Coral Celebrating 50 Year Eclipse Sponsorship Handicap

Sandown

4:12

Date 2025-07-05

Distance 7f

Class Class 3

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £12,885

Runners 9

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
5 (8)	Dance In The Storm b Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	132	h	5-171	87	101	74	21d	—	—	-17	21.8	13/8 38%
Scored readily in first-time hood over C&D three weeks ago; could well improve further
7 (6)	City Of Poets ch Ryan Moore · James Tate	Ryan Moore · James Tate	131	—	211	86	99	92	16d	—	—	+16	33.7	4/1 20%
Promising colt whose form figures read 211; type to do well in handicaps; shortlisted
4 (7)	Mudbir b Jim Crowley · John & Thady Gosden	Jim Crowley · John & Thady Gosden	134	—	2-15	89	97	77	29d	—	—	+1	18.3	9/2 18%
Sibling to two Group 1 scorers for his connections; should do better still; interesting
1 (4)	Defence Minister b William Buick · Hamad Al Jehani	William Buick · Hamad Al Jehani	137	—	116-90	92	96	84	16d	—	—	+1	14.1	6/1 14%
Likely to benefit from this drop back in trip/grade; second handicap attempt
6 (9)	Gilet b Tom Marquand · Warren Greatrex	Tom Marquand · Warren Greatrex	132	—	122-52	87	97	91	49d	—	—	+3	11.8	9/1 10%
Consistent but is getting no help from the assessor; up 5lb for latest effort
3 (1)	Arctic Grey gr Sean Levey · Richard Hannon	Sean Levey · Richard Hannon	136	—	1210	91	98	70	16d	—	—	+19	24.4	16/1 6%
Progressive form this spring; soundly beaten at Royal Ascot but may do better still
2 (3)	The Fingal Raven b Saffie Osborne · Jamie Osborne	Saffie Osborne · Jamie Osborne	136	b	3-3320	91	99	89	16d	—	—	+9	13.6	22/1 4%
Down the field at Royal Ascot returned to British soil; this is an easier task
8 (2)	Aparajeo b Rossa Ryan · Clive Cox	Rossa Ryan · Clive Cox	129	—	19-9	84	97	90	24d	—	—	+7	9.1	50/1 2%
May rebound at some stage but has a doubt over this trip judged on pedigree
9 (5)	Cartwheel ch Billy Loughnane · Dylan Cunha	Billy Loughnane · Dylan Cunha	127	—	31-80	82	96	52	15d	—	—	+6	8.6	50/1 2%
Heavy defeat at Royal Ascot; 5lb drop is some help but others are preferred

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Dance In The Storm	13/8	13/8	13/8	6/4	6/4
City Of Poets	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Mudbir	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Defence Minister	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Gilet	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Arctic Grey	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
The Fingal Raven	20/1	22/1	22/1	20/1	22/1
Aparajeo	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Cartwheel	50/1	40/1	40/1	50/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

City Of Poets

33.7

OR: 9 Form: 19.5 Odds: 5.2

4/1

2nd

Arctic Grey

24.4

OR: 10.3 Form: 12.5 Odds: 1.6

16/1

3rd

Dance In The Storm

21.8

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 12.5

13/8

Mudbir

18.3

OR: 9.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 5

9/2

Defence Minister

14.1

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

The Fingal Raven

13.6

OR: 10.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Gilet

11.8

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Aparajeo

9.1

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Cartwheel

8.6

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Defence Minister Top Rated	92	96	84
Arctic Grey	91	98	70
The Fingal Raven	91	99	89
Mudbir	89	97	77
Dance In The Storm	87	101	74
Gilet	87	97	91
City Of Poets	86	99	92
Aparajeo	84	97	90
Cartwheel	82	96	52

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dance In The Storm	21d ago	Fit
City Of Poets	16d ago	Fit
Mudbir	29d ago	Fit
Defence Minister	16d ago	Fit
Gilet	49d ago	Fresh
Arctic Grey	16d ago	Fit
The Fingal Raven	16d ago	Fit
Aparajeo	24d ago	Fit
Cartwheel	15d ago	Fit

Going: Good To Firm

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