3.10 Close Brothers Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) of £70,000.00 4-y-o plus(Class 1 ) 1m. 7f. 216yds.

Sandown Results Sat, 12th Mar, 2016

Going - Soft (Good to Soft in the back straight).

Placepot Pool - £152,204.97 Winning Units - 118.58 Dividend - £937.00. Quadpot Pool - £12,116.90 Winning Units - 73.35 Dividend - £122.20. Place Six Dividend - £528.34. Place Five Dividend - £266.58.

Close Brothers Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) of £70,000.00 4-y-o plus (Class 1 ) 1m. 7f. 216yds.

1st - £39,865.00, 2nd - £14,959.00, 3rd - £7,490.00, 4th - £3,731.00, 5th - £1,876.00, 6th - £938.00 14 Ran

1st

Flying Angel (IRE) 10-7 (Mr R J Rexton )
Rated 133
Arcadio (GER) - Gypsy Kelly (IRE)(Roselier (FR))
Breeder - Arctic Tack Stud

(Ring price: 12/1 11/1 10/1 9/1) SP 9/1

Nigel Twiston-Davies

Ryan Hatch(3)

Tote Win £9.90 Place £3.10

mid-division, headway 5th, chased leaders approaching 3 out, led approaching 2 out, in command when hit last, driven clear run-in

13th Feb, 16 Newbury
3rd Hcp Hdl Rated 128 This
Race 18th Mar, 16 Cheltenham
2nd Hcp Hdl Rated 133

2nd

Solstice Star (GB) 10-8 (Foxtrot Racing: Solstice Star )
ts⁷ Rated 134
Kayf Tara (GB) - Clover Green (IRE)(Presenting (GB))
Breeder - David Allen

(Ring price: 10/1 11/1) SP 11/1

M Keighley

Killian Moore(3)

Place £3.30

chased leader until 3rd, chased leaders, 2nd again 5th, led before 2 out until approaching 2 out, chased winner, held when hit last, one pace run-in

30th Jan, 16 Cheltenham
1st Hcp Hdl Rated 122 This
Race 13th Apr, 16 Cheltenham
2nd Hdl Rated 140

3rd

4.5L

Spice Fair (GB) 10-7 (Saxon House Racing )
Rated 130
Trade Fair (GB) - Focosa (ITY)(In The Wings (GER))

(Ring price: 25/1 20/1) SP 20/1

M D I Usher

W Hutchinson

Place £6.60

behind, headway on long run before 2 out, went 3rd betweeen last two, no chance with leading duo

5th Mar, 16 Newbury
2nd Hcp Hdl Rated 127 This
Race 28th May, 16 Salisbury
6th Flat Hcp Rated 83

4th

16L

Affaire D'honneur (FR) 10-10 (Mr M B Clarke )
Rated 133
Shirocco (GER) - Affaire De Moeurs (FR)(Kaldounevees (FR))
Breeder - Madame Antonia Devin

SP 9/2fav

H Whittington

G Sheehan

held up in rear, kept on into never nearer 4th run-in, never able to challenge

13th Feb, 16 Newbury
4th Hcp Hdl Rated 132 This
Race 1st Oct, 16 Fontwell
1st Hdl Rated 133

5th

1.75L

Allee Bleue (IRE) 10-12 (Andrew Cohen )
Rated 135
Mount Nelson (GB) - Murrieta (GB)(Docksider (USA))
Breeder - Wood Hall Stud

(Ring price: 12/1 14/1 12/1) SP 12/1

Philip Hobbs

R Johnson

chased leaders, driven in 4th before 2 out, weakened 2 out

23rd Jan, 16 Taunton
1st Hdl Rated 135 This
Race 28th Mar, 16 Huntingdon
1st Hdl Rated 135

6th

Rayvin Black (GB) 11-9 (Mr R White & Mr V J Walsh )
cp⁴ Rated 149
Halling (USA) - Optimistic (GB)(Reprimand)
Breeder - Mystic Meg Limited

SP 11/1

O Sherwood

Thomas Garner(3)

led in start, led until 4th, chased leader until pushed along before 3 out, weakened before next

20th Feb, 16 Wincanton
1st Hdl Rated 149 This
Race 30th Apr, 16 Goodwood
1st Flat Hcp Rated 70

7th

Knockgraffon (IRE) 10-9 (Mrs Barbara Hester )
Rated 132
Flemensfirth (USA) - Gleaming Spire (GB)(Overbury (IRE))
Breeder - R. McCarthy

SP 11/1

Dan Skelton

Harry Skelton

mid-division, weakening when mistake 2 out

26th Jan, 16 Leicester
2nd Hdl Rated 127 This
Race 26th Mar, 16 Newton Abbot
1st Hdl Rated 132

8th

0.5L

Sirop De Menthe (FR) 10-4 (Clear Racing & Partner )
Rated 130
Discover d'Auteuil (FR) - Jolie Menthe (FR)(Bateau Rouge)
Breeder - Mr Francois-Marie Cottin

SP 14/1

Mrs S Gardner

Lucy Gardner(3)

towards rear, plugged on run-in, never a factor

20th Feb, 16 Ascot
4th Hcp Hdl Rated 132 This
Race 18th Nov, 16 Ffos Las
1st Hcp Hdl Rated 128

9th

Prairie Town (IRE) 10-6 (Cooke & Millen )
Rated 129
High Chaparral (IRE) - Lake Baino (GB)(Highest Honor (FR))
Breeder - S. C. E. A. Haras de Manneville

(Ring price: 25/1 28/1 25/1) SP 25/1

A Carroll

Lee Edwards

mid-division, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened, mistake last