May 29 / 18.05 Sandown

18.05

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  • Prize money: £6019.1
  • 1m 0f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 12 runners
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Runners: 12 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

Form: 2413- D

Last run: 166 days

W: 9st 11lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Failed to match market expectations in his two turf races last August (heavy/good to firm); much better in both AW novices at Southwell (1m) late last year, winning on first occasion; gelded since; needs better still on this return to turf for handicap debut but they usually run well from this yard when Oisin Murphy is booked.
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5th

3

(3)

20th Jun 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

19:38 Goodwood

Seven Symphonies

9st 6lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Ollie Sangster

Southwell novice winner (1m, AW) last November and, having been gelded, wasn't beaten far into fifth of 12 on last month's Sandown return/handicap debut (1m, good) when not enjoying a clear run; better is expected with cheekpieces given a go.

7/2

1

(3)

29th May 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

18:05 Sandown

Seven Symphonies

9st 11lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Ollie Sangster

Failed to match market expectations in his two turf races last August (heavy/good to firm); much better in both AW novices at Southwell (1m) late last year, winning on first occasion; gelded since; needs better still on this return to turf for handicap debut but they usually run well from this yard when Oisin Murphy is booked.

9/1

1

(3)

29th May 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

18:05 Sandown

Seven Symphonies

9st 11lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Ollie Sangster

Failed to match market expectations in his two turf races last August (heavy/good to firm); much better in both AW novices at Southwell (1m) late last year, winning on first occasion; gelded since; needs better still on this return to turf for handicap debut but they usually run well from this yard when Oisin Murphy is booked.

9/1

Form: 1287-6

Last run: 33 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Six runs last season, the best when winning a Ffos Las novice (heavy) and going close in a 7f Sandown handicap (good); 12-1 when fading right out of it at Haydock (1m, good) on reappearance, presumably in need of the race; needs to resume improvement but he is back at Sandown.
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8th

1

(10)

25th Jul 2026

Good

1m 4f 63y

Class 5

13:53 Chester

Imperial Trooper

10st 2lb

J: George Wood

T: Jennie Candlish

Novice win in 2024 remains his sole win in 18 Flat races and he has performed poorly in his two previous visits here; well-held third over hurdles last week; not overly appealing.

10/1

3rd

6

16th Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

19:37 Worcester

Imperial Trooper

10st 12lb

J: Ian Power

T: Jennie Candlish

Just 1-18 on the Flat but showed fair form when placed twice over 1m2f this spring; should have a future over hurdles but he made a low-key start in this sphere over C&D (good; 20-1) last month; stablemate of Chemistry.

16/1

5th

5

17th Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:15 Worcester

Imperial Trooper

10st 13lb

J: Ian Power

T: Jennie Candlish

Just 1-18 on the Flat but showed fair form when placed twice over 1m2f this spring; can be competitive at this level if he takes well to hurdling at the first attempt.

16/1

OUR TIP

Form: 335-4

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Similar form in her three runs as 2yo; bit better when fourth of 11 on handicap/seasonal debut at Newmarket (7f, good) and that was a lot better than seemed likely for most of the race, as she was bumped at the start and hung markedly right while coming from a detached last; Ryan Moore (on board last time; form boosted) returns and this extra furlong will surely help.
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1st

2

(4)

25th May 2026

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 4

16:15 Leicester

Rockin The Boat

9st 8lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: David Menuisier

Lightly raced; her 1m form on turf and the AW suggests she should find a race off her current mark but she just plugged on at one pace when a remote fourth of six on the step up to 1m2f at Doncaster (good to firm) recently; this may be easier but she needs to prove her stamina.

4/1

4th

1

(5)

25th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 43y

Class 3

18:15 Doncaster

Rockin The Boat

10st 2lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: David Menuisier

Still to register a victory but she's proving a reliable filly and returned from eight months off with a clear second of five in 1m Southwell handicap last month; can race off the same mark here and this step up in trip promises to suit so she's a player.

100/30

2nd

1

(6)

11th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 4

18:45 Southwell (AW)

Rockin The Boat

9st 9lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: David Menuisier

Yet to win a race but last season's three handicap runs were all encouraging; this is the least-competitive race she has tackled and switching to AW shouldn't faze her on pedigree; Billy Loughnane booked; should go well back from a break.

5/2

Form: 23-124 D

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Reliable sort who's made the frame on all six starts; won on AW on his handicap/seasonal debut and transferred that form in two turf races, all three over about 1m; needs to find a bit extra to win this, though.
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5th

4

(5)

22nd Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 6f 0y

Class 3

16:29 Newmarket (July)

Bulletin

9st 7lb

J: David Probert

T: Jonathan Portman

In the frame all six starts this season, and might have bumped into a smart one when second off today's mark at Kempton (1m4f, AW) ten days ago; also suited by turf and won't be far away if stamina holds out over new trip.

7/2

2nd

3

(3)

12th Aug 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 3f 219y

Class 3

20:30 Kempton (AW)

Bulletin

10st 1lb

J: Harry Davies

T: Jonathan Portman

Consistent sort who has yet to be out of the first four in 17 starts; his two wins including one here over 1m3f last August and he was beaten only 2l over C&D last month; should continue to give his running.

6/1

4th

4

(1)

2nd Jul 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 3f 219y

Class 3

19:43 Kempton (AW)

Bulletin

9st 6lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Jonathan Portman

Extraordinarily consistent sort who is yet to finish out of the frame in 16 starts; Master Vintner and two others proved too strong for him late on over C&D two starts back but that rival is 3lb worse off at today's weights, so they are very closely matched.

4/1

Form: 6-52

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
600,000gns yearling with an excellent pedigree; progressive form in his three starts; always raced in second behind a smart prospect in eight-runner novice at Newmarket (1m, good) 13 days ago; needs more to win this handicap debut but he should still have potential.
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1

(8)

5th Sep 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

19:17 Kempton (AW)

Wicked

9st 9lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: John & Thady Gosden

Improved on each of first four starts but floundered on heavy at Glorious Goodwood and seemed to find 1m2f too far last time; back in trip with blinkers replacing cheekpieces; no surprise to see him bounce back.

4/1

6th

5

(2)

23rd Aug 2025

Good

1m 1f 197y

Class 4

15:50 Goodwood

Wicked

9st 9lb

J: Jim Crowley

T: John & Thady Gosden

Best to forgive his Glorious Goodwood effort on rain-softened ground; won at Sandown (1m, good) on handicap debut the time before and this well-bred colt may still have more to offer; likely to stay this new trip; remains of interest.

7/2

14

(6)

31st Jul 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 3

17:30 Goodwood

Wicked

9st 5lb

J: James Doyle

T: John & Thady Gosden

600,000gns yearling with an excellent pedigree; progressive RPRs in his three novice runs and he made his breakthrough when scoring on handicap debut at Sandown (1m, good) in May; 5lb higher on this step up in grade but he produced a strong finish from off the pace last time and is open to more progress; respected with cheekpieces added.

7/1

Form: 415 D

Last run: 47 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Started in January and won a Southwell maiden (1m, AW) on second start; last of five in a Nottingham novice (1m, good) on turf debut but he was a weak 14-1 that day and a resumption of progress can't be ruled out.
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2

(1)

23rd Sep 2025

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 4

16:15 Lingfield (AW)

Run With It

9st 10lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Ralph Beckett

3-4 on Tapeta and bids for a hat-trick after wins at Wolverhampton (8.6f) and Southwell (1m); up another 7lb and is unraced on Polytrack, but still a major player.

9/4

1st

3

(2)

2nd Sep 2025

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 4

19:30 Southwell (AW)

Run With It

9st 10lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Ralph Beckett

The blinkers experiment didn't work in July but he's won both AW outings since his debut, over C&D (maiden) and with authority at Wolverhampton (about 1m; second has won since) last month; hung left there, possibly away from the whip, but a 4lb rise shouldn't be beyond him; respected.

4/1

Form: 433

Last run: 32 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
Mixed pedigree for stamina, with dam a 1m4f-2m winner; made the frame over 7f this spring on his first two starts and made most when third in 1m novice at Wetherby on third attempt; the latter did not prove his stamina (he raced freely) but he should stay and the two who beat him that day have won since; overall improvement is needed on handicap debut.
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4th

7

(8)

3rd Oct 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 3

17:15 Ascot

Gloriously Sassy

9st 4lb

J: Pierre-Louis Jamin

T: K R Burke

Won Beverley maiden (7.4f, good to firm) in June and has gone close in handicaps on his next three starts (including on good to soft), most recently behind subsequent Cambridgeshire runner-up Indalo in the Racing League at Southwell (1m, AW); this progressive 3yo is firmly in calculations.

7/1

2nd

12

(5)

28th Aug 2025

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 3

19:45 Southwell (AW)

Gloriously Sassy

9st 2lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: K R Burke

Won Beverley maiden in June on his fifth start and has gone close the next twice, most recently beaten a neck in Racing League at Windsor (1m) a fortnight ago; has a 5lb rise to defy but this 3yo was clear of the third last time and is in good hands to continue to progress; on the shortlist.

7/1

3

(12)

14th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 31y

Class 4

18:00 Windsor

Gloriously Sassy

9st 11lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: K R Burke

Won a Beverley maiden over slightly shorter and then went close at Redcar (1m, good to soft) in his second handicap; retains some potential.

13/2

Form: 982-2 BF

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Outsider and hung left in his two turf starts last summer; improved form to be second on Kempton AW (7f/1m) in his two starts since, off 125 days before going mighty close in a handicap last time; up 4lb and needs to show his effectiveness on turf but that run demands respect.
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6th

1

(3)

24th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

19:30 Sandown

Winstons Warrior

10st 0lb

J: Jason Watson

T: Charles Hills

Both wins on the AW but he bled when disappointing at Nottingham before a solid 2l defeat in a big field at Ascot (7f, good to firm); he was boxing on that day and now returns to a mile; respected.

13/2

5th

1

(6)

11th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

17:20 Ascot

Winstons Warrior

10st 2lb

J: Harry Vigors

T: Charles Hills

Best form (and both wins) on the AW; bled from nose back on turf when only eighth of 11 at Nottingham two months ago; needs to bounce back after a break.

16/1

Form: 436-8

Last run: 42 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Fair form on first two starts but well beaten on both since; reappearance was handicap debut at Newmarket (7f, good; weak 14-1) in which settling him in rear proved difficult and he hung badly right in the closing stages; a hood is enlisted but others have more pressing claims.
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2nd

6

22nd Aug 2026

Good To Firm

2m 0f 167y

Class 4

16:52 Newton Abbot

Lunar Orbit

10st 11lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Nearly 6l too good for Mojito Des Mottes in taking a Market Rasen juvenile last December (2m1f, good to soft), but sold out of Warren Greatrex's yard after a moderate handicap debut; this wouldn't be any easier, but no surprise were the wind surgery, tongue tie and/or move to his top new connections to prove transformative.

11/10

5th

7

5th Feb 2026

Soft

1m 7f 171y

Class 4

14:35 Huntingdon

Lunar Orbit

11st 0lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Warren Greatrex

Juvenile hurdler who had wind surgery prior to justifying favouritism at Market Rasen (2m, good to soft) two months ago; considering his Flat mark, he looks well treated in this first crack at a handicap hurdle; highly respected.

11/4

20/1

Form: 45-1

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Neither 2yo start (on heavy/good to soft) was devoid of promise but she returned from six months off with much better to win 11-runner maiden at Kempton (7f, AW; 9-1 from 14-1) three weeks ago; still looked green but produced a strong run from towards the rear for that win and is bred to stay at least 1m; it is needed but she looks capable of further improvement.
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1st

8

(4)

29th Aug 2026

Good

0m 7f 16y

Class 6

18:45 Chepstow

Emery Down

9st 0lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: John Ryan

Sole win was in an AW maiden last May; never dangerous when sixth at Wolverhampton last time, but she was runner-up at Ayr (7f, good) on her penultimate run and is 1lb lower here; could be dangerous.

6/1

6th

4

(4)

30th Jul 2026

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 6

20:07 Wolverhampton (AW)

Emery Down

9st 11lb

J: Paddy Bradley

T: John Ryan

Won a 7f maiden on the AW last May for her previous yard; has dropped a fair way in the weights since handicapping and ran well when runner-up in a 0-75 at Ayr (7f, good; ridden more prominently than usual) last time; makes the shortlist down in grade.

7/2

2nd

11

(3)

6th Jul 2026

Good

0m 7f 50y

Class 5

15:30 Ayr

Emery Down

8st 13lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: John Ryan

Successful in 7f AW maiden in May 2025 for previous yard; has see-sawed in handicaps since but has been back in better form over 1m off a reduced mark of late and the return to 7f should suit; thereabouts.

8/1

Form: 50-12

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Justified favouritism in a Lingfield maiden (7f, AW) in March and beaten a neck in nine-runner handicap at Kempton (1m, AW) in early May; up 2lb but he's in the mix if the form is transferred to turf.
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7

(6)

3rd Sep 2026

Good To Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

13:53 Salisbury

Virtue Patience

9st 7lb

J: Charlie Tucker

T: Amanda Perrett

Most of his best form, and sole win, is on the AW, but he would come right into this reckoning if able to reproduce a good third of 14 at Newbury last summer when 11lb higher; however, he wasn't in the same form in two subsequent runs there, nor back on the AW last time.

4/1

7th

2

(6)

1st Jun 2026

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 6

14:07 Lingfield (AW)

Virtue Patience

9st 9lb

J: David Probert

T: Amanda Perrett

Better record on Polytrack than turf and the handicapper's given him every chance, with him now 3lb lower than when not beaten far as favourite over C&D in January; looks set to go well back on the AW.

7/2

4th

3

(11)

15th May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

14:08 Newbury

Virtue Patience

9st 9lb

J: Myla Coppins

T: Amanda Perrett

Has a stronger record on AW than on turf but produced best effort in this sphere when third off 7lb higher over C&D last June; good chance if that form is repeated.

11/2

Form: 044- BF

Last run: 272 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
Ran three times last May/August, best when 5l fourth of 11 in a Goodwood maiden (7f, good to firm; 33-1) on second occasion; did not see out 1m when favourite at Thirsk four weeks later; gelded since; needs to raise his game on handicap/seasonal debut.
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8th

5

(9)

30th Aug 2026

Good

1m 2f 23y

Class 5

15:25 Yarmouth

Moonjid

9st 8lb

J: Mason Paetel

T: Michael Appleby

Just held on to make all over C&D (good to firm) in June but has not kicked on from that success and does not appear to have much margin for error off current mark; not sure to be suited by the forecast rain; cheekpieces (left off last time) are refitted.

7/1

4th

5

(7)

15th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 43y

Class 5

14:00 Doncaster

Moonjid

9st 5lb

J: Toby Moore

T: Michael Appleby

Resumed winning ways at Yarmouth (1m2f) in June but he followed it with much lesser efforts in 1m2f handicaps at Windsor and Pontefract; others are preferred.

7/1

5th

5

(4)

26th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 5y

Class 3

16:30 Pontefract

Moonjid

9st 4lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Michael Appleby

Ended 2025 with a breakthrough win at Nottingham (1m) and back on the scoresheet by a short head when making all at Yarmouth (1m2f, good to firm) last month; rather mixed this term but his seventh of eight at Windsor last time came in warm race and today's opposition is less demanding.

3/1

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Payout
Exacta £247.50
Straight Forecast £154.75
Tricast £526.86
Trifecta £1260.60

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Rockin' The Boat

POSTDATA:

Wicked

TOPSPEED:

Bulletin

LAMBOURN:

Bulletin

Daily Mail:

Bulletin

RP RATINGS:

Rockin' The Boat

The Times:

Rockin' The Boat

Telegraph:

Rockin' The Boat

The Guardian:

Rockin' The Boat

D Express:

Rockin' The Boat

Daily Mirror:

Rockin' The Boat

The Sun:

Rockin' The Boat

NEWMARKET:

Wicked

The Star:

Wicked

Daily Record:

Wicked