Full Result 4.05 Sandown | 6 July 2018

Besso Handicap

(Class 2) (0-100, 3yo+) (1m1f209yds) 1m2f Good To Firm

1st £31,125 2nd £9,320 3rd £4,660 4th £2,330 5th £1,165 6th £585

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	5. Melting Dew 3/1F Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	4	97	93	94	102	–
b c Cacique (IRE) - Winter Sunrise (Pivotal)
Lazy early and reminder after 1f, raced in 7th until swift move to track leader halfway, led 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, flat out disputing 3rd 1f out, rallied on inner after, driven ahead last 75yds (op 10/3)

2⁽²⁾ nk	4. Alfarris (FR) 7/2 Jim Crowley William Haggas	Jim Crowley William Haggas	4	97 p	93	93	101	–
b g Shamardal (USA) - Rose Et Noire (IRE) (Dansili)
Held up in rear, steady progress over 2f out, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, led inside final furlong, edged right after, headed and not quicken last 75yds

3⁽⁴⁾ nk [½]	8. Bathsheba Bay (IRE) 7/1 Hollie Doyle Richard Hannon	Hollie Doyle Richard Hannon	3	84 t¹	86	83	93	–
br c Footstepsinthesand - Valamareha (IRE) (Val Royal)
Tracked leaders, waiting for room 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong to take 3rd last strides (op 10/1)

4⁽⁵⁾ nk [1]	1. Pivoine (IRE) 7/2 Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	4	912 v	98	96	105	–
b g Redoute's Choice (AUS) - Fleur De Cactus (IRE) (Montjeu)
Took keen hold, held up until progress to track leaders soon after halfway, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on well but lost 2 places after (op 10/3 tchd 4/1)

5⁽³⁾ 1¼ [2¼]	6. Alternative Fact 14/1 Jamie Spencer Ed Dunlop	Jamie Spencer Ed Dunlop	3	92	98	91	102	–
b c Dalakhani (IRE) - O Fourlunda (Halling)
Steadied start and awkwardly away, held up in last, progress on wide outside 2f out, driven over 1f out, kept on but no chance to challenge (op 16/1)

6⁽⁷⁾ 6 [8¼]	2. Nayel (IRE) 20/1 Andrea Atzeni Richard Hannon	Andrea Atzeni Richard Hannon	6	912 p	98	81	90	–
b h Acclamation - Soliza (IRE) (Intikhab)
Chased leader to halfway, lost place and struggling 3f out, not on terms final 2f (op 16/1)

7⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [9½]	7. King's Proctor (IRE) 6/1 David Egan Mark Johnston	David Egan Mark Johnston	3	811	93	71	83	–
b c Cape Cross (IRE) - Alimony (IRE) (Groom Dancer)
Chased leaders, lost place halfway, urged along and no progress 3f out, soon beaten (tchd 13/2)

8⁽¹⁾ 2¾ [12¼]	3. Not So Sleepy 12/1 Adam Kirby Hughie Morrison	Adam Kirby Hughie Morrison	6	911 ht	97	71	81	–
ch g Beat Hollow - Papillon De Bronze (IRE) (Marju)
Led at good clip to 3f out, weakened 2f out (op 11/1 tchd 10/1)

8 ran Off time: 4:07:37 Winning time: 2m 6.12s (fast by 0.88s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Blue Laureate (self certificate)
1st owner: Robert Ng (Melting Dew) 1st breeder: Juddmonte Farms Ltd
2nd owner: Hamdan Al Maktoum (Alfarris)
3rd owner: Michael Geoghegan (Bathsheba Bay)
Tote win: £3.10 PL: £1.20 £1.50 £2.40 Ex: £12.50 CSF: £13.81 Tricast: £66.60 Trifecta: £63

4:05 Sandown 6 Jul 2018

Besso Handicap