bet365 Mile |
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| Group 2, Sandown Park 14:55 £95,000 added, 4yo plus, 1m 14y, Class 1  |
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| Friday 24th April 2015 | |
1 Custom Cut 4/1
2 Here Comes When 4/1
3 Shifting Power 15/8F
NR: Breton Rock (IRE), Master Carpenter (IRE)
6 ran Distances: 1½l, 1¾l, 1l
TIME 1m 44.57s (slow by 4.77s)
Custom Cut digs deep to make a winning reappearance in the bet365 Mile at Sandown
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The six-year-old won five races on the spin during a tremendous first season with David O’Meara in 2014, but was disappointing on his final start in the QEII on Champions Day at Ascot.
A 4-1 chance for his first start since October, Custom Cut tracked the front-running Bow Creek before taking over in the straight.
Here Comes When came from last to mount a challenge, but Custom Cut was not for passing, sticking to his guns to take the Group Two prize by a length and a half.
Winning jockey Daniel Tudhope said: “He’s every jockey’s dream as he travels well and gives you everything. He tries his heart out every time.
“He’s an improving horse and did well last season. It’s a good start to this season and hopefully he can keep going. I think Group Ones are probably on the agenda."
bet365 Mile (Group 2)
£95,000 added, 4yo plus, 1m 14y, Class 1
6 ran
Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
| Pos | Draw | Dist | Horse SP | Jockey Weight | Trainer | Age |
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| 1st | (8) | Custom Cut (IRE) 4/1 | D Tudhope 9-5 |
D O'Meara | 6 | |
| 2nd | (7) | 1½ | Here Comes When (IRE) 4/1 | Jim Crowley 9-5 |
A M Balding | 5 |
| 3rd | (6) | 1¾ | Shifting Power 15/8f | R Hughes 9-1 |
R Hannon | 4 |
| 4th | (3) | 1 | Top Notch Tonto (IRE) 8/1 | S De Sousa 9-1 |
B Ellison | 5 |
| 5th | (2) | nk | Baltic Knight (IRE) 25/1 | J Fortune 9-1 |
R Hannon | 5 |
| 6th | (1) | ¾ | Bow Creek (IRE) 4/1 | W Buick 9-5 |
C Appleby | 4 |
| NR | (5) | Breton Rock (IRE) 6/1 | Martin Lane 9-1 |
D M Simcock | 5 | |
| NR | (4) | Master Carpenter (IRE) 16/1 | R L Moore 9-1 |
B R Millman | 4 |
