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Sandown

4:45

Date 2025-08-30

Distance 7f

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £11,339

Runners (7)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
3 (6)	Lucky Hero ch J:Oisin Murphy T:David O'Meara	J:Oisin Murphy T:David O'Meara	132	—	5223	76	84	82	27d	—	—	-17	32.6	10/11 52%
Proving consistent; close third in Chester nursery most recently; solid chance
1 (7)	Penhallam b J:Tom Marquand T:Brian Meehan	J:Tom Marquand T:Brian Meehan	135	—	27172	79	82	71	15d	—	—	-1	26.7	5/2 29%
Gained his novice win over 6f at Newbury; went very close over that same C&D last time
7 (3)	Piazza ch J:Kieran Shoemark T:Ollie Sangster	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Ollie Sangster	127	h	433	71	81	53	23d	—	—	+4	12.9	9/1 10%
Shapes as if this new trip will suit; open to progress in nurseries; respected
5 (2)	Airside b J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	132	—	8738	76	82	62	29d	—	—	+3	10.7	11/1 8%
Drops back in class but doesn't seem to be crying out for the step up in trip
6 (4)	You Sexy Thing b J:Saffie Osborne T:Richard Spencer	J:Saffie Osborne T:Richard Spencer	127	—	4556	71	81	45	21d	—	—	0	7.4	12/1 8%
Comfortably held last time (nursery debut) but is bred to do better
NR (1)	Mr Writer gr J:NON-RUNNER T:James Fanshawe	J:NON-RUNNER T:James Fanshawe	134	—	825	78	80	-	43d	—	—	—	10.5	—
Best effort has been boosted; brother to a useful winner for his connections; interesting
NR (5)	Lohoobb b J:NON-RUNNER T:Owen Burrows	J:NON-RUNNER T:Owen Burrows	132	—	024	76	83	-	47d	—	—	—	10	—
Pedigree suggests he'll be suited by the new trip and prove better than opening mark

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Lucky Hero	10/11	10/11	5/6	10/11	10/11
Penhallam	9/4	5/2	9/4	9/4	9/4
Piazza	8/1	17/2	8/1	17/2	9/1
Airside	11/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	11/1
You Sexy Thing	11/1	10/1	11/1	10/1	12/1
Mr Writer	-	-	-	-	-
Lohoobb	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Lucky Hero

32.6

OR: 6.5 Form: 9 Odds: 17.1

10/11

2nd

Penhallam

26.7

OR: 7.3 Form: 11 Odds: 8.4

5/2

3rd

Piazza

12.9

OR: 5.3 Form: 5.1 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Airside

10.7

OR: 6.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Mr Writer

10.5

OR: 7 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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Lohoobb

OR: 6.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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You Sexy Thing

7.4

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Penhallam Top Rated	79	82	71
Mr Writer	78	80	—
Lucky Hero	76	84	82
Airside	76	82	62
Lohoobb	76	83	—
Piazza	71	81	53
You Sexy Thing	71	81	45

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Penhallam	15d ago	Fit
You Sexy Thing	21d ago	Fit
Piazza	23d ago	Fit
Lucky Hero	27d ago	Fit
Airside	29d ago	Fit
Mr Writer	43d ago	Fit
Lohoobb	47d ago	Fresh