27 Jul 2022 19:25 Sandown
Winner: £15,000 (Penalty: £7,731); Distance: 1m; Class: 3; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places).
'Le Freak' Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5(3) |   | - | City Runner (IRE) (colt, grey, 9 2) | 5-12280 / 6 | Flat (39) | L Morris | B J Meehan Manton Thoroughbreds… | 4/1 | |
| soon tracked front pair, pushed along well over 2f out, ridden 2f out, switched left over 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead on line | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4(4) |   | HD | Mercurius Power (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 6-84251 / 7 | Flat (7) | Callum Hutchinson | A M Balding Mr Tony Hession | 15/8 | |
| raced in touch in 4th, cajoled along from before halfway, effort and headway 3f out, led narrowly 2f out, ridden over 1f out, 1 length ahead when faced strong challenge closing stages, headed on line | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3(1) |   | 2 L | Aldhaja (USA) (colt, bay, 9 4) | 129120 / 3 | Flat (25) | K Shoemark | C Hills Faringdon Place… | 6/4 | |
| led, pushed along and headed narrowly 2f out, stayed on until no extra well inside last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1(2) |   | 13 L | Hortzadar (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 2) | 160085 / 9 | Flat (12) | James Doyle | D O'Meara Akela Thoroughbreds… | 7/1 | |
| handy, ridden and outpaced 2f out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 2(5) |   | - | Fast Medicine (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 13) | 237-195 / 5 | Flat (11) | R Havlin | P W Chapple-Hyam Shark Hanlon Racing… | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
