Close Brothers And Cancer Research UK Handicap – Sandown

Sandown

20:03

Close Brothers And Cancer Research UK Handicap

Date 2025-07-25

Distance 1m

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £6,019

Winning Time 1m 46.32s (slow by 5.22s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Indalo (IRE) Aidan Keeley · Roger Varian	3/1	Won
2nd	Man Of La Mancha (GB) Jack Dace · Ralph Beckett	11/10F	1.25
3rd	Crack On Boys (GB) David Egan · Tom Clover	7/1	.5
4th	Pearl Eye (GB) Neil Callan · Darryll Holland	12/1	0.1
5th	Orbaan (GB) Jason Watson · David O'Meara	17/2	1.5
6th	Desperate Dan (IRE) Jim Crowley · Peter Chapple-Hyam	12/1	1.25
7th	Enough Already (GB) Rob Hornby · Charlie Wallis	50/1	5.5

Runners (8)

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
8 (4)	Man Of La Mancha Chestnut J:Jack Dace(7) T:Ralph Beckett	J:Jack Dace(7) T:Ralph Beckett	128	—	-63133	79	92	80	41d	—	—	-12	33.3	0.31/1	5/4 44%
Hasn't looked ahead of his mark since the Windsor win; Jack Dace returns with 7lb ease
2 (7)	Indalo Grey J:Aidan Keeley T:Roger Varian	J:Aidan Keeley T:Roger Varian	138	—	1-3524	81	95	62	36d	—	—	-4	22.8	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Too keen over 1m2f last time; second at 1m1f the run before when the winner bossed it
5 (6)	Orbaan Bay J:Jason Watson T:David O'Meara	J:Jason Watson T:David O'Meara	135	t	732314	78	91	65	15d	—	—	+10	20.5	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Admirable servant; running well at present and never be ruled out in a race of this nature
4 (2)	Crack On Boys Bay J:David Egan T:Tom Clover	J:David Egan T:Tom Clover	136	h	4-127	87	88	28	55d	—	—	+3	11.6	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Solid form over 1m on the AW and seemed a non-stayer over 1m2f on turf/handicap debut
3 (3)	Desperate Dan Bay J:Jim Crowley T:Peter Chapple-Hyam	J:Jim Crowley T:Peter Chapple-Hyam	137	—	3126-0	80	89	84	83d	—	—	+2	9.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Best form on heavy and was beaten long way returned to good ground on reappearance
1 (8)	Pearl Eye Bay J:Neil Callan T:Darryll Holland	J:Neil Callan T:Darryll Holland	141	b	195056	84	90	74	14d	—	—	+4	10.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
50-1 winner of Doncaster's Spring Mile in March but hasn't overly threatened since
6 (5)	Enough Already Bay J:Rob Hornby T:Charlie Wallis	J:Rob Hornby T:Charlie Wallis	133	—	1453-1	76	87	64	140d	—	—	+15	17.1	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Multiple winner but has been off since March and he's changed stables
NR (1)	Lunario Grey J:Lewis Edmunds T:Luke Dace	J:Lewis Edmunds T:Luke Dace	130	tp	-54247	73	92	82	15d	—	—	—	8.3	—	—
Looks on a harsh mark with Jack Dace not aboard this time with his useful claim

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Man Of La Mancha	11/10	5/4	6/5	6/5	6/5
Indalo	9/4	5/2	5/2	9/4	5/2
Orbaan	8/1	15/2	15/2	15/2	17/2
Crack On Boys	11/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Desperate Dan	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1
Pearl Eye	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Enough Already	50/1	33/1	40/1	33/1	40/1
Lunario	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Man Of La Mancha

33.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 11 Odds: 15

5/4

2nd

Indalo

22.8

OR: 7.8 Form: 7 Odds: 8

5/2

3rd

Orbaan

20.5

OR: 7 Form: 10.6 Odds: 2.9

17/2

Enough Already

17.1

OR: 6.5 Form: 10 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Crack On Boys

11.6

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Pearl Eye

10.2

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Desperate Dan

9.6

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Lunario

8.3

OR: 5.8 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Crack On Boys	87	88	28
Pearl Eye	84	90	74
Indalo	81	95	62
Desperate Dan	80	89	84
Man Of La Mancha	79	92	80
Orbaan	78	91	65
Enough Already	76	87	64
Lunario	73	92	82

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Pearl Eye	14d ago	Fit
Orbaan	15d ago	Fit
Lunario	15d ago	Fit
Indalo	36d ago	Fit
Man Of La Mancha	41d ago	Fit
Crack On Boys	55d ago	Fresh
Desperate Dan	83d ago	Fresh
Enough Already	140d ago	Long break