Close Brothers And Make-A-Wish UK Handicap – Sandown

Sandown

20:38

Close Brothers And Make-A-Wish UK Handicap

Date 2025-07-25

Distance 7f

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £4,449

Runners (11)

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
10 (7)	Tropical Heat Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Clive Cox	J:Saffie Osborne T:Clive Cox	123	t	2-4462	63	87	81	7d	—	—	-10	14	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Went close at Haydock last Friday and is 4lb well in off same mark; key player
4 (9)	Champion Again Ole Chestnut J:Aidan Keeley T:Roger Varian	J:Aidan Keeley T:Roger Varian	131	—	432	71	83	53	28d	—	—	0	17.6	1.00/1	4/1 20%
250,000gns yearling; promise in qualifying runs and needs a close look on handicap debut
3 (11)	The Hare Rail Brown J:Jim Crowley T:Roger Teal	J:Jim Crowley T:Roger Teal	134	—	632-36	74	84	58	33d	—	—	-4	10	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Eight-race maiden and well held in both runs this season; needs to raise his game
5 (6)	Captain Harry Chestnut J:Rob Hornby T:Andrew Balding	J:Rob Hornby T:Andrew Balding	131	v	0-5941	71	82	70	22d	—	—	-4	8.9	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Off the mark when justifying support at Haydock three weeks ago; respected up 4lb
2 (2)	Beauty By My Side Bay J:Benoit De La Sayette T:Joseph Parr	J:Benoit De La Sayette T:Joseph Parr	135	—	4910-2	75	83	45	22d	—	—	+4	13.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Reappeared with good second at Newbury and is a big player if she can back that up
7 (10)	Princess Amber Chestnut J:Kieran Shoemark T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	130	—	77243	70	82	53	26d	—	—	+4	13.2	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Good third on handicap debut at Ffos Las and has each-way claims again
11 (5)	Turpin Black J:David Egan T:Jim Boyle	J:David Egan T:Jim Boyle	123	—	90-400	63	81	61	65d	—	—	0	4.5	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Has struggled in four of his five runs and needs a transformation after a short break
8 (4)	South Shore Island Bay J:Jason Watson T:Amanda Perrett	J:Jason Watson T:Amanda Perrett	129	—	0-4096	69	80	75	15d	—	—	+1	6.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Ten-race maiden and well held in four runs for new yard this season
1 (3)	Zabeel Road Bay J:William Carver T:Jamie Osborne	J:William Carver T:Jamie Osborne	135	—	92-459	75	83	61	35d	—	—	+4	7.2	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Well held in first two runs for current yard before finishing tailed off at Newmarket
6 (8)	Silver Arrow Grey J:Lewis Edmunds T:Lemos De Souza	J:Lewis Edmunds T:Lemos De Souza	131	tb	0501-7	71	80	33	30d	—	—	+3	6	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Well held on return at Kempton last month and he still has something to prove on turf
9 (1)	Mighty Ruler Bay J:Paddy Bradley T:Michael Attwater	J:Paddy Bradley T:Michael Attwater	128	p	63-877	68	78	-	71d	—	—	+3	5.2	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Posted best effort over 6f on AW and has enough to prove in this scenario

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Tropical Heat	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
Champion Again Ole	7/2	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
The Hare Rail	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	11/2
Captain Harry	11/2	6/1	6/1	6/1	13/2
Beauty By My Side	8/1	15/2	8/1	15/2	8/1
Princess Amber	8/1	17/2	17/2	8/1	8/1
Turpin	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
South Shore Island	14/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	16/1
Zabeel Road	28/1	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Silver Arrow	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Mighty Ruler	40/1	33/1	33/1	40/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Champion Again Ole

17.6

OR: 5.3 Form: 7.1 Odds: 5.2

4/1

2nd

Tropical Heat

OR: 3.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 7.3

11/4

3rd

Beauty By My Side

13.9

OR: 6.3 Form: 5 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Princess Amber

13.2

OR: 5 Form: 5.5 Odds: 2.7

17/2

The Hare Rail

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Captain Harry

8.9

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Zabeel Road

7.2

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

South Shore Island

6.4

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Silver Arrow

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Mighty Ruler

5.2

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Turpin

4.5

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Beauty By My Side	75	83	45
Zabeel Road	75	83	61
The Hare Rail	74	84	58
Champion Again Ole	71	83	53
Captain Harry	71	82	70
Silver Arrow	71	80	33
Princess Amber	70	82	53
South Shore Island	69	80	75
Mighty Ruler	68	78	—
Tropical Heat	63	87	81
Turpin	63	81	61

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Tropical Heat	7d ago	Quick return
South Shore Island	15d ago	Fit
Captain Harry	22d ago	Fit
Beauty By My Side	22d ago	Fit
Princess Amber	26d ago	Fit
Champion Again Ole	28d ago	Fit
Silver Arrow	30d ago	Fit
The Hare Rail	33d ago	Fit
Zabeel Road	35d ago	Fit
Turpin	65d ago	Fresh
Mighty Ruler	71d ago	Fresh