26 Jul 2023 20:40 Sandown
Winner: £12,000 (Penalty: £6,281); Distance: 1m 6f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
HWFA Williams Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2(10) |
| - |
State Legend (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 8) |
3-70626 / 5 |
Flat (32), Jump (135) |
W Buick | Ian Williams Dove Valley Holdings… |
9/1 | |
| tracked leaders out wide and keen, went 2nd 12f out, led halfway, brought wide in home straight, ridden and headed briefly inside final 2f, in front again soon after, driven and stayed on strongly final furlong | ||||||||||
2nd |
9(4) |
| 2¼ L |
Bunker Bay (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 0) |
32-2881 / 5 |
Flat (20) | Jim Crowley | W J Knight The Golden Cuckoo |
5/1 | |
| raced keenly tracking leaders on inside, headway chasing leaders under pressure over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
4(8) |
| NK |
Ace Rothstein (USA) (colt, bay, 9 8) |
796-870 / 5 |
Flat (25), Jump (143) |
Kyle Strydom | Dylan Cunha Mrs Angela Stokes |
20/1 | |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd out wide 5f out, every chance out wide when hung right over 2f out, soon lost 2nd, chased leaders, kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish | ||||||||||
4th |
10(5) |
| NK |
Militry Decoration (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 13) |
31-6834 / 9 |
Flat (19), Jump (588) |
Ray Dawson | C Poulton Gold & Green Crowd… |
17/2 | |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd 2f out, led briefly inside final 2f, chased winner, ridden over 1f out, well held when weakened and lost two places towards finish | ||||||||||
5th |
11(1) |
| 1¼ L |
Lusaka (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 12) |
0/09511 / 6 |
Flat (31), Jump (238) |
Christian Howarth | J L Flint Burnham P & D Ltd |
4/1 | |
| held up off the pace in last trio, hung badly right to far side rail 2f out, some late headway, never on terms | ||||||||||
6th |
1(7) |
| NK |
Neandra (GER) (filly, grey, 9 9) |
186-853 / 4 |
Flat (20) | Oisin Murphy | A M Balding Premier Racing… |
11/4 | |
| held up in last trio, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
7th |
5(6) |
| NS |
Victory (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
2527-92 / 4 |
Flat (25), Jump (267) |
Callum Hutchinson | A King D Barry, K Trowbridge… |
11/1 | |
| led 1f, tracked leader until 12f out, chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f | ||||||||||
8th |
3(9) |
| ½ L |
Justus (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 8) |
437-619 / 6 |
Flat (75) | D C Costello | Ian Williams Ryder And Alex… |
17/2 | |
| tracked leader until led after 1f, headed halfway, tracked winner until 5f out, chased leaders, ridden and weakened final 2f | ||||||||||
9th |
6(3) |
| 1¼ L |
Noble Masquerade (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 5) |
47-4334 / 6 |
Flat (29) | Georgia Dobie | Eve Johnson Houghton Hp Racing Noble… |
16/1 | |
| held up off the pace in last pair, never involved | ||||||||||
7(2) |
| - |
Alpine Stroll (GB) (colt, bay, 9 4) |
398224 / 6 |
Flat (16) | Rhys Clutterbuck | E De Giles Racehorse Ownership… |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
PU |
8(11) |
| - |
Tralee Hills (GB) (gelding, grey, 9 4) |
7-35418 / 9 |
Flat (21), Jump (1948) |
Theodore Ladd | S Hodgson P C F Racing Ltd |
28/1 | |
| steadied start and very awkwardly away, well in rear, tailed off when badly injured and pulled up entrance to home straight | ||||||||||