Sandown

18:05 - RESULT

Runners: 12 Distance: 1m HCap Handicap Going: GD(GD/FM PL)

Form
EW Places: 1/4 ODDS - 3 PLACES

Verdict: Emery Down, Winston's Warrior and Wicked are shortlisted but ROCKIN' THE BOAT looks worth another chance.

1st	5. Wicked 2nd Fav	9/2
2nd	9. Lunar Orbit	33/1
3rd	3. Rockin' The Boat Fav	3/1

Favourite

3/1

Rockin' The Boat

Jockey: R L Moore Trainer: David Menuisier Age/Wt: 3/9-9 F: 335-4 OR: 80

8 tips

3/1

Comment: Similar form in her three runs as 2yo; bit better when fourth of 11 on handicap/seasonal debut at Newmarket (7f, good) and that was a lot better than seemed likely for most of the race, as she was bumped at the start and hung markedly right while coming from a detached last; Ryan Moore (on board last time; form boosted) returns and this extra furlong will surely help.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
03/05/25	Newmarket / Handicap / F	4	4 / 11	5/1	80
11/10/24	Newmarket / Unknown / F	2	5 / 15	6/1	-
31/08/24	Sandown / Unknown / F	2	3 / 6	4/1	-
10/08/24	Newmarket (July) / Unknown / F	2	3 / 9	25/1	-

2nd Favourite

9/2

Wicked

Jockey: James Doyle Trainer: John & Thady Gosden Age/Wt: 3/9-9 F: 6-52 OR: 80

4 tips

9/2

Comment: 600,000gns yearling with an excellent pedigree; progressive form in his three starts; always raced in second behind a smart prospect in eight-runner novice at Newmarket (1m, good) 13 days ago; needs more to win this handicap debut but he should still have potential.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
16/05/25	Newmarket / Unknown / F	4	2 / 8	7/1	-
27/04/25	Southwell / Unknown / F	3	5 / 10	3/1	-
15/10/24	Yarmouth / Unknown / F	4	6 / 13	3/1	-

Seven Symphonies

Jockey: Oisin Murphy Trainer: Ollie Sangster Age/Wt: 3/9-11 F: 2413- OR: 82

11/2

Comment: Failed to match market expectations in his two turf races last August (heavy/good to firm); much better in both AW novices at Southwell (1m) late last year, winning on first occasion; gelded since; needs better still on this return to turf for handicap debut but they usually run well from this yard when Oisin Murphy is booked.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
14/12/24	Southwell / Unknown / F	5	3 / 9	3/1	82
21/11/24	Southwell / Unknown / F	5	1 / 9	12/1	-
19/09/24	Pontefract / Unknown / F	5	4 / 9	4/1	-
29/08/24	Ffos Las / Unknown / F	5	2 / 5	5/4	-

Bulletin

Jockey: Rob Hornby Trainer: Jonathan Portman Age/Wt: 3/9-9 F: 23-124 OR: 80

3 tips

6/1

Comment: Reliable sort who's made the frame on all six starts; won on AW on his handicap/seasonal debut and transferred that form in two turf races, all three over about 1m; needs to find a bit extra to win this, though.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
09/05/25	Ascot / Handicap / F	4	4 / 10	11/4	80
22/04/25	Epsom / Handicap / F	4	2 / 13	5/1	77
02/04/25	Southwell / Handicap / F	5	1 / 13	16/1	72
16/11/24	Wolverhampton / Unknown / F	4	3 / 10	9/5	-
24/10/24	Southwell / Unknown / F	5	2 / 12	9/2	-
05/10/24	Wolverhampton / Unknown / F	5	4 / 10	33/1	-

Winston's Warrior

Jockey: Jason Watson Trainer: Charles Hills Age/Wt: 3/9-6 F: 982-2 OR: 77

9/1

Comment: Outsider and hung left in his two turf starts last summer; improved form to be second on Kempton AW (7f/1m) in his two starts since, off 125 days before going mighty close in a handicap last time; up 4lb and needs to show his effectiveness on turf but that run demands respect.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
05/05/25	Kempton / Handicap / F	5	2 / 10	15/8	73
11/12/24	Kempton / Unknown / F	4	2 / 10	14/1	-
06/09/24	Ascot / Unknown / F	3	8 / 9	33/1	-
19/07/24	Newbury / Unknown / F	4	9 / 16	66/1	-

Moonjid

Jockey: Jim Crowley Trainer: Marcus Tregoning Age/Wt: 3/9-2 F: 044- OR: 73

11/1

Comment: Ran three times last May/August, best when 5l fourth of 11 in a Goodwood maiden (7f, good to firm; 33-1) on second occasion; did not see out 1m when favourite at Thirsk four weeks later; gelded since; needs to raise his game on handicap/seasonal debut.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
30/08/24	Thirsk / Unknown / F	5	4 / 8	9/4	-
03/08/24	Goodwood / Unknown / F	2	4 / 11	33/1	-
17/05/24	Newbury / Unknown / F	4	18 / 20	66/1	-

Run With It

Jockey: Hector Crouch Trainer: Ralph Beckett Age/Wt: 3/9-8 F: 415 OR: 79

12/1

Comment: Started in January and won a Southwell maiden (1m, AW) on second start; last of five in a Nottingham novice (1m, good) on turf debut but he was a weak 14-1 that day and a resumption of progress can't be ruled out.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
12/04/25	Nottingham / Unknown / F	2	5 / 5	14/1	-
22/02/25	Southwell / Unknown / F	4	1 / 9	5/2	-
11/01/25	Wolverhampton / Unknown / F	5	4 / 10	11/8	-

Imperial Trooper

Jockey: George Downing Trainer: Ed Walker Age/Wt: 3/9-9 F: 1287-6 OR: 80

14/1

Comment: Six runs last season, the best when winning a Ffos Las novice (heavy) and going close in a 7f Sandown handicap (good); 12-1 when fading right out of it at Haydock (1m, good) on reappearance, presumably in need of the race; needs to resume improvement but he is back at Sandown.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
26/04/25	Haydock / Handicap / F	4	6 / 11	12/1	82
11/10/24	York / Unknown / F	2	7 / 14	8/1	83
28/09/24	Curragh / Unknown / F	-	8 / 14	14/1	80
31/08/24	Sandown / Handicap / F	4	2 / 9	11/4	77
14/08/24	Ffos Las / Unknown / F	5	1 / 4	4/5	-
01/08/24	Epsom / Unknown / F	4	2 / 7	4/1	-

Emery Down

Jockey: Aidan Keeley Trainer: John Butler Age/Wt: 3/9-4 F: 45-1 OR: 75

16/1

Comment: Neither 2yo start (on heavy/good to soft) was devoid of promise but she returned from six months off with much better to win 11-runner maiden at Kempton (7f, AW; 9-1 from 14-1) three weeks ago; still looked green but produced a strong run from towards the rear for that win and is bred to stay at least 1m; it is needed but she looks capable of further improvement.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
07/05/25	Kempton / Unknown / F	5	1 / 11	9/1	-
06/11/24	Musselburgh / Unknown / F	2	5 / 10	14/1	-
16/10/24	Nottingham / Unknown / F	5	4 / 9	40/1	-

Gloriously Sassy

Jockey: C Lee Trainer: K. R. Burke Age/Wt: 3/9-7 F: 433 OR: 78

20/1

Comment: Mixed pedigree for stamina, with dam a 1m4f-2m winner; made the frame over 7f this spring on his first two starts and made most when third in 1m novice at Wetherby on third attempt; the latter did not prove his stamina (he raced freely) but he should stay and the two who beat him that day have won since; overall improvement is needed on handicap debut.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
27/04/25	Wetherby / Unknown / F	5	3 / 10	4/1	-
09/04/25	Catterick / Unknown / F	5	3 / 10	3/1	-
19/03/25	Southwell / Unknown / F	5	4 / 9	14/1	-

Virtue Patience

Jockey: S M Levey Trainer: Amanda Perrett Age/Wt: 3/9-4 F: 50-12 OR: 75

25/1

Comment: Justified favouritism in a Lingfield maiden (7f, AW) in March and beaten a neck in nine-runner handicap at Kempton (1m, AW) in early May; up 2lb but he's in the mix if the form is transferred to turf.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
05/05/25	Kempton / Handicap / F	5	2 / 9	7/1	73
28/03/25	Lingfield / Unknown / F	5	1 / 12	2/1	-
30/07/24	Goodwood / Unknown / F	2	10 / 14	50/1	-
16/06/24	Salisbury / Unknown / F	3	5 / 8	50/1	-

Lunar Orbit

Jockey: S De Sousa Trainer: Warren Greatrex Age/Wt: 3/9-5 F: 436-8 OR: 76

33/1

Comment: Fair form on first two starts but well beaten on both since; reappearance was handicap debut at Newmarket (7f, good; weak 14-1) in which settling him in rear proved difficult and he hung badly right in the closing stages; a hood is enlisted but others have more pressing claims.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
17/04/25	Newmarket / Handicap / F	4	8 / 9	14/1	78
16/10/24	Nottingham / Unknown / F	5	6 / 8	12/1	-
25/09/24	Redcar / Unknown / F	4	3 / 6	7/2	-
10/09/24	Leicester / Unknown / F	4	4 / 11	33/1	-

Looks Fantastic

Jockey: Callum Shepherd Trainer: Edward Bethell Age/Wt: 3/9-3 F: 0-24 OR: 74

Comment: Ran in three maidens, notably when second at Southwell (1m, AW) in March; 7f helps to explain a lesser show at Leicester (good to firm) last time, as he rallied strongly late on; indeed, his dam was a 1m4f winner; better should be forthcoming now he's back up in trip for handicap debut.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
10/05/25	Leicester / Unknown / F	4	4 / 7	5/1	-
28/03/25	Southwell / Unknown / F	4	2 / 12	5/1	-
25/10/24	Doncaster / Unknown / F	5	11 / 16	6/1	-

Sandown

18:35 - RESULT

Runners: 7 Distance: 5f Stakes Going: GD(GD/FM PL)

Race Predictor

Form
EW Places: 1/4 ODDS - 2 PLACES

Verdict: Ripon winner Clear Force is a big danger but preference is for ESKIMO PIE, who is taken to build on her promising debut second.

1st	5. Anthelia	25/1
2nd	3. First Legion 2nd Fav	9/4
3rd	6. Eskimo Pie	10/1

Favourite

15/8

Clear Force

Jockey: C Lee Trainer: K. R. Burke Age/Wt: 2/9-2 F: 21

4 tips

15/8

Comment: Clear second on debut at Musselburgh then easily went one better at 1-4 at Ripon (5f, good; made all), beating the newcomer Secret Hideaway who was a Listed winner next time; trainer won this in 2017 and 2023 and he has to feature prominently in calculations.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type		Class	Result	SP	OR
26/04/25	Ripon / Unknown / F		4	1 / 5	1/4	-
13/04/25	Musselburgh / Unknown / F		2	2 / 7	10/11	-

2nd Favourite

9/4

First Legion

Jockey: S Foley Trainer: Richard Hannon Age/Wt: 2/9-2 F: 1

6 tips

9/4

Comment: 500,000gns breeze-up buy who was strong at the finish when winning with something to spare on debut at York two weeks ago (6f, good to firm; 6-1); this drop in trip isn't an obvious positive judged on that initial evidence but he's a highly likeable prospect who is entitled to plenty of respect.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type		Class	Result	SP	OR
15/05/25	York / Unknown / F		2	1 / 11	6/1	-

Kamakameleon

Jockey: Oisin Murphy Trainer: Dylan Cunha Age/Wt: 2/9-2 F: 61

4/1

Comment: Promising sixth of 17 when just 9-2 for the Brocklesby (5f, good to soft) and returned to Doncaster with a win 12 days ago on his second start (5f, good to firm); pulled clear with the second last time and is open to further improvement, but others have a bit more substance to their form.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type		Class	Result	SP	OR
17/05/25	Doncaster / Unknown / F		4	1 / 13	9/4	-
29/03/25	Doncaster / Unknown / F		2	6 / 17	9/2	-

Sayidah Hard Spun

Jockey: W Buick Trainer: Richard Hughes Age/Wt: 2/8-11 F: 41

3 tips

7/1

Comment: Kept on for promising fourth on debut at Ascot (5f, good to firm) then won by nearly 2l at Kempton (6f, AW) last Wednesday; saw the trip out well last week but didn't look short of pace and this stiff 5f may be a good fit; could have a part to play now upped in grade.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type		Class	Result	SP	OR
21/05/25	Kempton / Unknown / F		4	1 / 11	10/11	-
09/05/25	Ascot / Unknown / F		2	4 / 13	16/1	-

Eskimo Pie

Jockey: Hollie Doyle Trainer: Jane Chapple-Hyam Age/Wt: 2/8-11 F: 2

1 tip

10/1

Comment: Has a precocious pedigree and she belied market weakness when 1l second of six at 12-1 on recent debut at Newmarket (6f, good to firm), showing good pace before being overhauled by a blue-blooded Godolphin newcomer; open to improvement and could enjoy the run of the race from the rail draw.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type		Class	Result	SP	OR
17/05/25	Newmarket / Unknown / F		2	2 / 6	12/1	-

Anthelia

Jockey: Lewis Edmunds Trainer: Rod Millman Age/Wt: 2/8-11 F: 11

25/1

Comment: Won with something in hand on debut at Bath (5f, good to firm) then narrowly defied a penalty at Salisbury (5f, good to firm); now takes on males for the first time but this unbeaten filly could well be in the mix.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type		Class	Result	SP	OR
04/05/25	Salisbury / Unknown / F		3	1 / 4	7/4	-
04/04/25	Bath / Unknown / F		4	1 / 9	18/1	-

Alkuwarrior

Jockey: S De Sousa Trainer: Des Donovan Age/Wt: 2/9-2 F: 024166

200/1

Comment: Built upon previous promise to win Yarmouth maiden (5f, good to firm) on fourth start; hasn't run badly when sixth in novice races the last twice but he's up against it today.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
23/05/25	Bath / Unknown / F	5	6 / 6	9/1	-
04/05/25	Newmarket / Unknown / F	2	6 / 6	28/1	-
22/04/25	Yarmouth / Unknown / F	5	1 / 6	5/1	-
12/04/25	Brighton / Unknown / F	5	4 / 9	5/1	-
04/04/25	Leicester / Unknown / F	5	2 / 6	22/1	-
29/03/25	Doncaster / Unknown / F	2	11 / 17	50/1	-

Sandown

19:05 - RESULT

Runners: 4 Distance: 2m Stakes Going: GD(GD/FM PL)

Race Predictor

Form
EW Places: WINNER ONLY

Verdict: It's TRAWLERMAN who is the class act judged on the last two seasons. Hopefully his Dubai Gold Cup run will prove just a stepping stone.

1st	5. Trawlerman Fav	4/5
2nd	3. Coltrane	7/1
3rd	1. Al Nayyir	11/2

Favourite

4/5

Trawlerman

Jockey: W Buick Trainer: John & Thady Gosden Age/Wt: 7/9-4 F: 1/323-5 OR: 118

11 tips

4/5

Comment: Can front-run; peak days in 2023 and 2024 saw him go head to head with the best stayers around, last term when second in the Gold Cup at Ascot; below-form favourite in the Dubai Gold Cup on his return this season but should build on that and he's very much the one to beat on 2024 form.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
05/04/25	Meydan / Group 2 / F	-	5 / 10	11/4	119
19/10/24	Ascot / Group 2 / F	1	3 / 9	5/1	118
20/06/24	Ascot / Group 1 / F	1	2 / 9	7/1	118
30/03/24	Meydan / Group 2 / F	-	3 / 15	8/1	118
21/10/23	Ascot / Group 2 / F	1	1 / 8	9/1	113
28/09/23	Newmarket / Listed / F	1	1 / 3	1/5	113

2nd Favourite

3/1

Burdett Road

Jockey: Hector Crouch Trainer: James Owen Age/Wt: 5/9-4 F: 50416- OR: 111

1 tip

3/1

Comment: Won well from the front in five-runner Listed race at Newmarket (1m4f, soft) last September, his best Flat form; attempts at big races over 1m6f and 1m7f last year were scuppered by racing too freely but his very smart hurdles form since offers hope that he may still do better in this sphere too.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
11/03/25	Cheltenham / Grade 1 / H	1	2 / 7	66/1	150
15/02/25	Wincanton / Grade 2 / H	1	2 / 4	6/4	150
26/12/24	Kempton / Grade 1 / H	1	3 / 4	16/1	142
17/11/24	Cheltenham / Grade 3, Handicap / H	1	1 / 15	7/2	133
19/10/24	Ascot / Group 2 / F	1	6 / 9	40/1	109
27/09/24	Newmarket / Listed / F	1	1 / 5	10/1	100

Al Nayyir

Jockey: S De Sousa Trainer: Tom Clover Age/Wt: 7/9-4 F: 5215-8 OR: 113

11/2

Comment: Runner-up last year in the Dubai Gold Cup in March and Group 2 at York (both 2m on good) in August, but he lost his wide-margin Listed win at Newmarket (2m, soft) due to a banned substance; big shout if returning to that form but the Dubai Gold Cup in April was a disappointing latest start this term.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
05/04/25	Meydan / Group 2 / F	-	8 / 10	11/2	114
19/10/24	Ascot / Group 2 / F	1	5 / 9	11/2	114
26/09/24	Newmarket / Listed / F	1	1 / 5	11/8	114
23/08/24	York / Group 2 / F	1	2 / 9	33/1	114
26/05/24	ParisLongchamp / Group 2 / F	-	5 / 6	3/1	-
30/03/24	Meydan / Group 2 / F	-	2 / 15	66/1	110

Coltrane

Jockey: Oisin Murphy Trainer: Andrew Balding Age/Wt: 8/9-4 F: 5643-2 OR: 112

3 tips

7/1

Comment: Won well on his only appearance at this track (2022); stalwart of the top staying races who was at his best in 2023 but not far off it on two occasions in 2024, in a very mixed campaign; turned over at 4-6 in Group 3 Sagaro at Ascot four weeks ago, when going for a hat-trick in that race, but he was much better last term on second compared to first start; not dismissed.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
30/04/25	Ascot / Group 3 / F	1	2 / 4	4/6	113
05/10/24	ParisLongchamp / Group 1 / F	-	3 / 5	23/1	-
13/09/24	Doncaster / Group 2 / F	1	4 / 6	11/1	112
30/07/24	Goodwood / Group 1 / F	1	6 / 6	12/1	114
20/06/24	Ascot / Group 1 / F	1	5 / 9	10/1	117
01/05/24	Ascot / Group 3 / F	1	1 / 5	7/2	117

Tashkhan

Jockey: Jim Crowley Trainer: Brian Ellison Age/Wt: 7/9-4 F: 5930- OR: 106

Comment: All his wins have been on soft or heavy going, and none in a Group or Listed race (and none at all since September 2023) although he has had form over the years which would be good enough; easily best of five runs last term was on penultimate start when a fair third in Chester handicap (2m, soft) in a first-time visor, which is absent today; plenty of reason for doubt.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
29/09/24	Curragh / Handicap / F	-	15 / 30	33/1	109
14/09/24	Chester / Handicap / F	2	3 / 11	9/2	108
23/08/24	York / Group 2 / F	1	9 / 9	40/1	109
13/07/24	York / Group 3 / F	1	5 / 8	14/1	111
29/06/24	Newcastle / Handicap / F	2	19 / 20	18/1	111
29/10/23	ParisLongchamp / Group 1 / F	-	3 / 11	57/10	-

Sandown

19:35 - RESULT

Runners: 7 Distance: 1m 2f Stakes Going: GD(GD/FM PL)

Race Predictor

Form
EW Places: 1/4 ODDS - 2 PLACES

Verdict: There is tremendous strength in depth to this field but OMBUDSMAN (nap) and Almaqam are horses to follow.

1st	4. Almaqam 2nd Fav	7/4
2nd	1. Ombudsman Fav	5/4
3rd	10. Phantom Flight	22/1

Favourite

5/4

Ombudsman

Jockey: R L Moore Trainer: John & Thady Gosden Age/Wt: 4/9-5 F: 1111- OR: 112

4 tips

5/4

Comment: Unraced at two; unbeaten in four starts last term, with two novice wins followed by a Listed race at Deauville (1m2f, good) and seven-runner Group 3 at Longchamp (1m2f, soft); odds-on for last three of those; quickened to the front last time once the gap opened and then looked as if he had more in the tank; should make his mark in big races this term.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
08/09/24	ParisLongchamp / Group 3 / F	-	1 / 7	3/5	-
11/08/24	Deauville / Listed / F	-	1 / 9	1/2	-
18/07/24	Leicester / Unknown / F	5	1 / 13	1/5	-
22/06/24	Newmarket (July) / Unknown / F	4	1 / 14	18/1	-

2nd Favourite

7/4

Almaqam

Jockey: Oisin Murphy Trainer: Ed Walker Age/Wt: 4/9-2 F: 1632-3 OR: 116

7 tips

7/4

Comment: Went close in 1m2f Group 2 at Longchamp (soft) in October; looked set for further improvement and still does following his close third in Group 3 Gordon Richards over C&D (good; Ancient Wisdom second) five weeks ago, pushed along firmly from 3f out and hampered before finishing with more to give; a stronger pace at this trip will help him and he's one to note.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
25/04/25	Sandown / Group 3 / F	1	3 / 7	4/1	116
05/10/24	ParisLongchamp / Group 2 / F	-	2 / 7	14/1	-
15/08/24	Deauville / Group 2 / F	-	3 / 7	38/5	-
18/06/24	Ascot / Group 1 / F	1	6 / 8	14/1	112
23/05/24	Sandown / Listed / F	1	1 / 6	7/1	-
30/04/24	Yarmouth / Unknown / F	5	1 / 11	5/2	-

Enfjaar

Jockey: Jim Crowley Trainer: Roger Varian Age/Wt: 5/9-2 F: 11252- OR: 109

2 tips

7/1

Comment: Won top handicap at York last July, pipped at Glorious Goodwood and close second to Persica in Listed race at Ayr, all over about 1m2f; may well be the type to raise his game again this term, which is needed.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
21/09/24	Ayr / Listed / F	1	2 / 9	15/8	108
24/08/24	York / Group 3 / F	1	5 / 9	4/1	108
30/07/24	Goodwood / Handicap / F	2	2 / 17	3/1	105
13/07/24	York / Handicap / F	2	1 / 20	15/2	99
20/06/24	Chelmsford / Handicap / F	3	1 / 8	6/4	94
04/11/23	Chelmsford / Handicap / F	2	6 / 9	5/2	96

Military Order

Jockey: W Buick Trainer: Charlie Appleby Age/Wt: 5/9-2 F: 5/217-1 OR: 112

1 tip

11/1

Comment: 379-day absence proved no obstacle when he came from off the pace to win stylishly in a Listed race at Kempton (1m2f, AW) in April; last three of his wins have been on AW but he's close to the best of these in form terms and William Buick rides him instead of Ancient Wisdom.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
21/04/25	Kempton / Listed / F	1	1 / 8	11/2	111
07/04/24	ParisLongchamp / Group 2 / F	-	7 / 7	3/1	-
24/02/24	Southwell / Group 3 / F	1	1 / 6	9/4	109
25/01/24	Southwell / Unknown / F	2	2 / 6	11/8	109
02/09/23	Chester / Listed / F	1	5 / 5	4/5	110
03/06/23	Epsom / Group 1 / F	1	14 / 14	9/2	111

Cicero's Gift

Jockey: Jason Watson Trainer: Charles Hills Age/Wt: 5/9-2 F: 7487-3 OR: 110

14/1

Comment: Somewhat underwhelming last season after winning first time out; had gelding and wind operations and reappeared with an eyecatching performance in eight-runner Group 2 here (1m, good) five weeks ago, staying on from last to third in the last 2f; he needs better still and has never been this far but it now looks worth a shot.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
25/04/25	Sandown / Group 2 / F	1	3 / 8	16/1	108
19/10/24	Ascot / Handicap / F	2	7 / 20	18/1	109
05/10/24	ParisLongchamp / Group 2 / F	-	8 / 11	18/1	-
07/09/24	Haydock / Group 3 / F	1	4 / 7	11/2	110
02/08/24	Goodwood / Unknown / F	2	7 / 7	3/1	110
06/07/24	Sandown / Handicap / F	2	1 / 10	11/2	107

Bolster

Jockey: Pierre-Louis Jamin Trainer: K. R. Burke Age/Wt: 5/9-2 F: 7211-4 OR: 111

Comment: Usually front-runner these days; three handicap wins last year before he narrowly took a Listed race at Newmarket in November, all over about 1m2f on soft or good to soft; weakened into fourth in a Chester Group 2 three weeks ago but a return to peak form might still be good enough for only a place.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
09/05/25	Chester / Group 2 / F	1	4 / 6	7/1	111
02/11/24	Newmarket / Listed / F	1	1 / 5	7/4	111
12/10/24	York / Handicap / F	2	1 / 13	7/1	105
21/09/24	Newbury / Handicap / F	2	2 / 9	7/2	105
13/07/24	Ascot / Group 2 / F	1	7 / 7	9/1	106
29/06/24	Curragh / Group 3 / F	-	4 / 8	10/3	106

Aafoor

Jockey: Szczepan Mazur Trainer: Mohammed Bin Hamad Khalifa Al Age/Wt: 4/9-2 F: 2/082- OR: 107

200/1

Comment: Beaten off handicap marks in the low 90s in Britain last summer; three wins in Qatar this winter and not beaten far when bidding for a big handicap prize in Saudi Arabia in February on latest outing, but stiff task in this.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
10/08/24	Newmarket (July) / Handicap / F	3	2 / 6	8/1	90
31/07/24	Goodwood / Handicap / F	3	8 / 18	100/1	92
13/07/24	Newmarket (July) / Handicap / F	2	13 / 13	66/1	94
04/08/23	Galway / Unknown / F	-	2 / 12	7/1	-

Persica

Jockey: S M Levey Trainer: Richard Hannon Age/Wt: 4/9-5 F: 18-318 OR: 112

Comment: Won last term over 1m2f in two handicaps and a Listed race, before another step forward for Group 3 honours over 1m1f at Newmarket this April; well beaten at Newbury 12 days ago and while that performance in a 1m Group 1 (22-1) is not the hardest to forgive, this company also looks tricky.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
17/05/25	Newbury / Group 1 / F	1	8 / 8	22/1	112
15/04/25	Newmarket / Group 3 / F	1	1 / 5	3/1	110
22/02/25	Southwell / Group 3 / F	1	3 / 7	17/2	110
19/10/24	Ascot / Group 1 / F	1	8 / 11	50/1	112
21/09/24	Ayr / Listed / F	1	1 / 9	9/2	110
24/08/24	Windsor / Group 3 / F	1	3 / 7	5/2	110

Ancient Wisdom

Jockey: James Doyle Trainer: Charlie Appleby Age/Wt: 4/9-2 F: 281-72 OR: 114

1 tip

Comment: Ran poorly on reappearance at Newbury last month, with the ground (good, good to firm in places) possibly to blame, but he put up a bold show from the front when dropped back to 1m2f for the Group 3 Gordon Richards here (good) 13 days later; Almaqam finished at his quarters in the latter after trouble in running and William Buick switches to Military Order this time.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
25/04/25	Sandown / Group 3 / F	1	2 / 7	12/1	114
12/04/25	Newbury / Group 3 / F	1	7 / 7	2/1	114
11/07/24	Newmarket (July) / Group 3 / F	1	1 / 4	6/4	114
01/06/24	Epsom / Group 1 / F	1	8 / 16	6/1	115
16/05/24	York / Group 2 / F	1	2 / 7	7/4	115
28/10/23	Doncaster / Group 1 / F	1	1 / 7	5/4	113

Bolster

Jockey: Pierre-Louis Jamin Trainer: K. R. Burke Age/Wt: 5/9-2 F: 7211-4 OR: 111

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
09/05/25	Chester / Group 2 / F	1	4 / 6	7/1	111
02/11/24	Newmarket / Listed / F	1	1 / 5	7/4	111
12/10/24	York / Handicap / F	2	1 / 13	7/1	105
21/09/24	Newbury / Handicap / F	2	2 / 9	7/2	105
13/07/24	Ascot / Group 2 / F	1	7 / 7	9/1	106
29/06/24	Curragh / Group 3 / F	-	4 / 8	10/3	106

Sandown

20:05 - RESULT

Runners: 7 Distance: 1m Stakes Going: GD(GD/FM PL)

Race Predictor

Form
EW Places: 1/4 ODDS - 2 PLACES

Verdict: Having impressed on AW on his first two starts, OPERA BALLO pulled hard when only sixth in the Craven and could benefit from the hood.

1st	5. Opera Ballo Fav	5/4
2nd	1. Bay City Roller 2nd Fav	9/2
3rd	2. Jackknife	9/2

Favourite

5/4

Opera Ballo

Jockey: W Buick Trainer: Charlie Appleby Age/Wt: 3/9-2 F: 116 OR: 106

9 tips

5/4

Comment: Impressive at Kempton earlier this year on first two starts (1m, AW); merely sixth of nine on turf debut in the Group 3 Craven at Newmarket (1m, good) last month but pulled hard and the first-time hood could help him settle better; retains considerable potential for top trainer.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
16/04/25	Newmarket / Group 3 / F	1	6 / 9	7/2	106
26/02/25	Kempton / Unknown / F	3	1 / 6	11/10	-
29/01/25	Kempton / Unknown / F	5	1 / 9	4/9	-

2nd Favourite

9/2

Bay City Roller

Jockey: Callum Shepherd Trainer: George Scott Age/Wt: 3/9-7 F: 111- OR: 110

5 tips

9/2

Comment: Won novice races last summer on first two starts (7f, good to firm/AW; including here) and made it 3-3 in Group 2 Champagne Stakes at Doncaster (7f, good) in September; absent since and carries a 5lb penalty today but nevertheless holds strong claims if returning at the top of his game.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
14/09/24	Doncaster / Group 2 / F	1	1 / 5	9/2	93
29/08/24	Chelmsford / Unknown / F	4	1 / 10	4/9	-
31/07/24	Sandown / Unknown / F	4	1 / 13	9/4	-

Jackknife

Jockey: Oisin Murphy Trainer: Roger Varian Age/Wt: 3/9-2 F: 1

9/2

Comment: Strong in the betting when beating his market rival by a neck on last month's debut at Epsom (8.5f, good); others have much better form but this half-brother to his top trainer's Group 1 Coronation Cup winner Defoe could have lots more to offer and is an interesting contender.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type		Class	Result	SP	OR
22/04/25	Epsom / Unknown / F		4	1 / 9	13/8	-

Matauri Bay

Jockey: Hector Crouch Trainer: Ralph Beckett Age/Wt: 3/9-2 F: 126-8 OR: 106

13/2

Comment: Won on debut at Leicester (7f, good to firm) last August and runner-up to subsequent Irish 2,000 Guineas winner Field Of Gold in the Group 3 Solario here (7f, good) later that month; well beaten in heavy-ground French Group 1 last October, and same story on reappearance in the Craven (1m, good), but he may have needed that latest run and it's too soon to write him off.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
16/04/25	Newmarket / Group 3 / F	1	8 / 9	16/1	106
27/10/24	Saint-Cloud / Group 1 / F	-	6 / 6	71/10	-
31/08/24	Sandown / Group 3 / F	1	2 / 7	15/2	-
11/08/24	Leicester / Unknown / F	4	1 / 6	2/1	-

Nebras

Jockey: Hollie Doyle Trainer: John & Thady Gosden Age/Wt: 3/9-2 F: 17-22 OR: 97

8/1

Comment: Won on debut at Newmarket (1m, good to soft) last October and down the field in Group 1 Futurity (1m, soft) later that month; runner-up on both starts this year (1m/1m2f, AW/good), most recently beaten 3l in four-runner Listed race at Newmarket; needs something extra but he's still lightly raced for a top stable that has won this four times since 2010, and headgear goes on.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
02/05/25	Newmarket / Listed / F	1	2 / 4	4/1	99
20/04/25	Southwell / Unknown / F	5	2 / 8	2/7	99
26/10/24	Doncaster / Group 1 / F	1	7 / 8	16/1	-
05/10/24	Newmarket / Unknown / F	4	1 / 7	10/3	-

Pellitory

Jockey: S De Sousa Trainer: James Owen Age/Wt: 3/9-2 F: 31-19 OR: 104

12/1

Comment: Progressive last year, winning a nursery at Doncaster (7f, soft) last October on final 2yo start, and continued the good work with reappearance win in conditions race at Newmarket (7f, good); flopped in Listed race there subsequently (7f, good) but he's much better than that and is not written off.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
02/05/25	Newmarket / Listed / F	1	9 / 10	12/1	104
17/04/25	Newmarket / Unknown / F	2	1 / 6	25/1	87
26/10/24	Doncaster / Handicap / F	3	1 / 10	7/2	82
11/10/24	York / Unknown / F	2	3 / 14	12/1	82
12/09/24	Doncaster / Handicap / F	4	2 / 7	3/1	80
25/08/24	Yarmouth / Unknown / F	4	1 / 13	9/1	-

Suhail Star

Jockey: Szczepan Mazur Trainer: Mohammed Bin Hamad Khalifa Al Age/Wt: 3/9-2 OR: 90

125/1

Comment: Two wins in Qatar in February (6.5f maiden and 7f handicap) and runner-up in conditions race there (10.5f, good) in April; however, looks to face a tough task on this first British start.

Sandown

20:40 - RESULT

Runners: 12 Distance: 1m HCap Handicap Going: GD(GD/FM PL)

Race Predictor

Form
EW Places: 1/4 ODDS - 3 PLACES

Verdict: Surrey Shadow, Golden Ocean and Hafeet Alain are tempting but a chance is taken on the readiness of ARKHALIA FLYNN.

1st	4. Hafeet Alain	12/1
2nd	2. Whip Cracker	5/1
3rd	7. Hickory	7/1

Favourite

10/3

Crack Shot

Jockey: W Buick Trainer: Daniel & Claire Kubler Age/Wt: 5/9-1 F: 57-30 OR: 86

1 tip

10/3

Comment: Won 16-runner handicap at the Newmarket Guineas meeting (1m, good; 1lb lower today) last May; failed to match that afterwards for Ed Walker and although his third at Kempton (1m, AW) in April looked an encouraging first run for new calculations, he flopped (reportedly lost his action) when back for the same Newmarket race 16 days ago; mixed signals but William Buick (on board last time) returns for another crack.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
03/05/25	Newmarket / Handicap / F	3	11 / 14	10/3	87
07/04/25	Kempton / Handicap / F	4	3 / 12	11/8	87
13/10/24	Goodwood / Handicap / F	2	7 / 8	8/1	89
25/08/24	Goodwood / Handicap / F	3	5 / 9	10/1	90
30/07/24	Goodwood / Handicap / F	2	17 / 17	8/1	90
13/07/24	York / Handicap / F	2	14 / 20	9/1	92

2nd Favourite

4/1

Surrey Shadow

Jockey: N Callan Trainer: Tom Clover Age/Wt: 4/9-3 F: 243-14 OR: 88

4 tips

4/1

Comment: 7f novice form was pretty useful on turf and AW; 9-1 for handicap debut in the Spring Mile at Doncaster (good to soft) two months ago and came from mid-division to have his say in fourth of 21; up 1lb but it's easy to envisage him being capable of better.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
29/03/25	Doncaster / Handicap / F	2	4 / 21	9/1	87
12/02/25	Southwell / Unknown / F	5	1 / 6	15/8	82
05/07/24	Haydock / Unknown / F	4	3 / 9	9/2	-
01/06/24	Doncaster / Unknown / F	2	4 / 10	18/1	-
26/04/24	Doncaster / Unknown / F	4	2 / 11	20/1	-

Whip Cracker

Jockey: R L Moore Trainer: Richard Hughes Age/Wt: 4/9-9 F: 34-409 OR: 94

1 tip

5/1

Comment: No win since a novice event as 2yo but best efforts last term give him a shout, as does his good run in a warm AW race on 2025 return; two lesser shows have followed (the Lincoln and Thirsk Hunt Cup) and headgear goes on.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
03/05/25	Thirsk / Handicap / F	2	9 / 13	15/2	96
29/03/25	Doncaster / Handicap / F	2	18 / 22	10/1	97
08/03/25	Wolverhampton / Handicap / F	2	4 / 12	9/4	97
13/10/24	Goodwood / Handicap / F	2	4 / 8	7/2	99
21/09/24	Newbury / Handicap / F	2	3 / 9	11/2	99
20/06/24	Ascot / Handicap / F	2	14 / 29	22/1	101

Golden Ocean

Jockey: Oisin Murphy Trainer: David Menuisier Age/Wt: 4/9-6 F: 4511- OR: 91

3 tips

11/2

Comment: Well-bred filly whose career shot forwards at Navan (1m) last autumn when she won a maiden (on good) and handicap debut (good to yielding); the latter was just a six-runner race but she did well to give the others first run and squeeze through to snatch it on the line; has since left Michael O'Callaghan (same owners); promising recruit for her new yard.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
09/10/24	Navan / Handicap / F	-	1 / 6	2/1	87
07/09/24	Navan / Unknown / F	-	1 / 11	4/1	-
13/06/24	Leopardstown / Unknown / F	-	5 / 14	15/8	-
19/05/24	Naas / Unknown / F	-	4 / 11	3/1	-

Hickory

Jockey: Saffie Osborne Trainer: Jamie Osborne Age/Wt: 7/9-5 F: 7802-1 OR: 90

1 tip

7/1

Comment: Drew a blank in 2023 and 2024 but was often on the premises and he timed it just right, in the final stride, when putting the record straight in 17-runner Victoria Cup at Ascot (7f, good to firm) 19 days ago on debut for new connections; has run over this far only once (last October) and didn't shine but he's not badly treated up 4lb since Ascot.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
10/05/25	Ascot / Handicap / F	2	1 / 17	22/1	86
21/10/24	Wolverhampton / Handicap / F	4	2 / 12	8/1	85
02/10/24	Kempton / Handicap / F	4	13 / 14	15/2	87
22/08/24	Newcastle / Handicap / F	2	8 / 12	17/2	88
27/07/24	Ascot / Handicap / F	2	7 / 18	14/1	88
13/06/24	Newbury / Handicap / F	3	8 / 11	3/1	89

Arkhalia Flynn

Jockey: George Bass Trainer: Jack Channon Age/Wt: 4/8-13 F: 11225- OR: 84

2 tips

11/1

Comment: Held up; won handicap debut over 7f on good ground last July and twice in a row over 1m on soft ground last August, before two good seconds; unraced on firmer than good; interesting prospect.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
13/10/24	Goodwood / Handicap / F	2	5 / 8	13/2	85
29/09/24	Epsom / Handicap / F	4	2 / 8	11/4	84
07/09/24	Haydock / Handicap / F	4	2 / 11	9/2	83
24/08/24	Windsor / Handicap / F	4	1 / 8	3/1	78
06/08/24	Ffos Las / Handicap / F	5	1 / 5	5/2	73
17/07/24	Yarmouth / Handicap / F	4	3 / 8	4/1	73

Hafeet Alain

Jockey: Jack Doughty Trainer: Ed Walker Age/Wt: 9/9-7 F: 4467- OR: 92

1 tip

12/1

Comment: 3lb lower than when he beat his 16 rivals at Newmarket (1m, good) in April 2024; that was his first run of the season and he showed enough on occasions afterwards to be of interest at the same juncture this time round.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
04/12/24	Lingfield / Handicap / F	3	7 / 7	15/2	94
20/11/24	Kempton / Handicap / F	2	6 / 14	25/1	95
11/10/24	York / Handicap / F	2	4 / 16	13/2	96
25/09/24	Goodwood / Handicap / F	2	4 / 6	7/1	97
06/09/24	Ascot / Handicap / F	2	4 / 9	10/1	97
04/05/24	Newmarket / Handicap / F	2	9 / 13	33/1	99

Smart Hero

Jockey: C Lee Trainer: James Tate Age/Wt: 4/9-9 F: 95-110 OR: 94

14/1

Comment: Upped in distance for two wins at Wolverhampton (8.6f/9.4f) early this year, with plenty in hand on second occasion but he was well beaten off this 9lb higher mark in a valuable Newcastle race 11 weeks later; has a little bit more more to prove back on turf as well.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
18/04/25	Newcastle / Handicap / F	2	12 / 14	12/1	94
01/02/25	Wolverhampton / Handicap / F	3	1 / 10	7/2	85
04/01/25	Wolverhampton / Handicap / F	4	1 / 7	5/2	83
04/12/24	Lingfield / Handicap / F	3	5 / 7	15/8	85
06/11/24	Kempton / Handicap / F	4	9 / 14	6/4	86
19/09/24	Yarmouth / Handicap / F	3	4 / 9	2/1	87

Sierra Blanca

Jockey: S De Sousa Trainer: Martyn Meade Age/Wt: 5/9-6 F: 6592- OR: 91

18/1

Comment: Sole win (11 races) was in 2022; career-low mark when beaten a neck in first-time blinkers at Haydock (1m, heavy) last October when last seen; now tries cheekpieces but virtually all form suggests that he is vulnerable.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
18/10/24	Haydock / Handicap / F	3	2 / 8	11/1	90
18/09/24	Yarmouth / Handicap / F	3	9 / 9	40/1	92
31/08/24	Sandown / Handicap / F	2	5 / 6	33/1	95
10/08/24	Newmarket (July) / Handicap / F	2	6 / 9	33/1	97
20/04/24	Newbury / Handicap / F	2	17 / 21	40/1	100
27/09/23	Goodwood / Listed / F	1	8 / 8	50/1	100

Miletus

Jockey: Jason Watson Trainer: Charles Hills Age/Wt: 4/9-4 F: 810- OR: 89

28/1

Comment: Made all in a novice at Windsor (1m, soft) last May but he trailed on handicap debut at Royal Ascot (1m2f, good to firm; 40-1) in June; gelded in December and still unexposed but he needs to resume progress after 11 months off; withdrawn when the ground was good to firm at Windsor on Monday.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
22/06/24	Ascot / Handicap / F	2	11 / 12	40/1	89
06/05/24	Windsor / Unknown / F	5	1 / 13	16/1	-
20/04/24	Newbury / Unknown / F	4	8 / 17	14/1	-
29/09/23	Newmarket / Unknown / F	4	5 / 7	15/2	-

Atlantic Gamble

Jockey: Hollie Doyle Trainer: William Knight Age/Wt: 4/8-11 F: 311-00 OR: 82

28/1

Comment: Highly progressive after moving into handicaps last year, winning six times over about 1m with varied tactics; he's not fired on either start this term but has a competitive mark if back on song.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
11/05/25	Newcastle / Handicap / F	3	11 / 13	25/1	83
07/04/25	Kempton / Handicap / F	4	10 / 12	10/1	83
21/09/24	Newbury / Handicap / F	4	1 / 8	7/2	81
14/08/24	Kempton / Handicap / F	4	1 / 12	10/1	79
19/07/24	Newbury / Handicap / F	5	3 / 8	3/1	76
10/07/24	Kempton / Handicap / F	6	1 / 8	11/8	72

I Still Have Faith

Jockey: Callum Shepherd Trainer: B F Brookhouse Age/Wt: 5/8-11 F: 2/206- OR: 82

1 tip

40/1

Comment: Good neck second off 1lb lower on reappearance (1m, good) last year but below form on his only two starts since (last May/July); competitive if he returns refreshed.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
20/07/24	Newmarket (July) / Handicap / F	4	6 / 8	17/2	83
31/05/24	Epsom / Handicap / F	2	11 / 13	11/1	83
11/05/24	Nottingham / Handicap / F	4	2 / 8	15/2	81
18/11/23	Cheltenham / Grade 2 / H	1	6 / 11	18/1	-
18/10/23	Wetherby / Unknown / H	4	1 / 8	4/7	-
04/10/23	Nottingham / Handicap / F	4	2 / 5	9/4	81

Alpha Crucis

Jockey: Hector Crouch Trainer: Gary & Josh Moore Age/Wt: 5/9-8 F: 14-8 OR: 93

1 tip

Comment: Won two in a row on heavy at Goodwood (1m1f/1m) in the autumn; reappeared with a respectable eighth in the Lincoln at Doncaster (good to soft) and should have benefited from that but he's of most interest on soft or heavy.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
29/03/25	Doncaster / Handicap / F	2	8 / 22	33/1	93
26/10/24	Doncaster / Handicap / F	2	4 / 17	16/1	93
13/10/24	Goodwood / Handicap / F	2	1 / 8	10/3	89
25/09/24	Goodwood / Handicap / F	4	1 / 6	6/5	80
24/08/24	Goodwood / Handicap / F	4	4 / 10	5/1	82
27/05/24	Redcar / Handicap / F	2	5 / 10	7/2	84