July 04 / 17.22 Sandown

17.22

Good

Coral Celebrating 100 Years Handicap

  • Prize money: £23193
  • 1m 1f 209y
  • Class 2
  • 9 runners
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Coral Celebrating 100 Years Handicap

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Sunny

1st
8 (6)
Stem

7/1 (Won)

  • Win: £8.50
  • Place: £2.40

Form: 22-904

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 5lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Off the bridle a long way out over 1m at Newmarket 15 days ago but he did stick at it for fourth of 13, suggesting this return to 1m2f for the first time this year may suit; nicely handicapped on his second at Newbury on his final 3yo start.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

10th

10

(3)

8th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 211y

Class 2

14:45 Ascot

Stem

9st 6lb

J: Jamie Melham

T: Richard Hannon

Looked as though he needed further than 1m when a rallying fourth at Newmarket in June and he duly obliged returned to 1m2f at Sandown; didn't have a lot in hand that day but only went up 2lb and he could approve for going even further this afternoon.

7/1

1st

8

(6)

4th Jul 2026

Good

1m 1f 209y

Class 2

17:22 Sandown

Stem

9st 5lb

J: Pat Dobbs

T: Richard Hannon

Off the bridle a long way out over 1m at Newmarket 15 days ago but he did stick at it for fourth of 13, suggesting this return to 1m2f for the first time this year may suit; nicely handicapped on his second at Newbury on his final 3yo start.

7/1

4th

8

(13)

19th Jun 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 3

19:45 Newmarket (July)

Stem

9st 13lb

J: Alec Voikhansky

T: Richard Hannon

Runner-up last September in his first two handicaps (1m2f/1m, soft/good to soft) and not beaten far when ninth of 24 on reappearance in the Spring Cup at Newbury (1m, good); perhaps unsuited by Epsom when down the field a fortnight ago and this unexposed 4yo remains one to be interested in.

7/1

16/1

  • Place: £3.60

Form: 00/42- D BF

Last run: 287 days

W: 9st 11lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Returned from a year off to reach the frame in competitive 1m2f handicaps at York (good) and Newbury (good to soft) last September; sold from the Gosden stable for 58,000gns last autumn and absent for a further 287 days ahead of this return for new yard.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

9th

3

(9)

24th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 211y

Class 2

16:05 Ascot

Theory Of Tides

9st 10lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Jamie Osborne

1m2f/11.5f novice winner who was purchased out of the Gosden stable for 58,000gns in the autumn; encouraging stable debut when second over 1m2f at Sandown three weeks ago, when he dropped some strong hints the step back up to this trip would see him in even better light; interesting.

13/2

2nd

4

(8)

4th Jul 2026

Good

1m 1f 209y

Class 2

17:22 Sandown

Theory Of Tides

9st 11lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Jamie Osborne

Returned from a year off to reach the frame in competitive 1m2f handicaps at York (good) and Newbury (good to soft) last September; sold from the Gosden stable for 58,000gns last autumn and absent for a further 287 days ahead of this return for new yard.

16/1

20

(2)

19th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 211y

Class 2

15:40 Ascot

Theory Of Tides

9st 2lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Jamie Osborne

Reserve; 5yo who has had just seven races, tailed off in C&D Group 2 here in 2024 on his only run on firmer than good; didn't spark again until gelded and finishing close up in 1m2f handicaps at York and Newbury last September; left the Gosdens for 58,000gns in October and cheekpieces are removed on this first run since; it's not the most solid profile but he's worth another go at 1m4f and isn't entirely ruled out.

40/1

9/1

  • Place: £1.70

Form: 0-4119 D

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 12lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Better than ever with 1m2f wins at Newbury and Epsom (made all) on good ground in April but a further 5lb rise proved enough to stop him at York last time; might be vulnerable again.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

10th

13

(7)

28th Jul 2026

Good

1m 1f 197y

Class 2

13:50 Goodwood

Rathgar

8st 11lb

J: David Probert

T: Jack Channon

Has won twice at this track, albeit in very different races to this; 1m2f wins at Newbury and Epsom (made all) on good ground in April and ran well again when third at Sandown this month on good to firm; each-way player if he's in the same form.

14/1

3rd

2

(10)

4th Jul 2026

Good

1m 1f 209y

Class 2

17:22 Sandown

Rathgar

9st 12lb

J: Callum Rodriguez

T: Jack Channon

Better than ever with 1m2f wins at Newbury and Epsom (made all) on good ground in April but a further 5lb rise proved enough to stop him at York last time; might be vulnerable again.

9/1

9th

3

(5)

12th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 56y

Class 2

16:10 York

Rathgar

9st 4lb

J: James Doyle

T: Jack Channon

Very close to his best when beating 13 others to land Newbury handicap in April and he made all at Epsom (also 1m2f, good) ten days later; may have been fortunate to beat a subsequently impressive winner on the latter occasion, however, and this career-high mark demands a fair bit more.

6/1

11/2

Form: 919-84 CD

Last run: 40 days

W: 9st 12lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Second course success when winning this off 1lb higher on good to firm under Rossa Ryan last year; disappointed on Pontefract reappearance but looked back on form when keeping on from the rear for fourth (Spoken Truth second) of ten in the Zetland Gold Cup at Redcar (1m2f, good to firm) at the end of May; can make a bold bid in this race again.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8th

4

(2)

24th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 211y

Class 2

16:05 Ascot

Flying Frontier

9st 9lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: James Tate

He was attempting to win a 1m2f Sandown handicap for the second successive year when fourth (Theory Of Tides second) three weeks ago; will need more on this second attempt at 1m4f (finished fifth on AW three years ago).

10/1

4th

3

(4)

4th Jul 2026

Good

1m 1f 209y

Class 2

17:22 Sandown

Flying Frontier

9st 12lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: James Tate

Second course success when winning this off 1lb higher on good to firm under Rossa Ryan last year; disappointed on Pontefract reappearance but looked back on form when keeping on from the rear for fourth (Spoken Truth second) of ten in the Zetland Gold Cup at Redcar (1m2f, good to firm) at the end of May; can make a bold bid in this race again.

11/2

4th

1

(6)

25th May 2026

Good

1m 2f 1y

Class 2

16:07 Redcar

Flying Frontier

9st 13lb

J: Connor Beasley

T: James Tate

6yo with only 13 races behind him and ran just three times last year, winning at Sandown (1m2f, good to firm) on the second occasion; 1lb lower than that day but he does need to rebound from a desperate comeback run at Pontefract.

16/1

OUR TIP

20/1

Form: 555-90 D

Last run: 29 days

W: 10st 1lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Smart efforts in defeat at Listed/Group 3 level last season but hasn't come close to reproducing that form returned to handicaps this season, including with cheekpieces added last time; being eased another 3lb can only help but leap of faith needed.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

1

(5)

4th Jul 2026

Good

1m 1f 209y

Class 2

17:22 Sandown

Great David

10st 1lb

J: James Doyle

T: James Tate

Smart efforts in defeat at Listed/Group 3 level last season but hasn't come close to reproducing that form returned to handicaps this season, including with cheekpieces added last time; being eased another 3lb can only help but leap of faith needed.

20/1

11th

8

(13)

5th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

1m 2f 17y

Class 2

15:15 Epsom

Great David

9st 2lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: James Tate

Won on soft as 2yo; reappearance win last April saw him pitched afterwards into Listed and Group events, in which he was initially on the premises but his handicap mark shot up as a result; ninth of 12 to Respond at Chester wasn't a greatly auspicious return to handicap company on reappearance this season and connections now reach for headgear.

33/1

9th

2

(6)

8th May 2026

Good

1m 2f 70y

Class 2

13:30 Chester

Great David

9st 11lb

J: James Doyle

T: James Tate

Highly tried after making a winning reappearance at Nottingham (1m2f, good) a year ago; proven fresh, but hard to know how well treated he is for this return to handicap company.

12/1

Form: -42232 D BF

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 4lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Ex-Irish 5yo; overall record of 1-14 but he's been in good form for new yard this season, including second in the Zetland Gold Cup at Redcar (1m2f, good to firm) in May, with reopposing Flying Frontier back in fourth; bumped into a well-treated rival when runner-up again at Nottingham last time; likely to be on the premises under Oisin Murphy.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3rd

6

(3)

11th Aug 2026

Good To Soft

1m 1f 35y

Class 3

19:00 Hamilton

Spoken Truth

9st 12lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: David O’Meara

Sole win came at Cork (1m2f, soft) in April 2024 when trained by Dermot Weld but has posted some good efforts for this stable, including when fourth of 11 at Ascot (1m, good to firm) last month; now steps back up in trip with each-way claims.

8/1

4th

10

(3)

25th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

16:45 Ascot

Spoken Truth

8st 7lb

J: David Egan

T: David O’Meara

0-13 since winning in April 2024 on his second start and the drop back to 1m poses a question; only sixth of nine at Sandown three weeks ago but running well previously; might have an each-way chance if bouncing back.

16/1

6th

10

(7)

4th Jul 2026

Good

1m 1f 209y

Class 2

17:22 Sandown

Spoken Truth

9st 4lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: David O’Meara

Ex-Irish 5yo; overall record of 1-14 but he's been in good form for new yard this season, including second in the Zetland Gold Cup at Redcar (1m2f, good to firm) in May, with reopposing Flying Frontier back in fourth; bumped into a well-treated rival when runner-up again at Nottingham last time; likely to be on the premises under Oisin Murphy.

7/2

Form: /01-02 D

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 4lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Second on soft-ground debut at Redcar in autumn 2024 but his best efforts since have come on AW, bouncing back from a below-par reappearance at York with a fine second in a 1m2f Newcastle Class 2 eight days ago; needs to show he can still do it on turf now.
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7th

12

(7)

6th Aug 2026

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 2

20:26 Southwell (AW)

Cloth Of Gold

8st 5lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Charlie Johnston

Seems to have an aversion to anything away from soft ground on turf, but is proving consistent on the AW (2312); one for the shortlist.

12/1

4th

1

(5)

17th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 0y

Class 4

17:55 Newbury

Cloth Of Gold

10st 2lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Charlie Johnston

Best efforts on AW, including second at Newcastle (1m2f) late last month; never dangerous when 16-1 at Sandown (1m2f, good to firm) nine days later, but today's race is much less competitive than his other two turf handicaps this term.

5/1

7th

9

(3)

4th Jul 2026

Good

1m 1f 209y

Class 2

17:22 Sandown

Cloth Of Gold

9st 4lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Charlie Johnston

Second on soft-ground debut at Redcar in autumn 2024 but his best efforts since have come on AW, bouncing back from a below-par reappearance at York with a fine second in a 1m2f Newcastle Class 2 eight days ago; needs to show he can still do it on turf now.

8/1

Form: 656-61

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 6lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Built on his solid reappearance at the York Dante meeting when resuming winning ways back on the Knavesmire (1m1f, good) under Ryan Moore three weeks ago; the way he held on determinedly suggests this slightly longer trip should be within range; looks sure to go well.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

3

(5)

11th Aug 2026

Good To Soft

1m 1f 35y

Class 3

19:00 Hamilton

Point Of Contact

10st 1lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Andrew Balding

Showed improved form when beating 15 rivals to land a 0-85 York handicap in June (1m1f, good) but he disappointed when favourite at Sandown (1m2f, good to firm) last month; may be capable of bouncing back.

8/1

8th

7

(1)

4th Jul 2026

Good

1m 1f 209y

Class 2

17:22 Sandown

Point Of Contact

9st 6lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: Andrew Balding

Built on his solid reappearance at the York Dante meeting when resuming winning ways back on the Knavesmire (1m1f, good) under Ryan Moore three weeks ago; the way he held on determinedly suggests this slightly longer trip should be within range; looks sure to go well.

15/8

Form: 416090 D

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 11lb

7 yo Colt

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Back on the mark he defied over 1m6f at Wolverhampton in March but recent efforts haven't been obviously encouraging, for all the 7f trip of the Buckingham Palace at Royal Ascot is almost certainly too short for him these days.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

9th

5

(2)

4th Jul 2026

Good

1m 1f 209y

Class 2

17:22 Sandown

Brasil Power

9st 11lb

J: Megan Smith

T: George Boughey

Back on the mark he defied over 1m6f at Wolverhampton in March but recent efforts haven't been obviously encouraging, for all the 7f trip of the Buckingham Palace at Royal Ascot is almost certainly too short for him these days.

33/1

19th

27

(27)

18th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

18:10 Ascot

Brasil Power

9st 1lb

J: Grace McEntee

T: George Boughey

Effective at 7f earlier in career but seems to need much further now and gained last three wins over 1m4f/1m6f (stays 2m); still has a much better strike-rate on AW than on turf in any case and looks unlikely to figure in this hot prize, back down sharply in distance.

66/1

9th

6

(11)

3rd May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 6f 0y

Class 2

14:55 Newmarket

Brasil Power

9st 1lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: George Boughey

Moving up to 1m4f worked well in December and comparable form at 1m6f/2m since, including another win three starts back; he's come up a bit short in warmer races this year, though, including behind Align The Stars at Kempton, and none of his turf form (admittedly at up to 1m2f) is close to this mark.

25/1

Non-runners

Kings Code

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £103.70
Straight Forecast £106.55
Tricast £530.27
Trifecta £582.90

Selections

TOPSPEED:

Point Of Contact

POSTDATA:

Spoken Truth

SPOTLIGHT:

Flying Frontier

RP RATINGS:

Stem

The Guardian:

Theory Of Tides

WEST COUNTRY:

King's Code

The Times:

Point Of Contact

Daily Mail:

Point Of Contact

D Express:

Point Of Contact

The Sun:

Point Of Contact

Daily Record:

Point Of Contact

Telegraph:

Spoken Truth

Daily Mirror:

Spoken Truth

NEWMARKET:

Flying Frontier

The Star:

Flying Frontier