Ford Explorer Handicap – Sandown

Sandown

20:30

Ford Explorer Handicap

Date 2024-07-31

Distance 1m

Class Class 5

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £4,449

Winning Time 1m 42.88s (slow by 1.78s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Salamanca Lad (IRE) Billy Loughnane · Daniel & Claire Kubler	7/2F	Won
2nd	Never Mind Me (GB) Jason Watson · Andrew Balding	12/1	.5
3rd	Flag Carrier (IRE) Callum Shepherd · Brian Toomey	9/1	.75
4th	Unreal Connection (GB) Robert Havlin · Amanda Perrett	7/1	.5
5th	Calm Waters (IRE) Gina Mangan · Rod Millman	10/1	1.5
6th	Monks Mead (GB) George Rooke · Mark Usher	9/2	2.5
7th	Commander Crouch (IRE) Aidan Keeley · Jim Boyle	10/1	1.5
8th	Hello Cotai (IRE) John Fahy · Adam West	15/2	1.25
9th	Ottoman Force (GB) Connor Beasley · Darryll Holland	40/1	8
10th	New Statesman (IRE) Saffie Osborne · Ed Walker	13/2	1.5

Runners (10)

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
1 (4)	Salamanca Lad Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	J:Billy Loughnane T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	137	tb	436311	72	77	58	21d	—	—	+11	30.3	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Bang-in-fom front-runner who bids to complete a hatr-trick; further progress is possible
2 (7)	Hello Cotai Bay J:John Fahy T:Adam West	J:John Fahy T:Adam West	135	p	242321	70	81	68	13d	—	—	+12	25.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Came good with clearcut success at Epsom this month; evidently in very good nick
8 (10)	Monks Mead Grey J:George Rooke T:Mark Usher	J:George Rooke T:Mark Usher	129	p	362422	64	78	65	14d	—	—	+5	16.8	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Very consistent since returned to turf in spring; up in grade here but cheekpieces may aid
4 (5)	Unreal Connection Bay J:Robert Havlin T:Amanda Perrett	J:Robert Havlin T:Amanda Perrett	131	—	8-3603	66	80	62	13d	—	—	-4	7.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Back to form with third behind Salamanca Lad at Epsom this month; still on workable mark
5 (1)	Calm Waters Bay J:Gina Mangan(3) T:Rod Millman	J:Gina Mangan(3) T:Rod Millman	130	p	-21514	65	78	61	21d	—	—	+9	17.1	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Dual handicap winner for new stable this season; needs to rebound from a below-par run
7 (3)	New Statesman Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Ed Walker	J:Saffie Osborne T:Ed Walker	129	—	0-845	64	78	44	20d	—	—	-3	6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Last of five on seasonal/handicap/turf debut but the ground was soft; should do better
3 (2)	Flag Carrier Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:Brian Toomey	J:Callum Shepherd T:Brian Toomey	135	v	888662	70	78	52	27d	—	—	+4	12.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Good second when upped to 1m at Newbury this month but not without risk (races too freely)
6 (8)	Commander Crouch Bay J:Aidan Keeley(3) T:Jim Boyle	J:Aidan Keeley(3) T:Jim Boyle	129	—	708436	64	82	63	13d	—	—	+1	7.5	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Fairly useful as 2yo for Richard Hannon but has regressed this year; others preferred
10 (9)	Never Mind Me Bay J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	126	v	6-5726	61	81	27	45d	—	—	-1	4.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Disappointed on last month's turf debut but his AW handicap debut was very promising
9 (6)	Ottoman Force Bay J:Connor Beasley T:Darryll Holland	J:Connor Beasley T:Darryll Holland	128	—	-45787	63	78	63	7d	—	—	+1	4	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Placed over 5f as 2yo but disappointing this season; struggled when upped to 1m last week

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Salamanca Lad	7/2	10/3	3/1	7/2	10/3
Hello Cotai	5/1	5/1	5/1	11/2	5/1
Monks Mead	11/2	11/2	6/1	11/2	11/2
Unreal Connection	7/1	15/2	8/1	6/1	15/2
Calm Waters	8/1	17/2	8/1	8/1	17/2
New Statesman	15/2	8/1	15/2	15/2	8/1
Flag Carrier	9/1	17/2	8/1	17/2	17/2
Commander Crouch	10/1	11/1	11/1	10/1	11/1
Never Mind Me	16/1	16/1	14/1	16/1	16/1
Ottoman Force	33/1	33/1	28/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Salamanca Lad

30.3

OR: 5.5 Form: 19.1 Odds: 5.7

7/2

2nd

Hello Cotai

25.5

OR: 5 Form: 16.5 Odds: 4

11/2

3rd

Calm Waters

17.1

OR: 3.8 Form: 11 Odds: 2.4

17/2

Monks Mead

16.8

OR: 3.5 Form: 10 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Flag Carrier

12.4

OR: 5 Form: 5 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Commander Crouch

7.5

OR: 3.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Unreal Connection

7.1

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

8/1

New Statesman

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

8/1

Never Mind Me

4.1

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Ottoman Force

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Salamanca Lad	72	77	58
Hello Cotai	70	81	68
Flag Carrier	70	78	52
Unreal Connection	66	80	62
Calm Waters	65	78	61
Monks Mead	64	78	65
New Statesman	64	78	44
Commander Crouch	64	82	63
Ottoman Force	63	78	63
Never Mind Me	61	81	27

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ottoman Force	7d ago	Quick return
Hello Cotai	13d ago	Quick return
Unreal Connection	13d ago	Quick return
Commander Crouch	13d ago	Quick return
Monks Mead	14d ago	Fit
New Statesman	20d ago	Fit
Salamanca Lad	21d ago	Fit
Calm Waters	21d ago	Fit
Flag Carrier	27d ago	Fit
Never Mind Me	45d ago	Fit