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15:35 Sandown Park

Vaillant Novice Stakes (Class 3)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 16y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £12,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 32.39s
  • Off Time: 15:39:28
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Duke of Tuscany

13/8

    2
    Silk -

    Asperity (USA)

    9/4

      1(1)
      Silk - Purple, Purple and Red diabolo on sleeves

      La Neige

      11
      11/4
      • Form 440442
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 104

      raced wide, tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, every chance, weakened quickly final furlong

      2(3)
      Silk - Pink and Dark Blue (quartered), Dark Blue sleeves and cap

      Duke of Tuscany

      18
      13/8
      • Form 921
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 83

      made all, led, quickened pace 3f out, driven and pressed final half furlong, stayed on strongly, held on, all out

      3(4)
      Silk - White, Emerald Green hoop

      Asperity (USA)

      9/4
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-9

      held up 4th, ridden to challenge over 1f out, pressed winner final half furlong, just held close home

      4(5)
      Silk - White, Black Cross of Lorraine, sleeves and cap

      Path To Glory

      66/1
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-9

      started slowly, held up last, ridden over 3f out, weakened and lost touch from over 2f out

      5(2)
      Silk - Black, Red sleeves, Black cap, Red spots

      Contentious (USA)

      11/2
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-4

      tracked winner, ridden and effort over 2f out, not quickened, weakened over 1f out

      In depth

      Verdict

      La Neige sets the standard here and can prove too experienced for Duke Of Tuscany, with Asperity and Contentious best watched in the market. Since making a winning debut on soft ground at Nottingham in April, Mick Channon has set La Neige some pretty stiff tasks, running him in three Group races so far. Sixth in the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot, the colt has since finished fourth in Goodwood's Richmond Stakes, and more recently, chased home Dhanyata in the Sirenia Stakes at Kempton. That level of form entitles him to the utmost respect in this company, and although he appears to be a bit highly strung, he should produce the performance needed to see off his rivals here, the best of whom should be Duke Of Tuscany. Richard Hannon's Goodwood maiden winner has scope, but will be better when put back over a mile, while of the rest, the betting will hopefully prove a reliable guide. Asperity, a son of War Chant, is entered for next year's Vodafone Derby, and Contentious, by Giant's Causeway, hails from a stable whose juveniles always come on for the run. La Neige has obvious claims and should safely get back to winning ways.

      Formwatch

      La Neige 16-1 (9-0) In touch, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on final furlong, 2nd of 9, 2l behind Dhanyata (8-11) at Kempton 6f 2yo Grp 3 (1) pol.

      Duke of Tuscany 4-6fav (9-1) Made all, ridden 2f out, hung left inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Goodwood 1m 2yo mdn aut (5) gd in Aug beating Docofthebay (9-0) by 3l, 9 ran.

      Asperity (USA) War Chant colt out of the winning miler Another Storm.

      Path To Glory Makbul colt out of an unraced mare.

      Contentious (USA) Giant's Causeway filly out of an unraced mare.