19:40 Sandown

Thursday 9 August 2018

All17:3018:0518:3519:1019:4020:15

Slug And Lettuce Cocktail School Handicap

Off time: 19:41 | Winning time: 1m 30.3s

(3)

Belle Meade⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Jason Watson⁽³⁾| T: A M Balding| OR: 81

6/5

Highly tried as a juvenile (placed in a Group 3) when with Richard Fahey; taking time to find herself for this yard in handicaps although her mark is a reduced one. Needs to settle better to be seen to full effect having taken a strong hold at York.

Form: 760-946

(4)

In The Red^b⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: H Crouch| T: Martin Smith| OR: 78| D

7/2

Recorded a comfortable success when dropped to this trip on the AW in March but he can be a little hard to catch right and so it's proved in three subsequent runs. Without his usual blinkers last time (and this); mark reduced once more.

Form: 371838

(1)

Family Fortunes³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: L P Keniry| T: M Madgwick| OR: 78

7/1

Won his first two starts for his former yard on the AW and has always looked better on that surface despite a couple of recent good efforts on turf. Ground may well be a little too quick for him here (debut for new connections); others preferred.

Form: 00-0265

(2)

Good Authority¹⁰⁶⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 9-4| J: Oisin Murphy| T: Paul George| OR: 75| D

14/1

Back from a long absence with cheekpieces going on for the first-time on his return to action although he remains 2lb above his last winning mark. Can only be watched after such a break and he is in the veteran stage now.

Form: 331649/

(5)

Winklemann^p¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: William Cox⁽⁵⁾| T: J L Flint| OR: 70

3/1

Tumbled down the weights in the past 18 months since leaving Marco Botti for his current yard but did look to have turned the corner last time running his best race for a while. Can be slow away which hampers his chance; still work to do in this.

Form: 0678-32

Non-Runners

(6)

Warsaw Road²⁶

Weight: 9-12| Age: 4

T: L M Cumani J: J P Spencer

Forecasts

Belle Meade (6/5), Warsaw Road (11/4), Winklemann (3/1), In The Red (7/2), Family Fortunes (7/1), Good Authority (14/1)

There doesn’t look to be much pace on in his and that may suit Belle Meade who has yet to really find her form for the Balding yard having failed to settle that well in her races but she should be capable off this mark and will be dangerous with a soft lead. WARSAW ROAD looks to be working his way back to the form that he showed last year having dropped to a decent mark and having been given a hopeless task last time at Ascot. Winkleman is in with a chance on his last run having tumbled down the weights with Family Fortunes having to totally prove his worth turf and In The Red rather hard to catch on a going day.

Warsaw Road
Belle Meade
Winklemann

Previous Winners

2017

Black Bess

Weight: 10-0 |Age: 4

J: Paddy Bradley | T: J R Boyle

12/1

Prize Money

1st: £6,469.002nd: £1,925.003rd: £962.004th: £481.005th: £300.006th: £300.007th: £300.008th: £300.00