My Pension Expert Handicap – Sandown

Sandown

19:15

My Pension Expert Handicap

Date 2024-08-08

Distance 1m1f209y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £6,019

Winning Time 2m 10.17s (slow by 3.17s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Mr Monaco (GB) Hector Crouch · Ralph Beckett	13/8F	Won
2nd	Midnight Rumble (GB) Rossa Ryan · Alan King	3/1	4
3rd	Crimson Road (IRE) Ross Coakley · Simon & Ed Crisford	9/1	1.5
4th	Touch The Moon (IRE) Callum Shepherd · George Scott	6/1	.5
5th	Royal Blaze (GB) Jim Crowley · Marcus Tregoning	6/1	0.05
6th	Al Mootamarid (IRE) Neil Callan · Marco Botti	12/1	2.25

Runners (8)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1 (3)	Mr Monaco Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	137	—	16-423	87	96	79	27d	—	—	-12	18.6	15/8 35%
Good efforts in defeat in handicaps this year, including here; should go well
5 (2)	Midnight Rumble Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Alan King	J:Rossa Ryan T:Alan King	132	—	4-4212	82	100	87	33d	—	—	-7	14.2	3/1 25%
Going right way, including second over C&D on soft latest; could be more to come from him
4 (5)	Touch The Moon Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:George Scott	J:Callum Shepherd T:George Scott	134	—	621-	84	93	83	342d	—	—	+11	26.4	11/2 15%
Promising for James Horton at 2; can go on to better things for new yard but off 342 days
8 (6)	Royal Blaze Bay J:Jim Crowley T:Marcus Tregoning	J:Jim Crowley T:Marcus Tregoning	124	—	5291-2	74	93	84	24d	—	—	+2	14.6	7/1 13%
Fast-ground nursery win at 2; good second on 1m2f Windsor reappearance (soft) last month
6 (7)	Crimson Road Bay J:Ross Coakley T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Ross Coakley T:Simon & Ed Crisford	131	t	3-3135	81	95	86	20d	—	—	+3	12.4	9/1 10%
1m2f Lingfield win in May but handicapper looked in charge twice since; tongue-tie added
3 (8)	Al Mootamarid Bay J:Neil Callan T:Marco Botti	J:Neil Callan T:Marco Botti	135	—	91-363	85	94	72	27d	—	—	+3	10.9	11/1 8%
Creditable third in two of his three handicap starts this year; more needed for the win
NR (4)	Solomon Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:William Haggas	J:NON-RUNNER T:William Haggas	135	h	21381	85	-	-	4d	—	—	—	24.3	—
Bolted up off this mark at Haydock on Sunday and will be very hard to beat
NR (1)	Dramatic Effect Chestnut J:NON-RUNNER T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:NON-RUNNER T:Eve Johnson Houghton	127	—	33-415	77	91	67	19d	—	—	—	6.8	—
1m novice win in June but only fifth in a handicap since; needs to improve for longer trip

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Mr Monaco	7/4	15/8	7/4	7/4	7/4
Midnight Rumble	11/4	3/1	11/4	11/4	3/1
Touch The Moon	11/2	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Royal Blaze	7/1	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Crimson Road	9/1	17/2	8/1	9/1	17/2
Al Mootamarid	11/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1

Predictor

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

1st

Touch The Moon

26.4

OR: 8.5 Form: 13.5 Odds: 4.4

11/2

2nd

Solomon

24.3

OR: 8.8 Form: 15.5 Odds: 0

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3rd

Mr Monaco

18.6

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

15/8

Royal Blaze

14.6

OR: 6 Form: 5 Odds: 3.6

7/1

Midnight Rumble

14.2

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

3/1

Crimson Road

12.4

OR: 7.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Al Mootamarid

10.9

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Dramatic Effect

6.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mr Monaco	87	96	79
Al Mootamarid	85	94	72
Solomon	85	—	—
Touch The Moon	84	93	83
Midnight Rumble	82	100	87
Crimson Road	81	95	86
Dramatic Effect	77	91	67
Royal Blaze	74	93	84

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Solomon	4d ago	Quick return
Dramatic Effect	19d ago	Fit
Crimson Road	20d ago	Fit
Royal Blaze	24d ago	Fit
Mr Monaco	27d ago	Fit
Al Mootamarid	27d ago	Fit
Midnight Rumble	33d ago	Fit
Touch The Moon	342d ago	Long break