27 Apr 2012 14:55 Sandown
Winner: £11,000 (Penalty: £6,848); Distance: 1m 2f 7y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Heavy.
bet365.com Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2(8) |   | - | Samba King (GB) (colt, bay, 9 6) | 53-1 / 4 | Flat (18) | M Barzalona | M Al Zarooni Godolphin | 11/2 | |
| made all, driven along and stayed on strongly final furlong, unchallenged | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9(1) |   | 4 L | Little Dutch Girl (GB) (filly, chestnut, 8 10) | 1- / 4 | Flat (242) | J P Fahy | C G Cox Mrs Hugh Maitland-Jones | 12/1 | |
| slowly into stride, pushed along and soon chasing leading trio on inside, ridden 2f out, stayed on to 2nd over 1f out, no chance with unchallenged winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7(7) |   | 4½ L | Daneking (GB) (colt, bay, 8 13) | 713- / 6 | Flat (196) | W Buick | J & T Gosden Mrs S Ricci | 4/1 | |
| tracked leading pair, went 2nd 4f out until ridden and outpaced over 2f out, rallied to moderate 3rd again approaching final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1(5) |   | 4½ L | Clare Island Boy (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 7) | 8122-3 / 3 | Flat (8) | S M Levey | R Hannon Middleham Park… | 9/2 | |
| chased winner until 4f out, soon pushed along, went 2nd again 3f out, no chance with winner when ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3(2) |   | NK | Oojooba (GB) (filly, bay, 9 4) | 17- / 4 | Flat (181) | Andrea Atzeni | R Varian Sheikh Ahmed Al… | 4/1 | |
| held up in touch in 5th place, effort travelling well over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5(4) |   | 10 L | Strident Force (GB) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 523- / 3 | Flat (216) | R L Moore | Sir Michael Stoute Mr Saeed Suhail | 11/2 | |
| held up in rear, ridden and struggling 3f out, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8(9) |   | SHD | Arch Of Colours (GB) (filly, bay, 8 12) | 6-1 / 3 | Flat (91) | S De Sousa | Charlie & Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan Bin… | 14/1 | |
| ran in snatches, lst pair and struggling halfway, ridden and beaten over 3f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6(3) |   | 13 L | Tingo In The Tale (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 0) | 6120-5 / 12 | Flat (16) | James Doyle | D W P Arbuthnot Mr Tony Forbes | 15/2 | |
| always in last pair, ridden and struggling inside final 3f, eased final furlong, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 4(6) |   | - | Open Water (FR) (colt, bay, 9 4) | 12- / 4 | Flat (191) | Non Runner | A M Balding Thurloe Thoroughbreds… | |||
