September 17 / 17.17 Sandown

17.17

Soft

Visit Sri Lanka Fillies’ Handicap

  • Prize money: £4448.9
  • 1m 1f 209y
  • Class 5
  • 7 runners
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Visit Sri Lanka Fillies’ Handicap

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

Form: 944012 D

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Stormed clear for a 6l success under Morgan Cole at Epsom (1m2f, good) and kept trying when runner-up under a penalty at Newmarket (good to firm); now 3lb higher and this will be her first run on slow ground, but still appeals as one of the more solid options.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

3

(4)

31st Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 4f 0y

Class 5

20:02 Newmarket (July)

Huggable

9st 8lb

J: Nicola Currie

T: Dylan Cunha

20-1 winner off 4lb lower at Epsom (1m2f, good) last August in her second handicap; runner-up on next two starts but much less impact since and she's finished down the field in her four runs this season; overall record is now 1-12 and she has something to prove at this new trip.

6/1

5th

1

(3)

23rd Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 209y

Class 5

16:42 Sandown

Huggable

10st 0lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Dylan Cunha

Won off 4lb lower at Epsom (1m2f, good) last August in her second handicap; runner-up on next two starts but much less impact since (despite being prominent in the betting on last two outings) and needs to turn things around with the first-time tongue-tie.

10/1

4th

3

(3)

4th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 50y

Class 5

20:00 Nottingham

Huggable

9st 7lb

J: J F Egan

T: Dylan Cunha

Off the mark at the fifth attempt with an emphatic win in Epsom handicap (1m2f, good) last August; looks interesting on that form, but she's been well held in her last three runs including a 16l defeat at Salisbury last month; needs to turn things around.

6/1

Form: 635

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
Cost 575,000gns as a yearling; she's made a thoroughly underwhelming start (1m-1m2f) and when third at Nottingham only four ran; again beat just the one home at Goodwood 25 days ago; now makes handicap debut; impossible to know what she'll make of this slower ground and the addition of a hood.
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Verdict Starting price

4th

5

(7)

13th Oct 2025

Good

1m 3f 104y

Class 5

16:30 Yarmouth

Itraaq

9st 6lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

575,000gns yearling; held at 7-2 or shorter in the last three of her four runs but she ran respectably in tough conditions on recent handicap debut at Sandown (1m2f, soft); has leading claims if she can build on that and yard won this in 2022 and 2023.

6/4

2

(2)

17th Sep 2025

Soft

1m 1f 209y

Class 5

17:17 Sandown

Itraaq

9st 7lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: William Haggas

Cost 575,000gns as a yearling; she's made a thoroughly underwhelming start (1m-1m2f) and when third at Nottingham only four ran; again beat just the one home at Goodwood 25 days ago; now makes handicap debut; impossible to know what she'll make of this slower ground and the addition of a hood.

7/4

5th

4

(5)

23rd Aug 2025

Good

1m 1f 197y

Class 2

15:15 Goodwood

Itraaq

9st 2lb

J: Jim Crowley

T: William Haggas

From a good family and cost 575,000gns as a yearling; has something to find on her two efforts, front-running third in small field at Nottingham (1m2f) latest, but looks the type who should still be capable of improvement; not dismissed.

6/1

OUR TIP

Form: 6-555

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
Only fifth on her handicap debut at Wolverhampton (9.4f), finishing a length behind the more experienced Veraison; weakened that day after taking a keen hold and this is a stiffer stamina test.
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15th

1

(9)

2nd Sep 2026

Good

1m 0f 20y

18:40 Navan

Concert Party

10st 2lb

J: J M Sheridan

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Two wins for Richard Hannon over 1m2f on easy ground; modest form so far over hurdles and recently in Flat claimers; handicapper relenting and first-time headgear combination.

10/1

9th

8

(9)

18th Aug 2026

Good

1m 2f 94y

17:10 Roscommon

Concert Party

9st 1lb

J: Jared Huggan

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Two wins for Richard Hannon, both over 1m2f on easy ground; modest form so far over hurdles and on the Flat for this yard; soundly beaten in the Ballinrobe claimer won by She's Ideal; struggled at Sligo last time; cheekpieces tried now.

14/1

13th

5

(9)

5th Aug 2026

Good

1m 2f 100y

17:30 Sligo

Concert Party

9st 8lb

J: J M Sheridan

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Two wins for Richard Hannon, both over 1m2f on easy ground; modest form so far over hurdles and on the Flat for this yard; soundly beaten in Ballinrobe claimer on latest; however, she met trouble in running and is probably capable of better.

10/1

Form: -33334

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 66

Form & Verdict
Wolverhampton maiden winner last year over 7f; has finished third in four of her six handicaps (7f-1m2f) but on good ground or the AW and wasn't overly threatening in any of those; should still be competitive off an easing mark if handling the ground.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

4

(2)

11th Feb 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 219y

Class 5

19:40 Kempton (AW)

Veraison

9st 9lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

Won twice in a fortnight last October (C&D and 1m4f at Wolverhampton); latest Chelmsford run was a dip in her fortunes but the extended 1m5f may have stretched her; each-way shout.

4/1

5th

6

(6)

15th Jan 2026

Standard

1m 5f 66y

Class 5

19:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Veraison

9st 8lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

Won at Kempton (1m3f, AW) and Wolverhampton (1m4f, AW) in October; 4lb higher than the most recent of those wins but her last two efforts have been solid; up in trip.

6/1

1st

4

(3)

27th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 4f 51y

Class 5

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Veraison

9st 9lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

Seemed to benefit from the removal of tongue-tie at Kempton (1m3f) most recently, taking form figures without that equipment to 7411; may have more to offer upped further in distance; major contender.

7/2

Form: 4-5495

Last run: 58 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
In good hands and has only raced five times, but she's failed to raise her modest profile in handicaps (1m5f/1m2f) and a visor replaces the blinkers tried last time.
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Verdict Starting price

7th

11

24th Jul 2026

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

13:40 Uttoxeter

Amalfina

10st 5lb

J: Jack Hogan

T: D J Jeffreys

Left Karl Burke for 7,000gns and as a seven-race maiden; beaten 49l and 24l in two runs over hurdles.

50/1

3rd

9

7th Jul 2026

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

13:30 Uttoxeter

Amalfina

10st 5lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: D J Jeffreys

Left Karl Burke for 7,000gns and as a seven-race maiden; 150-1 when never a factor on hurdle debut at Worcester.

100/1

7th

10

11th Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

18:40 Worcester

Amalfina

10st 6lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: D J Jeffreys

0-7 on the Flat for Karl Burke but showed some fair form at up to 1m5f and seems versatile ground-wise; sold for 7,000gns in the autumn; makes stable/hurdle debut after eight-month break.

25/1

Form: 744

Last run: 42 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
Has shown modest form and no real progress in her first three races (7f-1m2f); makes handicap debut and much depends on whether she'll appreciate today's first run on slow ground; pedigree bodes well.
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Verdict Starting price

8

(1)

30th Oct 2025

Soft

1m 2f 37y

Class 5

13:55 Bath

Hot Topic

9st 1lb

J: Alexandra Egan

T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

Not living up to her pedigree and was a weak 12-1 chance when fifth of the six runners on handicap debut at Salisbury (1m2f, soft).

14/1

3rd

8

(1)

30th Oct 2025

Soft

1m 2f 37y

Class 5

13:55 Bath

Hot Topic

9st 1lb

J: Alexandra Egan

T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

Not living up to her pedigree and was a weak 12-1 chance when fifth of the six runners on handicap debut at Salisbury (1m2f, soft).

14/1

6

(3)

17th Sep 2025

Soft

1m 1f 209y

Class 5

17:17 Sandown

Hot Topic

9st 3lb

J: George Wood

T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

Has shown modest form and no real progress in her first three races (7f-1m2f); makes handicap debut and much depends on whether she'll appreciate today's first run on slow ground; pedigree bodes well.

13/2

Form: 267542

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
Seven-race maiden but with less to prove than some of these after finishing well for second over this far in a Ffos Las handicap three weeks ago (good to soft; unraced on slower); should be in the thick of it off the same mark.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

12th

8

(6)

2nd Oct 2025

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 6

20:30 Newcastle (AW)

Oceans Charm

9st 6lb

J: Cian Horgan

T: Ed de Giles

Runner-up in a Southwell novice in January when with James Ferguson; rather disappointing on turf since; on a good mark back on the AW; could run well.

8/1

7

(1)

17th Sep 2025

Soft

1m 1f 209y

Class 5

17:17 Sandown

Oceans Charm

9st 2lb

J: Cian Horgan

T: Ed de Giles

Seven-race maiden but with less to prove than some of these after finishing well for second over this far in a Ffos Las handicap three weeks ago (good to soft; unraced on slower); should be in the thick of it off the same mark.

5/1

6

(8)

28th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

16:10 Ffos Las

Oceans Charm

9st 7lb

J: Cian Horgan

T: Ed de Giles

Promising runner-up on AW (1m) in January but she hasn't looked to be crying out for a step up in trip in the meantime and others have less to prove stamina-wise.

16/1

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Huggable

POSTDATA:

Oceans Charm

The Sun:

Itraaq

SPOTLIGHT:

Hot Topic

NEWMARKET:

Huggable

The Guardian:

Huggable

Daily Mail:

Huggable

Daily Mirror:

Huggable

The Star:

Itraaq

The Times:

Oceans Charm

Telegraph:

Oceans Charm

D Express:

Oceans Charm

Daily Record:

Oceans Charm