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20:15 Sandown Park

Panmure Gordon Corporate Finance Handicap (Class 4)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 6f
  • Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 8.84s
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Marias Magic

7/2

    2
    Silk -

    Wait For The Will (USA)

    15/2

      1(4)
      Silk - Black and White check, White sleeves, Black armlets

      McBain (USA)

      43
      9/2
      • Form 22280/8
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 80

      prominent until lost place from over 2f out, soon beaten

      2(5)
      Silk - Yellow, Black hoop, Black Sleeves, yellow stars, yellow cap, black star

      Marias Magic

      5
      7/2
      • Form 291862
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 78

      led, pressed from 3f out, headed just over 1f out, rallied under pressure well inside final furlong to lead near finish

      3(6)
      Silk - Royal Blue and White (quartered), Emerald Green and White striped sleeves, Royal Blue cap

      Wait For The Will (USA)

      25 b
      15/2
      • Form 0-00026
      • Age 9
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 75

      mid-division, chased leaders 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, upsides and every chance inside final furlong, no extra near finish

      4(1)
      Silk - Yellow and Dark Blue diamonds, diabolo on sleeves, Yellow cap, Dark Blue diamond

      Bucks

      299 D
      5/1
      • Form 822568-
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 75

      held up rear, headway on outer 2f out, led just over 1f out, hard pressed final furlong, headed and no extra well inside final furlong

      5(7)
      Silk - Pink, Light Green sash and sleeves, White cap

      Considine (USA)

      3 D
      11/2
      • Form 523615
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-4
      • Official Rating 65

      took keen hold, tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, soon one pace, weakened inside final furlong

      6(2)
      Silk - Maroon, Grey sash, sleeves and cap

      Rome (IRE)

      188 b
      10/1
      • Form 40016-0
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-0
      • Official Rating 60

      tracked leader after 3f, effort 3f out, weakened under pressure 2f out

      7(3)
      Silk - Red, Grey sleeves, Red and Grey hooped cap

      Blackmail (USA)

      6 b BF
      7/2
      • Form 142122
      • Age 7
      • Weight 8-0
      • Official Rating 58

      held up last, ridden 3f out, never threatened leaders

      In depth

      Verdict

      Wait For The Will might be worth chancing here, with his main rivals seen as Marias Magic and Blackmail. The selection has never won beyond 12 furlongs but could well prove up to remedying that tonight. On his best winning form, he certainly has claims on ratings, while the best of his recent efforts show that he can get competitive at this level. We shall side with him, then, in a fairly run-of-the-mill race. Marias Magic rates as a big danger as, being from a stable in fine form, she showed a liking for the step up in trip when running well at Hamilton five days ago. Despite being three pounds out of the weights, the in-form Blackmail could yet prove competitive over tonight's longer trip, which will be new to him, while Rome's best recent-ish Turf effort came over course and distance last June, although overall he has a bit to prove based on more-recent efforts. Considine is five pounds above a winning mark, although he does at least stay this trip well, while Bucks has dropped to a competitive mark but lacks a run this season. Finally, winning hurdler McBain is reasonably weighted based on his winning Flat form of 2002, so a good run would not be a shock. Overall, though, we will plump for Wait For The Will.

      Formwatch

      McBain (USA) 12-1 (9-11) Prominent, ridden over 4f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 3l behind Lucayan Dancer (9-3) at Chester 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jun.

      Marias Magic 9-2 (9-9) Tracked leader, headway to lead after 5f, headed over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure final furlong, no chance, 2nd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Turnstile (10-0) at Hamilton 1m 5f hcp (4) gf.

      Wait For The Will (USA) 8-1 (9-1) Held up last but in touch, headway under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 9l behind Salute (9-5) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp (2) gd in Jun.

      Bucks 14-1 (11-7) Towards rear, stayed on under pressure from over 1f out, never nearer, 8th of 14, 9l behind Skylarker (11-2) at Ascot 1m 4f amt hcp (D2) gf in Sept.

      Considine (USA) 7-2 (9-0) Held up, headway on outside over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 8l behind Argentum (8-7) at Redcar 2m app hcp (5) gf.

      Rome (IRE) 25-1 (8-4) Tracked leaders, driven 4f out, weakened rapidly, last of 14, 28l behind Cold Turkey (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (D2) pol in Jan.

      Blackmail (USA) 15-8fav (8-11) Held up rear, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Gallant Boy (8-9) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp (5) gf.