the times | Friday August 7 2020 1GM 59Sport
Sandown Park
Rob Wright
12.35 Pure Dreamer 2.55 Mon Choix
1.10 Holwah 3.30 Kingbrook
1.45 Pink Sands 4.05 Margaret Dumont
2.20 Recovery Run 4.35 Fantail (nb)
Going: good to firm, good in places Racing TV
Draw: 5f, low numbers best12.35 Maiden Stakes (2-Y-O: £4,140: 5f) (8)
1 (7) 0 DARK ILLUSION 11 Eve J-Houghton 9-5 W Buick
2 (1) FIRST EDITION C Cox 9-5 A Kirby
3 (3) GYPSY BOY (H) Miss G Kelleway 9-5 J F Egan
4 (8)^00 PEERLESS 19 Ed Walker 9-5 T Marquand
5 (5) 2 POLITICS 15 A Balding 9-5 O Murphy
6 (2) 6 PURE DREAMER 19 R Hannon 9-5 P Dobbs
7 (6) 0 CELESTIAL POINT 24 G L Moore 9-0 H Crouch
8 (4) 04 FRIDAY 11 L Dace 9-0 K Lundie (5)
11-10 Politics, 11-4 Pure Dreamer, 11-2 First Edition, 8-1 others.
Rob Wright’s choice: Pure Dreamer was sixth at Newbury;
that form is proving solid Dangers Politics, First Edition1.10 Handicap (2-Y-O: £3,946: 5f) (7)
1 (7) 312 PEROTTO 7 M Tregoning 9-7 M Dwyer
2 (1)^041 BRIGHT ARMOR 24 (T) C Cox 9-6 A Kirby
3 (3) 012 RANIA 18 (D) S Kirk 9-4 O Murphy
4 (5) 060 ONARAGGATIP 19 B Millman 9-3 T Marquand
5 (4) 43 HOLWAH 17 Owen Burrows 9-1 J Crowley
6 (6) 244 LOTHIAN 25 M Attwater 9-1 L Morris
7 (2)^501 ONE DAY 16 (D) R Charlton 8-12 Doubtful
9-4 Bright Armor, 11-4 Holwah, 3-1 Perotto, 5-1 Rania, 14-1 others.
Wright choice: Holwah was third to a pair of subsequent
winners over this course and distance Danger Perotto
1.45 Handicap (3-Y-O: £4,690: 5f) (7)
1 (7)-1002ISHVARA 12 (P,D) R Cowell 9-11 O Murphy
2 (6) 51222 GARSMAN 20 (D) M Appleby 9-11 C Fallon (3)
3 (5)0-051POP DANCER 17 (CD) A Carroll 9-7 James Doyle
4 (2)21-3PINK SANDS 16 (BF,D) W Haggas 9-7 T Marquand
5 (1)031-5MINHAAJ 34 (D) M Attwater 9-5 J Crowley
6 (3)-2022NEWYORKSTATEOFMIND 8 (D) W Muir 9-1David Egan
7 (4) 60521 AGENT SHIFTWELL 15 (T,CD) S C Williams 8-12A Atzeni
3-1 Pink Sands, 7-2 Agent Shiftwell, 4-1 Ishvara, 5-1 Garsman, 6-1 others.
Wright choice: Pink Sands shaped as though in need of the
run when a below-par third at Yarmouth Danger Garsman2.20 Maiden Stakes (2-Y-O: £4,140: 1m) (9)
1 (5) 6 HAFEZ 15 R Hannon 9-5 Rossa Ryan
2 (1) LONE EAGLE M Meade 9-5 T Marquand
3 (8) LOVE IS GOLDEN M Johnston 9-5 P J McDonald
4 (4) PIED PIPER J Gosden 9-5 R Havlin
5 (6)^00 REACT 20 R Varian 9-5 E J Walsh
6 (3) 22 RECOVERY RUN 34 A Balding 9-5 O Murphy
7 (9) SCAMPI A Balding 9-5 W Cox (3)
8 (7) SYMBOLIC POWER C Appleby 9-5 W Buick
9 (2) 0 TWILLEY 14 M Appleby 9-0 C Fallon (3)
9-4 Recovery Run, 5-2 Symbolic Power, 3-1 Pied Piper, 10-1 others.
Wright choice: Recovery Run has shown a useful level of
form on both starts Dangers Lone Eagle, Symbolic Power2.55 Handicap (£3,493: 1m) (12)
1 (9)5-502KINGSTON KURRAJONG 20 (D) W Knight 7-10-2
J Crowley
2 (7) 13104 CRIMEWAVE 20 (V) Tom Clover 4-10-0 W Buick
3 (4)-4006CASEMENT 14 (V,D) M Appleby 6-9-13 C Fallon (3)
4 (1)5-605PRODUCTION 19 (P) Ed Walker 4-9-13 T Marquand
5 (3)0-000RECTORY ROAD 28 (H,P,D) R Harris 4-9-11Rossa Ryan
6 (2) 10506 DELICATE KISS 17 (D) J Bridger 6-9-11 A Beech (5)
7 (8)3-620QUARRY BEACH 17 H Candy 4-9-10 H Bentley
8 (6)-2361MON CHOIX 4 (D) A Balding 3-9-10(6ex) O Murphy
9 (11)1-060STORMBOMBER 15 (P) M Madgwick 4-9-8 L Keniry
10 (12)^56 PRIZE FIGHTING 18 C Cox 3-9-6 A Kirby
11 (5)-0155COVERHAM 15 J Eustace 6-9-6 S W Kelly
12 (10)05-40UNRESOLVED 23 M Johnston 3-9-1 P J McDonald
13-8 Mon Choix, 7-1 Prize Fighting, Crimewave, 8-1 others.
Wright choice: Mon Choix has just a 6lb penalty for his easy
Windsor win Dangers Kingston Kurrajong, Unresolved3.30 Handicap (3-Y-O: £6,728: 1m 2f) (6)
1 (1)1-242ENEMY 17 (BF) J Gosden 9-9 O Murphy
2 (4)1-41LOUGANINI 34 (D) R Charlton 9-7 Hollie Doyle
3 (2)3103-KINGBROOK 328 (BF) I Williams 9-6 J Crowley
4 (6)21-0NATIVE TRIBE 61 (BF,C) C Appleby 9-6 W Buick
5 (5)0-15NOVA ROMA 30 (BF,D) J Gosden 9-3 Doubtful
6 (3) 021 STAR OF WINS 18 (T,D) W Haggas 9-0 T Marquand
2-1 Enemy, 5-2 Star Of Wins, 3-1 Louganini, 7-1 Native Tribe, 8-1 Kingbrook.
Wright choice: Kingbrook was a fair third at Doncaster and
should relish this stiffer test of stamina Danger Enemy4.05 Handicap (3-Y-O: £6,728: 1m 6f) (5)
1 (4) 21663 PUNCTUATION 33 A Balding 9-7 O Murphy
2 (1)-1111REVOLVER 21 (D) Sir M Prescott 9-4 L Morris
3 (5)11-40OLEKSANDER 51 Archie Watson 9-4 Hollie Doyle
4 (2) 313 MARGARET DUMONT 14 M Johnston 9-0P J McDonald
5 (3)1-045DANCING HARRY 21 R Charlton 8-13 W Buick
11-8 Revolver, 4-1 Margaret Dumont, Punctuation, 6-1 Oleksander, Dancing
Harry.
Wright choice: Margaret Dumont looks a useful stayer in
the making and this trip should suit Danger Punctuation4.35 Fillies' Handicap
(£4,690: 7f) (13)
1 (7)4-314KWELA 162 (D) Eve J-Houghton 4-9-12Georgia Dobie (5)
2 (5)0-550ADELANTE 62 (D) G Baker 4-9-11 C Fallon (3)
3 (9)32-50STRICT TEMPO 39 A Balding 4-9-9 O Murphy
4 (8)0-014CRYSTAL CASQUE 23 (CD) B Millman 5-9-8A Villiers (5)
5 (6)2430-ROSADORA 314 (B) R Beckett 3-9-8 H Bentley
6 (2)1-43FANTAIL 27 (BF) S & E Crisford 3-9-8 James Doyle
7 (4)4-441GYPSY WHISPER 15 (P,CD) D Menuisier 3-9-7 W Buick
8 (11)-1332PORTUGUESEPRINCESS 31 Archie Watson 3-9-7
Hollie Doyle
9 (3)2-102NEHAALL 25 (D) R Varian 3-9-2 A Atzeni
10 (12)^11623 QUEEN OF SILCA 10 (D) M Channon 3-9-0 G Bass (7)
11 (1) 43 ARABIC CHARM 18 (BF) S bin Suroor 3-9-0 J Crowley
12 (13)4-40ASTROGEM 23 J Eustace 3-8-13 S W Kelly
13 (10) 65 RED NAOMI 18 Ed Walker 3-8-12 L Morris
3-1 Gypsy Whisper, 6-1 Portugueseprincess, Fantail, 7-1 Nehaall, 8-1 others.
Wright choice: Fantail raced too keenly when third in a better
race at Newmarket Dangers Queen Of Silca, Arabic CharmCartmel
Rob Wright
12.15 Fraterculus 2.35 Shantaluze
12.50 Now Children 3.10 Stop The World
1.25 Mamoo 3.45 Coole Well
2.00 Fort De L’Ocean 4.20 Oksana (nap)
Going: soft Racing TV
12.15 Juvenile Hurdle
(3-Y-O: £3,509: 2m 1f) (8)
1 64 DEBT OF HONOUR 26 (B) N Mulholland 10-10
S Twiston-Davies
2 FRATERCULUS F40 Oliver Greenall 10-10 P Brennan
3 GLOBAL AGREEMENT F20 (P) M Harris 10-10K Jones (3)
4 LAIRIG GHRU F259 M Hammond 10-10 Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
5 3 MICK 11 M Hammond 10-10 W Shanahan (7)
6 NAIZAGAI F34 (T) F O'Brien 10-10 M Kendrick (3)
7 3 PEAT MOSS F17 (P) N Hawke 10-10 D Noonan
8 TO FLY FREE F28 (T) D Pipe 10-3 T Scudamore
11-4 Fraterculus, 7-2 Naizagai, 5-1 To Fly Free, 6-1 Peat Moss, Mick, 8-1 others.
12.50 Novices' Hurdle (£3,509: 2m 1f) (12)
1 50-26BLUESKYANDSUNSHINE 17 K Dalgleish 5-10-12 Craig Nichol
2 /60-0DEE LANE 9 (T) G Hanmer 7-10-12 H Brooke
3 F2/3FINISK RIVER 26 D McCain 7-10-12 B Hughes
4 5/00-KILFINAN BAY 242 Mrs J Stephen 5-10-12 S Quinlan
5 6-MINNIMO 203 G Bewley 5-10-12 J Bewley (3)
6 360P-NOMOUNTAINHIENOUGH 245 M Hammond 5-10-12
C McCormack (3)
7 2-5NOW CHILDREN 17 (T) Oliver Greenall 6-10-12 P Brennan
8 30-DONT GO GENTLE 219 N Twiston-Davies 4-10-11S Twiston-Davies
9 5 GEOGRAPHY TEACHER 12 R M Smith 4-10-11 R Mania
10 JUKEBOX BLUES F366 S G West 4-10-11 Mr A Macdonald (7)
11 0-OUR RODNEY F53 D McCain 4-10-11 L Murtagh (3)
12 6060-MOVIN'ON UP 156 (T) D Thompson 5-10-5A Anderson (7)
2-1 Dont Go Gentle, 9-4 Finisk River, 10-3 others.1.25 Novices' Handicap Chase
(£2,924: 3m 1f 107yd) (12)
1 200-4APTLY PUT 12 (BF) J Moffatt 8-11-12 C Bewley
2 050-4WHATEVA NEXT 12 G Bewley 5-11-11 J Bewley (3)
3 PP-22HIDDEN CARGO 19 (P,BF) P Bowen 8-11-10Mr P Bryan (7)
4 1210-MAMOO 156 (BF) Sam England 7-11-10 J England
5 313P-FAMILY MAN 181 (H,T,BF) Ryan Potter 7-11-8 B Poste
6 3524-SPEEDY CARGO 146 (B) W Greatrex 7-11-8 H Bannister
7 24P-5ELLE EST GRANDE 37 K Dalgleish 6-11-5 Craig Nichol
8 /536-THE CATTLEJOBBER 404 (W) D McCain 8-11-3 H Brooke
9 015/0SHORT FLIGHT 37 Julia Brooke 8-10-8 Ross Chapman
10 65P-FSOME AMBITION 12 (T) William Young Jnr 7-10-0D R Fox
11 00/4-CIARABELLA 458 M Hammond 7-10-0 A Cawley
12 006-0HUCCABY 15 (P,T) D Pipe 5-10-0 D Noonan
9-4 Hidden Cargo, 4-1 Speedy Cargo, 13-2 Mamoo, 7-1 others.
2.00 Handicap Chase (£3,964: 2m 1f) (9)
1 50-61DOGON 8 (P,T) P Nicholls 5-12-1(7ex) H Cobden
2 0-531FORT DE L'OCEAN 12 (T,CD) Oliver Greenall 5-11-13(7ex)H Brooke
3 0140-RIVER ICON F20 (BF) I Jardine 8-11-12 C O'Farrell
4 P4-00GRANIA O'MALLEY 19 E Williams 7-11-6 A Wedge
5 4F5-4ALDERBROOK LAD 12 (P,C,D) M Hammond 14-11-1
Emma Smith-Chaston (7)
6 P112-ROXYFET 150 (BF,D) M Hammond 10-11-0Mr Aidan Macdonald (10)
7 540-3LOUGH KENT 17 (D) J Moffatt 11-10-8Charlotte Jones (7)
8 4P3-0SWORD OF FATE 17 L Kerr 7-10-7 D R Fox
9 56-06MY RENAISSANCE 11 (T,CD) Sam England 10-10-4 J England
9-4 Dogon, 5-2 Fort De L'Ocean, 6-1 Roxyfet, River Icon, 12-1 others.2.35 Handicap Chase (£6,303: 2m 5f) (5)
1 303/5SEDDON 30 (BF) T R George 7-11-12 A P Heskin
2 005-2NO HIDDEN CHARGES 28 N Mulholland 7-11-11
T Scudamore
3 115P/SHANTALUZE 503 (W) D McCain 8-11-5 B Hughes
4 221-1CAPTAIN BUCK'S 30 (T) P Nicholls 8-11-3 H Cobden
5 213-0PASEO 37 O Sherwood 4-10-6 B J Powell
11-8 Captain Buck's, 10-3 Seddon, 4-1 No Hidden Charges, 6-1 others.3.10 Handicap Chase
(£3,964: 3m 1f 107yd) (5)
1 433-3STOP THE WORLD 26 (P,T) T R George 7-11-12A P Heskin
2 5254-LITTLE WINDMILL 153 (P,T) Ryan Potter 10-11-5 B Poste
3 625-2ACHILL ROAD BOY 12 (B) W Coltherd 11-11-1 S Coltherd (3)
4 314P-DEE STAR 144 (C) G Hanmer 7-10-6 H Brooke
5 3/03-RISING MARIENBARD 146 (W,T) Miss L Russell 8-10-5
B Campbell (3)
2-1 Stop The World, 9-4 Achill Road Boy, 5-1 Rising Marienbard, 11-2 others.3.45 Handicap Hurdle (£3,509: 2m 1f) (11)
1 2U42-COOLE WELL 147 J Snowden 7-11-12 M Kendrick (3)
2 0/32-GLAN Y GORS F27 (T,BF) D Thompson 8-11-10 A Anderson (7)
3 PP-06AUTHORIZO 22 (T) Oliver Greenall 5-11-10Ross Turner (5)
4 2156-XPO UNIVERSEL 169 (P,T,CD) Rebecca Menzies 11-11-10
Tom Midgley (10)
5 154-5THE STEWARD 15 (B,CD) J Moffatt 9-11-9 C Bewley
6 6025-THE TWISLER F160 (P) N Mulholland 8-11-9T Scudamore
7 3505-ZIG ZAG 160 (P,CD) P Kirby 7-11-7 J Williamson (7)
8 4600-CARRY ON 166 (D) D McCain 5-11-6 B Hughes
9 14F-3RUKWA 17 (P,CD) Sam England 6-11-5 J England
10 10/6-BURDIGALA 146 M Hammond 7-11-3 A Cawley
11 3400-PERCY B SHELLEY 194 (T) M Hammond 6-10-2Miss Becky Smith (3)
7-2 Coole Well, 4-1 Glan Y Gors, 5-1 Rukwa, 7-1 The Twisler, 8-1 others.
4.20 Handicap Hurdle (£2,794: 2m 6f) (13)
1 25-44FLEUR DU SEUIL 24 Dr R Newland 5-11-12C Hammond (3)
2 1/26-WAZOWSKI 410 D McCain 11-11-12 T Gillard (7)
3 51P-6THINK AHEAD 12 (P,C) J Moffatt 9-11-11 Charlotte Jones (7)
4 431-2CANFORD THOMPSON 12 (P) M Hammond 7-11-9Miss Becky Smith (3)
5 165P-BLACK LIGHTNING 241 (P,T,D) Georgie Howell 7-11-7Tabitha Worsley (5)
6 446-0LITTLE MILLIE 18 G Bewley 8-11-7 J Bewley (3)
7 563-5LOSTNFOUND 19 (T) D Thompson 7-11-7 Craig Nichol
8 00-F6OKSANA 18 (T,CD) Sam England 7-11-4 J England
9 605-UIRISH MINISTER 12 (T) D Thompson 5-11-3A Anderson (7)
10 0F6-6DEPUTY JONES 19 (T) N Mulholland 7-11-1Robert Dunne
11 261-1TALKINGPICTURESTV 11 (D) Henry Oliver 7-11-0(7ex)Millie Wonnacott (7)
12 /000-HOLME ABBEY 186 N Richards 7-10-13 R Day
13 464-BTHE BLACK SQUIRREL 19 (P) H Hogarth 7-10-13B Hughes
5-2 Talkingpicturestv, 9-2 Fleur Du Seuil, 13-2 Canford Thompson, 8-1 others.Wolverhampton
Rob Wright
4.15 Kaafy 6.50 Costello
4.50 The Princes Poet 7.20 Bizzi Lizzi
5.20 Dandys Derriere 7.50 New Look
5.50 Swell Song 8.20 Malmesbury Abbey
6.20 En Famille
Going: standard Sky Sports Racing
Draw: 5f-7f, low numbers best4.15 Handicap (£2,782: 6f) (13)
1 (4)345-REIMS 255 D & C Kubler 4-9-13 D E Hogan
2 (6)0-550MAGNIFICIA 26 E Dunlop 3-9-10 M Ghiani (3)
3 (13) 340 HABANERO STAR 23 Miss G Kelleway 3-9-10
Tyler Heard (7)
4 (9) 045 FAR FROM A RUBY 15 W Muir 3-9-10George Rooke (3)
5 (12) 030 ONE ABOVE 23 J Portman 3-9-9 T Saunders (5)
6 (7) 6-4SPRING CAMPAIGN 16 M Bell 3-9-9 Megan Nicholls
7 (11)6433DKAAFY 3 (B,BF) G Tuer 4-9-8 F Marsh
8 (2)050-0MUMS THE LAW 14 (B) J Chapple-Hyam 3-9-7Levi Williams (7)
9 (1)^42506 HARBOUR POINT 16 (P) M Appleby 3-9-6 T Ladd
10 (8)55-05PRETTY LADY 18 M Johnston 3-9-6 O Stammers (5)
11 (10)060-INVERARITY 514 Frank Bishop 4-8-12 K Baker (7)
12 (5)0030-KRISHMAYA 331 Adam West 3-8-6T Hammer Hansen
13 (3) 000 DENDERMONDE 23 A Carson 3-8-5 D Keenan
3-1 Kaafy, 4-1 Pretty Lady, 5-1 Spring Campaign, 7-1 Reims, 8-1 Far From A
Ruby, 10-1 Harbour Point, Habanero Star, 14-1 One Above, Magnificia.
4.50 Novice Stakes (2-Y-O: £4,140: 6f) (11)
1 (3) 1 APRES DARK 54 (D) M Botti 9-9 S Cherchi (5)
2 (4) APOLLO ONE P Charalambous 9-2 G Wood
3 (2) ECHO BEACH H Palmer 9-2 R Kingscote
4 (11)^0 GARYDOUBLEYOU 12 I Furtado 9-2 J Haynes
5 (6) 6 RIVERS LAD 11 R Brisland 9-2 K O'Neill
6 (5) ROMAN DYNASTY Joseph Parr 9-2 J Mitchell
7 (7) 00 SPLIT ELEVENS 14 J Butler 9-2 D Keenan (3)
8 (8) THE NAIL GUNNER I Furtado 9-2 JP Sullivan
9 (1)^3 THE PRINCES POET 10 Eve J-Houghton 9-2T P Queally
10 (10) 0 VIVACIOUS BOY 11 R Fahey 9-2 T Hamilton
11 (9)^20 EVA ICON 6 M Channon 8-11 N Currie
5-2 Apres Dark, 3-1 The Princes Poet, 5-1 Echo Beach, 13-2 Split Elevens, 8-1
Eva Icon, Roman Dynasty, 12-1 Rivers Lad, 25-1 Vivacious Boy.
5.20 Novice Stakes (2-Y-O: £4,140: 6f) (10)
1 (4) AIR TO AIR George Boughey 9-5 K Shoemark
2 (7) 2 DANDYS DERRIERE 30 B Meehan 9-5 D O'Neill
3 (1) 05 DENZIL'S LAUGHING 18 K Dalgleish 9-5Killian Leonard
4 (5)^6 LIGHT WAKEUP 26 M Botti 9-5 D Muscutt
5 (9) LUCKINESS D M Simcock 9-5 C Shepherd
6 (3)^6 SEMPER AUGUSTUS 35 Ed Walker 9-5 D Probert
7 (8) 03 SILVER NEMO 16 S L Keightley 9-5 Josephine Gordon
8 (10) 0 TOM MIX 13 I Furtado 9-5 J Haynes
9 (2) 00 GEMS JEWEL 14 I Furtado 9-0 K O'Neill
10 (6) 5 LOVE BAILEYS 35 R Fahey 9-0 T Hamilton
10-11 Dandys Derriere, 4-1 Air To Air, 7-1 Luckiness, 8-1 others.
5.50 Handicap (£2,782: 5f) (11)
1 (10)-0113SHESADABBER 25 (D) M Mullineaux 4-9-7R Kingscote
2 (11) 00000 HARD SOLUTION 10 (V,D) D O'Meara 4-9-7 C Hardie
3 (8)0-304KRYSTALLITE 35 (CD) S Dixon 7-9-5 K O'Neill
4 (9)-4003TERRI RULES 26 (P,D) Mrs L Mongan 5-9-5 D Muscutt
5 (1) 03606 GEORGE THOMAS 26 (D) R Eddery 4-9-3
Selma Grage (7)
6 (3) 62066 A GO GO 7 (V,CD) P Evans 3-9-2 Gina Mangan (7)
7 (5)20-20SWELL SONG 47 R Cowell 4-9-2 Josephine Gordon
8 (7)-5232INDEPENDENCE DAY 16 (D) Chelsea Banham 7-9-2J Haynes
9 (2)0-000EMPTY PROMISES 11 (P) Frank Bishop 4-9-0
Ray Dawson (5)
10 (6)004-0CAPTAIN RYAN 20 (CD) G Deacon 9-8-13 N Currie
11 (4) 00240 TEEPEE TIME 20 (B,CD) M Mullineaux 7-8-12
George Rooke (5)
3-1 Independence Day, 4-1 Shesadabber, 5-1 Terri Rules, 8-1 others.George
Thomas, Swell Song, 10-1 Krystallite, 12-1 others.6.20 Handicap (3-Y-O: £3,493: 1m 4f) (8)
1 (3)01-23ESCALADE 24 (P) Sir M Prescott 9-7 R Tate
2 (8)4-146ELHAM VALLEY 25 A Balding 9-6 D Probert
3 (1)0-215CHORAL WORK 24 (BF,D) W Haggas 9-6 R Kingscote
4 (4) 25434 EN FAMILLE 16 (V) Miss Amy Murphy 9-5 S De Sousa
5 (6)-4130BILLHILLY 14 (D) Eve J-Houghton 9-4 C Bishop
6 (2) 030 INKY BLINDER 33 R Beckett 9-2 Josephine Gordon
7 (7)4-656DREAMING BLUE 16 (P) R Fahey 9-0 T Hamilton
8 (5) 52363 COTTONOPOLIS 14 M Johnston 8-12 J Mitchell
11-4 Choral Work, 4-1 En Famille, 9-2 Escalade, 6-1 Billhilly, 7-1 Cottonopolis,
10-1 Elham Valley, Dreaming Blue, 12-1 Inky Blinder.6.50 Handicap (£2,782: 1m 1f 104yd) (13)
1 (5)06-45CELTIC ARTISAN J24 (B,T,CD) Rebecca Menzies 9-9-12
O Stammers (7)
2 (3)000-6CITTA D'ORO 43 (P,CD) J Unett 5-9-11 Grace McEntee (5)
3 (6)60-34IFTON 16 Mrs R Carr 4-9-10 JP Sullivan
4 (10)^60023 MY BROTHER MIKE 16 J Stimpson 6-9-10 J Quinn
5 (9) 00432 SWINGING EDDIE 6 (H) G Tuer 4-9-8 C Beasley
6 (11) 50314 FAMOUS DYNASTY 7 M Blanshard 6-9-8 D Probert
7 (1)540-0OCHO GRANDE 11 Eve J-Houghton 3-9-4 C Bishop
8 (13) 000 NOTION OF TIME 27 G Scott 3-9-4 S De Sousa
9 (8)0-044COSTELLO 20 (H,BF) Mike Murphy 3-9-4 D Muscutt
10 (4)55-00UNCLE SWAYZE 14 R Beckett 3-9-3 R Kingscote
11 (2)^050 EVENING VERSE 20 P Webber 3-9-3 D O'Neill
12 (12) 25400 APACHE BLAZE 21 (P) R Brisland 5-9-1 K O'Neill
13 (7) 40004 SHARP OPERATOR 4 (CD) A Carson 7-9-0 W Carson
7-2 Swinging Eddie, 6-1 Costello, 13-2 My Brother Mike, 8-1 others.7.20 Fillies' Novice Stakes
(£3,493: 1m 1f) (8)
1 (5) 1 BIZZI LIZZI 13 J Gosden 3-9-7 N Mackay
2 (2) 1 MOUNTAIN DREAMS 65 M Johnston 3-9-5 J Mitchell
3 (4) 62 BINT AUSTRALIA 15 W Haggas 3-9-0 R Kingscote
4 (8) 3 DATE IN VEGAS 50 Sir M Stoute 3-9-0 D Probert
5 (1)^00 FRANBELLA 58 Mrs Stella Barclay 3-9-0 C Hardie
6 (3) TEFNUT K Dalgleish 3-9-0 Killian Leonard
7 (7) 0-VIA VERITAS 336 M Bell 3-9-0 C Shepherd
8 (6) WALTZING HOME (H) D Shaw 3-9-0 L Edmunds
15-8 Bizzi Lizzi, 5-2 Bint Australia, 4-1 Date In Vegas, 5-1 Mountain Dreams,
10-1 Via Veritas, 16-1 Tefnut, 50-1 Waltzing Home, 200-1 Franbella.7.50 Handicap (£2,782: 1m 1f) (13)
1 (1)-6542FREEDOM AND WHEAT 7 (P) M Blake 4-9-7 M Ghiani (5)
2 (8) 42250 COMPASS POINT 7 (P) R Brisland 5-9-7 P Bradley (3)
3 (11)-5002VIVACIOUS SPIRIT 7 (P,T) Phillip Makin 4-9-7Megan Nicholls (3)
4 (6)/00-0SCOTTISH BLADE 12 P Morris 4-9-6 O Stammers (7)
5 (5)55-45AT YOUR SERVICE 149 Chelsea Banham 6-9-5J Haynes
6 (12)^22005 ROCKESBURY 158 (C) P McEntee 5-9-5 Grace McEntee (5)
7 (7)/0013DEFTERA LAD 7 (BF,CD) S Kirk 8-9-5 S De Sousa
8 (4)0-404TAUREAN DANCER 38 (B) R Teal 5-9-4 D Costello
9 (9)00-00DARK POET 12 Mrs R Carr 4-9-4 JP Sullivan
10 (10)0-400UNCLE SID 25 (V) W Jarvis 3-8-13 D Probert
11 (13)60-06TRUST ME 23 D Ivory 4-8-13 G Downing
12 (3) 00003 NEW LOOK 7 (B) Mrs L Williamson 5-8-13 H Cheng
13 (2)50-04NIGHT TIME GIRL 168 I Mohammed 3-8-13 Ray Dawson (5)
4-1 Freedom And Wheat, 9-2 Deftera Lad, 5-1 Vivacious Spirit, 13-2 others.8.20 Handicap (3-Y-O: £2,782: 7f) (12)
1 (4)0-024ROCK OF REDMOND 11 D Ivory 9-7 G Downing
2 (1)0-400TOUGH CHARACTER 43 (P) Phillip Makin 9-7
Megan Nicholls (3)
3 (3)00-14MALMESBURY ABBEY 172 (T,BF) S C Williams 9-6
M Ghiani (5)
4 (5)60-50JACK RYAN 34 J Ryan 9-6 D Keenan (3)
5 (10)6-200HONG KONG DRAGON 12 (B) T Fitzgerald 9-6D Costello
6 (6) 22514 WRATH OF HECTOR 7 (B,BF) M Appleby 9-6S De Sousa
7 (11)0-040BANMI 37 (D) Mrs C Dunnett 9-5 A McCarthy
8 (7)-6600UPSTAGE 163 D M Simcock 9-3 C Shepherd
9 (2)0-030GIANT STEPS 38 (B) Mrs Stella Barclay 9-2 C Hardie
10 (9)050-0TROUSER THE CASH 16 (B,H) Miss Amy Murphy 9-2S Cherchi (5)
11 (12)^000 CLOVER HILL 29 (T) P Evans 9-1 Gina Mangan (7)
12 (8)00-00ROCHFORD 33 (V) H Spiller 8-13 D Probert
9-4 Wrath Of Hector, 3-1 Malmesbury Abbey, 6-1 Rock Of Redmond, 7-1
Rochford, 10-1 Hong Kong Dragon, 14-1 Giant Steps, Jack Ryan, 20-1 others.
Blinkered first time today: Sandown 4.35 Rosadora.
Wolverhampton 8.20 Trouser The Cash, Hong Kong
Dragon.I
t hadn’t been a bad season for
Bath but it hadn’t been a good
one. In Stuart Hooper’s first
campaign at the helm, Bath won
seven Premiership games and
lost six before coronavirus struck.
One week they were promising, the
next disappointing. They return to
action next week, in sixth place in a
12-team league.
Not bad is... not bad — but it
certainly isn’t good enough for a club
that has aspirations. Bruce Craig
didn’t buy Bath in 2010 to spend an
eternity muddling around in the
middle. That is why the three-year
contract offered to Ben Spencer, the
Saracens scrum half, rates as one of
the best signings the club has made in
the professional era.
Spencer comes loaded with
positives. From Hooper’s point of
view, the 28-year-old brings the
Saracens manual to Bath. It is a long
time since the West Country clubEngland’s gain as Spencer finally gets top billing
understood the imperative of
long-term planning, something
Saracens have mastered. It has been a
while since they had a recognisable
game plan based around much more
than “don’t get caught in your own
half”. Not that there is anything
wrong with simplicity. That most
basic of game plans was very much
the Saracens way in the first decade of
this century. God, they were boring.
But they were building incrementally.
Mark McCall, the club’s director of
rugby, has never deserted the
imperative of the territorial game yet
he has added beautiful layers of lovely
running rugby, either structured or on
the counterattack.
Spencer can spill the Saracens
beans. If they had signed 37-year-old
Richard Wigglesworth, first-choice
scrum half for the majority of the
Saracens era, it would have been
excellent, too, despite his age. The
Saracens scrum halves have been at
the epicentre of their success.
Spencer, who has won four England
caps and flew out as a World Cup
final replacement for the injured Willi
Heinz, lacks Wigglesworth’s back
catalogue of match management over
the years, but he is a decade younger.
He may have played more than 150
games for Saracens but a vast numberhave been off the bench. He is a
young 28-year-old, with the talent
and determination to yet make the
England No 9 shirt his — if he can
transform Bath.
It is smart of an inexperienced
director of rugby like Hooper to
utilise the knowledge of the Saracen.
However, there is much more to the
man than merely being the spy come
in from north London. His is a
potential rarely tapped. When
given the chance to flourish,
he has provided sparkling
performances. Last season,
when Saracens squeezed
the life out of Munster
in the Heineken Cup
semi-final, he delivered
as accurate a display
of tactical kicking as
I have ever seen. Owen Farrell
may have been on the field
but Spencer pulled all the
strings masterfully.
In the final against
Leinster he didn’t quite
hit those heights and,
sure enough, with
55 minutes gone,
McCall introduced the
ageless Wigglesworth.
One thing Saracens
did not do was allowSpencer to relax into the role of
first-choice No 9.
Bath have some talented youngsters
and, in Will Chudley, a scrum half
who brought the ways of the decade’s
“second” team, Exeter Chiefs, to the
party. Clever darter that he is, the
Chief is not in Spencer’s class. Bath
will relish his box-kicking (and the
sheer length of his clearance kicks).
That is what they do so often but
not always so well.
In the 2017-18 season,
Spencer was Saracens’
top tryscorer. Bath
have not threatened
sufficiently around
the fringes for some
time. It has enabled
opposing defences
to pressurise Rhys
Priestland, their fly
half. Many notice
how deep he has
been playing of late,
fewer the lack of menace
inside him. With Spencer
surging around the fringes,
there will be space for the
Welshman to tip-toe into flatter
parts of the park and bring the likesof Jonathan Joseph and Anthony
Watson into the game nearer the
gainline.
Spencer’s pass is quick and
accurate, although he may have to
accelerate his game if referees
emulate the manner in which their
New Zealand counterparts have been
calling games in Super Rugby
Aotearoa. Breakdowns have been
spitting out rapid ball. The need to be
there, waiting for the ball to pop out,
à la Aaron Smith, will hopefully grow.
A speedier game requires a scrum
half yapping at the heels of his
forwards, maintaining a slick service
for his attackers.
Saracens have been one of the most
adept sides of all at slowing down
breakdowns, resetting their chase
game before the scrum half sends
possession soaring into orbit. The
long-striding Spencer could do with a
little more scurry around the fringes.
If he can find a balance for Bath
between this quicker tempo and the
static solidarity he brings with his
boot, Bath could come out of their
becalmed state with the wind in their
sails. Spencer, at last an unchallenged
club No 1, has it in him to change
Eddie Jones’s way of thinking, making
Bath a force and securing himself the
England No 9 shirt in the process.Stuart Barnes
Spencer had to battle Wigglesworth
for the No 9 jersey at Saracens6 The meeting at Hamilton Park today has
been abandoned — course waterlogged.