Fireworks Spooktacular 31 October Handicap – Sandown

Sandown

13:50

Fireworks Spooktacular 31 October Handicap

Date 2024-09-18

Distance 5f10y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,449

Winning Time 1m 1.04s (slow by 1.24s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Soul Seeker (IRE) Jason Watson · David O'Meara	4/1	Won
2nd	Safari Dream (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Rod Millman	13/8F	2.75
3rd	Jax Edge (GB) Gina Mangan · Christopher Mason	8/1	.75
4th	Secret Handsheikh (GB) William Carson · John Gallagher	7/1	.75
5th	Harb (GB) Tom Queally · Peter Crate	7/2	4
6th	Media Guest (FR) Liam Keniry · Mark Gillard	14/1	0.3

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3 (6)	Safari Dream Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Rod Millman	J:Oisin Murphy T:Rod Millman	137	—	924844	67	87	57	8d	—	—	-15	14.1	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Two C&D wins as a 2yo; winless since 2022 but down in weights and O Murphy back on board
5 (5)	Harb Bay J:Tom Queally T:Peter Crate	J:Tom Queally T:Peter Crate	136	—	345741	66	87	70	19d	—	—	-2	20.7	0.75/1	3/1 25%
C&D win last month has worked out well; won this race easily off 3lb higher in 2023
1 (2)	Soul Seeker Bay J:Jason Watson T:David O'Meara	J:Jason Watson T:David O'Meara	138	tp	025043	68	79	73	18d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-3	12.9	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Yet to win this year but competitive off this mark and the drying ground is a plus
2 (1)	Secret Handsheikh Bay J:William Carson T:John Gallagher	J:William Carson T:John Gallagher	138	v	451751	68	78	64	9d	—	—	+8	21.1	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Two Brighton wins of late but he's not handicapped to beat Harb on last month's C&D run
4 (4)	Jax Edge Bay J:Gina Mangan T:Christopher Mason	J:Gina Mangan T:Christopher Mason	137	—	914239	67	78	58	32d	—	—	+4	13.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
6f Ffos Las win in June; some fair runs since but her latest wasn't one of them
6 (3)	Media Guest b/br J:Liam Keniry T:Mark Gillard	J:Liam Keniry T:Mark Gillard	129	p	251552	59	79	59	14d	—	—	+6	12	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Hard to win with and, although he ran well at Yarmouth last time, others are more solid

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Safari Dream	15/8	7/4	7/4
Harb	3/1	3/1	3/1
Soul Seeker	5/1	9/2	9/2
Secret Handsheikh	11/2	11/2	11/2
Jax Edge	8/1	8/1	8/1
Media Guest	14/1	14/1	14/1

Predictor

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

1st

Secret Handsheikh

21.1

OR: 4.5 Form: 13 Odds: 3.6

11/2

2nd

Harb

20.7

OR: 4 Form: 10 Odds: 6.7

3/1

3rd

Safari Dream

14.1

OR: 4.3 Form: 1 Odds: 8.9

15/8

Jax Edge

13.4

OR: 4.3 Form: 6.6 Odds: 2.5

8/1

Soul Seeker

12.9

OR: 4.5 Form: 4 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Media Guest

OR: 2.3 Form: 8 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Soul Seeker	68	79	73
Secret Handsheikh	68	78	64
Safari Dream	67	87	57
Jax Edge	67	78	58
Harb	66	87	70
Media Guest	59	79	59

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Safari Dream	8d ago	Quick return
Secret Handsheikh	9d ago	Quick return
Media Guest	14d ago	Fit
Soul Seeker	18d ago	Fit
Harb	19d ago	Fit
Jax Edge	32d ago	Fit