Aspen Insurance Handicap – Sandown

Sandown

4:20

Aspen Insurance Handicap

Date 2024-07-25

Distance 1m1f209y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £6,019

Runners (7)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1 (7)	Siempre Arturo b J:William Buick T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	J:William Buick T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	138	—	105111	85	96	55	6d	—	—	+6	42.2	6/4 40%
5-9 overall and going great guns this summer with 1m2f wins on his last three outings
5 (2)	Quietness b J:Oisin Murphy T:Marcus Tregoning	J:Oisin Murphy T:Marcus Tregoning	133	—	33-111	80	93	81	21d	—	—	-13	16.9	15/8 35%
Lightly raced 4yo who is 3-3 since returning in May; major player again
7 (1)	Silver Gunn gr J:David Egan T:Marco Botti	J:David Egan T:Marco Botti	130	t	47-443	77	96	79	30d	—	—	-2	10.1	7/1 13%
Not quite at last term's level but that's still been good enough for minor honours
3 (3)	Enrico Caruso gr J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	135	—	51-8	82	89	57	45d	—	—	+1	10.9	15/2 12%
AW win; slow start latest; market needs a check as he may yet find his voice in handicaps
4 (5)	Ocean Heights ch J:Rossa Ryan T:David Pipe	J:Rossa Ryan T:David Pipe	135	t	1-3197	82	91	53	—	—	—	+11	16.4	18/1 5%
Third over hurdles in May last time; he's been much more potent on the Flat but on AW
2 (6)	Way Of Life b J:Christian Howarth(3) T:Jonathan Portman	J:Christian Howarth(3) T:Jonathan Portman	136	—	320266	83	93	68	21d	—	—	+9	12.6	25/1 4%
Last won May 2022; some close calls in meantime but he does not look the percentage call
6 (4)	Naval Commander b/br J:Aidan Keeley(3) T:Barry Brennan	J:Aidan Keeley(3) T:Barry Brennan	132	—	4460-9	79	90	66	21d	—	—	+6	7.6	66/1 1%
Absent for a year before no show at 100-1 for new trainer three weeks ago

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Siempre Arturo	6/4	6/4	11/8	6/4	11/8
Quietness	7/4	7/4	7/4	15/8	7/4
Silver Gunn	7/1	7/1	13/2	11/2	7/1
Enrico Caruso	15/2	15/2	7/1	13/2	15/2
Ocean Heights	18/1	18/1	14/1	14/1	18/1
Way Of Life	25/1	25/1	22/1	22/1	25/1
Naval Commander	66/1	66/1	50/1	50/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Siempre Arturo

42.2

OR: 8.8 Form: 22 Odds: 11.4

6/4

2nd

Quietness

16.9

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

15/8

3rd

Ocean Heights

16.4

OR: 8 Form: 7 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Way Of Life

12.6

OR: 8.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Enrico Caruso

10.9

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Silver Gunn

10.1

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Naval Commander

7.6

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Siempre Arturo Top Rated	85	96	55
Way Of Life	83	93	68
Enrico Caruso	82	89	57
Ocean Heights	82	91	53
Quietness	80	93	81
Naval Commander	79	90	66
Silver Gunn	77	96	79

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Siempre Arturo	6d ago	Quick return
Quietness	21d ago	Fit
Way Of Life	21d ago	Fit
Naval Commander	21d ago	Fit
Silver Gunn	30d ago	Fit
Enrico Caruso	45d ago	Fit
Ocean Heights	—	—