September 17 / 16.10 Sandown

16.10

Soft

Sporting Times Sri Lanka Fillies’ Handicap

  • Prize money: £6019.1
  • 1m 0f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 5 runners
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Sporting Times Sri Lanka Fillies’ Handicap

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

OUR TIP

Form: 1-172 D

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 11lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
Won her first two races on the AW before finishing only seventh when made favourite for handicap debut at Ascot (1m; sole turf start; good to firm); did well to go so close at Kempton last time after fluffing the start and only 1lb higher here; soft ground is a complete unknown, however.
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2

(13)

17th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 4

16:55 Newcastle (AW)

Niminy Piminy

9st 12lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: Ollie Sangster

Unexposed 3yo whose record on AW reads 112; ran well when second of five on turf at Sandown (1m, soft) last month; looks worth a go over this longer trip; respected.

11/4

1

(5)

17th Sep 2025

Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

16:10 Sandown

Niminy Piminy

9st 11lb

J: Jamie Spencer

T: Ollie Sangster

Won her first two races on the AW before finishing only seventh when made favourite for handicap debut at Ascot (1m; sole turf start; good to firm); did well to go so close at Kempton last time after fluffing the start and only 1lb higher here; soft ground is a complete unknown, however.

2/1

Form: 9-4341 D

Last run: 41 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
Shaped okay in maiden and novice races (one on soft) before laughing at her opening handicap mark at Chelmsford (1m; hood removed); the handicapper hit back with a 13lb hike but she could well come up with more.
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5th

1

(5)

17th Apr 2026

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 3

17:05 Wolverhampton (AW)

Maeva

10st 2lb

J: Neil Callan

T: Charlie Fellowes

2-2 in handicaps last year including at Chelmsford (1m, Polytrack); far from disgraced when sixth of 18 in a Saint-Cloud Listed event (1m, heavy) on her final outing and respected if ready to go after 159 days off.

4/1

2

(6)

17th Sep 2025

Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

16:10 Sandown

Maeva

9st 8lb

J: Neil Callan

T: Charlie Fellowes

Shaped okay in maiden and novice races (one on soft) before laughing at her opening handicap mark at Chelmsford (1m; hood removed); the handicapper hit back with a 13lb hike but she could well come up with more.

5/2

Form: 211653

Last run: 5 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
0-8 for the Crisfords; kicked off for current yard with 7f wins on good to firm and good; might be a shade high in the weights now but still ran well to be third here last week (again at 7f; soft) and returning to 1m won't faze her.
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6th

4

(7)

18th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

17:25 Newmarket (July)

Lady Mariko

9st 8lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Dylan Cunha

Turf wins at 7f and latest success was over 6f on AW in April; has rarely tackled 1m and she was highly tried over this trip in the Kensington Palace at Royal Ascot in June but she did look to stay an extended 1m at Nottingham in 2025 for previous yard; has possibilities.

10/1

18th

24

(4)

17th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

17:35 Ascot

Lady Mariko

8st 2lb

J: Andrew Slattery

T: Dylan Cunha

All three wins over shorter, the latest over 6f at Kempton (AW) in April; unable to reproduce that form in three 7f turf outings since; stays 1m but it's hard to be positive about her chance from 3lb out of the weights.

100/1

6th

3

(11)

4th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

16:42 Wetherby

Lady Mariko

9st 8lb

J: David Egan

T: Dylan Cunha

Two-time turf winner over 6f-7f; career best came with an AW win at Kempton in April; well beaten in two 7f turf starts since; drops 1lb; more needed.

10/1

Form: 2-56

Last run: 155 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Dubawi filly; chased home this season's Nell Gwyn winner on sole run at two (1m AW); well beaten in small fields this year but could yet prove a different proposition in handicaps on this return from a break; market informative.
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6th

4

(6)

18th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 4f 0y

Class 1

15:05 Newmarket (July)

Naga

9st 6lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: John & Thady Gosden

Progressed into a useful handicapper since last autumn; couldn't cope with a steep rise in class when 9l fourth in 1m3f Carlisle Group 3 (good to firm) seven weeks ago but it was a good race for the grade (won by Estrange) and the way she stuck on suggests 1m4f should be within range even though she's a bit of a keen goer.

12/1

4th

5

(3)

30th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 39y

Class 1

15:10 Carlisle

Naga

9st 2lb

J: James Doyle

T: John & Thady Gosden

Completed a hat-trick of handicap wins at Doncaster (1m2f, good to firm) in April and did well in the circumstances when a never-nearer third at Ascot last month; rises steeply in grade here but still has untapped potential.

16/1

3rd

1

(9)

9th May 2026

Good

1m 1f 212y

Class 4

16:05 Ascot

Naga

10st 2lb

J: James Doyle

T: John & Thady Gosden

Ended 2025 firmly on the up with a pair of 1m handicap wins last October and improved again to complete the hat-trick in 1m2f Doncaster handicap (good to firm) on reappearance a fortnight ago; raised 8lb but there should be more to come; leading stable won this with a 4yo in the Strawbridge silks last season.

5/2

Form: 063683

Last run: 26 days

W: 8st 9lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
More new headgear tried as she was in a first-time visor when last at Ascot (1m4f) two runs back and again brought up the rear when blinkered at Hamilton (1m1f); well handicapped on best form and some of that came on slow ground.
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9th

11

(1)

18th Apr 2026

Good

1m 4f 8y

Class 4

16:32 Thirsk

Hackney Diamonds

8st 4lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Ian Williams

Built on earlier promise (in a change of headgear) when cosily landing 1m3f Southwell handicap 16 days ago; up 2lb but not taken lightly.

5/1

1st

9

(2)

2nd Apr 2026

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 5

20:18 Southwell (AW)

Hackney Diamonds

8st 13lb

J: Jason Watson

T: Ian Williams

Form at Southwell features two wins (1m3f/1m4f) during the winter and third-place finishes in last two outings; receives weight all round and holds a solid chance kept to this track.

5/1

3rd

6

(8)

21st Mar 2026

Standard

1m 4f 14y

Class 5

17:13 Southwell (AW)

Hackney Diamonds

9st 1lb

J: Ryan Kavanagh

T: Ian Williams

Dual course winner in cheekpieces during the winter (1m3f/1m4f) and kept on well for third behind Velvet Red over C&D ten days ago; recent 2lb drop helps; can make presence felt again, assuming switch to refitted visor doesn't backfire.

9/2

Non-runners

Absolute Star, Miss Chester

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £13.10
Straight Forecast £12.82
Trifecta £33.40

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Niminy Piminy

POSTDATA:

Maeva

SPOTLIGHT:

Naga

Telegraph:

Lady Mariko

TOPSPEED:

Hackney Diamonds

The Times:

Niminy Piminy

The Guardian:

Niminy Piminy

D Express:

Niminy Piminy

Daily Mirror:

Niminy Piminy

Daily Mail:

Naga

Daily Record:

Naga

NEWMARKET:

Maeva

The Sun:

Maeva

The Star:

Maeva