Sky Bet Sunday Series Stayers' Handicap – Sandown

Sandown

18:45

Sky Bet Sunday Series Stayers' Handicap

Date 2023-08-20

Distance 1m6f

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £20,616

Winning Time 3m 4.63s (slow by 2.23s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Traila (GB) Callum Shepherd · David Simcock	9/1	Won
2nd	Dark Island (GB) Kieran O'Neill · Heather Main	11/2	0.05
3rd	Rhythmic Intent (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Stuart Williams	8/1	2.75
4th	Diamond Bay (GB) Daniel Muscutt · Tom Ward	17/2	1.25
5th	Pons Aelius (IRE) Joanna Mason · Charlie Johnston	9/1	.5
6th	Blow Your Horn (IRE) Richard Kingscote · Ian Williams	9/1	1
7th	Omniscient (GB) Luke Morris · Sir Mark Prescott Bt	100/30F	2.75
8th	Alpine Stroll (GB) Connor Planas · Ed de Giles	17/2	2
9th	Saratoga Gold (GB) Rob Hornby · Charles Hills	14/1	2
10th	Crescent Lake (GB) Tom Queally · Gary Moore	17/2	8.5

Runners (13)

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
2 (6)	Omniscient Bay J:Luke Morris T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	J:Luke Morris T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	137	—	181-78	94	104	42	15d	—	—	-1	16	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Remote finish on heavy at Goodwood (1m6f) latest was his first run on softer than good
NR (12)	Apparate Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Jamie Osborne	J:Saffie Osborne T:Jamie Osborne	133	—	/53/20	90	109	96	29d	—	—	+3	12.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Missed 2022 but beaten a neck at Doncaster on return; well beaten latest but that was 2m
9 (10)	Crescent Lake Bay J:Tom Queally T:Gary Moore	J:Tom Queally T:Gary Moore	128	—	141412	85	103	91	36d	—	—	+16	26.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Has never been better and has to be in calculations
12 (7)	Alpine Stroll Bay J:Connor Planas(3) T:Ed De Giles	J:Connor Planas(3) T:Ed De Giles	118	b	398224	75	106	100	41d	—	—	+5	14.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
C&D runner-up; acts on good to soft but perhaps soft ground was not ideal on latest outing
13 (3)	Dark Island Bay J:Kieran O'Neill T:Heather Main	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Heather Main	116	—	05-532	73	105	89	49d	—	—	-1	8.3	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Very good 2nd last time; new territory over this trip but has stamina on the dam's side
10 (9)	Blow Your Horn Bay J:Richard Kingscote T:Ian Williams	J:Richard Kingscote T:Ian Williams	125	p	441118	82	106	94	50d	—	—	+16	25.9	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Hat-trick before disappointing in the Northumberland Vase; concern about softer than good
4 (5)	Rhythmic Intent Chestnut J:Oisin Murphy T:Stuart Williams	J:Oisin Murphy T:Stuart Williams	132	—	-64643	89	106	88	24d	—	—	+6	15.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Lowest mark for over three years; two of this season's minor honours give good e-w chance
NR (2)	Secret Shadow Bay J:TBC T:Paul Nicholls	J: T:Paul Nicholls	129	—	67-550	86	104	50	1d	—	—	+2	11.9	2.50/1	11 9%
Has won on good to soft, soft and heavy; down the field at Newmarket yesterday
6 (8)	Traila Chestnut J:Callum Shepherd T:David Simcock	J:Callum Shepherd T:David Simcock	130	—	4-6972	87	106	71	57d	—	—	+4	11.4	2.50/1	11 9%
Mixed record; neck 2nd at Newmarket (1m6f, good; not proven on softer) in June latest
7 (11)	Diamond Bay Chestnut J:Daniel Muscutt T:Tom Ward	J:Daniel Muscutt T:Tom Ward	130	—	437315	87	103	86	37d	—	—	+13	20.5	2.50/1	11 9%
Very reliable over 1m6f-2m and won off 2lb lower at York on penultimate outing
11 (13)	Pons Aelius Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joanna Mason T:Charlie Johnston	125	—	352214	82	104	94	11d	—	—	+14	20.9	2.75/1	12 8%
Reliable on AW and a wide range of turf, winning at Goodwood (2m) on penultimate outing
1 (4)	Saratoga Gold Chestnut J:Rob Hornby T:Charles Hills	J:Rob Hornby T:Charles Hills	138	b	4-3U16	95	97	71	36d	—	—	+8	12.3	6.00/1	25 4%
Seen less often at 1m6f but won over it April 2022; possible problem if the ground is soft
NR (1)	On To Victory Bay J:TBC T:Alan King	J: T:Alan King	132	—	/5060-	89	101	65	—	—	—	+2	12.7	3.75/1	16 6%
9yo; regressive on Flat last year and below form in his two starts since over hurdles

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Omniscient	4	4	7/2	4	4
Apparate	15/2	15/2	7	7	7
Crescent Lake	15/2	7	7	7	7
Alpine Stroll	15/2	15/2	7	7	7
Dark Island	17/2	17/2	15/2	8	8
Blow Your Horn	7	7	13/2	7	7
Rhythmic Intent	15/2	15/2	7	15/2	15/2
Secret Shadow	11	11	9	9	9
Traila	11	10	10	11	11
Diamond Bay	11	11	9	10	10
Pons Aelius	12	11	10	11	12
Saratoga Gold	25	25	20	25	25
On To Victory	16	16	14	16	16

Predictor

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

1st

Crescent Lake

26.6

OR: 8.8 Form: 15 Odds: 2.9

15/2

2nd

Blow Your Horn

25.9

OR: 8 Form: 15 Odds: 2.9

13/2

3rd

Pons Aelius

20.9

OR: 8 Form: 11 Odds: 1.9

Diamond Bay

20.5

OR: 9.3 Form: 9.1 Odds: 2.1

Omniscient

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 5

7/2

Rhythmic Intent

15.4

OR: 9.8 Form: 3 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Alpine Stroll

14.9

OR: 6.3 Form: 6 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Apparate

12.9

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

On To Victory

12.7

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3

Saratoga Gold

12.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Secret Shadow

11.9

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

Traila

11.4

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

Dark Island

8.3

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Saratoga Gold	95	97	71
Omniscient	94	104	42
Apparate	90	109	96
Rhythmic Intent	89	106	88
On To Victory	89	101	65
Traila	87	106	71
Diamond Bay	87	103	86
Secret Shadow	86	104	50
Crescent Lake	85	103	91
Blow Your Horn	82	106	94
Pons Aelius	82	104	94
Alpine Stroll	75	106	100
Dark Island	73	105	89

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Secret Shadow	1d ago	Quick return
Pons Aelius	11d ago	Quick return
Omniscient	15d ago	Fit
Rhythmic Intent	24d ago	Fit
Apparate	29d ago	Fit
Crescent Lake	36d ago	Fit
Saratoga Gold	36d ago	Fit
Diamond Bay	37d ago	Fit
Alpine Stroll	41d ago	Fit
Dark Island	49d ago	Fresh
Blow Your Horn	50d ago	Fresh
Traila	57d ago	Fresh
On To Victory	—	—