Davies Insurance Solutions Gala Stakes (Listed Race)

Sandown

16:10

Date 2025-07-04

Distance 1m1f209y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £25,520

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
6 (2)	Windlord Bay J:Colin Keane T:Andrew Balding	J:Colin Keane T:Andrew Balding	125	p	13-286	105	113	93	17d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-14	27.1	0.31/1	5/4 44%
Comfortably held behind Field Of Gold the last twice; this is a much easier assignment
2 (6)	Caviar Heights Bay J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	135	—	16936-	104	114	86	286d	—	—	+2	24.3	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Sold for 520,000gns and gelded since last run; makes debut for William Haggas
1 (3)	Cash Grey J:Jamie Spencer T:David Simcock	J:Jamie Spencer T:David Simcock	135	—	/43-64	107	117	77	42d	—	—	+2	19.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
0-9 since debut win but has a few pieces of very useful form at Sandown; in the mix
3 (4)	Checkandchallenge b/br J:Callum Shepherd T:William Knight	J:Callum Shepherd T:William Knight	135	—	-28359	110	118	100	17d	—	—	+11	20.2	2.25/1	9/1 10%
No win since 2023; below par in this race last year but is a leading player on peak form
4 (5)	Jeff Koons b/br J:James Doyle T:Hamad Al Jehani	J:James Doyle T:Hamad Al Jehani	135	—	014268	101	111	89	16d	—	—	+11	19.5	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Ran creditably in the Royal Hunt Cup but this looks a difficult task
5 (1)	Savvy Victory Bay J:Sean Levey T:S Woods	J:Sean Levey T:S Woods	135	b	41-409	104	117	92	42d	—	—	+11	14.5	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Performed well in this race for last two years, winning in 2023 and second in 2024

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Windlord	5/4	5/4	6/5	6/5	5/4
Caviar Heights	3/1	3/1	11/4	11/4	5/2
Cash	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Checkandchallenge	9/1	17/2	17/2	15/2	17/2
Jeff Koons	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1	11/1
Savvy Victory	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1

Predictor

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

1st

Windlord

27.1

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 13.3

5/4

2nd

Caviar Heights

24.3

OR: 13.5 Form: 4.1 Odds: 6.7

3/1

3rd

Checkandchallenge

20.2

OR: 15 Form: 2.5 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Jeff Koons

19.5

OR: 12.8 Form: 4.5 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Cash

19.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Savvy Victory

14.5

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Checkandchallenge	110	118	100
Cash	107	117	77
Windlord	105	113	93
Caviar Heights	104	114	86
Savvy Victory	104	117	92
Jeff Koons	101	111	89

Last Run