August 08 / 19.15 Sandown

19.15

Good

My Pension Expert Handicap

  • Prize money: £6019.1
  • 1m 1f 209y
  • Class 4
  • 6 runners
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My Pension Expert Handicap

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

15/8 (Won)

  • Win: £2.63
  • Place: £1.50

Form: 16-423

Last run: 27 days

W: 9st 11lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
7f novice win as 2yo; better form in defeat in handicaps this year, finishing second over 1m1f here (good to firm) before a good third of ten in a traditionally very strong 3yo event at the Newmarket July meeting (1m2f, good) four weeks ago; should go well.
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2nd

2

(2)

26th Sep 2024

Good

1m 2f 5y

Class 3

15:10 Pontefract

Mr Monaco

9st 9lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Ralph Beckett

Third in a Class 2 at the Newmarket July meeting before 4l winner from the front at Sandown (both 1m2f, good) in August; creditable fourth of 12 in 1m4f York Ebor meeting handicap (good to firm) last time and has to be a player back in slightly calmer waters; showed promise on soft last year.

7/2

4th

9

(5)

23rd Aug 2024

Good To Firm

1m 3f 188y

Class 2

13:50 York

Mr Monaco

9st 1lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Ralph Beckett

midfield

11/2

1st

1

(3)

8th Aug 2024

Good

1m 1f 209y

Class 4

19:15 Sandown

Mr Monaco

9st 11lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Ralph Beckett

7f novice win as 2yo; better form in defeat in handicaps this year, finishing second over 1m1f here (good to firm) before a good third of ten in a traditionally very strong 3yo event at the Newmarket July meeting (1m2f, good) four weeks ago; should go well.

15/8

9/2

  • Place: £1.30

Form: 4-4212 D

Last run: 33 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Unraced on firmer than good; heading the right way, winning at Lingfield (1m2f, AW) penultimate start and running on well in second to Blake (pair clear) over C&D (soft) latest; raised another 4lb but he could easily have more to offer.
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3rd

2

(6)

27th Jun 2026

Good

1m 7f 196y

Class 4

17:20 Chester

Midnight Rumble

9st 9lb

J: Sean Levey

T: Jake Thomas Coulson

Much respected on his form for Alan King, for all that he was 1-22 for that yard; following a 30,000gns sale he ran okay over C&D on last month's stable debut, but no more than that.

10/1

5th

1

(1)

30th May 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 196y

Class 4

14:53 Chester

Midnight Rumble

10st 0lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: Jake Thomas Coulson

Sole win (22 races) was on AW in June 2024; five seconds on turf and bang there on AW (1m3f/1m4f) on last two starts before 30,000gns sale (left Alan King) in April, but this is the first time he's gone beyond that on Flat.

12/1

4th

8

(2)

6th Apr 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 3f 219y

Class 3

15:30 Kempton (AW)

Midnight Rumble

9st 2lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Alan King

Sole win in 1m2f Lingfield AW handicap nearly two years ago; has been running well since back on AW of late but it's pushing it to call him well handicapped in this competitive race.

8/1

Form: 3-3135 D

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
Went up 7lb for his 1m2f Lingfield success (good to firm) in May and the handicapper has looked in charge on both outings since; will need to find a bit of improvement for the first-time tongue-tie.
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4th

2

(6)

2nd Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 50y

Class 6

16:40 Nottingham

Crimson Road

10st 1lb

J: William Carson

T: John & Rhys Flint

Hard to fancy on the evidence of the last 12 months but he was useful in his prime and he's one to watch in the betting off a reduced mark on his third start for this yard.

33/1

9th

11

(12)

7th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 31y

Class 5

15:27 Windsor

Crimson Road

8st 10lb

J: Nicola Currie

T: John & Rhys Flint

A dual 1m2f scorer in 2024 for Simon and Ed Crisford; failed to fire for Susan Corbett last year, though, and he came in a below-par fifth for his new yard in 1m Bath handicap last month; not easy to make a case for.

20/1

Form: 621-

Last run: 342 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Promising for James Horton as 2yo, culminating with 1m Carlisle novice win (good to firm) in September; gelded ahead of this seasonal/handicap debut for new connections after 342 days off; appeals as one who can go on to better things.
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4th

1

(8)

27th Jun 2026

Good

1m 2f 0y

16:30 Curragh

Touch The Moon

10st 11lb

J: Ms K M Ryan

T: William Durkan

Three-time winner on the Flat on good/good to firm ground; some useful runs in defeat over hurdles; something amiss over hurdles last time; started Flat campaign with a good run over 1m4f at Leopardstown.

8/1

13th

13

30th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 100y

14:41 Listowel

Touch The Moon

11st 12lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: William Durkan

Three-time winner on the Flat on good/good to firm ground, rated 90; some top runs in defeat over hurdles; beaten a short head at Navan in September and third behind the classy Talk The Talk at Limerick next time; soft ground likely against him at Cheltenham in November; positive return to action on the level at Leopardstown last time when second; big player.

5/2

2nd

2

(8)

15th May 2026

Good

1m 4f 0y

20:30 Leopardstown

Touch The Moon

10st 10lb

J: Miss Georgie Benson

T: William Durkan

Twice a winner over slightly shorter in Bahrain winter before last; bought for 55,000gns last summer and campaigned over hurdles so far by new connections notably touched off in Navan maiden (yielding), too keen and didn't get home on soft at Cheltenham when last seen in November; yard going well, not one to rule out.

13/2

Form: 5291-2

Last run: 24 days

W: 8st 12lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Improved to win a Leicester nursery (7f, good to firm) on final 2yo start and returned with a good second to a progressive sort over 1m2f at Windsor (soft) 24 days ago; entitled to build on that.
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1st

7

(1)

6th Jul 2026

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

15:00 Ayr

Royal Blaze

9st 11lb

J: David Nolan

T: Ewan Whillans

Needs to rebound from a substandard AW run ten days ago but made the frame on two of three turf starts in the spring (both times over 1m1f) and this longer trip probably suits better; can't be ignored off current mark.

12/1

9th

4

(9)

26th Jun 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 42y

Class 6

17:10 Newcastle (AW)

Royal Blaze

11st 0lb

J: Mr Eireann Cagney

T: Ewan Whillans

Both wins last season were over 1m2f, latterly over C&D in September off 1lb lower than today; two minor honours from three starts this turf season ensure that he has a prominent place in calculations.

6/1

3rd

1

(5)

17th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

1m 1f 35y

Class 6

14:15 Hamilton

Royal Blaze

10st 1lb

J: Alex Jary

T: Ewan Whillans

Both wins last season were over 1m2f; hasn't worn headgear so far this season and was below-par dropped to 7f last time (good to firm; reportedly never travelling) having run creditably when fourth at Ayr after a break 15 days earlier (1m1f); interesting with cheekpieces back on

7/2

Form: 91-363 D

Last run: 27 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
AW novice win over this trip last November and a creditable third on two of his three starts in handicaps, gelded prior to finishing third of ten at Ascot (1m2f, good to soft) 27 days ago.
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3rd

4

1st Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:55 Worcester

Al Mootamarid

11st 13lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Dom Elsworth & Ryan Hatch

A fair 1m2f scorer on the Flat who got off the mark in this sphere in 2m Stratford handicap last June; back from ten months off with a promising third of eight over C&D two weeks ago, finishing well having suffered a poor run from two out; very much one to consider.

6/1

3rd

3

17th Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:47 Worcester

Al Mootamarid

11st 11lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Dom Elsworth & Ryan Hatch

Won with tongue-tie added in a Stratford handicap (2m, good) last June but he's been well held over hurdles and on the Flat in last two starts; may have needed his reappearance run at Chester last month but his form is patchy and he's still 6lb higher than for his hurdle win; others preferred.

6/1

11th

8

(11)

8th May 2026

Good

1m 4f 63y

Class 4

17:20 Chester

Al Mootamarid

9st 9lb

J: Taylor Fisher

T: Dominic Elsworth

Won a low-grade handicap hurdle last summer but this is his first Flat run since 2024, and he needs to prove he's worth his current mark.

25/1

Non-runners

Solomon, Dramatic Effect

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £6.70
Straight Forecast £6.24
Tricast £26.94
Trifecta £34.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Mr Monaco

RP RATINGS:

Midnight Rumble

Daily Record:

Solomon

Telegraph:

Touch The Moon

TOPSPEED:

Midnight Rumble

The Guardian:

Midnight Rumble

The Star:

Midnight Rumble

POSTDATA:

Mr Monaco

The Times:

Mr Monaco

Daily Mail:

Mr Monaco

D Express:

Mr Monaco

Daily Mirror:

Mr Monaco

The Sun:

Mr Monaco