Beck London Handicap – Sandown

Sandown

16:15

Beck London Handicap

Date 2024-09-13

Distance 7f

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £7,731

Winning Time 1m 32.43s (slow by 5.33s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Darkness (FR) Kieran Shoemark · David O'Meara	7/1	Won
2nd	Hat Toss (IRE) Darragh Keenan · James Owen	6/1	.5
3rd	Star Of Orion (IRE) Charles Bishop · Eve Johnson Houghton	4/1F	.5
4th	Leadman (GB) Callum Hutchinson · Andrew Balding	7/1	0.3
5th	Koy Koy (GB) Pat Cosgrave · George Boughey	9/1	2
6th	Back See Daa (GB) Jim Crowley · K R Burke	5/1	.75
7th	Lowton (GB) Callum Shepherd · Edward Bethell	11/2	1
8th	Billy Mill (GB) Edward Greatrex · Rod Millman	12/1	1.25
9th	Sandy Paradise (IRE) Finley Marsh · Richard Hughes	25/1	1.75

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 (2)	Star Of Orion Bay J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	136	p	43-923	96	108	96	13d	—	—	-1	16.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Good runs the last twice but, now 3-31, he's looking a hard horse to catch right
2 (3)	Back See Daa Bay J:Jim Crowley T:K R Burke	J:Jim Crowley T:K R Burke	131	—	6-0720	91	105	88	22d	—	—	0	14.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Likes to lead and had no freedom at York last time; up and down but very capable
5 (5)	Lowton Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:Edward Bethell	J:Callum Shepherd T:Edward Bethell	125	b	1745-8	85	104	79	15d	—	—	-2	13.2	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Back-to-back wins in minor races last term but handicaps are providing a tougher challenge
4 (6)	Darkness Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:David O'Meara	J:Kieran Shoemark T:David O'Meara	129	v	315440	89	108	86	19d	—	—	+4	14.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Has just looked a shade high in the weights since winning for a fifth time in June
6 (7)	Leadman Bay J:Callum Hutchinson T:Andrew Balding	J:Callum Hutchinson T:Andrew Balding	123	—	2/2-24	83	104	-	16d	—	—	+7	17.1	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Beaten at odds-on in his last four races; goes handicapping off a high enough mark
10 (4)	Hat Toss Chestnut J:Darragh Keenan T:James Owen	J:Darragh Keenan T:James Owen	120	—	233671	80	106	94	36d	—	—	+11	22.3	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Second course win here last time; 4lb higher in a race likely to take more winning
3 (10)	Koy Koy Bay J:Pat Cosgrave T:George Boughey	J:Pat Cosgrave T:George Boughey	131	t	506609	91	108	86	34d	—	—	+4	12.8	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Won't mind returning to a slower surface but he's very hit and miss; well treated though
7 (1)	Billy Mill Bay J:Edward Greatrex T:Rod Millman	J:Edward Greatrex T:Rod Millman	122	—	343410	82	106	78	19d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+11	17.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Back at a better level than last time and remains on a competitive mark
9 (9)	Sandy Paradise Chestnut J:Finley Marsh T:Richard Hughes	J:Finley Marsh T:Richard Hughes	121	b	215839	81	107	87	37d	—	—	+9	12.9	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Five-time AW winner but made it 0-12 on turf when finishing last at Brighton
NR (8)	Autumn Festival Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Ed de Giles	J:NON-RUNNER T:Ed de Giles	121	—	008000	81	104	68	6d	—	—	—	7.8	—	—
Things have gone badly wrong since an encouraging first run for this yard back in May

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Star Of Orion	4/1	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Back See Daa	11/2	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Lowton	5/1	11/2	6/1	6/1	11/2
Darkness	13/2	13/2	6/1	13/2	13/2
Leadman	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Hat Toss	7/1	11/2	7/1	8/1	7/1
Koy Koy	17/2	17/2	15/2	15/2	17/2
Billy Mill	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Sandy Paradise	22/1	22/1	18/1	18/1	20/1

Predictor

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

1st

Hat Toss

22.3

OR: 7.5 Form: 11.5 Odds: 3.3

8/1

2nd

Billy Mill

17.6

OR: 8 Form: 7.9 Odds: 1.7

12/1

3rd

Leadman

17.1

OR: 8.3 Form: 6 Odds: 2.9

7/1

Star Of Orion

16.7

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Darkness

14.8

OR: 9.8 Form: 2 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Back See Daa

14.3

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Lowton

13.2

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

6/1

Sandy Paradise

12.9

OR: 7.8 Form: 4.1 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Koy Koy

12.8

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Autumn Festival

7.8

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Star Of Orion	96	108	96
Back See Daa	91	105	88
Koy Koy	91	108	86
Darkness	89	108	86
Lowton	85	104	79
Leadman	83	104	—
Billy Mill	82	106	78
Sandy Paradise	81	107	87
Autumn Festival	81	104	68
Hat Toss	80	106	94

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Autumn Festival	6d ago	Quick return
Star Of Orion	13d ago	Quick return
Lowton	15d ago	Fit
Leadman	16d ago	Fit
Darkness	19d ago	Fit
Billy Mill	19d ago	Fit
Back See Daa	22d ago	Fit
Koy Koy	34d ago	Fit
Hat Toss	36d ago	Fit
Sandy Paradise	37d ago	Fit