Sandown Park Race 6

Coral Marathon (Listed) (Registered As The Esher Stakes)

Stake: $90,497

QUICKTHORN (1) disappointed on reappearance in the G3 Sagaro Stakes at Ascot during May. Did win the G1 Goodwood Cup last year and also won his sole outing at this venue. Could take some beating back off the front end with a confident ride expected under Tom Marquand. Main market rival TRUESHAN (5) might be in doubt unless the rain arrives. The multiple G1 winning stayer would certainly be the horse to beat were conditions to deteriorate. NIGHT SPARKLE (7) was below-par in the G3 Pinnacle Stakes at Haydock (2400m). Might do better now back up in distance. ROBERTO ESCOBARR (2) rounds out the shortlist.

Distance: 3264m
Track: Good
Weather: SHWRY
Surface: Turf
Class: OPEN, C1

Rail Position: True

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Quickthorn (6) 5x64116x5x
Trainer: H Morrison (East Ilsley)
Jockey: Tom Marquand
Weight: 58kg
Prize Money: $1,596,818
Win / Place: 37% / 54%

Jockey / Horse Combo

Distance Specialist

Form on Good

7 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: NATHANIEL (IRE)

Dam: DAFFYDOWNDILLY (GB)

Rating

Stats

Career

24: 9-3-1

Distance

4: 3-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 1-0-0

Track

1: 1-0-0

Season

1: 0-0-0

1st Up

6: 2-1-0

2nd Up

5: 1-1-1

3rd Up

3: 2-0-0

4th Up

3: 2-1-0

Turf

22: 8-3-0

Good

16: 7-3-0

Soft

5: 0-0-0

Heavy

1: 1-0-0

Synthetic

2: 1-0-1

Clockwise

12: 5-1-0

Anti-Clockwise

12: 4-2-1

Handicap Rating

116

Jockey Stats

Horse

11: 5-1-1

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

3218m

Comments

Goodwood Cup winner. Resuming. Finished off last preparation ran last in a small field at Ascot in the G3 Sagaro Stakes on May 1 over 3200m, 20 len behind Coltrane with 59kg at $5. When resuming last campaign 6th of 15 at Meydan in the G2 Dubai Gold Cup on March 25 2023 over 3200m, 7 len behind Broome carrying 57.5kg at $9.50. Has the talent to take this out.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
5th of 5	1/5/24	Ascot Uk	3218m	G3 OPEN 4U	1	Tom Marquand	59kg	Good Soft	3:31.42	54.8 km/h	20.0L	-	$5.00	250	$156,088	$4,327	1. Coltrane 2. Caius Chorister 3. Sweet William
250 Day Spell
6th of 7	25/8/23	York	3319m	G2 OPEN 3U	7	Tom Marquand	61kg	Good Firm	3:27.92	57.5 km/h	13.3L	-	$5.00	24	$515,494	$6,787	1. Coltrane 2. Courage Mon Ami 3. Giavellotto
1st of 11	1/8/23	Goodwood	3218m	G1 OPEN 3U	4	Tom Marquand	62kg	Good Soft	3:33.65	54.2 km/h	6.0L	-	$17	45	$989,142	$570,239	1. Quickthorn 2. Emily Dickinson 3. Coltrane
45 Day Freshen-Up
1st of 6	17/6/23	York	2816m	LR OPEN 4U	1	Jason Hart	58kg	Good Firm	2:59.70	56.4 km/h	1.5L	-	$2.75	29	$138,485	$79,834	1. Quickthorn 2. Israr 3. Divine Jewel
4th of 6	19/5/23	York	2816m	G2 OPEN 4U	4	Oisin Murphy	58.5kg	Good Firm	2:56.79	57.3 km/h	3.0L	-	$4.50	55	$356,092	$38,950	1. Giavellotto 2. Eldar Eldarov 3. Broome
55 Day Freshen-Up
6th of 15	25/3/23	Meydan	3200m	G2 OPEN 3U	12	Oisin Murphy	57.5kg	Good	3:16.83	58.5 km/h	7.6L	-	$9.50	161	$1,622,029	$32,441	1. Broome 2. Siskany 3. Subjectivist
161 Day Spell

Roberto Escobarr (5) x145x1400x
Trainer: Ian Williams (Portway, Worcs)
Jockey: William Buick
Weight: 58kg
Prize Money: $250,528
Win / Place: 22% / 44%

7 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: GALILEO (IRE)

Dam: BEWITCHED (IRE)

Rating

Stats

Career

18: 4-2-2

Distance

3: 1-2-0

Trk/Dst

1: 1-0-0

Track

1: 1-0-0

Season

3: 0-0-0

1st Up

6: 2-1-2

2nd Up

4: 2-0-0

3rd Up

4: 0-0-0

4th Up

2: 0-0-0

Turf

15: 4-1-1

Good

12: 3-1-1

Soft

1: 0-0-0

Synthetic

3: 0-1-1

Fast

1: 0-0-0

Clockwise

6: 2-1-0

Anti-Clockwise

12: 2-1-2

Handicap Rating

107

Jockey Stats

Horse

1: 0-0-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

3000m - 3200m

Comments

Multiple Group 3 winner. Has won previously first-up and resumes here after a break of three-and-a-half months. Finished off last preparation 13th of 15 at Meydan in the G2 Dubai Gold Cup March 30 over 3200m, 23 len behind Tower Of London carrying 58kg at $22.75. Previous preparation first-up to post a big 8 len win. Milan G3 November 18 over 3000m defeating Alessio carrying 58kg at $2.83. Top hope if back in good order.

Expected Settling Position: Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
13th of 15	30/3/24	Meydan	3200m	G2 OPEN 3U	9	Hollie Doyle	58kg	Good	3:17.29	58.4 km/h	23.1L	-	$23	35	$1,676,921	-	1. Tower Of London 2. Al Nayyir 3. Trawlerman
35 Day Freshen-Up
13th of 14	24/2/24	Riyadh	3000m	CUP CF 4U	3	Marco Ghiani	59.5kg	Fast	3:04.43	58.6 km/h	46.5L	-	$1.00	54	$4,137,146	-	1. Tower Of London 2. Enemy 3. Giavellotto
54 Day Freshen-Up
4th of 11	1/1/24	Newcastle	3319m	HCP 4U	7	Marco Ghiani	62.5kg	Neutral	3:43.80	53.4 km/h	6.0L	-	$11	44	$89,020	$11,476	1. Zealandia 2. Enemy 3. Duke Of Oxford
44 Day Freshen-Up
1st of 7	18/11/23	Milan	3000m	G3 OPEN 3U	2	Marco Ghiani	58kg	-	3:25.90	52.5 km/h	8.3L	-	$2.83	127	$139,883	-	1. Roberto Escobarr 2. Alessio 3. Lion's Head
127 Day Spell
5th of 7	14/7/23	Longchamp	2800m	G2 OPEN H 4U	7	Tom Marquand	57.5kg	Good Soft	2:56.45	57.1 km/h	10.0L	-	$7.40	27	$233,445	$8,171	1. The Good Man 2. River Of Stars 3. Sober
4th of 6	17/6/23	York	2816m	LR OPEN 4U	2	Tom Marquand	60.5kg	Good Firm	2:59.70	56.4 km/h	19.5L	-	$6.00	23	$138,485	$15,148	1. Quickthorn 2. Israr 3. Divine Jewel

Run For Oscar (1) 534532x572
Trainer: Charles Byrnes (Limerick)
Jockey: James Doyle
Weight: 58kg
Prize Money: $548,829
Win / Place: 21% / 59%

4th Up Record

9 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: OSCAR (IRE)

Dam: RUN FOR SOL (FR)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

32: 7-6-6

Distance

8: 3-3-1

Season

3: 0-1-0

1st Up

8: 0-1-0

2nd Up

7: 1-1-3

3rd Up

6: 2-2-0

4th Up

4: 2-1-0

Turf

32: 7-6-6

Good

19: 5-1-4

Soft

13: 2-5-2

Clockwise

20: 2-5-4

Anti-Clockwise

12: 5-1-2

Hurdle

14: 3-4-3

Handicap Rating

103

Jockey Stats

Horse

0: 0-0-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

2414m - 4325m

Gear Changes

[Visor]

Comments

Group 1 placegetter. Last start 2nd of 9 at Ascot on June 22 over 4300m, 5 len behind Uxmal carrying 59kg at $5. The race before that 7th of 9 at Curragh in LR on May 25 over 2400m, 10 len behind Candleford carrying 60.5kg at $26. Hard to make a winning case.

Expected Settling Position: Off Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
2nd of 9	22/6/24	Ascot Uk	4325m	WFA 4U	11	Maxime Guyon	59kg	Good Firm	4:48.00	54.1 km/h	5.0L	-	$5.00	28	$217,608	$56,078	1. Uxmal 2. Run For Oscar 3. Dawn Rising
7th of 9	25/5/24	Curragh	2414m	LR 4U	1	Colin Keane	60.5kg	Good	2:32.55	57.0 km/h	10.8L	-	$26	28	$88,159	-	1. Candleford 2. Sumiha 3. Starry Heavens
5th of 7	27/4/24	Navan	2816m	LR OPEN 4U	7	S P Davis	60kg	GY	3:11.84	52.8 km/h	10.3L	-	$67	200	$99,245	$2,111	1. Kyprios 2. Queenstown 3. Yashin
200 Day Spell
2nd of 3	10/10/23	Punchestown	3621m	HDLE 4U	-	P Byrnes	68.5kg	Y	4:19.90	50.2 km/h	2.5L	-	$1.00	10	$30,618	$6,687	1. Zanahiyr 2. Run For Oscar 3. Andy Dufresne
3rd of 6	30/9/23	Longchamp	4000m	G1 OPEN H 4U	1	Cristian Demuro	58kg	Good Soft	4:19.52	55.5 km/h	7.5L	-	$7.60	41	$549,578	$62,817	1. Trueshan 2. Moon Wolf 3. Run For Oscar
41 Day Freshen-Up
5th of 9	20/8/23	Deauville	3000m	G2 OPEN H 3U	5	Cristian Demuro	59kg	Soft	3:13.22	55.9 km/h	3.0L	-	$5.10	29	$233,445	$8,171	1. Sober 2. Grand Alliance 3. The Good Man

Trueshan (7) x24x114x43
Trainer: Alan King (Barbury Castle)
Jockey: Hollie Doyle
Weight: 58kg
Prize Money: $3,696,230
Win / Place: 53% / 75%

Jockey / Horse Combo

Strong Form on Good

8 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: PLANTEUR (IRE)

Dam: SHAO LINE (FR)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

28: 15-4-2

Distance

7: 2-0-2

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-1

Track

1: 0-0-1

Season

2: 0-0-1

1st Up

10: 5-2-0

2nd Up

8: 4-0-2

3rd Up

5: 1-2-0

4th Up

3: 3-0-0

Turf

25: 13-4-2

Good

15: 8-2-1

Soft

9: 4-2-1

Heavy

1: 1-0-0

Synthetic

3: 2-0-0

Clockwise

16: 9-1-2

Anti-Clockwise

12: 6-3-0

Handicap Rating

114

Jockey Stats

Horse

18: 10-3-2

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

3218m

Comments

Prix Du Cadran winner. Third-up today and won third-up previously. Freshened for 43 days. Resuming second last in a small field at Ascot in the G3 Sagaro Stakes on May 1 over 3200m, 9 len behind Coltrane with 62kg at $3.80. Second-up 3rd in a small field at this track in the G3 Henry II Stakes on May 23 over 3200m, on a slow track; 6 len behind Sweet William carrying 62kg at $6. Has the ability to take this out.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
3rd of 6	23/5/24	Sandown Park Uk	3218m	G3 OPEN 4U	7	Hollie Doyle	62kg	Soft	3:39.15	52.9 km/h	6.3L	-	$6.00	22	$158,268	$17,311	1. Sweet William 2. Caius Chorister 3. Trueshan
4th of 5	1/5/24	Ascot Uk	3218m	G3 OPEN 4U	3	Hollie Doyle	62kg	Good Soft	3:31.42	54.8 km/h	9.0L	-	$3.75	193	$156,088	$17,311	1. Coltrane 2. Caius Chorister 3. Sweet William
193 Day Spell
4th of 8	21/10/23	Ascot Uk	3118m	G2 3U	7	Hollie Doyle	61kg	Good Soft	3:22.14	55.5 km/h	14.5L	-	$3.50	21	$989,142	$108,196	1. Trawlerman 2. Kyprios 3. Sweet William
1st of 6	30/9/23	Longchamp	4000m	G1 OPEN H 4U	2	Hollie Doyle	58kg	Good Soft	4:19.52	55.5 km/h	4.0L	-	$1.90	15	$549,578	$314,030	1. Trueshan 2. Moon Wolf 3. Run For Oscar
1st of 5	15/9/23	Doncaster	3621m	G2 OPEN 3U	3	Hollie Doyle	60.5kg	Soft	4:05.61	53.1 km/h	1.3L	-	$4.33	135	$253,643	$148,262	1. Trueshan 2. Sweet William 3. Broome
135 Day Spell
4th of 6	3/5/23	Ascot Uk	3218m	G3 OPEN 4U	3	Hollie Doyle	61kg	Good Soft	3:37.52	53.3 km/h	7.0L	-	$1.00	21	$158,268	$17,311	1. Coltrane 2. Wise Eagle 3. El Habeeb

Miss Cynthia (2) 42242x2344
Trainer: Sir Mark Prescott (@Newmarket, Suffolk)
Jockey: Luke Morris
Weight: 56kg
Prize Money: $56,409
Win / Place: 0% / 46%

4 yo Bay Filly

Sire: SEA THE MOON (GER)

Dam: BEST FRIEND (IRE)

Rating

Stats

Career

13: 0-4-2

Distance

2: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Track

2: 0-1-0

Season

4: 0-1-1

1st Up

3: 0-1-0

2nd Up

3: 0-1-1

3rd Up

3: 0-1-1

4th Up

3: 0-0-0

Turf

9: 0-3-1

Good

6: 0-3-0

Soft

1: 0-0-0

Heavy

2: 0-0-1

Synthetic

4: 0-1-1

Clockwise

4: 0-1-1

Anti-Clockwise

9: 0-3-1

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

6: 0-2-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

2816m - 3319m

Comments

At the latest run 4th in a small field at Hannover in LR on June 16 over 3000m, 3 len behind Alessio with 55.5kg at $6.20. Before that 4th in a small field at this track in the G3 Henry II Stakes on May 23 over 3200m, on a slow track; 11 len behind Sweet William carrying 57kg at $67. Favour others today.

Expected Settling Position: Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
4th of 6	16/6/24	Hannover	3000m	LR OPEN (A)	3	Bayarsaikhan Ganbat	55.5kg	Good	3:08.56	57.3 km/h	3.1L	-	$6.20	24	$44,527	$3,340	1. Alessio 2. Lotterbov 3. Nastaria
4th of 6	23/5/24	Sandown Park Uk	3218m	G3 OPEN 4U	1	Luke Morris	57kg	Soft	3:39.15	52.9 km/h	11.0L	-	$67	20	$158,268	$17,311	1. Sweet William 2. Caius Chorister 3. Trueshan
3rd of 5	3/5/24	Goodwood	2816m	HCP 4U	7	Jack Gilligan	59kg	Heavy	3:24.34	49.6 km/h	0.5L	-	$2.38	10	$25,026	$3,121	1. Rathgar 2. Manxman 3. Miss Cynthia
2nd of 6	23/4/24	Wolverhampton	3319m	HCP 4U	3	Luke Morris	58.5kg	Neutral	3:42.35	53.7 km/h	0.3L	-	$3.25	247	$18,792	$4,691	1. Evaluation 2. Miss Cynthia 3. Star Legend
247 Day Spell
2nd of 7	20/8/23	Pontefract	3419m	HCP 3U	9	Cameron Hardie	59kg	Good Firm	3:47.80	54.0 km/h	1.5L	-	$2.38	14	$19,784	$4,939	1. Yorkindness 2. Miss Cynthia 3. Easter Icon
4th of 11	6/8/23	Haydock Park	3218m	HCP 3U	7	Cameron Hardie	51.5kg	Heavy	3:49.14	50.6 km/h	2.0L	-	$5.50	30	$59,351	$7,294	1. Zimmerman 2. Cinnodin 3. Nathanael Greene

Night Sparkle (3) 3511118x27
Trainer: Andrew Balding (Kingsclere, Hants)
Jockey: Oisin Murphy
Weight: 56kg
Prize Money: $204,971
Win / Place: 31% / 68%

Form on Good

5 yo Bay Mare

Sire: POSTPONED (IRE)

Dam: ROSE DIAMOND (IRE)

Rating

Stats

Career

16: 5-3-3

Distance

3: 1-0-1

Season

2: 0-1-0

1st Up

4: 0-1-2

2nd Up

3: 0-1-0

3rd Up

2: 1-0-1

4th Up

2: 1-1-0

Turf

14: 5-2-3

Good

11: 5-2-2

Soft

3: 0-0-1

Synthetic

2: 0-1-0

Clockwise

7: 3-1-1

Anti-Clockwise

9: 2-2-2

Hurdle

3: 1-0-1

Handicap Rating

104

Jockey Stats

Horse

1: 0-0-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

2414m - 2816m

Comments

Group 3 placegetter. Third-up today and won third-up previously. Resuming 2nd of 10 at York in the G3 Bronte Cup on May 25 over 2800m, 0.8 len behind Term Of Endearment with 58kg at $17. Second-up 7th of 13 at Haydock Park in the G3 Pinnacle Stakes on June 8 over 2400m, 6 len behind Queen Of The Pride with 58kg at $5.50. Among the winning hopes on best form.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
7th of 13	8/6/24	Haydock Park	2414m	G3 OPEN F 4U	4	Kevin Stott	58kg	Good	2:34.65	56.2 km/h	5.8L	-	$5.50	14	$168,154	-	1. Queen Of The Pride 2. Lady Boba 3. Mistral Star
2nd of 10	25/5/24	York	2816m	G3 OPEN F 4U	10	Kevin Stott	58kg	Good Soft	3:01.29	55.9 km/h	0.8L	-	$17	254	$197,824	$43,238	1. Term Of Endearment 2. Night Sparkle 3. River Of Stars
254 Day Spell
8th of 10	14/9/23	Doncaster	2916m	G2 OPEN F 3U	9	Oisin Murphy	60.5kg	Soft	3:09.90	55.3 km/h	24.8L	-	$5.00	26	$286,855	-	1. Sumo Sam 2. One Evening 3. Lmay
1st of 11	19/8/23	Newmarket Uk	2816m	HCP F 3U	3	James Doyle	62.5kg	Good	2:57.48	57.1 km/h	1.8L	-	$5.50	29	$98,918	$51,825	1. Night Sparkle 2. Grand Providence 3. Mistressofillusion
1st of 7	21/7/23	Newbury	2715m	HCP F 3U	2	Dylan B Mcmonagle	64kg	Good	2:53.20	56.4 km/h	0.3L	-	$5.50	35	$98,918	$51,825	1. Night Sparkle 2. Flash Bardot 3. Divina Grace
35 Day Freshen-Up
1st of 12	16/6/23	Fairyhouse	2715m	HCP 4U	11	Dylan B Mcmonagle	62.5kg	Good	3:02.07	53.7 km/h	4.3L	-	$3.75	24	$24,580	$15,425	1. Night Sparkle 2. Vera Verto 3. Galactica

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