August 30 / 13.50 Sandown

13.50

Good

Visit Sri Lanka Nursery Handicap

  • Prize money: £6019.1
  • 0m 5f 10y
  • Class 4
  • 6 runners
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Visit Sri Lanka Nursery Handicap

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly sunny

3/1 (Won)

  • Win: £4.00
  • Place: £1.90

Form: 66812 D BF

Last run: 37 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Ready winner of a Class 6 nursery at Bath last month (5f, good; flashed tail); beaten favourite at Lingfield (6f, good to firm) one week later but the winner was miles in front of the handicapper; her new 6lb higher mark has now kicked in but she's not fully exposed just yet.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

4

(4)

25th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 12y

Class 2

15:53 Windsor

Nad Alshiba Green

8st 12lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Clive Cox

Campaigned mostly over 5f; successful three times for previous yard and beaten only half a length in both starts for new stable, while leaving the impression this return to 6f is perhaps worth exploring; in-form filly who warrants respect.

2/1

3rd

4

(9)

26th Apr 2026

Good

0m 5f 8y

Class 3

16:25 Nottingham

Nad Alshiba Green

9st 6lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Clive Cox

Three turf wins, including over C&D, for previous yard; close second to Layla Liz when favourite at Wolverhampton (5f) on AW/stable/seasonal debut, doing well having come from a difficult position; could well reverse the placings and go one better.

9/4

2nd

2

(2)

30th Mar 2026

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 4

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Nad Alshiba Green

10st 3lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Clive Cox

Unraced on AW but she acts on most ground on turf and both siblings won on artificial surfaces; had some useful 5f form for Mick Appleby last summer but she can give herself plenty to do and may also need to improve to win off a highish mark.

6/1

4/1

  • Place: £2.30

Form: 845

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 4lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Suspicion he's better than the result for both of his last two runs over C&D, racing down the middle of the track in June and then going off hard three weeks ago; potential improver now switching to nurseries.
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

8th

4

(8)

8th May 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 3

15:25 Ascot

Hucklesbrook

9st 5lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Roger Teal

Ran well on C&D return in 2025 before winning his next two over 6f, at Leicester (good to firm; made all) and York; his form took a downward turn after but his recent Newbury fourth was a step in the right direction and he's only 2lb higher than for the York win; looks good for a prominent show.

3/1

4th

5

(2)

17th Apr 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 3

17:25 Newbury

Hucklesbrook

9st 5lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Roger Teal

Won a couple of useful 6f 3yo handicaps in the first half of 2025; no progress since but he is edging back down the weights; returns from four months off and he will need to be at his best.

14/1

1

(6)

31st Oct 2025

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 3

17:45 Southwell (AW)

Hucklesbrook

9st 11lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Roger Teal

Jolt of improvement this summer, winning a strong Leicester handicap in May and following up at York in June (both over 6f on good to firm); well beaten on his last two starts though and returns from a 12-week break with something to prove.

12/1

3rd
1 (5)
Blinky

8/1

Form: 51965 D

Last run: 30 days

W: 9st 9lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Narrow winner of a 5f novice at Leicester in May (5f, good to soft); highly tried at Royal Ascot and came up short, as he has in two nurseries since; even best form might not be enough here.
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Verdict Starting price

10th

19

(8)

14th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 2

14:20 York

Blinky

8st 4lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Antony Brittain

Won two 5f AW handicaps early last year and good fourth of 16 in the 3yo Dash at Epsom (5f, good) last June, when 3lb higher; however, he's 0-11 since his last win and others arrive with more pressing claims.

40/1

11th

4

(3)

27th Mar 2026

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

20:30 Newcastle (AW)

Blinky

9st 7lb

J: Alex Jary

T: Antony Brittain

Won twice on Tapeta early last year; ran well from 5lb out of the weights when second of six at Wolverhampton (5f) just before Christmas but never involved at Southwell at the beginning of January; freshened up since; same yard runs Sports Coach.

12/1

2nd

4

(1)

24th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 4

17:55 Southwell (AW)

Blinky

9st 7lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Antony Brittain

Won twice on Tapeta at the start of the year, the second over C&D (record 33123); still 3lb above his last winning mark, but still worth a second look back here at this level.

16/1

10/1

Form: 19 D

Last run: 42 days

W: 9st 6lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Made a winning debut at Carlisle in June (5f, good to firm); pitched into Listed company at Newbury last month (6f, good) and she came up short; this should be more suitable but is not obviously well treated on what she's achieved on the track.
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4

(7)

11th Sep 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

19:30 Newcastle (AW)

Two Shoes

9st 6lb

J: Ryan Sexton

T: Julie Camacho

16-1 win on debut at Carlisle (5f, good to firm) last June but she's not built on that and has found things tough in four handicaps this year; dropped another 5lb since last start but others easier to make a case for on her AW debut.

12/1

6th

3

(8)

4th Aug 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

15:10 Ripon

Two Shoes

9st 8lb

J: Ryan Sexton

T: Julie Camacho

16-1 win on debut at Carlisle (5f, good to firm) last June but she's not built on that and has found things tough in four handicaps; still lightly raced but a visor didn't seem to make any difference at Beverley last week and others are preferred.

12/1

7th

6

(8)

29th Jul 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

17:10 Beverley

Two Shoes

9st 7lb

J: Oisin Orr

T: Julie Camacho

Hasn't built on her winning debut at Carlisle last June; well held in two runs this year; first-time visor is now applied and she needs to show improvement.

12/1

OUR TIP

Form: 12035 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Made a winning debut at Hamilton in May (5f, good); second in a Musselburgh seller two weeks later, after which he was claimed for £60,000; outclassed at Royal Ascot on stable debut but he ran okay in a Chester novice last month; goes handicapping off a reduced mark and he's travelling a long way for his nursery debut; considered.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

8

(4)

7th Jun 2025

Good

0m 5f 1y

Class 4

16:25 Musselburgh

Up The Clarets

8st 8lb

J: Lauren Young

T: Jim Goldie

Trained by Richard Fahey and Iain Jardine last year, winning on debut (5f, good) but failing to improve; no obvious promise on first run for current stable at Doncaster last month.

25/1

7th

3

(4)

3rd May 2025

Good To Firm

0m 6f 2y

Class 5

19:20 Doncaster

Up The Clarets

9st 9lb

J: Amie Waugh

T: Jim Goldie

Trained by Richard Fahey and Iain Jardine last year, winning on debut (5f, good) but failing to improve; gelded after final start; should be effective at 6f; has joined a formidable stable and should add to his tally at some point this season; worth monitoring in the market.

16/1

7th

3

(4)

3rd May 2025

Good To Firm

0m 6f 2y

Class 5

19:20 Doncaster

Up The Clarets

9st 9lb

J: Amie Waugh

T: Jim Goldie

Trained by Richard Fahey and Iain Jardine last year, winning on debut (5f, good) but failing to improve; gelded after final start; should be effective at 6f; has joined a formidable stable and should add to his tally at some point this season; worth monitoring in the market.

16/1

Form: 531

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 4lb

2 yo Gelding

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
He has improved with each of three starts, off the mark at Bath 13 days ago (5.5f, good to firm) when his rider didn't have to get too serious; moves into nurseries with the potential for better and Rossa Ryan's booking is a plus for the yard (30 rides in 2024, with five wins and six seconds).
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5th

8

(6)

1st Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 21y

Class 4

17:05 Windsor

Diomed Duke

9st 0lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Stuart Williams

Scored at Lingfield (5f, AW) last June and signed off with a good third of ten in 5f Yarmouth handicap in October; in the mix if fully tuned up for his seasonal return.

8/1

3rd

6

(8)

21st Oct 2025

Good

0m 5f 42y

Class 4

15:45 Yarmouth

Diomed Duke

9st 6lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Stuart Williams

Bolted up at Lingfield (5f, good to firm) in June but hit with a 10lb rise and he has found it tougher since; this looks more manageable but best efforts on fast ground and conditions are a query here.

12/1

7th

10

(5)

13th Sep 2025

Standard

0m 5f 6y

Class 4

17:00 Lingfield (AW)

Diomed Duke

9st 1lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: Stuart Williams

The winner of two of his nine starts, notably an emphatic success on turf here (good to firm) in June; solid efforts in both starts since but he needs something extra to defy this mark.

8/1

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Payout
Exacta £15.00
Straight Forecast £16.90
Trifecta £54.00

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Diomed Duke

SPOTLIGHT:

Hucklesbrook

The Guardian:

Nad Alshiba Green

TOPSPEED:

Blinky

POSTDATA:

Up The Clarets

The Times:

Hucklesbrook

D Express:

Hucklesbrook

NEWMARKET:

Diomed Duke

Telegraph:

Diomed Duke

Daily Mail:

Diomed Duke

Daily Mirror:

Diomed Duke

The Sun:

Diomed Duke

The Star:

Diomed Duke

Daily Record:

Diomed Duke