15:00 | Sandown | Saturday 2nd September 2023

Results

3 15:00 Sandown 02 Sep 2023

Virgin Bet Handicap (Class 2) (3YO plus)

1m 1f 209y Good (Good to Soft in places)

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Winner £25,575 - 14 ran

Draw Advantage: High

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Weighed In

11 Dual Identity (IRE) (10)

5 8-12 87

9/2 2F

Marco Ghiani

W J Knight

raced wide off the pace in mid-division, good headway out wide over 2f out, led 2f out, 4 lengths ahead over 1f out, stayed on strongly

Jockey Form Trainer Form Full Horse Form

2 4½

1 Certain Lad (6)

7 9-9 101

22/1

George Bass (3)

Jack Channon

sweating and edgy, prominent early, soon steadied off the pace in mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden in 4th inside final 2f, stayed on into 2nd close home, no chance with winner

Jockey Form Trainer Form Full Horse Form

3 nk

7 Stay Well (7)

5 9-4 93 h

14/1

Oisin Murphy

H Morrison

held up off the pace towards rear, headway out wide 2f out, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner and lost 2nd close home

Jockey Form Trainer Form Full Horse Form

4 ¾

2 Eagle's Way (14)

4 9-10 99

8/1

S W Kelly

Sir Mark Prescott

pushed along to go prominent out wide, led after 1f until 8f out, chased leader, led again over 2f out until entering final 2f, soon no chance with winner, weakened and lost two places towards finish

Jockey Form Trainer Form Full Horse Form

5 4¼

12 Dashing Roger (5)

6 8-10 85

40/1

Benoit D L Sayette

W Stone

off the pace towards rear, switched right and plugged on in remote 5th over 1f out

Jockey Form Trainer Form Full Horse Form

6 2¼

3 Gaassee (IRE) (8)

5 9-10 99 t

11/2

Tom Marquand

W J Haggas

slowly into stride, off the pace towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never involved

Jockey Form Trainer Form Full Horse Form

7 1½

8 Great Max (IRE) (3)

4 9-3 92

40/1

K Stott

M L W Bell

slowly into stride, held up off the pace in rear, some late headway out wide, never involved

Jockey Form Trainer Form Full Horse Form

8 2¼

6 Andaleep (IRE) (1)

7 9-4 93 t

14/1

R Kingscote

D & C Kubler

off the pace in mid-division on inside, weakened inside final 2f

Jockey Form Trainer Form Full Horse Form

9 nse

9 Educator (12)

4 9-2 91 b

9/1

R L Moore

W J Haggas

prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened inside final 2f

Jockey Form Trainer Form Full Horse Form

10 hd

13 Skysail (9)

3 8-7 88 p

22/1

T E Whelan

M P Tregoning

held up off the pace towards rear, ridden out wide 2f out, never involved

Jockey Form Trainer Form Full Horse Form

11 2

4 Lord Protector (GER) (11)

5 9-9 98

10/3 F

Rossa Ryan

R M Beckett

raced keenly, off the pace in 4th, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f

Jockey Form Trainer Form Full Horse Form

12 nk

5 Groundbreaker (GER) (2)

4 9-8 97 t WS

14/1

Jason Watson

A M Balding

slowly into stride, off the pace in last pair, never a factor

Jockey Form Trainer Form Full Horse Form

13 5½

14 Baltic Voyage (13)

3 8-5 86

12/1

J F Egan

R M Beckett

pushed along leaving stalls to soon go prominent out wide, led f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened rapidly, soon behind and eased inside final 2f

Jockey Form Trainer Form Full Horse Form

14 30

10 Kitsune Power (IRE) (4)

4 9-1 90 b

25/1

James Doyle

R Varian

never closer than mid-division on inside, pushed along turning in, soon lost place and in rear tailed off and eased inside final 2f

Jockey Form Trainer Form Full Horse Form

Off Time: 15:00:45 Winning Time: 2m 9.47s Last Updated: 01 Apr 2026 01:26:02

Betting returns

Type	Winnings
Betfair SP	£5.86
CSF	£109.71 (11, 1)
Tricast	£1,301.85 (11, 1, 7)
Win	£5.50 (11)
Place	£2.00 (11), £6.60 (1), £4.50 (7)
Swinger	£39.80 (1, 7), £26.60 (1, 11), £15.20 (7, 11)
Exacta	£123.80 (11, 1)
Trifecta	£2,298.20 (11, 1, 7)

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Previous winners

Year	Going	Ran	Winner	Draw	Age	Weight	OR	Form	Last run	Trainer (Distance)	Jockey	SP	Time
2022	Good	15	Protagonist	13	5	9 1	90	8054-41	21 days	W Haggas (81 miles)	Cieren Fallon	17/ 2	2:07.27
2021	Good	11	King Of Clubs	7	3	8 2	86	5-52123	43 days	H Morrison (48 miles)	Hollie Doyle	5/ 2	2:08.80
2020	Good	10	Data Protection	3	5	8 6	85	0-36413	13 days	W Muir (60 miles)	Nicola Currie	14/ 1	2:05.96
2019	Good to Firm	9	Hyanna	3	4	8 10	90	132336	21 days	E J-Houghton (48 miles)	Georgia Dobie	10/ 1	2:06.50
2018	Good to Soft	12	Dubai Horizon	3	4	9 10	100	2-60451	33 days	S bin Suroor (81 miles)	Jason Watson	7/ 1	2:08.23
2017	Good	13	Thundering Blue	8	4	8 8	87	303311	21 days	D Menuisier (38 miles)	Jim Crowley	11/ 2	2:07.37
2016	Good to Soft	12	Baydar	1	3	8 1	95	21-811	28 days	H Palmer (184 miles)	Josephine Gordon	9/ 4	2:09.57
2015	Good	13	Exospheric	10	3	8 5	98	106114	29 days	Sir M Stoute (81 miles)	Ted Durcan	13/ 2	2:05.91
2014	Good to Soft	16	Treasure The Ridge	10	5	8 0	82	787111	24 days	A Reid (27 miles)	Danny Brock	25/ 1	2:07.15
2013	Good to Firm	15	Vasily	2	5	9 3	97	352125	21 days	R Eddery (81 miles)	R Tart	12/ 1	2:05.83
2012	Good to Firm	16	Labarinto	14	4	9 1	95	2310-00	108 days	Sir M Stoute (81 miles)	G Baker	16/ 1	2:09.38
2011	Good to Soft	11	Fallen Idol	6	4	9 7	103	1154-55	14 days	J & T Gosden (81 miles)	Martin Dwyer	15/ 2	2:11.16
2010	Good to Firm	15	Forte Dei Marmi	5	4	9 6	98	17-1410	42 days	L Cumani (81 miles)	J Guillambert	6/ 1	2:07.21
2009	Good to Firm	16	Fanjura	16	4	9 3	98	257011	29 days	B W Hills (60 miles)	Frankie Dettori	11/ 2	2:08.10
2008	Good	16	Ask The Butler	10	4	8 11	95	420-141	35 days	L Cumani (81 miles)	Dane O'Neill	6/ 1	2:07.15
2007	Good	11	Impeller	10	8	9 5	94	475870	10 days	J S Moore (60 miles)	John Egan	8/ 1	2:06.59
2006	Good	17	Salute Him	10	3	9 3	87	681270	23 days	M Channon (48 miles)	Richard Hughes	20/ 1	2:09.20
2005	Soft	17	Pagan Sky	12	6	9 1	80	9-20000	25 days	J Toller (81 miles)	Tom Queally	14/ 1	2:12.44
2004	Soft	14	Telemachus	12	4	9 7	80	008800	14 days	J Given (168 miles)	M Fenton	16/ 1	2:13.96
2003	Good to Soft	16	Silvaline	15	4	8 10	65	239731	6 days	T Keddy (81 miles)	Ted Durcan	8/ 1	2:12.20