Coral Racing Club Handicap – Sandown

Sandown

16:50

Coral Racing Club Handicap

Date 2023-07-08

Distance 7f

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £12,885

Winning Time 1m 28.38s (slow by 1.68s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Classic (GB) Pat Dobbs · Richard Hannon	6/1	Won
2nd	Novus (IRE) Ryan Moore · Gary Moore	11/4J	1
3rd	Tiger Bay (GB) Trevor Whelan · Henry Candy	11/1	0.3
4th	New Business (GB) William Buick · Andrew Balding	11/4J	1.25
5th	Merlin The Wizard (GB) Hollie Doyle · Harry & Roger Charlton	3/1	1.5
6th	Scholarship (IRE) Rossa Ryan · Clive Cox	22/1	4
7th	Prospering (IRE) Tom Marquand · Ed Walker	12/1	.5
8th	Empty Metaphor (IRE) Andrea Atzeni · M Al Attiya	40/1	29

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4 (6)	New Business Chestnut J:William Buick T:Andrew Balding	J:William Buick T:Andrew Balding	132	—	341	87	104	45	31d	—	—	+4	28	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Suited by the drop to 7f at Kempton last time; the type to improve further; respected
3 (8)	Merlin The Wizard Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Harry & Roger Charlton	J:Hollie Doyle T:Harry & Roger Charlton	134	—	2-511	89	101	65	13d	—	—	-1	19.4	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Justified favouritism the last twice; looks capable of further progress; major player
2 (2)	Classic Bay J:Pat Dobbs T:Richard Hannon	J:Pat Dobbs T:Richard Hannon	134	—	13-064	89	104	64	21d	—	—	+1	13.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Steadily back to form this term, most recently fourth over C&D; possibilities
8 (1)	Tiger Bay Bay J:Trevor Whelan T:Henry Candy	J:Trevor Whelan T:Henry Candy	120	—	43-152	75	96	80	20d	—	—	+1	8.4	2.50/1	11 9%
No match for the winner in Class 5 last time; in deeper waters upped two grades
7 (5)	Prospering Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Ed Walker	J:Tom Marquand T:Ed Walker	124	—	-23315	79	100	75	18d	—	—	+13	19.4	2.75/1	12 8%
Form dipped last time but generally consistent otherwise; may bounce back
1 (3)	Scholarship Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Clive Cox	J:Rossa Ryan T:Clive Cox	135	p	00-130	90	102	62	42d	—	—	+7	11.2	4.25/1	18 6%
Has gone backwards since reappearance win and is proving inconsistent
6 (7)	Empty Metaphor Bay J:Andrea Atzeni T:M Al Attiya	J:Andrea Atzeni T:M Al Attiya	131	t	46-410	86	96	68	14d	—	—	+7	9.7	8.00/1	33 3%
Ex-Irish; faced stiff task at Royal Ascot on debut for new yard; drops back in class
5 (4)	Novus Bay J:Ryan Moore T:Gary Moore	J:Ryan Moore T:Gary Moore	131	—	51-716	86	101	68	15d	—	—	-4	14.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Both wins on soft; ran respectably back on faster surface at Royal Ascot; not ruled out

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
New Business	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4
Merlin The Wizard	11/4	11/4	3	11/4	11/4
Classic	7	13/2	6	13/2	13/2
Tiger Bay	11	11	11	11	11
Prospering	12	12	12	12	12
Scholarship	16	18	18	18	18
Empty Metaphor	33	33	33	33	33
Novus	4	7/2	10/3	7/2	7/2

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

New Business

OR: 9.3 Form: 11.5 Odds: 7.3

9/4

2nd

Merlin The Wizard

19.4

OR: 9.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 6.2

11/4

3rd

Prospering

19.4

OR: 7.3 Form: 10.4 Odds: 1.7

Novus

14.2

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Classic

13.1

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Scholarship

11.2

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Empty Metaphor

9.7

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Tiger Bay

8.4

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Scholarship	90	102	62
Merlin The Wizard	89	101	65
Classic	89	104	64
New Business	87	104	45
Empty Metaphor	86	96	68
Novus	86	101	68
Prospering	79	100	75
Tiger Bay	75	96	80

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Merlin The Wizard	13d ago	Quick return
Empty Metaphor	14d ago	Fit
Novus	15d ago	Fit
Prospering	18d ago	Fit
Tiger Bay	20d ago	Fit
Classic	21d ago	Fit
New Business	31d ago	Fit
Scholarship	42d ago	Fit