Sandown Atalanta Stakes Preview (Sat 2nd Sep 2023 )

Virgin Bet Atalanta Stakes (Group 3) (Fillies & Mares) (Class 1) (3yo+) Winner £45,368 10 runners 1m Good ITV4 (STALLS Inside)

 

race conditions  £80,000 guaranteed For  3yo+ fillies & mares Weights  3yo 9st 1lb; 4yo+ 9st 6lb Penalties  after March 31st, 2023, a winner of a Group 3 race 3lb; of a Group 2 race 5lb; of a Group 1 race 7lb Weight for age  3yo from 4yo+ 5lb Entries  21 pay £800 Penalty value  1st  £45,368.00 2nd  £17,200.00 3rd  £8,608.00 4th  £4,288.00 5th  £2,152.00 6th  £1,080.00

The feature race from Sandown Park, with 10 runners going to post for competitive fillies & mares G3 Contest over mile
 

The John & Thady Gosden trained 3-Y-0 Kingman filly COPPICE looks interesting in this G3 contest ,was good winner of the Sandringham Stakes at Royal Ascot in June ,coming home strongly to win comfortbly in that 29 runner handicap .Far from disgraced in group one Falmouth Stakes  at Newmarket last time,when finishing 5th of eight from wide trip behind stablemate Nashwa,Will be suited by this drop in class .Odds around 9-2 look solid each-way value , especially with SKYBET who are paying 4 places in this 10 runner contest .

 Last years winner Potapova looks the main danger , ran well on both her starts here at Sandown ,also finished fair fifth of 10 in G2 Duke Of Cambridge Stakes at Royal Ascot last time , though the Sir Michael Stoute stable has been very quiet recently with only 1 winner from 25 runners in August .

Of the others the Richard Hannon trained Heredia was impressive winner of the Dick Hern listed stakes at Haydock last time,though ran poorly here at Sandown last season when odds on favourite,also was soundly beaten twice in G3 company last season .

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COPPICE 2.25 SANDOWN (8F GROUP 3 ATALANTA  STAKES )

0.50PTS EACH-WAY @ 9-2 SKYBET (1/5 ODDS 1-2-3-4)

(UNPLACED SP 5-1 LOSS £100/1.00PT )