14 Sep 2018 16:30 Sandown
Winner: £30,000 (Penalty: £19,407); Distance: 7f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
China Southern Airlines Optional Claiming Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2(1) |   | - | Absolutely So (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 12) | 219-080 / 8 | Flat (20) | Joshua Bryan | A M Balding The George Smith… | 7/1 | |
| keen tracking leaders, switched left going well 2f out, went 2nd approaching final furlong, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9(2) |   | 1¼ L | Mister Music (GB) (colt, bay, 8 7) | 111900 / 11 | Flat (13) | Sophie Ralston | A W Carroll Mr A Sergent &… | 33/1 | |
| slowly into stride, held up and behind, headway on outside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1(5) |   | ¾ L | Firmament (GB) (colt, bay, 10 0) | 060739 / 10 | Flat (13) | J P Spencer | D O'Meara Gallop Racing | 7/2 | |
| held up off the pace towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6(4) |   | SHD | Swift Approval (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 4) | 320200 / 8 | Flat (6) | Fran Berry | S C Williams Mr Trevor Johnson | 5/1 | |
| tracked leader, challenged 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost places towards finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8(10) |   | 2¼ L | Juanito Chico (IRE) (colt, brown, 9 0) | 424-800 / 6 | Flat (91) | Daniel Muscutt | S C Williams The Attwater Partnership | 6/1 | |
| held up in last pair, plugged, run flattened out final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7(6) |   | 3¾ L | Barrington (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 2) | 901600 / 8 | Flat (41) | Kevin Lundie | M Appleby Mr Frank McAleavy | 25/1 | |
| slowly away, headway on wide outside chasing leaders 5f out, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4(7) |   | ¾ L | Repton (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 4) | 104726 / 4 | Flat (7) | Harry Bentley | R Hannon Mr H Robin Heffer | 9/2 | |
| held up in 6th, pushed along 3f out, no chance when not clear run over 1f out, switched left and plugged on late | ||||||||||
| 8th | 10(8) |   | NS | Another Boy (GB) (colt, chestnut, 8 1) | 73-2602 / 6 | Flat (50) | Miss Emma Wilkinson | R M Beckett Mrs Philip Snow… | 14/1 | |
| awkwardly away, raced keenly towards rear, never involved | ||||||||||
| 9th | 11(9) |   | ½ L | Exchequer (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 8 0) | 420012 / 11 | Flat (16) | David Egan | R C Guest Mr J Toes & Mr… | 9/1 | |
| led until ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened quickly | ||||||||||
| 10th | 3(3) |   | 2 L | Rousayan (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 058727 / 9 | Flat (13) | C J McGovern | D O'Meara The Roses Partnership | 9/1 | |
| chased leaders on inside, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 5(11) |   | - | Sir Titan (GB) (colt, bay, 9 4) | 911200 / 10 | Flat (20) | Hayley Turner | M P Tregoning Wedgewood Estates | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
