9]	10. Another Boy 14/1 Miss Emma Wilkinson ⁷ Ralph Beckett	Miss Emma Wilkinson ⁷ Ralph Beckett	5	78 p	73	27	58	–
ch g Paco Boy (IRE) - Kurtanella (Pastoral Pursuits)
Held up in midfield, shaken up over 2f out, no progress and weakened over 1f out

9⁽⁹⁾ ½ [9½]	11. Exchequer (IRE) 9/1 David Egan Richard Guest	David Egan Richard Guest	7	80 p	72	24	56	–
ch g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Tara's Force (IRE) (Acclamation)
Taken down early, led, tried to kick on over 2f out, headed and over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong (op 12/1)

10⁽³⁾ 2 [11½]	3. Rousayan (IRE) 9/1 Conor McGovern ³ David O'Meara	Conor McGovern ³ David O'Meara	7	92 h	91	37	70	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Rose Quartz (Lammtarra)
Tracked leading pair, ridden over 2f out, weakened quickly on inner over 1f out (op 17/2 tchd 10/1)

10 ran Off time: 4:31:31 Winning time: 1m 31.18s (slow by 4.18s) Total SP: 118%
Non-runners: Sir Titan (vet's certificate)
1st owner: The George Smith Family Partnership (Absolutely So) 1st breeder: L Mulryan
2nd owner: A Sergent & Partner (Mister Music)
3rd owner: Gallop Racing & Partner (Firmament)
Tote win: £4.40 PL: £2.30 £7.50 £1.30 Ex: £138.80 CSF: £206.29 Tricast: £946.06 Trifecta: £2,274.60
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 73 (22%) M [4-7] 59 (52%) H [8-10] 18 (26%)

4:30 Sandown 14 Sep 2018

China Southern Airlines Optional Claiming Handicap