January 24 / 13.50 Sandown

13.50

Good To Soft

Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Military Amateur Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £4967
  • 1m 7f 216y
  • Class 4
  • 6 runners
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Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Military Amateur Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

14/1 (Won)

  • Win: £10.00
  • Place: £3.20

Form: P40F3- D

Last run: 319 days

W: 11st 6lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Looked useful as a novice but some lengthy breaks have stalled his progress; now returns from another and, other than when going okay when falling on his penultimate start, he wasn't in great form when last seen.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8

9th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 0f 70y

Class 3

15:20 Stratford

Casa Loupi

11st 4lb

J: Rob Hargreaves

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Didn't jump with fluency but took advantage of ease in grade to justify favouritism in a Leicester seller (2m4f, soft) on penultimate start; toiled back in a handicap (Class 4) at Lingfield latest; this is a tough task, even if returning to this shorter trip may suit.

25/1

12th

2

19th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 3f 110y

Class 4

14:20 Lingfield

Casa Loupi

12st 0lb

J: Ben Pollard

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Bounced back from disappointing seasonal debut with clear win in Leicester seller (2m4f, soft) three weeks ago but faces much tougher task on this handicap return and still has something to prove; cheekpieces refitted.

10/1

6th

2

25th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

2m 5f 164y

Class 4

18:17 Fontwell

Casa Loupi

11st 12lb

J: Rob Hargreaves

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Returned from layoff with two clearcut wins at Sandown (both 2m, soft) this year but his revival came to an end with a pulled-up effort at Warwick in February; bit to prove after that and he's untried over this far.

10/1

40/1

  • Place: £6.20

Form: 47804U

Last run: 36 days

W: 10st 2lb

12 yo Mare

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Exposed veteran who is 6lb out of the weights and she stays a lot further than this; others preferred.
Place /
No / Draw
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2nd

6

8th Mar 2025

Good

3m 1f 119y

Class 5

13:30 Hereford

Kentford Mallard

11st 2lb

J: Oscar Palmer

T: Seamus Mullins

Wants better ground than when second at Sandown (2m, soft), so that was a fair run over a trip too short for all that the race fell apart at the seams; back off her correct mark here and returned to 3m, she's one to consider.

11/2

2nd

7

24th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

1m 7f 216y

Class 4

13:50 Sandown

Kentford Mallard

10st 2lb

J: Capt Isabel Harrison

T: Seamus Mullins

held up in rear, not fluent 4th, not fluent 4 out, steady headway after 3 out, went modest second after 2 out, mistake last, kept on but no match for winner

40/1

2nd

7

24th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

1m 7f 216y

Class 4

13:50 Sandown

Kentford Mallard

10st 2lb

J: Capt Isabel Harrison

T: Seamus Mullins

held up in rear, not fluent 4th, not fluent 4 out, steady headway after 3 out, went modest second after 2 out, mistake last, kept on but no match for winner

40/1

Form: 5P-P6P D

Last run: 26 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Failed to go on for the Skeltons after winning a soft-ground maiden in late 2023 and, having disputed the lead, he was ultimately pulled up on stable debut in a handicap at Doncaster; needs a revival but the hood goes on and slow ground won't faze him.
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Verdict Starting price

4th

7

19th Mar 2025

Good

2m 2f 191y

Class 4

17:00 Haydock

Kourosh

11st 1lb

J: Lilly Pinchin

T: Henry Oliver

5yo who has got better with each of his three runs for this yard, going close at Warwick (2m, soft) most recently; also effective on good ground and he shaped last time as though today's step up in trip could be a plus.

4/1

2nd

4

21st Feb 2025

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:10 Warwick

Kourosh

11st 11lb

J: Lilly Pinchin

T: Henry Oliver

Failed to go on for the Skeltons; his second run for this yard when third at Sandown (2m, soft; first-time hood) was a return to form, though he was held up off a fast pace set by the winner and might be flattered.

12/1

3rd

3

24th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

1m 7f 216y

Class 4

13:50 Sandown

Kourosh

11st 7lb

J: Sgt Nick Oliver

T: Henry Oliver

held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, not fluent 4 out, steady headway before 2 out, went third before last, no extra run-in

14/1

Form: 2P740/ D

Last run: 643 days

W: 11st 1lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Bumper/maiden winner for Tom Symonds and was also placed over fences; first and third in three subsequent points and he's on a potentially good mark now starting out for Mel Rowley; copes with testing ground (rain forecast) and he's not entirely dismissed in the new tongue-tie.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4th

1

18th Feb 2026

2m 4f 88y

Class 5

16:25 Southwell

Hidor De Bersy

12st 0lb

J: Mrs Vicki Sollitt

T: Mel Rowley

9yo who has been lightly raced in recent years; returned from an absence with 11l second at Plumpton (2m4f, good) in November under Vicki Sollitt, then easily won three-runner military riders' race at Wincanton (2m4f, good to soft); won on soft ground earlier in his career; high on the list.

4/1

4th

6

24th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

1m 7f 216y

Class 4

13:50 Sandown

Hidor De Bersy

11st 1lb

J: L-Cdr Vicki Sollitt

T: Mel Rowley

led, not fluent 2nd, headed then lost ground before 3rd, headway before 4 out, weakened after 3 out

6/1

4th

6

24th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

1m 7f 216y

Class 4

13:50 Sandown

Hidor De Bersy

11st 1lb

J: L-Cdr Vicki Sollitt

T: Mel Rowley

led, not fluent 2nd, headed then lost ground before 3rd, headway before 4 out, weakened after 3 out

6/1

OUR TIP

Form: 4-333

Last run: 36 days

W: 11st 11lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Stoutly bred; beaten about 16l behind the smart Regent's Stroll in a Newbury maiden (soft) before going down by under 3l in another maiden at Exeter that was won by an odds-on favourite; brings plenty of potential into handicaps off this mark and the stable won this 12 months ago with Major Charlie O'Shea doing the steering.
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

3

25th Mar 2025

Good

2m 3f 1y

Class 4

16:35 Taunton

Dont Wind Me Up

11st 9lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

Lightly raced 6yo who looked a likely handicap prospect on his novice and maiden form at about 2m but his handicap debut in a military riders' race at Sandown (2m, soft; favourite) in January didn't go to plan; still early days though and 2m3f promises to suit on pedigree.

4/1

Form: 235-P1 D

Last run: 35 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Had wind surgery before this season; pulled up on handicap/chase debut before returning to hurdles in a maiden at Uttoxeter (2m, soft) where he fended off a well-backed Skelton handicap debutant with a subsequent winner in third; raised 8lb but that breakthrough success should have given him a boost and he stays further, which is no bad thing around here.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5th

1

21st Mar 2025

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

16:15 Ffos Las

Give Me A Boom

12st 2lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

took keen hold, prominent, pressed leader 3 out

11/1

9th

3

1st Mar 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 128y

Class 4

17:07 Doncaster

Give Me A Boom

11st 9lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

Beat a well-backed Skelton handicap debutant with a subsequent winner in third when off the mark in a Uttoxeter maiden (2m, soft) but he finished a weary last at Sandown in a handicap for military amateur riders; perhaps best to turn a blind eye to that and he can be given another chance.

12/1

6th

1

24th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

1m 7f 216y

Class 4

13:50 Sandown

Give Me A Boom

12st 0lb

J: Maj Will Kellard

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

in touch with leaders, headway and disputed lead before 3rd, not fluent 3rd, soon pressed leader, hit 4th

3/1

Non-runners

Moab

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £105.00
Straight Forecast £130.78
Trifecta £859.50

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Don't Wind Me Up

Daily Mail:

Give Me A Boom

Telegraph:

Kourosh

TOPSPEED:

Kentford Mallard

RP RATINGS:

Don't Wind Me Up

POSTDATA:

Don't Wind Me Up

WEST COUNTRY:

Don't Wind Me Up

The Times:

Don't Wind Me Up

The Guardian:

Don't Wind Me Up

D Express:

Don't Wind Me Up

Daily Mirror:

Don't Wind Me Up

The Star:

Don't Wind Me Up

Daily Record:

Don't Wind Me Up

The Sun:

Give Me A Boom