Full Result 2.10 Sandown | 17 June 2017

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(Class 4) (0-80, 4yo+) (5f10yds) 5f Good To Firm

1st £5,822.10 2nd £1,732.50 3rd £865.80 4th £432.90

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	9. Rio Ronaldo (IRE) 5/2F Antonio Fresu Mike Murphy	Antonio Fresu Mike Murphy	5	93	76	79	84	–
b g Footstepsinthesand - Flanders (IRE) (Common Grounds)
Dwelt, held up and last to halfway, steady progress on outer from 2f out, shaken up and ran on final furlong to lead last strides, cleverly (op 11/4 tchd 3/1)

2⁽¹²⁾ nk	7. Royal Mezyan (IRE) 20/1 Stevie Donohoe Henry Spiller	Stevie Donohoe Henry Spiller	6	95	78	80	85	–
b g Royal Applause - Rice Mother (IRE) (Indian Ridge)
Chased leaders, ridden well over 1f out, closed under pressure to lead 100yds out, kept on well but headed last strides (tchd 25/1)

3⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [¾]	2. Foxy Forever (IRE) 16/1 Adam Kirby Michael Wigham	Adam Kirby Michael Wigham	7	97 t	80	80	85	–
b g Kodiac - Northern Tara (IRE) (Fayruz)
Slowly into stride, held up in last trio, progress towards inner well over 1f out, squeezed through to challenge inside final furlong, outpaced near finish (jockey said that the gelding was denied a clear run) (tchd 18/1)

4⁽⁸⁾ 1¾ [2½]	3. Oriental Relation (IRE) 6/1 Joe Doyle James Given	Joe Doyle James Given	6	96 b	79	72	78	–
gr g Tagula (IRE) - Rofan (USA) (Cozzene)
Pressed leader, led at halfway, driven over 1f out, headed and weakened last 100yds (op 8/1)

5⁽⁵⁾ 1 [3½]	10. Taajub (IRE) 17/2 Fergus Sweeney Peter Crate	Fergus Sweeney Peter Crate	10	813	72	61	67	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Purple Tiger (IRE) (Rainbow Quest)
Walked to post early, held up, detached in last when switched to wide outside over 1f out, ran on last 100yds, nearest finish (jockey said that the gelding anticipated the start) (op 9/1 tchd 8/1 and tchd 10/1)

6⁽¹¹⁾ nk [3¾]	6. The Big Lad 8/1 Shane Kelly Richard Hughes	Shane Kelly Richard Hughes	5	95 b	78	66	75	–
ch g Kheleyf (USA) - Cultured Pride (IRE) (King's Best)
Chased leaders, ridden well over 1f out, keeping on but not going to win when hampered just inside final furlong (tchd 15/2)

7⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [5]	8. Just Us Two (IRE) 8/1 Martin Harley Robert Cowell	Martin Harley Robert Cowell	5	95 v¹	78	61	68	–
b g Royal Applause - Sarah's First (Cadeaux Genereux)
Close up, joined leader 2f out going well, ridden and found nil just over 1f out, weakened tamely (op 6/1)

8⁽⁷⁾ nk [5½]	4. Very Honest (IRE) 16/1 Rossa Ryan ⁷ Brett Johnson	Rossa Ryan ⁷ Brett Johnson	4	813	79	61	68	–
b f Poet's Voice - Cercle D'Amour (USA) (Storm Cat)
Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, no progress and weakened final furlong (op 25/1)

9⁽⁴⁾ 1¾ [7¼]	12. Secret Asset (IRE) 14/1 R P Walsh ⁷ Lisa Williamson	R P Walsh ⁷ Lisa Williamson	12	710 v	62	37	44	–
gr g Clodovil (IRE) - Skerray (Soviet Star)
Led against rail to halfway, weakened over 1f out (op 10/1 tchd 9/1)

10⁽³⁾ ½ [7¾]	1. Musical Comedy 8/1 Pat Cosgrave Mike Murphy	Pat Cosgrave Mike Murphy	6	99	82	55	63	–
b g Royal Applause - Spinning Top (Alzao)
Tracked leading pair against rail, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 11/1 tchd 12/1)

PU⁽¹⁾	5. Zebstar (IRE) 12/1 Martin Dwyer Gay Kelleway	Martin Dwyer Gay Kelleway	4	96	79	–	–	–
b g Zebedee - Zinstar (IRE) (Sinndar)
In touch until broke down and pulled up after 2f (op 11/1)

11 ran Off time: 2:11:13 Winning time: 1m 0.11s (slow by 0.41s) Total SP: 118%
Non-runners: Bonjour Steve (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: The Castaways (Rio Ronaldo) 1st breeder: Knocktoran Stud & Kildaragh Stud
2nd owner: Peter-Robert Spiller (Royal Mezyan)
3rd owner: D Hassan, J Cullinan (Foxy Forever)
Tote win: £2.90 PL: £1.50 £6.30 £5 Ex: £67.40 CSF: £60.06 Tricast: £690.31 Trifecta: £3,096.80
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 19 (31%) M [6-8] 58 (41%) H [9-12] 73 (28%)

2:10 Sandown 17 Jun 2017

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