SANDOWN last Saturday was lucky to pass their inspection, and it gave Dan Skelton yet another opportunity to top up his coffers in the pursuit of the trainers’ championship. But it was his low-key winner in the first race that I thought might pop under the radar, writes Page Fuller

They say you can only beat what you’re up against, and that was very true in the case of Sinnatra in the two-mile maiden hurdle. He had been unlucky to bump into two exciting types on his previous starts over hurdles, and held no punches against his inferior rivals last week.