September 13 / 14.35 Sandown

14.35

Soft

Carling Handicap

  • Prize money: £4448.9
  • 0m 5f 10y
  • Class 5
  • 7 runners
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Carling Handicap

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly sunny

5/2 (Won)

  • Win: £4.34
  • Place: £2.20

Form: 254242 D BF

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 2lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
Hold-up performer always reliant on good fortune but she only narrowly missed out over C&D two weeks ago (good; fine on softer) and she has to enter the equation.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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4th

5

(3)

12th May 2025

Good To Firm

0m 5f 21y

Class 5

17:00 Windsor

Four Adaay

9st 2lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Rod Millman

Unable to take advantage of a declining mark on AW since November; modest strike-rate over the last two years but is attractively treated back on turf.

8/1

4th

5

(3)

12th May 2025

Good To Firm

0m 5f 21y

Class 5

17:00 Windsor

Four Adaay

9st 2lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Rod Millman

Unable to take advantage of a declining mark on AW since November; modest strike-rate over the last two years but is attractively treated back on turf.

8/1

5th

5

(1)

29th Apr 2025

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 5

19:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Four Adaay

9st 5lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Rod Millman

prominent

100/30

14/1

  • Place: £2.30

Form: 443905 D

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 13lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
With George Boughey for his three wins (AW/soft); 0-11 for current yard and cheekpieces are tried after some uninspiring runs.
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4th

3

(8)

7th May 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

20:00 Kempton (AW)

Danger Alert

9st 7lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: George Baker

Nearly two years since his last win; well treated on last season's best and his reappearance here three weeks ago wasn't without hope; the continued absence of headgear is a negative though.

10/1

4th

3

(8)

7th May 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

20:00 Kempton (AW)

Danger Alert

9st 7lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: George Baker

Nearly two years since his last win; well treated on last season's best and his reappearance here three weeks ago wasn't without hope; the continued absence of headgear is a negative though.

10/1

8th

6

(9)

15th Apr 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

20:00 Kempton (AW)

Danger Alert

9st 5lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: George Baker

Thrown in on his 3yo form and even last year's best would give him claims off this mark; 202-day absence to contend with though and goes without headgear.

20/1

Form: 316-02

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
Has only raced over 6f (maiden winner on AW) but 5f might be the way to go as she only folded late on at Windsor after making the running; slow ground is an unknown but respected.
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12th

1

(4)

19th May 2025

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 5

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Tiger Tulip

10st 0lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Heather Main

C&D win as a 2yo; has plenty of handicapping potential on last year's best but she has been disappointing in two runs this year; others look safer despite the reduced mark.

14/1

12th

1

(4)

19th May 2025

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 5

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Tiger Tulip

10st 0lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Heather Main

C&D win as a 2yo; has plenty of handicapping potential on last year's best but she has been disappointing in two runs this year; others look safer despite the reduced mark.

14/1

8th

3

(8)

28th Apr 2025

Good To Firm

0m 5f 21y

Class 5

20:05 Windsor

Tiger Tulip

9st 8lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Heather Main

prominent

14/1

Form: 222222 D BF

Last run: 12 days

W: 9st 12lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Probably no coincidence that he's finished runner-up in his last six races as often flatters to deceive after travelling well, as was the case last time (eyeshield replaced cheekpieces); no headgear this time but he's tested the patience.
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1st

3

(2)

19th May 2025

Good To Firm

0m 5f 21y

Class 5

17:20 Windsor

Nogos Dream

9st 8lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Richard Hughes

Modest strike-rate but he's a reliable sprinter and he did manage to win a competitive Chelmsford event on Good Friday (5f); solid third at Goodwood 16 days ago (finished in front of Diamond Dreamer) and he's yet to run a poor race at this track; should be involved.

2/1

1st

3

(2)

19th May 2025

Good To Firm

0m 5f 21y

Class 5

17:20 Windsor

Nogos Dream

9st 8lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Richard Hughes

Modest strike-rate but he's a reliable sprinter and he did manage to win a competitive Chelmsford event on Good Friday (5f); solid third at Goodwood 16 days ago (finished in front of Diamond Dreamer) and he's yet to run a poor race at this track; should be involved.

2/1

3rd

2

(4)

3rd May 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

13:30 Goodwood

Nogos Dream

9st 8lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Richard Hughes

raced in last but in touch with leaders

7/2

Form: 6421-0

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 0lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
Badly drawn and had been off for 401 days when behind Four Adaay here two weeks ago; soft-ground winner last summer and he's back to a similar mark; return of a tongue-tie is probably a good thing.
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8th

2

(6)

22nd Oct 2024

Soft

0m 6f 3y

Class 6

17:20 Yarmouth

Spirit Of Breeze

9st 9lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: Gary & Josh Moore

towards rear, brief headway over 2f out, outpaced and hung left over 1f out, weakened gradually inside final furlong

4/1

4th

7

(10)

8th Oct 2024

Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

15:23 Leicester

Spirit Of Breeze

9st 6lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: Gary & Josh Moore

awkward start

10/1

Form: 13276 D

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 10lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Debut winner on the AW; beaten 4l and 3l in her two handicaps (5f, good) and slow starts didn't help; more to prove than some.
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6th

4

(2)

13th Sep 2024

Soft

0m 5f 10y

Class 5

14:35 Sandown

Capo Vaticano

9st 10lb

J: Callum Hutchinson

T: Andrew Balding

Debut winner on the AW; beaten 4l and 3l in her two handicaps (5f, good) and slow starts didn't help; more to prove than some.

9/2

6th

6

(2)

31st Aug 2024

Good

0m 5f 15y

Class 4

15:50 Chester

Capo Vaticano

9st 4lb

J: David Probert

T: Andrew Balding

Below par the last twice and from stall two she could do with breaking better than on last month's handicap debut at Newmarket; however, she showed speed and promise in the spring on her first two starts (5f, AW/good to soft) and judged on that evidence she could be on a handy mark.

11/2

7th

9

(7)

19th Jul 2024

Good To Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

19:35 Newmarket (July)

Capo Vaticano

9st 2lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Andrew Balding

dwelt start, in rear

7/2

OUR TIP

10/1

Form: 455350 D

Last run: 48 days

W: 9st 13lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Slowly away and never figured in a Class 2 at Ascot on stable debut having left David Simcock for 32,000gns; three-time winner (5f-6f) on a dangerous mark and seems to handle most ground.
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3rd

4

(7)

8th May 2025

Good To Firm

0m 5f 215y

Class 6

14:25 Brighton

Harry Brown

9st 8lb

J: William Carson

T: Peter Crate

Gained due reward for a string of good efforts this year when landing his fourth AW success, at Lingfield (6f) a fortnight ago; 0-13 on turf but he's capable on this surface and had no luck when beaten just over 2l under a penalty at Windsor (5f, good to firm) last week; chance.

4/1

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Payout
Exacta £15.90
Straight Forecast £14.42
Trifecta £112.70

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Four Adaay

SPOTLIGHT:

Tiger Tulip

The Times:

Capo Vaticano

Telegraph:

Nogo's Dream

Daily Mail:

Tiger Tulip

D Express:

Tiger Tulip

TOPSPEED:

Four Adaay

POSTDATA:

Four Adaay

WEST COUNTRY:

Four Adaay

The Guardian:

Four Adaay

Daily Mirror:

Four Adaay

The Sun:

Four Adaay

The Star:

Four Adaay

Daily Record:

Four Adaay