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BetMGM 80s Day Saturday 29 August Handicap

  • Prize money: £6019.1
  • 0m 7f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 6 runners
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BetMGM 80s Day Saturday 29 August Handicap

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

Form: 2-0521

Last run: 22 days

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

3

(2)

15th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 135y

Class 3

19:20 Lingfield

Desert Shadow

9st 5lb

J: Sean Levey

T: Saeed bin Suroor

0-10 although he did 'win' at Beverley (1m2f, good to firm; demoted for interference) last August; best run since when second to Classic Encounter at Redcar (1m, good to firm; first-time visor) when last seen in May; gets a weights pull and a form case can be made.

7/2

2nd

2

(4)

26th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 219y

Class 4

15:50 Redcar

Desert Shadow

9st 7lb

J: Connor Beasley

T: Saeed bin Suroor

Nine-race maiden; two sound runs over 1m2f after being gelded last August (relegated after passing post in front on second occasion); disappointing at 1m4f this season, but drop to 1m not sure to suit; visor now tried.

3/1

OUR TIP

Form: 4-9082 D

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2nd

3

(1)

18th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

17:20 Newbury

Tavana

9st 4lb

J: Sean Levey

T: Edward Smyth-Osbourne

Not particularly solid on her 1m form this term but wasn't entirely disgraced at Royal Ascot on penultimate start; appears likely to benefit from this drop back in trip/class and return to the scene of one of her 2yo wins; could go well.

10/1

8th

9

(7)

4th Jul 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

15:00 Sandown

Tavana

9st 2lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Edward Smyth-Osbourne

Not disgraced in Royal Ascot handicap (1m) last time but has become a touch exposed since the second of her two juvenile wins and faces a stiff task in this field; trip-wise, may prove best over 7f.

66/1

Form: 42-022

Last run: 33 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2nd

6

(6)

4th Jul 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

16:10 Sandown

Sunny Smile

8st 13lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Hugo Palmer

6f Hamilton winner on good ground under Oisin Murphy as a 2yo; however, never figured on Epsom reappearance (7f, good to soft; first-time cheekpieces) and subsequent Ffos Las second offers no proof that he's trained on given he was beaten 11l; Murphy is back on board now but it's not enough to tempt.

9/1

2nd

5

(3)

17th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

0m 7f 80y

Class 4

19:15 Ffos Las

Sunny Smile

9st 4lb

J: Ross Coakley

T: Hugo Palmer

Showed ability as a 2yo including finishing first and second in two starts at Hamilton (6f); never figured on his Epsom reappearance (7f, good to soft; first-time cheekpieces) 12 days ago, but possible he didn't handle the track; not written off.

9/2

Form: 33-13 BF

Last run: 34 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3rd

8

(7)

3rd Jul 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

17:15 Sandown

Ascending Star

9st 8lb

J: Callum Rodriguez

T: Owen Burrows

Gelded prior to making all and turning over a 1-5 shot in novice event at Lingfield (7.5f, good) on stable/seasonal debut; may build on that win and improve further, having raced only three times; interesting handicap debutant.

11/4

1st

1

(1)

26th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 135y

Class 4

19:24 Lingfield

Ascending Star

9st 7lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: Owen Burrows

Third in two starts over 6f at Chester (good to soft) and Hamilton (good) for James Owen last summer; makes his stable debut (same owners) after 31 days off having been gelded in the meantime; market helpful, but is a contender on his debut form in any case.

9/2

Form: -97001 CD

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 4lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

14

(18)

11th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

17:20 Ascot

Lunario

9st 5lb

J: George Wood

T: Luke Dace

Dual winner from the front last summer but has shown very little this season; tumbling in the weights but carries clear risks.

28/1

Form: 5-2221

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

5

(1)

18th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 75y

Class 4

20:08 Nottingham

Thursday Girl

9st 2lb

J: Ashley Lewis

T: Ed Walker

Has finished second on all of her three starts this year, going down by a neck at Sandown (1m, good) 15 days ago on her handicap debut; this looks a good opportunity for her to get off the mark.

6/4

2nd

11

(1)

3rd Jul 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

17:15 Sandown

Thursday Girl

9st 2lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Ed Walker

Thrice-raced filly whose promise over 7f features second-place finishes at Newmarket (behind a useful sort) and Lingfield (AW) this term; may progress now handicapping, provided she stays the extra furlong; respected off bottom weight.

4/1

Betting Forcast

11/4 Desert Shadow, 17/2 Tavana, 15/2 Sunny Smile, 5/2 Ascending Star, 13/2 Lunario, 100/30 Thursday Girl