Betfred Nifty Fifty Sandy Lane Stakes (Group 2)

Haydock

15:00

Date 2023-05-27

Distance 6f

Class Class 1

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £70,888

Winning Time 1m 11.39s (slow by 0.89s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Little Big Bear (IRE) Frankie Dettori · A P O'Brien	EvensF	Won
2nd	Shouldvebeenaring (GB) Sean Levey · Richard Hannon	11/1	1.25
3rd	Bradsell (GB) Hollie Doyle · Archie Watson	5/1	8
4th	Matilda Picotte (IRE) Ronan Whelan · Kieran P Cotter	9/1	1.25
5th	Cold Case (GB) Clifford Lee · K R Burke	7/2	9.5
6th	Mill Stream (IRE) Marco Ghiani · Jane Chapple-Hyam	18/1	3.25
7th	The Ridler (GB) Neil Callan · Richard Fahey	66/1	25

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4 (7)	Little Big Bear Bay J:Frankie Dettori T:A P Obrien	J:Frankie Dettori T:A P Obrien	128	—	1111-0	124	135	111	21d	—	—	-10	32.7	0.28/1	11/10 48%
The one to beat on his Group 1 form from last year but finished last in Guineas on return
3 (3)	Cold Case Bay J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	128	—	2311-1	108	124	108	24d	—	—	+11	29.9	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Reliable and progressive; dogged all-the-way winner of Ascot Group 3; solid credentials
2 (4)	Bradsell Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	128	—	114-3	114	125	112	24d	—	—	+5	24.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Coventry winner; returned from injury with promising third at Ascot; strong contender
NR (8)	Al Dasim Chestnut J:William Buick T:George Boughey	J:William Buick T:George Boughey	128	—	1-1117	109	131	96	63d	—	—	+15	24.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Completed 5-timer in Group 3 at Meydan in March; may not have reached his limit just yet
8 (1)	Matilda Picotte Bay J:Ronan Whelan T:Kieran P Cotter	J:Ronan Whelan T:Kieran P Cotter	125	p	231-23	104	119	97	20d	—	—	+7	15.9	2.00/1	9 11%
Consistent front-runner, third in 1,000 Guineas; should take drop back to 6f in her stride
6 (5)	Shouldvebeenaring Grey J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	128	—	-15231	102	117	109	22d	—	—	+25	31.2	3.25/1	14 7%
Tough colt who notched fifth win in Newmarket Listed race last time; this is tougher
5 (6)	Mill Stream Bay J:Marco Ghiani T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	J:Marco Ghiani T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	128	—	124-	100	109	90	283d	—	—	+18	22.2	5.25/1	22 5%
Fourth to Chaldean in last year's Acomb; bit to find but unexposed and may bridge the gap
7 (2)	The Ridler Bay J:Neil Callan T:Richard Fahey	J:Neil Callan T:Richard Fahey	128	—	1315-9	104	114	96	35d	—	—	+12	14.1	16.25/1	66 2%
50-1 winner of Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot last June but disappointing twice since

Horse	bet365	Coral
Little Big Bear	11/10	11/10
Cold Case	7/2	7/2
Bradsell	9/2	9/2
Al Dasim	8	15/2
Matilda Picotte	9	9
Shouldvebeenaring	14	14
Mill Stream	22	18
The Ridler	66	50

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Little Big Bear

32.7

OR: 18.5 Form: 0 Odds: 14.2

11/10

2nd

Shouldvebeenaring

31.2

OR: 13 Form: 16.6 Odds: 1.6

3rd

Cold Case

29.9

OR: 14.5 Form: 10 Odds: 5.4

7/2

Bradsell

24.7

OR: 16 Form: 3 Odds: 5.7

9/2

Al Dasim

24.3

OR: 14.8 Form: 7 Odds: 2.5

15/2

Mill Stream

22.2

OR: 12.5 Form: 8.5 Odds: 1.2

Matilda Picotte

15.9

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

The Ridler

14.1

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Little Big Bear	124	135	111
Bradsell	114	125	112
Al Dasim	109	131	96
Cold Case	108	124	108
Matilda Picotte	104	119	97
The Ridler	104	114	96
Shouldvebeenaring	102	117	109
Mill Stream	100	109	90

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Matilda Picotte	20d ago	Fit
Little Big Bear	21d ago	Fit
Shouldvebeenaring	22d ago	Fit
Cold Case	24d ago	Fit
Bradsell	24d ago	Fit
The Ridler	35d ago	Fit
Al Dasim	63d ago	Fresh
Mill Stream	283d ago	Long break